Austin Cindric’s father Tim Cindric, two other executives fired by Penske; Here’s why

Roger Penske on Wednesday terminated team president Tim Cindric, IndyCar general manager Kyle Moyer, and managing director Ron Ruzewski following an Indianapolis 500 cheating incident.

Tim Cindric, the father of NASCAR Cup Series driver Austin Cindric, has been a mainstay of the team for a long time.

In a statement, Penske stated, “Nothing is more important than the integrity of our sport and our race teams.”

Highlighting the “organizational failures” in the last two years, the Chairperson of the Penske Corporation said, “We had to make necessary changes. I apologize to our fans, our partners and our organization for letting them down.”

What we know about cheating scandal

Penske owns the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, the Indianapolis 500, the three-car team, and IndyCar. He holds the record of winning Indy 500 for 20 times.

Cindric’s resignation comes after two of the three Penske entries were pushed to the back of the grid following a contentious Indianapolis 500 qualifying weekend.

Team Penske found itself at the heart of a significant INDYCAR row for the second consecutive year.

Prior to Sunday’s final phase of qualifying for the 109th Indianapolis 500, Josef Newgarden, the two-time defending Indianapolis 500 winner, and his teammate Will Power were discovered to have an illegally modified part on their cars. Due to their inability to qualify, both were relegated to the back of the field on Monday.

Given that this is the second cheating controversy in two seasons, rival teams have stated that the action is not enough as illegal cars may have disqualified Jacob Abel of Dale Coyne Racing.