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Chevrolet reveals cause behind flurry of IndyCar engine changes in Detroit

Chevrolet IndyCar (Event) Detroit Christian Lundgaard Mark Reuss

During IndyCar warm-up on Sunday in Detroit, Chevrolet General Motors president Mark Reuss confirmed the root cause of the issue behind a rash of engine changes in the IndyCar garage.

"We had a supplier issue with the valve and the valve guide, and it's a coating issue," Reuss told IndyCar on FOX. "And so if you can imagine the valve sitting in the guide with the wrong coating, over time, you get to see the valve chuck off the seat. And so, it becomes fatigued. It doesn't happen on every engine, but we had a lot that didn't have the coating, so what we're doing is we're going in and changing those coatings and valves to make sure we run as reliable as we have since 2012.

The Chevrolet cars of Josef Newgarden, Pato O'Ward, Nolan Siegel, Christian Lundgaard and David Malukas all underwent engine changes Saturday night after qualifying. Before qualifying, there were also engine changes for Lundgaard (again), and also Rinus VeeKay and Sting Ray Robb.

Chevrolet, which was one of the driving forces behind the move from Belle Isle to downtown Detroit, is still searching for its first win in the Detroit GP as the event enters its fourth year.

Team Penske driver Scott McLaughlin qualified best among the bowties, as he will start third behind Ganassi's Alex Palou and Andretti's Will Power.

Photos from Detroit - Sunday

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Alex Palou, Chip Ganassi Racing

Detroit - Sunday, in photos

Graham Rahal, Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing, Alex Palou, Chip Ganassi Racing, Kyle Kirkwood, Andretti Global w/ Curb-Agajanian

Detroit - Sunday, in photos

Graham Rahal, Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing, Alex Palou, Chip Ganassi Racing, Kyle Kirkwood, Andretti Global w/ Curb-Agajanian

Detroit - Sunday, in photos

Kyle Kirkwood, Andretti Global w/ Curb-Agajanian, Alex Palou, Chip Ganassi Racing, Graham Rahal, Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing

Detroit - Sunday, in photos

Kyle Kirkwood, Andretti Global w/ Curb-Agajanian, Alex Palou, Chip Ganassi Racing, Graham Rahal, Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing, Chip Ganassi

Detroit - Sunday, in photos

Alex Palou, Chip Ganassi Racing

Detroit - Sunday, in photos

Graham Rahal, Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing

Detroit - Sunday, in photos

Kyle Kirkwood, Andretti Global w/ Curb-Agajanian, Alex Palou, Chip Ganassi Racing, Graham Rahal, Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing

Detroit - Sunday, in photos

Graham Rahal, Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing

Detroit - Sunday, in photos

Kyle Kirkwood, Andretti Global w/ Curb-Agajanian

Detroit - Sunday, in photos

Alex Palou, Chip Ganassi Racing

Detroit - Sunday, in photos

Alex Palou, Chip Ganassi Racing

Detroit - Sunday, in photos

Alex Palou, Chip Ganassi Racing

Detroit - Sunday, in photos

Mick Schumacher, Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda

Detroit - Sunday, in photos

Alex Palou, Chip Ganassi Racing

Detroit - Sunday, in photos

Josef Newgarden, Team Penske

Detroit - Sunday, in photos

Alex Palou, Chip Ganassi Racing

Detroit - Sunday, in photos

David Malukas, Team Penske

Detroit - Sunday, in photos

Josef Newgarden, Team Penske

Detroit - Sunday, in photos

Marcus Armstrong, Meyer Shank w/ Curb-Agajanian

Detroit - Sunday, in photos

Alex Palou, Chip Ganassi Racing

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Scott Dixon, Chip Ganassi Racing

Detroit - Sunday, in photos

Mick Schumacher, Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing

Detroit - Sunday, in photos

Will Power, Andretti Global, Alex Palou, Chip Ganassi Racing

Detroit - Sunday, in photos

Scott McLaughlin, Team Penske

Detroit - Sunday, in photos

Alex Palou, Chip Ganassi Racing

Detroit - Sunday, in photos

Romain Grosjean, Dale Coyne Racing

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Alex Palou, Chip Ganassi Racing

Detroit - Sunday, in photos

Alex Palou, Chip Ganassi Racing, Will Power, Andretti Global

Detroit - Sunday, in photos

Will Power, Andretti Global, Alex Palou, Chip Ganassi Racing

Detroit - Sunday, in photos

Scott McLaughlin, Team Penske

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Alex Palou, Chip Ganassi Racing

Detroit - Sunday, in photos

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