Team Penske Tag

By David Morgan, Associate Editor LEBANON, Tenn. – Chalk one up for Will Power. In the battle to see who will take home the Astor Cup when the checkered flag flies on Sunday’s Big Machine Music City Grand Prix at Nashville Superspeedway, qualifying could not have gone in more opposite directions for the two drivers that are vying for the championship in the NTT IndyCar Series season finale. Power, the 2014 series champion and driver of the No. 12 Team Penske Chevrolet, will roll off from the outside of the secondRead More

By David Morgan, Associate Editor HAMPTON, Ga. – The first ticket to the second round of the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs has been punched. Joey Logano, with a helping hand from his Team Penske teammate Ryan Blaney in the closing laps of regulation, advanced to the front of the field, set to square off against the Trackhouse Racing duo of Daniel Suarez and Ross Chastain in a battle to the finish. However, the caution flag would fly with two laps remaining, pushing the race into overtime, with Logano able to keepRead More

By David Morgan, Associate Editor HAMPTON, Ga. – Ryan Blaney’s defense of his 2023 NASCAR Cup Series title starts in earnest this weekend at Atlanta Motor Speedway, with hopes of returning to the championship podium 10 weeks from now at Phoenix. Having made the run through the postseason to capture his first Cup championship a year ago, Blaney and his No. 12 Team Penske group have a blueprint of what it takes to get it done, but explained they won’t be able to use a carbon copy for the 2024 Playoffs,Read More

By INDYCAR WEST ALLIS, Wis. – In a wild race that featured more twists than a pretzel factory, Scott McLaughlin held off six-time NTT INDYCAR SERIES champion Scott Dixon to win the second race of the Hy-Vee Milwaukee Mile 250s doubleheader Sunday. New Zealand native McLaughlin earned his series high-tying third victory of the season in the No. 3 Gallagher Team Penske Chevrolet, finishing .4558 of a second ahead of fellow Kiwi Dixon in the No. 9 PNC Bank Chip Ganassi Racing Honda. Colton Herta placed third in the No. 26 Gainbridge HondaRead More

By INDYCAR WEST ALLIS, Wis. – The NTT INDYCAR SERIES hasn’t raced at the Milwaukee Mile since 2015, but a recent trend of oval racing in the series continued Friday during the opening practice for the Hy-Vee Milwaukee Mile 250s. Two-time series champion Josef Newgarden led at 158.762 mph in the No. 2 PPG Team Penske Chevrolet on the 1.015-mile oval. Team Penske has won all four previous oval races this season, and two-time and reigning Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge winner Newgarden has triumphed in 10 of the last 15 circle-track racesRead More

By INDYCAR PORTLAND, Ore. – Will Power and Team Penske made their point Sunday by winning the BITNILE.COM Grand Prix of Portland: The race for the Astor Challenge Cup is far from over. Power earned his series-leading third victory of the 2024 NTT INDYCAR SERIES season in the No. 12 Verizon Business Team Penske Chevrolet and gained ground on championship leader Alex Palou with three races remaining. He drove to a 9.8267-second victory over the No. 10 DHL Chip Ganassi Racing Honda of Palou on the 12-turn, 1.964-mile road courseRead More

By INDYCAR PORTLAND, Ore. – Scott McLaughlin continued his strong recent form by leading practice Friday for the BITNILE.COM Grand Prix of Portland at Portland International Raceway, but there still was one problem. So did Alex Palou. SEE: Practice Results McLaughlin led with a top lap of 58.3669 seconds in the No. 3 Freightliner Team Penske Chevrolet in the 75-minute practice that featured an open session and then two groups. Palou was second at 58.4337 in the No. 10 DHL Chip Ganassi Racing Honda on the 12-turn, 1.964-mile circuit that hosts the last roadRead More

By David Morgan, Associate Editor MADISON, Ill. – There will be some fences to mend at Team Penske after the conclusion of Saturday’s Bommarito Automotive Group 500 at World Wide Technology Raceway at Gateway. It was shaping up to be battle between all three of the Penske drivers, Josef Newgarden, Scott McLaughlin, and Will Power before everything came to a head on a restart with nine laps to go with Newgarden and McLaughlin running 1-2 and Power aiming to get in the mix from a few positions back after leading aRead More

By David Morgan, Associate Editor MADISON, Ill. – The Bus Bros. finally had their long-awaited battle Saturday night at World Wide Technology Raceway at Gateway. As the laps wound down in the Bommarito Automotive Group 500, Scott McLaughlin and Josef Newgarden found themselves as the only two cars on the lead lap with both needing just a splash of fuel to make it to the end. McLaughlin had been the man in charge, leading 67 laps on the day, with Newgarden in hot pursuit. When the caution flag flew with 19Read More

By David Morgan, Associate Editor MADISON, Ill. – When it comes to qualifying on ovals in 2024, Scott McLaughlin has been on it. The driver of the No. 3 Team Penske Chevrolet has not started off the front row in any of the oval races thus far through the NTT IndyCar Series season, adding another oval pole with his qualifying run on Friday afternoon at World Wide Technology Raceway at Gateway. McLaughlin rocketed to the pole with a two-lap average of 179.972 mph to bank the top spot over Meyer ShankRead More