CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) Kyle Moyer, one of the three Team Penske executives fired during an Indianapolis 500 scandal, has been hired by Arrow McLaren Racing and will be with the IndyCar team this coming week for a test session at Iowa Speedway.
Moyer was hand-selected to join McLaren by team principal Tony Kanaan. The two won the 2004 IndyCar championship together at Andretti Global. Moyer was Kanaans team manager at the time.
At McLaren, Moyer will be the director of competition and assist Scott Harner, who is the director of race operations. He will also replace Kanaan as strategist for Nolan Siegel, freeing Kanaan to work on race day with all three McLaren drivers.
Moyers official start date is June 30. Kanaan said almost the entire industry tried to hire Moyer after his May firing at Penske, but the previous relationship between Moyer and Kanaan gave McLaren the edge.
Kyle is one of the best strategists in the paddock, so talking about his qualities, not just about him as a human being, he knows a lot about racing, Kanaan told The Associated Press. Kyle probably is one of the top guys of knowledge of IndyCar hes been around it his entire life.
And Kyle is a people person, hes that kind of guy that captivates people and people want to work for Kyle, Kanaan continued. At the same time, he is very direct and he will call you out and he makes it so every person Ive ever seen working for Kyle wanted to work for Kyle. Thats something that I experienced in my career and that is probably the biggest thing. The respect that I have for the guy is unbelievable.
Moyers popularity was evident when Penske driver Scott McLaughlin lashed out after the trio of firings ahead of the Indy 500 . Moyer was let go along with team president Tim Cindric, a 25-year Penske employee, and managing director Ron Ruzewski.
Moyer was Penskes general manager of the IndyCar program and the strategist for McLaughlins car.
The firings followed the discovery that the cars of Josef Newgarden and Will Power had illegally modified rear attenuators; Cindric said seams on the safety part had been sealed for aesthetic purposes, but the rulebook clearly stated no alterations could be made to the part.
It was the second major technical violation for Penske cars in just over a year and team owner Roger Penske was left with no choice but to fire his top three executives. Penske owns the three-car race team, the IndyCar Series, the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and the Indianapolis 500.
Ultimately, those three guys are friends of mine and have done a tremendous amount in my career to get me to this point, McLaughlin said in May after the firings. I guess you could say theres a sadness from my perspective. At the end of the day I drive for Roger Penske. I respect the decision. I understand the decision. We move forward.
Kanaan said he was shocked that Moyer did not have a non-compete clause and was available to McLaren immediately. He believes Moyer will be a help to Siegel, the 20-year-old in his first full season of IndyCar.
Siegel heads into Sundays race at Road America in Wisconsin ranked 21st in the standings.
Moyer will eventually relocate from North Carolina, where Penske is based, to Indianapolis for his role with McLaren.
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AP auto racing:
美联社北卡罗来纳州夏洛特电：凯尔·莫耶（Kyle Moyer）——这位因印第安纳波利斯500赛事丑闻遭潘世奇车队解雇的三名高管之一，现已被阿罗迈凯伦车队聘用，并将于本周随印地赛车团队前往爱荷华高速赛道参加测试。
莫耶尔（Moyer）由车队领队托尼·卡南（Tony Kanaan）亲自挑选加入迈凯伦（McLaren）。两人曾于2004年在安德雷蒂全球车队（Andretti Global）共同赢得印地赛车（IndyCar）冠军，当时莫耶尔担任卡南的团队经理。
在迈凯伦车队，莫耶尔将担任竞赛总监，并协助赛事运营总监斯科特·哈纳开展工作。此外，他将接替卡南成为诺兰·西格尔的策略师，从而使卡南能够在比赛日专注于为迈凯伦的三位车手提供服务。
莫耶的正式入职日期为6月30日。卡南表示，自5月莫耶被潘世奇解雇后，几乎整个行业都试图聘用他，但莫耶与卡南之间的既往合作关系使迈凯伦占据了优势。
卡南对美联社表示："凯尔是围场内最出色的策略师之一。若论其专业素养而非为人，他对赛车运动知之甚详。在印地赛车领域，凯尔堪称顶尖专家——他一生都浸淫于此。"
卡南继续说道："凯尔是个天生的社交家，他那种魅力能让人着迷，大家都愿意为他效力。但同时他又非常直率，会当面指出问题——可即便如此，我见过的每个为凯尔工作过的人，都心甘情愿追随他。这是我在职业生涯中亲身体验到的，或许也是最了不起的一点。我对他的敬重之情简直难以言表。"
在印第500大赛前夕，潘世奇车队车手斯科特·麦克劳林对三人遭解雇一事猛烈抨击，穆耶的受欢迎程度由此可见一斑。与穆耶一同离职的还有团队总裁蒂姆·辛德里克（为潘世奇效力25年的老将）及董事总经理罗恩·鲁泽夫斯基。
莫耶曾担任潘世奇车队印地赛车项目的总经理，同时也是麦克劳林赛车的策略师。
在发现约瑟夫·纽加登（Josef Newgarden）和威尔·鲍尔（Will Power）的赛车后部缓冲装置被非法改装后，相关人员遭到解雇。辛德里克（Cindric）解释称，出于美观考虑，安全部件的接缝被密封处理，但赛事规则手册明确规定该部件严禁任何改动。
这是潘世奇车队在短短一年内第二次出现重大技术违规，车队老板罗杰·潘世奇别无选择，只能解雇三名高管。潘世奇旗下拥有三辆赛车的车队、印地赛车系列赛、印第安纳波利斯赛车场以及印第安纳波利斯500大赛。
麦克劳林在五月解雇事件后表示："归根结底，这三位都是我的朋友，他们为我的职业生涯付出巨大努力，才让我取得今日成就。""从我的角度而言，或许可以说感到些许遗憾。但最终我为罗杰·彭斯克效力，我尊重并理解这个决定。我们将继续前进。"
卡纳安表示，他对莫耶尔竟未签署竞业禁止条款、能立即为迈凯伦效力感到震惊。他认为莫耶尔将助力20岁的新人西格尔——后者正迎来印地赛车生涯的首个完整赛季。
西格尔（Siegel）将参加本周日在威斯康星州Road America举行的比赛，目前他在积分榜上排名第21位。
莫耶尔最终将从彭斯克总部所在地北卡罗来纳州迁往印第安纳波利斯，以履行他在迈凯伦的职责。
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