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2010 Team Reviews: Penske Racing Perseveres as Lone Dodge Team

By Geoffrey MillerJan 6th 2011 – 11:20PM

When Ryan Newman took the checkered flag in the 2008 Daytona 500, Penske Racing, his team at the time, got its first win in NASCAR's biggest race. Now team owner and motorsports mogul Roger Penske is in the market for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championship. In that regard, Penske looked to be in terrible position...

Helio Castroneves Wins at Kentucky on Fuel Gamble

By Geoffrey MillerSep 4th 2010 – 10:53PM

This time, Helio Castroneves was all hugs with IndyCar's security director Charles Burns. Castroneves won Saturday night's Kentucky Indy 300 at Kentucky Speedway after his Penske team made a shrewd call for an extra pit stop during the race's second and final caution period. Just weeks ago, of course, Castroneves was...

Will Power Wins IndyCar Race at Watkins Glen International

By FanHouse NewswireJul 4th 2010 – 5:59PM

WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. (AP) -- Will Power has won the Camping World Grand Prix at Watkins Glen International with a commanding performance Sunday, giving Team Penske its first IndyCar Series win at the storied road course. Penske drivers had won the first five poles at Watkins Glen but had never won. Power, the series points...

Penske, Childress Racing Join Early Silly Season

By Holly CainApr 21st 2010 – 5:57PM

In the second major NASCAR team announcement in as many weeks, Penske Racing has confirmed an in-house version of musical chairs for 2011 that puts first-year Cup driver Brad Keselowski in the famous "Blue Deuce" No. 2 Miller Lite Dodge and moves the No. 2 car's current driver, Kurt Busch, to a new Penske numbered entry,...

Cup Success Not a Lock for Keselowski

By Geoffrey MillerAug 29th 2009 – 1:24PM

It's got to be tough to be in Brad Keselowski's shoes. The full-time Nationwide Series driver has shown to be one of the brightest up and coming stars in NASCAR, and his surprise Sprint Cup victory at Talladega only added to the hype. Consider that he's got the best shot as a non-Cup regular to overtake Kyle Busch and...

penske racing News From the Web

  • 03/05/12 Ford Racing Expands in 2013 With Addition of Penske... Source: The Frontstretch March 1, 2012 – Penske Racing is coming back to Ford. After a 10-year hiatus, Penske Racing returns its two-car NASCAR Sprint Cup operation to Ford Racing beginning with the 2013 Daytona 500, and if its latest term is anything like the most recent one, Ford fans will have plenty to cheer about.
  • 03/03/12 Report: Penske switches NASCAR team from Dodge to Ford Source: Autoblog "Dodge has enjoyed a successful partnership with Penske Racing for 10 years. It's a partnership that has produced results for both parties on and off the track. Roger (Penske) has made a business decision to accept an offer with another manufacturer. We wish Roger and Penske Racing much success in the future.
  • 12/05/11 CUP: Penske Racing, Kurt Busch Mutually Agree To... Source: Speed TV Penske Racing announced today that it has reached a mutual agreement with driver Kurt Busch to end its driver/race team relationship, effective immediately.
  • 11/30/11 Penske Racing Teams Up With ADP, Inc. Source: ADP November 30, 2011 -- ADP ®, a leading provider of human resource outsourcing, payroll services, benefits administration and integrated computing solutions for vehicle dealers, today announced it has teamed up with Penske Racing to become an official sponsor of that winning organization.
  • 08/31/11 Customer Success: PTC Congratulates Penske Racing Team... Source: StockWatch PTC (Nasdaq: PMTC), The Product Development Company ® , today congratulated its customer and performance partner, Penske Racing, whose cars are designed and developed with the help of PTC 's industry-leading design software , on its banner racing weekend.

Background on penske racing

Penske Racing is a racing team that competes in the IndyCar Series and NASCAR. They also previously competed in road racing, and Formula One.

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