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.
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.
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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,
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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at Texas Motor Speedway will not count toward Championship 4, the previously clinched championship race position has been revoked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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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.
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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,
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People 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…
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Retired 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.
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Al 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.
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Joey 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.
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Indycar 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.
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The 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.
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The 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.
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Brad 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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The top 8 teams in NASCAR are worth an average of $158 million
That’s a number that’s down 2% from 2016. Below is a chart from Forbes ranking the top 8 NASCAR teams in regards to value.
View the most valuable NASCAR teams chart below.
Roush Fenway Racing has droped significantly has they have been reduced from a three car team to just a two car team.
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Brad Keselowski: “If the new Hawk-Eye system is put in place and implemented for 2018 fully, not partially, fully, it would certainly level the playing field for Ford by enforcing the rules”
Will the new NASCAR Hawk-Eye system help the Ford teams?
“When that car rolled out at Daytona,
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DEX Imaging joins Ryan Blaney for 2018
MOORESVILLE, N.C. – Team Penske has announced a new partnership with Florida-based DEX Imaging, the nation’s largest independent dealer of document imaging equipment.
DEX Imaging will be featured as a primary sponsor for three 2018 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series (MENCS) races this season on Team Penske’s No.
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Ryan Blaney: “You gotta start looking like a professional.”
Since Ryan Blaney signed with Team Penske the most common question has literally been whether or not Blaney would be forced to a haircut.
Back in Las Vegas, Blaney said he was still working out the details with Roger Penske.
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