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Newman leaving Penske at season's end
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Sporting News - Found 5 hours ago 'We want to thank Ryan for his hard work and contributions to Penske Racing over the past nine years,' team owner Roger Penske said. |
Newman to leave Penske Racing
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Sporting News - Found Jul. 16, 2008 ... the Penske team. 'We want to thank Ryan for his hard work and contributions to Penske Racing over the past nine years,' team owner Roger Penske... Ryan Newman to leave Penske Racing - Sporting News Penske to part ways with Newman after '08 season - NASCAR Newman's Nine-year Ride Ends at Penske Racing - Racing One Penske Racing made official what many have expected for some time: ... - Auto Week Explore All |
Kogo |
For IRL drivers, grass isn't always greener in NASCAR
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SI.com - Found Jul. 16, 2008 Three-time IRL champion Sam Hornish Jr. transitioned at owner Roger Penske's urging from his IndyCar program to the No. |
After Stewart, now the rest of the dominos able to fall
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NASCAR - Found Jul. 15, 2008 Penske, once considered one of the top rides in the garage. Who takes Newman's place? The Penske job is an intriguing one. No doubt Roger Penske... Penske to sever 9-year partnership with Newman - ESPN.com Penske makes decision to part ways with Newman - NASCAR BRIEFLY: Newman to leave Penske Racing - Atlanta Journal And Constitution Newman to leave Penske Racing at season's end - Dallas Morning News Explore All |
KansasCity.com |
IndyCar title will have Castroneves dancing
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USA Today - Found Jul. 14, 2008 ... on both.' He gained momentum after revealing last week he will re-sign a multiyear deal to drive for Roger Penske's team, where he began his... |
What's wrong at Penske Racing?
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FOX Sports - Found Jul. 14, 2008 ... this whole thing is what does Penske Racing have to do to replace Newman and make themselves a championship competitor? Roger Penske's record... After Stewart, now the rest of the dominos able to fall - NASCAR Daytona 500 champ Newman to part ways with Penske Racing - USA Today Ryan Newman to leave Penske Racing - MSNBC Newman leaving Penske after '08 season - CBS Sports Explore All |
AP |
Ryan Newman to leave Penske Racing
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Washington Post - Found Jul. 14, 2008 ... the Penske team. 'We want to thank Ryan for his hard work and contributions to Penske Racing over the past nine years,' team owner Roger Penske... |
Gibbs Racing says so long to Stewart
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Sporting News - Found Jul. 12, 2008 Newman said he'd talked recently with Roger Penske. 'We're working on a lot of things. PENSKE MATERIAL? Tough decision ahead for Newman - USA Today Gibbs Racing comments on Stewart's departure - USA Today Gibbs family focusing on a future without Stewart - NASCAR Newman weighs option of joining Stewart-Haas team - NASCAR Explore All |
USA Today |
Ownership was a no-brainer for Stewart
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ESPN.com - Found Jul. 12, 2008 ... com Penske Racing's Ryan Newman is close to a deal. Newman declined to comment, saying only that he has talked with team owner Roger Penske and... |
Stewart brings old-school owner's mentality to the table
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USA Today - Found Jul. 10, 2008 Petty and Roger Penske are in their 70s, and Jack Roush and Childress are in their mid-60s. |
Roger Penske Biography
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Roger Penske
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| Roger Penske | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |
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| Formula One World Championship career | |
| Active years | 1961 - 1962 |
| Teams | Non-works Cooper and Lotus |
| Races | 2 |
| Championships | 0 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podium finishes | 0 |
| Career points | 0 |
| Pole positions | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| First race | 1961 United States Grand Prix |
| Last race | 1962 United States Grand Prix |
Roger 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.
He also is one of the corporate directors at General Electric and was chairman of Super Bowl XL in Detroit, Michigan. He was previously on the board of Home Depot and Delphi Automotive before resigning to chair the Detroit Super Bowl Committee. He is a 1959 graduate of Lehigh University in Pennsylvania where he was also a member of the Fraternity of Phi Gamma Delta.
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Penske family
Roger Penske has five children with wife Kathy: Roger Penske Jr, Gregory Penske, Blair Penske, Mark Penske, and Jay Penske.
Racing career
Starting in 1958, Penske purchased, raced and sold race cars, and was very successful both financially and on the track. Penske made his first professional racing start at the now-abandoned Marlboro Motor Raceway in Upper Marlboro, Maryland.
By 1960, he was a well known race car driver (Sports Illustrated SCCA Driver of the Year), winning prestigious races until 1965, when he retired as a driver, to concentrate on his first Cadillac dealership in Philadelphia, PA. He subsequently began his now famous Penske Racing in 1965 as well. Interestingly enough, although Penske competed in two Formula One Grand Prix, and won a NASCAR Pacific Coast Late Model race at Riverside in 1963, he never ran the Indy 500. In fact, he was offered a rookie test at Indianapolis but turned it down for business reasons. Rookie Mario Andretti stepped in for Penske to take that test at Indianapolis.
His team first competed in the Indianapolis 500 in 1969, winning that event 14 times between 1972 with driver Mark Donohue and 2006, and their first NASCAR win was in 1973. His teams have won many races in the subsequent years. He closed his European-based Formula One business in 1977. In 1982, he became the Chairman of the Penske Truck Leasing business.
Penske Racing now operates a NASCAR team comprising Kurt Busch, Ryan Newman, and Sam Hornish, Jr.. They also operate an Indy Racing League team composed of Helio Castroneves and Ryan Briscoe. Previously, they ran cars in the CART series that included some of the best drivers of the time, including Gary Bettenhausen, Tom Sneva, Mario Andretti, Bobby Unser, Al Unser, Al Unser, Jr., Emerson Fittipaldi, Rick Mears, Danny Sullivan, Paul Tracy and Gil de Ferran. After many years of trying his team won the Daytona 500 in 2008 with Ryan Newman driving.
In 2005, Porsche set the stage to make a comeback in sports car racing in the United States and chose Penske Racing to run in the LMP2 class of the American Le Mans Series (ALMS). The Penske Porsches took center stage in 2006 winning immediately, including victories at Mid-Ohio finishing 1-2 ahead of Audi (competing in a higher classification) and the annual Petit Le Mans, a 10-hour showcase event held at Road Atlanta. His team scored an overall victory in the 12 Hours of Sebring in 2008.
Penske recently purchased the old Matsushita air conditioning plant in Mooresville, NC and reconditioned it to consolidate his racing empire. Now, all of Penske's racing operations are under one massive roof with his IRL, NASCAR, and ALMS teams sharing over 424,000 square feet (39,400 m²) of space encompassing 105 acres (42 ha). The shop includes all the necessary pieces to compete on the highest level in all of his racing endeavors, including a state of the art, in-house, wind tunnel. To complete the facilities, Penske imported over one million tons (250,000 pieces) of Italian marble.
Roger Penske is also an avid car collector, and owns many rare American and European automobiles, including a Ferrari FXX, of which only 30 were made.
Complete Formula One World Championship results
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| Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | WDC | Points |
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| 1961 | John M Wyatt III | Cooper T53 | Climax Straight-4 | MON |
NED |
BEL |
FRA |
GBR |
GER |
ITA |
USA 8 |
- | 0 | |
| 1962 | Dupont Team Zerex | Lotus 24 | Climax V8 | NED |
MON |
BEL |
FRA |
GBR |
GER |
ITA |
USA 9 |
RSA |
- | 0 |
Racing awards
- In 1998, Penske was inducted into the International Motorsports Hall of Fame.
- He was inducted in the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America in 1995.
Business Interests
- Penske Racing - Marlboro Team Penske (IRL), Penske South (NASCAR), Penske Motorsports (ALMS)
- Penske Automotive Group - (UAG:NYSE - a 40+% stake) 151 United States Car Dealerships and 101 International Car Dealerships. It is the second largest dealership group in the world.
- Penske Motor Group - Owns and operates automobile dealerships in California.
- Penske Truck Leasing - Joint venture with GE Equipment Management
- Penske Logistics - Transportation Logistics
- VM Motori S.p.A. - Owns 51% stake and 49% DaimlerChrysler Group, Truck-Lite, and Davco (transportation component manufacturing).
- Truck-Lite - Lighting Manufacturer for Heavy trucks (18 Wheelers)
- QEK Global Solutions - QEK Global Solutions is a provider of a wide range of integrated support services to vehicle manufacturers, their tier-one suppliers, and other businesses outside the automotive sector.
- Davco - Manufacturer of Class 8 Heavy Duty Diesel powered truck fuel/heater water separators and filter systems.
- Ilmor - Engine builder
- Deer Valley Ski Resort - Part owner
- Universal Technical Institute - Board of Directors. Nationwide provider of technical education training for students seeking careers as professional automotive, diesel, collision repair, motorcycle and marine technicians. NASCAR Technical Institute is located in Mooresville, North Carolina.
- FER Fahrzeugelektrik GmbH - Lighting Manufacturer
See also
- Penske Truck Leasing (Penske Truck Leasing is a joint venture with General Electric, a company on whose board Roger Penske sits).
External links
- Penske Corporation
- Penske Racing
- Roger @ The International Motorsports Hall of Fame
- Penske Automotive Group
- Velocity Services Inc
- Penske Truck Leasing
- Penske Motor Group
- VM Motori S.p.A.
- Truck-Lite
- Davco
- Penske Racing
- Penske profile @ Hoovers
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| Penske Racing | |
| Sprint Cup drivers | Kurt Busch (#2) | Ryan Newman (#12) | Sam Hornish, Jr. (#77) |
| IRL Mobil 1 Team Penske drivers | Hélio Castroneves (#3) | Ryan Briscoe (#6) |
| American Le Mans Series DHL drivers | Sascha Maassen/Emmanuel Collard (#6) | Romain Dumas/Timo Bernhard (#7) |
| Driver development program | Billy Wease |
| Other | Roger Penske |
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