Autoblog.com and the Associated Press have announced that General Motors will be removing all eleven of Chevy’s Indy car engines from testing after GoDaddy.com driver, James Hinchliffe blew a motor during testing at the Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, California.

According to IndyCar’s current rules, Hinchliffe will be penalized for the failure though it had nothing to do with the driver. Indy CEO, Randy Bernard says that this rule is maintained in order to reduce costs for teams. Bernard also points out that Honda and Lotus have suffered similar penalties this racing season. Autoblog’s Zach Bowman briefly highlights Chevy’s track success on this year’s Indy circuit up until their recent motor failure.

Bernard stated, “Until this point, Chevrolet has done exceedingly well this season, nabbing the first two poles and taking a victory at the season-opening race. The company currently holds the lead in the manufacturer’s title with 18 points – 6 points ahead of Honda.”

With this kind of pro racing success, James Hinchliffe’s failure at Sonoma will definitely be a setback for the automaker. Indy’s rules have been established to save as much money as possible, though some are still upset about the sanction’s current rulebook, “That [the penalization of Honda and Lotus] hasn’t stopped some from grumbling about the rules.”

IndyCar’s restrictions only allowed for engine changes in cars after they had reached a minimum of 1,200 miles, which according to Zach Bowman is supposed to have already been lifted to 1,850 by the time that this article is published, “Hinchcliffe, meanwhile, says he’s excited about the challenge that the engine swap presents.”