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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.

Brad Keselowski frustrated with blocking at Daytona; Hamlin chimes in

February 11, 2020 by Shane Walters

Keselowski cheekily suggests removing seat belts so drivers are forced stop throwing bad blocks

On Sunday, Brad Keselowski entered the Busch Clash at Daytona International Speedway. While it’s an exhibition event, it’s officially the first race of the new season.

The Clash was loaded with crashes. A field of 18 drivers was crashed down to just 6 cars that were able to cross the finish line and one of those was a lap down.

NASCAR concludes Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course test

January 23, 2020 by Shane Walters

When NASCAR returns to Indianapolis Motor Speedway, they’ll be turning left and right

For the first time, NASCAR is set to use the road course portion of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The layout will be in use for the NASCAR Xfinity Series event on July 4, 2020.

This comes as Indianapolis Motor Speedway is one of the tracks that are criticized for ‘boring racing.’

Team Penske: Driver / Crew chief lineups for 2020 NASCAR season

January 7, 2020 by Shane Walters

Joey Logano, Brad Keselowski and Ryan Blaney swap crews for 2020

Team Penske is moving in a new direction for 2020. All three of their NASCAR Cup Series teams will see wholesale changes.

“As we do after the completion of each season, we evaluated what we can do to better achieve our goals and we felt it was time to make these changes to better position us to reach our potential,” said Roger Penske.

2019 NASCAR Penalties: Ranking the most frequent violators

November 22, 2019 by Shane Walters

NASCAR Cup Series fines totaled over a half million during the 2019 racing season

Update: Three teams were handed large fines two weeks after the championship race at Homestead-Miami Speedway. The data below has been updated to reflect those fines.

28 different NASCAR driver and chief pairings were fined a total of $770,000 in the 2019 racing season.

Roger Penske purchases Indycar and Indianapolis Motor Speedway

November 4, 2019 by Shane Walters

Indycar team owner has bought the series

Hulman & Co. is selling the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and IndyCar to the Penske Corporation.

In 1859, Hulman & Co was formed strictly as a wholesale foods supplier. The company was created by Francis T. Hulman selling groceries, tobacco and liquor.

NASCAR driver Ryan Blaney dressed risque as Princess Leia for Halloween; Darth Vader leg tattoo

November 2, 2019 by Shane Walters

Ryan Blaney discusses his outfit and Halloween party; Indirectly reveals large Star Wars leg tattoo

11 Star Wars movies have been released since May 1977. Together they have grossed $9,307,186,202 at the box office.

View the Ryan Blaney as Princess Laia photo below.

Needless to say,

Indycar has interest in the ROVAL after Josef Newgarden tests the track

October 1, 2019 by Shane Walters

Josef Newgarden took his Indycar on NASCAR’s ROVAL at Charlotte Motor Speedway (Video)

Josef Newgarden claimed the 2019 INDYCAR Series championship just last week. So, what does the champion do after a year long fight at the highest level of open wheel racing in America?

He remains inside the cockpit,

Bristol Motor Speedway Penalty Report: August 2019

August 21, 2019 by Shane Walters

NASCAR driver indefinitely suspended; Driver offers explanation

Bristol Motor Speedway hosted the most recent round of the NASCAR schedule. The triple-header race weekend hosted the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series, NASCAR Xfinity Series and NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series.

View the full Bristol Motor Speedway penalty report below.

Austin Cindric: NASCAR issues L1 penalty before practice; Crew chief ejected

July 11, 2019 by Shane Walters

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.

Brad Keselowski’s crew member has been ejected from ISM Raceway

March 9, 2019 by Shane Walters

Decreased 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.

Brad Keselowski drove to victory lane despite illness

March 1, 2019 by Shane Walters

Atlanta 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.

Brad Keselowski announces new business: KAM

January 24, 2019 by Shane Walters

NASCAR 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,

2018 NASCAR Penalties: Ranking the most frequent violators

December 6, 2018 by Shane Walters

NASCAR 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.

Todd Gordon, crew chief for Joey Logano explains how Team Penske snuck in to win the 2018 Championship

November 19, 2018 by Shane Walters

As 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,

Texas Motor Speedway: Penalty Report (November 2018)

November 7, 2018 by Shane Walters

Kevin 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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Crew chiefs for Martin Truex Jr and Joey Logano aren’t in agreement after Martinsville Speedway

October 28, 2018 by Shane Walters

Cole 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.

Wrangler signs with Team Penske as primary sponsor of Ryan Blaney

October 16, 2018 by Shane Walters

Ryan 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,