IndyCar teams and drivers hit the streets of downtown Detroit next week for the city’s annual Grand Prix. That will come after this weekend’s running of the Indianapolis 500 — known as the world’s largest single day sporting event.

However, there’s a cloud over this year’s race, as the team and series owned by Detroiter Roger Penske are embroiled in scandal. The issue stems from an illegal part found on two of the Team Penske cars during Indy 500 qualifying last weekend.

Compounding frustrations among competitors, this isn’t the first time Team Penske has been caught in a technical scandal. It was discovered last year that the team had illegally mapped a button on the steering wheel to give the cars more power.

Penske has responded to this year's infraction by firing the entire senior management of his Indycar team, while the series has pushed his cars to the back of the starting field as a penalty. 

WDET's Alex McLenon and Quinn Klinefelter joined The Metro on Thursday to share more about the situation as it unfolds.

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