Josef Newgarden beat teammate Will Power in the finals of the Indianapolis 500 pit-stop challenge on Friday, giving the whole of Team Penske something to feel good about after a trying week leading up to “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing.

It's been a rough week for Team Penske, but everything was 'Penske perfect' in the Pit Stop Challenge on Friday

Josef Newgarden was tight-lipped about the Penske executive dismissals. Will Power, on the other hand, did not hold back.

Josef Newgarden opened Media Day establishing a boundary: his only focus was Sunday. Not the violations. Not the firings. Just Sunday.

Roger Penske personally told Will Power about the firings of Team Penske’s top three executives and the decision came after a sleepless night of contemplating how to handle a cheating scandal ahead of the Indianapolis 500.

Josef Newgarden is among the most successful and popular stars in IndyCar, with the Team Penske driver aiming to make history at the Indy 500 this weekend.

Team Penske's Will Power and Josef Newgarden failed technical inspection Sunday, knocking them out of Indy 500 qualifying

Failed tech inspection has two-time defending race winner relegated to last-row starting position for 109th Indianapolis 500.

While Josef Newgarden looks to put the Team Penske Indy 500 controversy behind himself, his teammate Will Power has also reacted to the incident. Moreover, the latter has also shared his opinion on the recent decisions by IndyCar and IMS owner Roger Penske (who also owns Team Penske).

Two-time defending Indianapolis 500 winner Josef Newgarden and Team Penske teammate Will Power will have to start from the final two spots on the grid Sunday.

Two-time defending Indy 500 winner Josef Newgarden had the fastest lap of the 2-hour final practice on Carb Day at 225.687 mph.