The two Team Penske drivers will start from the final two spots on the grid after being penalized for violating rules during qualifying weekend.

Josef Newgarden and Will Power will start from the back at the Indy 500 after the latest rules violation involving Team Penske.

Two-time defending Indianapolis 500 winner Josef Newgarden and Team Penske teammate Will Power will have to start from the final two spots on the grid Sunday.

Roger Penske apologised for recent "organisational failures" while announcing the departures of key individuals, including long-serving Tim Cindric

One of the major stories from Sunday’s qualifying sessions at the Indianapolis 500 was Team Penske withdrawing both the No. 2 car of Josef Newgarden and the No. 12 car of Will Power, after technical inspections found a modified attenuator on both cars.

Team Penske found itself in hot water with IndyCar officials after qualifying for this year's Indy 500 when the Josef

The NTT IndyCar Series brought the hammer down on the 20-time Indianapolis 500 winning organization Monday after reviewing all angles of the technical violations that occurred Sunday during the final day of qualifying involving the cars of race champions Josef Newgarden and Will Power.

Issues discovered on Penske's Nos. 2 and 12 cars Sunday was also displayed on Newgarden's 500-winning car last year displayed at the IMS Museum.

Team Penske teammates Josef Newgarden and Will Power will start in the rear of the Indy 500 after failing qualifying inspection.

The only laps two-time defending Indianapolis 500 winner Josef Newgarden turned during qualifying Sunday were on foot after Team Penske was disqualified from making a run at the pole.