IndyCar announced a slew of penalties today after the caution filled Grand Prix of New Orleans. The harshest of the penalties came down on on Ryan Hunter-Reay who was a part of the race ending three car pile up with Sebastien Bourdais and Simon Pagenaud. The Andretti Autosport driver has had three drivers' championship points taken away and has been placed on probation for three races for avoidable contact. Replays showed  that the 2012 champion had a large amount of space to his inside of the next of a corner, forcing Simon Pagenaud off of already tough track conditions onto the soaking wet grass.   Pagenaud then slid into the path of Hunter-Reay and Bourdais in the ensuing corner....
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