TEAM PENSKE STEPS UP FOR CAPTAIN WHEN ROGER PENSKE'S LEADERSHIP OF INDYCAR IS QUESTIONED

There’s no better message to send to critics than an absolute domination, which was the exact Team Penske response after rival team owners took aim at Roger Penske’s series leadership. Penske silently fumed at the criticism which included a bold call...

There’s no better message to send to critics than an absolute domination, which was the exact Team Penske response after rival team owners took aim at Roger Penske’s series leadership. Penske silently fumed at the criticism — which included a bold call from Michael Andretti for the 87-year-old Penske to sell IndyCar if he won't up his investments into series marketing and promotion — but refused to engage in a public battle with disgruntled stakeholders. Instead, a renewed Josef Newgarden led all three Penske drivers to top-four finishes in Sunday’s race. Newgarden earned the 30th win of his IndyCar career, while Scott McLaughlin finished third and Will Power was fourth.

“What did you think about our team today,” Penske texted The Associated Press after the race while using the emoji of the smiling face with stars in its eyes.