Some IndyCar teams in serious engine trouble
It looks like the new IndyCar engines do not have the quality needed to meet the IndyCar rules for endurance – i.e. time between engine changes. INDYCAR provided an update today regarding the status of fresh engines remaining for each team for the remainder of the IZOD IndyCar Series season.
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Car |
Entrant | Driver | Fresh Engine Status |
| No. 2 | Team Penske | Ryan Briscoe | 1 Engine Remaining |
| No. 3 | Team Penske | Helio Castroneves | 1 Engine Remaining |
| No. 4 | Panther Racing | JR Hildebrand | 2 Engines Remaining |
| No. 5 | KV Racing Technology | E.J. Viso | 2 Engines Remaining |
| No. 6/7 | Dragon Racing | Legge/Bourdais | 2 Engines Remaining |
| No. 8 | KV Racing Technology | Rubens Barrichello | 1 Engine Remaining |
| No. 9 | Target Chip Ganassi Racing | Scott Dixon | On Engine 5 |
| No. 10 | Target Chip Ganassi Racing | Dario Franchitti | 1 Engine Remaining |
| No. 11 | KV Racing Technology w/SH | Tony Kanaan | 1 Engine Remaining |
| No. 12 | Team Penske | Will Power | 1 Engine Remaining |
| No. 14 | A.J. Foyt Enterprises | Mike Conway | On Engine 5 |
| No. 15 | Rahal Letterman Lanigan | Takuma Sato | On Engine 5 |
| No. 18 | Dale Coyne Racing | Justin Wilson | 1 Engine Remaining |
| No. 19 | Dale Coyne Racing | James Jakes | 2 Engines Remaining |
| No. 20 | Ed Carpenter Racing | Ed Carpenter | 1 Engine Remaining |
| No. 22 | Panther/Dreyer & Reinbold Racing | Oriol Servia | 2 Engines Remaining |
| No. 26 | Andretti Autosport | Marco Andretti | 2 Engines Remaining |
| No. 27 | Andretti Autosport | James Hinchcliffe | 2 Engines Remaining |
| No. 28 | Andretti Autosport | Ryan Hunter-Reay | 2 Engines Remaining |
| No. 38 | Service Central Chip Ganassi Racing | Graham Rahal | 1 Engine Remaining |
| No. 67 | Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing | Josef Newgarden | 1 Engine Remaining |
| No. 77 | Schmidt Hamilton Motorsports | Simon Pagenaud | On Engine 5 |
| No. 78 | Lotus-HVM Racing | Simona de Silvestro | On Engine 5 |
| No. 83 | Novo Nordisk Chip Ganassi Racing | Charlie Kimball | 1 Engine Remaining |
| No. 98 | Bryan Herta Autosport w/ Curb-Agajanian | Alex Tagliani | 2 Engines Remaining |
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.