A post-race review of the Indy Grand Prix of Louisiana by Verizon IndyCar Series officials has deemed that Andretti Autosport's Ryan Hunter-Reay was to blame for a late accident that took out three competitors including himself, and which resulted in the race finishing under a full course caution. After reviewing all the available footage and telemetry of the incident in which Hunter-Reay made contact with Penske's Simon Pagenaud, officials decided that Hunter-Reay had violated rule 9.3.3 of the series rule book governing avoidable contact. As a result, IndyCar has handed the 34-year-old driver a penalty of three points in the championship standings, and placed the 2012 series champion on...
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