By Joey Barnes, Editor-in-Chief
INDYCAR has announced the No. 14 AJ Foyt Racing Chevrolet of Santino Ferrucci failed post-race technical inspection following the Detroit Grand Prix on Sunday, but will not lose its runner-up result.
Officials found the entry to be under the required driver ballast weight after the race. The combined weight of the driver and the driver ballast needed to be 185 pounds, but was not in the driver ballast weight tolerance of 0.00 to + 1.00 pounds. Additionally, the car was found to be 10 pounds over the minimum weight for road and street circuits of 1,785 pounds and participated over the minimum weight requirement on-track.
Although Ferrucci and the entry will be allowed to keep the second-place finish, the entry has been fined $25,000 and is forced to forfeit 25 championship driver and entrant points. The bonus point for leading a lap is also not awarded. Lastly, the entry is deemed ineligible for engine points and prize money associated with the race.
As a result, Ferrucci dropped from 10th in the championship standings to 14th.
Per INDYCAR, AJ Foyt Racing was in violation of:
- Rule 14.4.2. Driver Equivalency Weight
- Rule 14.4.2.2. Driver Equivalency Weight must bring the combined weight of the Driver and Driver ballast to 185 pounds.
- Rule 14.4.2.5. The Driver ballast weight tolerance is 0.00 to + 1.00 pounds. The Driver Equivalency Weight must be installed and secured in the designed location forward of the seatback. This location may only be used for Driver ballast.
This is the second time in as many weeks INDYCAR has handed out significant penalties from a race. Following the Indianapolis 500, Marcus Ericsson, Kyle Kirkwood and Callum Ilott were penalized and relegated from their original finishing positions of second, sixth and 12th, to the bottom of the field in 31st, 32nd and 33rd.
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