More engine change penalties for IndyCar teams at Fontana INDYCAR provided an update today regarding the status of fresh engines remaining for each team for the MAVTV 500, the final event of the 2012 IZOD IndyCar Series season.
Officials also announced 10 grid spot penalties for the following cars for this weekend's event at Auto Club Speedway: #3 Castroneves (Fitting sixth engine), #12 Power (Fitting sixth engine), #28 Hunter-Reay (Fitting sixth engine), #9 Dixon (Unapproved engine change), #14 Cunningham (Unapproved engine change), #15 Sato (Unapproved engine change), #18 Wilson (Unapproved engine change), #38 Rahal (Unapproved engine change), #67 Newgarden (Unapproved engine change), #78 De Silvestro (Unapproved engine change), #83 Kimball (Unapproved engine change), #77 Pagenaud (Unapproved engine change/Fitting sixth engine), #98 Tagliani (Unapproved engine change/Fitting sixth engine), #27 Hinchcliffe (Unapproved engine change/Fitting sixth engine).
CAR
ENTRANT
DRIVER
FRESH ENGINE STATUS
No. 2
Team Penske
Ryan Briscoe
On Engine 5
No. 3
Team Penske
Helio Castroneves
Will fit Engine 6 at ACS
No. 4
Panther Racing
JR Hildebrand
On Engine 5
No. 5
KV Racing Technology
E.J. Viso
On Engine 5
No. 6
Dragon Racing
Katherine Legge
On Engine 5
No. 8
KV Racing Technology
Rubens Barrichello
On Engine 5
No. 9
Target Chip Ganassi Racing
Scott Dixon
Will fit Engine 7 at ACS
No. 10
Target Chip Ganassi Racing
Dario Franchitti
On Engine 5
No. 11
KV Racing Technology w/SH
Tony Kanaan
On Engine 5
No. 12
Team Penske
Will Power
Will Fit Engine 6 at ACS
No. 14
A.J. Foyt Enterprises
Wade Cunningham
Will fit Engine 7 at ACS
No. 15
Rahal Letterman Lanigan
Takuma Sato
Will fit Engine 9 at ACS
No. 18
Dale Coyne Racing
Justin Wilson
Will fit Engine 6 at ACS
No. 19
Dale Coyne Racing
James Jakes
On Engine 5
No. 20
Ed Carpenter Racing
Ed Carpenter
On Engine 5
No. 22
Panther/Dreyer & Reinbold Racing
Oriol Servia
On Engine 5
No. 26
Andretti Autosport
Marco Andretti
On Engine 5
No. 27
Andretti Autosport
James Hinchcliffe
Will fit Engine 6 at ACS
No. 28
Andretti Autosport
Ryan Hunter-Reay
Will fit Engine 6 at ACS
No. 38
Service Central Chip Ganassi Racing
Graham Rahal
Will fit Engine 6 at ACS
No. 67
Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing
Josef Newgarden
Will fit Engine 7 at ACS
No. 77
Schmidt Hamilton Motorsports
Simon Pagenaud
Will fit Engine 6 at ACS
No. 78
Lotus-HVM Racing
Simona de Silvestro
Will fit Engine 9 at ACS
No. 83
Novo Nordisk Chip Ganassi Racing
Charlie Kimball
Will fit Engine 8 at ACS
No. 98
Barracuda Racing
Alex Tagliani
Will fit Engine 6 at ACS
Pursuant to Rule 15.1.4, Each Full-Season Entrant will be provided with no more than five fresh built Engines throughout each year covered by an engine service agreement. Using more than five fresh Engines in a season will result in a penalty. Engines beyond the fifth fresh Engine may be fresh or part-used.
Pursuant to Rule 15.6.2, Using more than five fresh Engines in a season will be considered Unapproved Engine Change-Outs.
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