Team Penske news and photos from the American racing team. Team Penske was formerly known and Penske Racing and fields cars in Indycar as well as NASCAR.
More issues ahead of practice at Kentucky Speedway
It’s not often teams run into major issues with officials ahead of practice. Today, we’ve seen two of these special cases.
First, ahead of NASCAR Truck Series practice this morning, a truck was confiscated by the sanction. Stewart Friesen’s firewall drew an eye from officials.
Read MoreDecreased tolerances regarding NASCAR inspection have resulted in a member of the Team Penske road crew being sent home
Brad Keselowski failed pre-qualifying inspection twice at ISM Raceway on Friday afternoon.
Brandon “Shaggy” Pope and engineer for the team has been ejected as a penalty for the second failure.
Read MoreAtlanta Motor Speedway race winning driver details what it took to get in the car on race day
Brad Keselowski picked up win number 68 of his NASCAR career. It was his 60th behind the wheel of a Team Penske machine. That makes him the winningest Team Penkse driver in the history of the operation.
Read MoreNASCAR champion Brad Keselowski is looking to start an American industrial revolution with Keselowski Advanced Manufacturing
At the end of the 2017 season, Brad Keselowski Racing closed their doors. This came as a surprise within the industry. The team went on the win their last race at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
However,
Read MoreNASCAR Cup Series fines totaled $890,000 during the 2018 racing season
I’ve tallied up every 2018 NASCAR penalty and put them into a spreadsheet
20 L1 penalty violations and 28 loose lug nuts were discovered during the 2018 NASCAR season. In total, there were $890,000 in NASCAR fines handed out in 2018.
Read MoreAs the Big-3 claimed most the race wins in 2018; Team Penske had a different strategy in the works with Joey Logano, a strategy that started in May
Todd Gordon: “We didn’t have all the win stickers sitting down the c-post. But, we had speed.”
In the closes races of the Playoffs,
Read MoreKevin Harvick receives L1 penalty; His win at Texas Motor Speedway will not count toward Championship 4, the previously clinched championship race position has been revoked
Kevin Harvick receives L1 penalty following the win at Texas Motor Speedway; Car chief & crew chief suspended from championship race; Race winner docked 40 points with one race left before the championship 4
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Read MoreCole Pearn says with a laugh: “I’m happy I don’t have a baseball bat or a jack handle right now.”
Martin Truex Jr closed on Joey Logano in a hurry in the closing laps of the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at Martinsville Speedway on October 28, 2018.
It was the last short track race of the season and the first opportunity for a driver to claim their spot in the championship 4 race at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
Read MoreRyan Blaney: “I’ve always loved the history of our sport and there is definitely a lot of history with Wrangler in racing.”
Team Penske has announced a new partnership with VF Workwear. Under the multi-year agreement, VF Workwear’s Wrangler Riggs brand will be the primary sponsor of the No. 12 Ford Fusion driven by Ryan Blaney in the NASCAR Cup Series,
Read MorePeople keep saying The Big Three are a lock for the final round, Keselowski doesn’t see it that way
Ahead of the weekend, Brad Keselowski and Joey Logano stated that every time he comes to Indianapolis he’s asked if they can finally bring the Indianapolis win for Roger Penske. That question will now longer be asked…
Read MoreRetired NASCAR driver, Tony Stewart has exciting offers to return to Indycar — He’s considering the idea
In 1996, Tony Stewart made his debut at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. He put the car on the pole position for the famed Indy 500. Stewart went on to finish 24th that day.
Read MoreAl Unser Jr shares stories of race car development
Al Unser Jr comes from the Indycar side of the NASCAR ladder. He’s a two-time champion of the Verizon Indycar Series. He retired his driving career in 2007.
Unser has a single NASCAR start on his resume. He started the 1993 Daytona 500 with Hendrick Motorsports.
Read MoreJoey Logano to run Steve Park paint scheme in 2018 Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway
Steve Park: “I always thought Dale (Earnhardt Sr.) did a great job in designing the paint scheme of that car.”
The car is representative of the 20th anniversary Pennzoil race car from 1998 driven by Steve Park in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series.
Read MoreIndycar oval success has lead to a curiosity for stock car racing on an oval
Indycar drivers are hit and miss on oval racing. A lot of times, those open wheel drivers lack any oval experience before electing on the Indycar route.
Some have adapted more than others.
Read MoreThe man was found on Monday morning in the parking lot of Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Following the 2018 Indianapolis 500 a man was found dead in one of the many parking lots of Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
The body was found around 1:45 p.m on Monday, the day following the Indy 500.
Read MoreThe Team Penske owner doesn’t want to see wholesale changes when they return to Talladega, due to the costs
NASCAR brought a new aero package to Talladega Superspeedway. The rules package made it’s debut at Daytona International Speedway back in February.
The rear ride height was removed. This brought the rear bumpers all the way to the edge of the race track.
Read MoreBrad Keselowski will run a Rusty Wallace throwback paint scheme at Darlington Raceway
Brad Keselowski will run this No. 2 Miller Genuine Draft paint scheme at Darlington Raceway later this season. It’s a tribute to the 1990 design driven by Rusty Wallace for car owner Raymond Beadle.
1990 was the final season that Rusty Wallace drove for Blue Max Racing.
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