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Chevrolet Back to IndyCar Series With Roger Penske

The IZOD IndyCar Series announced Friday that Chevrolet will partner with the sport's legendary Team Penske race team for a return to Indy car competition in 2012. The Penske cars will have a new twin-turbocharged direct-injected V-6 engine using renewable E85 ethanol fuel that will be built jointly by General Motors and...

All Business for Will Power

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- A polite smile and a quiet, 'thank you' for the congratulations. That's about all the emotion IZOD IndyCar Series, season-opening superstar Will Power could muster Monday. The 29-year old Australian became the second driver in series history -- and first in nine years -- to win the first two races...

Chat Live With IndyCar's Ryan Briscoe

IndyCar Series championship contender Ryan Briscoe will join FanHouse for a live chat on Thursday at 11:30 AM ET.Briscoe, 28, who drives the No. 6 car for Team Penske, is one of three drivers who will decide the IndyCar championship Saturday night in the series finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Only eight points separate...

Indianapolis 500 Race Preview

INDIANAPOLIS - The Indianapolis Motor Speedway has kicked off its 100th birthday celebration with the closest Indy 500 starting field in history, the largest crowd in recent memory and a vibe reminiscent of the race's heyday.Even NASCAR's "King" Richard Petty will be trackside today as Jim Nabors sings "Back Home Again in...

'Nightmare' Over, Helio Castroneves Jumps Back into Race Car

Effusive and emotional by nature, Helio Castroneves could offer up only a simple and humble greeting when he arrived at his team's trackside garage area in Long Beach, Calif., shortly after sunrise Saturday morning."Hey guys, I'm home," Castroneves, 33, told the Team Penske crew, who loudly applauded his arrival -- hugs...

Team Penske News From the Web

04/03/12 Timeline: Roger Penske, Chevrolet go way back Source: USA Today A history of highlights between team owner Roger Penske and Chevrolet has been plentiful.
12/06/10 Penske Adds IZOD As IndyCar Sponsor Source: InRacing News NASCAR Penske Racing received a lot of good news in a week's time, culminating with Monday's announcement that Phillips-Van Heusen Corporation reached a multi-year agreement with the team for its IZOD brand to sponsor Team Penske and its drivers.
12/01/10 Meijer Joins Penske IndyCar Program Source: InRacing News NASCAR Meijer, a Midwest-based chain of retail and grocery stores, will become a significant sponsor of the three-car Team Penske IZOD IndyCar Series program beginning next season.
11/24/10 INDYCAR: Penske And Pennzoil In 2011? Source: Speed TV Two weeks ago it was Roger Penske, Ilmor and Chevrolet inking a deal to reunite the trio after they first partnered in 1985, and according to SPEED.com's open-wheel sources, the throwback colors of that 1985 Team Penske IndyCar could also make a return as early as 2011.