Two-time Indianapolis 500 champion Josef Newgarden and teammate Will Power will start from the last two positions on Sunday as their team was punished for breaking the rules for a second controversy over Penske's Indycar plan in the second controversy.

Indycar also announced on Monday that team strategists of No. 2 and No. 12 have been suspended from participating in the competition. These cars will confiscate their eligibility points and pit boxes options; each entry will be fined $100,000.

"We need the biggest stakeholders, people who are investing in our sport, and they believe it is a level playing field," Indycar President Doug Boles said before his practice on the track on Monday.

"I hope this is a clear sign for us to take this seriously, and it's something we will no longer allow.

"We accept the penalties released by the Indycar series today," Penske said in a statement.

"We are disappointed with the results and their impact on the organization," the statement said. "We will be linked to the upcoming Indianapolis 500 staff later this week."

Penske's trouble began before Sunday's 12 gunfights, when rival team owner Chip Ganassi was a chorus of rivals accusing of cheating. They noticed that unapproved changes have been made to the rear attenuator, a safety device designed to absorb and reduce impact, and that the hypothetical modifications will give both teams Penske cars aerodynamic advantages in their four-lap qualified runs.

Penske Indycar program president Tim Cindric said the power passed the inspection, but officials announced Newgden's car, and he was not told to check after running. So the car is pulled out of the lineup completely.

Bowles initially said late Sunday that Newgarden and Ball would join teammate Scott McLaughlin, who crashed during Sunday's practice and couldn't play in the fourth row of the game. However, after the series gathered more facts and considered the case, it was decided to put Newgarden in the 32nd starting position and the 33rd inning.

McLaughlin will keep the tenth starting point as he found out his wrecking car used a legal attenuator.

"This violation of Indycar's modification of this part and using the 'provided' rules is obvious," said Bowles. "If there is a chance, the fine should be more than just where the car might qualify. These cars fall into the field and are the fastest 33 fastest, but in this case, starting from the tail of the field is the appropriate fine."

A year ago, the Penske team was caught in a pass-through scandal and found that Newgarden shouldn't have earned extra horsepower in the season in the season opening game. He was stripped of his own victory and team owner Roger Penske, who also owns Indycar and Indianapolis Motor Speedway-Cindric, which had two games paused, including the Indy 500.

Managing Director Ron Ruzewski, Newgarden engineer Luke Mason and data engineer Robbie Atkinson were also suspended.

Cindric and Ruzewski will now miss the second consecutive Indy 500.

"In my case, the case is closed," said Bowles.

Newgarden attempted to be the first driver to win three consecutive Indy 500 titles, he is a contender to occupy the pole position. Another qualified meeting roared on Sunday, and he was seen erupting in anger around Sunday’s racing stadium.

Pato O'Ward drove to rival Arrow McLaren, who said after the front row qualifying game that Indiana should re-mount the spot on the grid by having two Penskes punished two Penskes in the final turn qualifier. He also wondered why the strong team Penske continued to push the envelope when it comes to rules.

"What a pity," Oward said. "They are a great team. They have great riders. Why do you do that? It doesn't make sense."

O'Ward expressed his sympathy for the four drivers, who had to compete for the final three positions in the last three qualifiers. Jacob Abel is an Indycar rookie who has been quick in practice and ended up missing the game.

"I did see all the comments. I did thank everyone for their support and everything, saying we should be in the competition because we are legal," Abel said. "At the end of the day, we know what we need to do on Saturday, we know what we need to do on Sunday, and unfortunately we don't want to be... technically I don't want to be there. I think it should be there."