A big blow to racers in the 2025 Indy 500 race in the form of after-race penalties. Some of them were expected, but the worst was a penalty against Andretti Global racer Marcus Ericsson that moved him from his 2nd place finish to 31st place due to modifications to the energy management system cover.

Cheating in racing is certainly not new. Smokey Yunick was a deeply involved in the early years of NASCAR as a multiple award winning mechanic. His teams would include 50 of the most famous drivers in the sport, winning a total of 57 NASCAR Cup Series races.

Besides his successes, he was also famous for claiming the majority of the NASCAR rulebook in the 70’s was due to the crazy things he did.