Team Penske Tag

By Joey Barnes, Editor-in-Chief HOMESTEAD, Fla. – Roger Penske is on the cusp of history in the 50th anniversary of his organization and three-time Indianapolis 500 champion Helio Castroneves is ready to witness it firsthand. The longtime Verizon IndyCar Series veteran was part of a 1-2-3 Team Penske sweep this season, with Simon Pagenaud claiming the title. With a long offseason playing out during NASCAR’s Chase for the Sprint Cup, the 41-year-old Brazilian has been able to keep up with the progress of fellow Penske driver Joey Logano, who isRead More

By Reid Spencer, NASCAR Wire Service HOMESTEAD, Fla. – Jimmie Johnson’s rueful rhetorical question told the story of Friday’s knockout qualifying session at Homestead-Miami Speedway. “What’s a championship race without a little drama?” Johnson asked after earning the 14th starting position during a session fraught with difficulty for the No. 48 team. Kevin Harvick, who was eliminated from the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup last Sunday at Phoenix, won the pole for Sunday’s Ford EcoBoost 400 Championship 4 race (on NBC at 2:30 p.m. ET), touring the 1.5-mile trackRead More

By David Morgan, NASCAR Contributor For much of the first half of Sunday’s rain-delayed AAA Texas 500 at Texas Motor Speedway, Joey Logano looked to be untouchable, but when all was said and done, the driver of the No. 22 Ford came up just short as he finished second on Sunday night. After starting on the outside of the front row, Logano got the jump on polesitter Austin Dillon when the green flag flew at lap six, pulling away from the field with ease to lead the next 25 lapsRead More

By Joey Barnes, Editor-in-Chief FORT WORTH, Texas — Brad Keselowski went to the top of the timesheets during final practice on Saturday afternoon at Texas Motor Speedway. The 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion set a time of 28.319 (190.685 mph) around the 1.5-mile oval, bettering Martin Truex Jr. and Kyle Busch. Truex scored the best 10-lap average of all drivers at 184.413 mph. Here are where the Chase competitors ranked in final practice: 3. Kyle Busch 4. Joey Logano 8. Carl Edwards 10. Kurt Busch 15. Jimmie Johnson 18.Read More

By Josh Farmer, IndyCar Reporter Juan Pablo Montoya will remain with Team Penske but will compete solely in the 101st Running of the Indianapolis 500 presented by PennGrade Motor Oil. Motorsport.com confirmed the news following months of speculation as to where the Columbian might end up for the 2017 Verizon IndyCar Series season as Josef Newgarden has been announced as Montoya’s replacement in the No. 2 Chevrolet. He was linked to talks with a few teams for a full-time ride including Chip Ganassi Racing, where he won the 1999 CART ChampionshipRead More

By Brian Eberly, Contributing Writer KANSAS CITY, Kan. – Near the mid-point of Sunday’s Hollywood Casino 400 at Kansas Speedway, 11 of the 12 Chase drivers were running in the top-12. That changed for Brad Keselowski at Lap 190 of the 267-lap race when he slid his No. 2 Ford in front of Denny Hamlin’s No. 11 Toyota. Keselowski got loose and a tap from Hamlin sent Keselowsi’s Ford spinning into the infield grass. The spin did a number on the Miller Lite Ford as the front-end looked as ifRead More

By David Morgan, NASCAR Contributor After being shut out in the win department in the first round of the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup, Team Penske’s two drivers, Brad Keselowski and Joey Logano, will be looking to make a splash as the second round of the playoffs kick off at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Logano will be looking for back-to-back Bank of America 500 wins after winning last season’s rain-delayed race, while Keselowski will be looking for his first Charlotte win since the fall race in 2013. Beginning with theRead More

By Josh Farmer, IndyCar Reporter Team Penske announced today that Josef Newgarden will replace Juan Pablo Montoya and join the team for the 2017 Verizon IndyCar Series season. Newgarden is coming off a career-best season where he finished fourth in the final standings, just behind future teammates Helio Castroneves, Will Power and Simon Pagenaud. He also becomes the first American to race for the team since Sam Hornish, Jr. in 2007. “For any open-wheel racer – or any racecar driver in general – Team Penske is a dream job,” saidRead More

By Joey Barnes, Editor-in-Chief Less than a week after becoming the Verizon IndyCar Series’ newest champion, it has been confirmed that Simon Pagenaud will carry the No. 1 on his Team Penske Chevrolet next season. Although automatic in some racing circles throughout the world, the ability to move to the No. 1 is at the champion’s discretion in North America’s top open wheel series. The last driver to make the switch was Pagenaud’s teammate, Will Power, in 2014. Tim Cindric, president of Team Penske, confirmed through Twitter that the 32-year-oldRead More

By Josh Farmer, IndyCar Reporter SONOMA, Calif. – The Verizon IndyCar Series championship battle between Team Penske teammates Will Power and Simon Pagenaud features two hungry drivers trying to solidify their place in Indy car racing history. Both combatants have had opposite seasons which has led them to this point. Pagenaud has been the man to beat the entire season, taking the points lead after the Phoenix Grand Prix in April and held the lead ever since. He has scored four wins, including three in-a-row at Long Beach, Barber and the GrandRead More