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2010 Team Reviews: Penske Racing Perseveres as Lone Dodge Team

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...

Sam Hornish Jr. May Return to Indy 500

LAS VEGAS -- Three-time IndyCar champ and 2006 Indianapolis 500 winner Sam Hornish Jr.'s NASCAR future remains in limbo, but his team owner, Roger Penske, said Thursday that he will likely field Hornish in the Daytona 500 and possibly in the Indianapolis 500, too. Penske confirmed the news during a sponsorship...

Dave Bing, Mike Ilitch Want to Transform Detroit's Sports Landscape

Dave Bing (right) was a lanky Detroit Pistons' rookie in 1966 when the Motor City was relatively robust and the Pistons were a chronically losing team that drew few fans downtown to Cobo Arena. Bing again works in the neighborhood -- just down the street at city hall, where he is the mayor of a troubled city. He completed...

Longtime Rivals Chip Ganassi and Roger Penske Face Off Again

INDIANAPOLIS -- Chip Ganassi and Roger Penske are the only two owners with a full time stake in both Nascar and IndyCar. While the two men have been longtime rivals, their relationship is more complex than just that. FanHouse TV's Holly Cain reports from Carb Day in Indianapolis -- the final practice session before...

A Conversation with Roger Penske

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Leaning back in his chair inside his motor coach during a break in action at the Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg recently, Roger Penske was jovial, accommodating and at ease. And why not? It's been business as usual for Team Penske. Newest hire Will Power has contributed his part to the Penske...

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06/04/12 Detroit light rail backers to address feds' questions Source: The Detroit News - Detroit MI Officials pushing the M-1 light rail project in Detroit have been asked to address some concerns from the Federal Transit Administration about operating costs and who will run the project long-term.
06/04/12 Jamie Samuelsen's blog: Highs, lows of Belle Isle... Source: Detroit Free Press - Detroit MI Jamie Samuelsen, co-host of the Jamie and Wojo show at 6 p.m. weekdays on WXYT-FM (97.1), blogs for freep.com. His opinions do not necessarily reflect those of the Detroit Free Press nor its writers.
06/04/12 Honda goes 1-2-3 in Detroit's Chevy-sponsored race Source: The How-To Travel Guru - CBS News DETROIT — Honda went 1-2-3 in the Chevrolet-sponsored Detroit Grand Prix in the shadow of General Motors world headquarters.
06/04/12 'It was like playing Russian roulette': 5 reactions to... Source: Advance Newspapers - Ann Arbor MI DETROIT, MI- IndyCar Racing returned to Detroit's Belle Isle this past weekend, but not without a few bumps in the road (literally).
06/04/12 Faulty asphalt at Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix takes... Source: Detroit Free Press - Detroit MI It proved to be, as Roger Penske said, "A bump in the road."

Background on roger penske

Roger S. Penske (born February 20, 1937, in Shaker Heights, Ohio) is the owner of the automobile racing team Penske Racing, the Penske Corporation, and other automotive-related businesses.

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