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Team Penske And Verizon Unveil New INDYCAR Livery

by MikeNovember 25, 2024

FOX Reveals First Look of No. 12 Verizon Chevrolet Driven by Will Power in 2025

LOS ANGELES, CA (November 24, 2024) – Team Penske and Verizon today unveiled a striking new paint scheme for the No. 12 Verizon Chevrolet driven by two-time NTT INDYCAR SERIES Champion, Will Power. The 2018 Indianapolis 500 Champion will debut this new livery at the 2025 season opener on the streets of St. Petersburg when Verizon, Power and Team Penske begin their 17^th season together, marking one of the longest-running partnerships in motorsports.

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Racing’s Big Dog, Penske, Acquires Grand Prix Of Long Beach, Nation’s Top Street Race

by MikeNovember 16, 2024

The Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach, one of the premier and most-beloved street races in North America, has been acquired by Penske Entertainment, officials announced on Thursday, Nov. 14 — with representatives from both organizations describing the purchase as a way to further invest in the motorsports event.

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Team Penske NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race Report – Logano Wins His Third NCS Title!

by MikeNovember 11, 2024

RACE RUNDOWN: Joey Logano and the No. 22 Shell-Pennzoil Ford Mustang team fought through more adversity than any of the other Championship 4 drivers in Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series (NCS) Championship Race at Phoenix Raceway, but sheer perseverance won out as he took the checkered flag to capture his third NCS title.

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Years of Champ 4 Experience Have Given Joey Logano Sanguine Perspective

by WebmasterNovember 8, 2024November 8, 2024

At 34 years old, Joey Logano is competing in his 16th full-time season of NASCAR Cup Series racing, and on Sunday, he’ll try for his third series title in the NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race at Phoenix Raceway (3 p.m. ET on NBC, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).

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Team Penske Will Race For Third Straight NASCAR Cup Championship At Phoenix

by WebmasterNovember 6, 2024

By Reid Spencer, NASCAR Wire Service

With Ryan Blaney’s 11th-hour victory last Sunday at Martinsville Speedway, Team Penske has a decided edge among NASCAR Cup Series powerhouses entering Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race at Phoenix Raceway (3 p.m. ET on NBC, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).

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Team Penske, Shell And Joey Logano Foundation Team Up For Hurricane Helene Recovery Efforts

by MikeOctober 29, 2024

Special “Partners Powering Hurricane Recovery” scheme to be featured on the No. 22 Team Penske Ford Mustang for the upcoming NASCAR Cup Series Race at Martinsville Speedway

MOORESVILLE, N.C. (October 29, 2024) – Team Penske, Shell USA and The Joey Logano Foundation (JLF) announced today a collective program to support ongoing recovery efforts in the areas affected by Hurricane Helene that ravaged parts of five states in late September. This collaboration includes a special livery on the No. 22 Team Penske Ford Mustang that Logano, the 2018 Martinsville Speedway fall race winner, will pilot at the upcoming NASCAR Cup Series (NCS) race at the Virginia half-mile oval on Sunday, November 3.

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Porsche Penske Motorsport Switches up Its Driver Squad for the 2025 Season

by WebmasterOctober 22, 2024

Two regular drivers pilot the works-Porsche 963 in IMSA and WEC
Julien Andlauer signs on as the new works driver in WEC
Andlauer/Christensen and Estre/Vanthoor contest the WEC
Campbell/Jaminet and Nasr/Tandy tackle IMSA

Porsche is tweaking its Porsche Penske Motorsport works team driver lineup for the 2025 season. In contrast to the 2024 season, now just two drivers will regularly contest the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC). Former Porsche Junior Julien Andlauer from France has been promoted to the Stuttgart sports car manufacturer’s works driver squad for next year. Three-time Le Mans winner André Lotterer from Germany and four-time IMSA Champion Dane Cameron will leave the successful Porsche 963 programme after their contracts expire at the end of the year. Frenchman Frédéric Makowiecki and Porsche Motorsport have agreed to conclude their collaboration after eleven years. (more…)

Enersys® And Team Penske Extend Partnership

by MikeAugust 30, 2024

MOORESVILLE, N.C. (August 29, 2024) – Team Penske and EnerSys (NYSE: ENS), the global leader in stored energy solutions for industrial applications, announced today a multi-year extension of their successful partnership. In addition, EnerSys will continue to partner as a key sponsor for the team’s championship-winning NTT INDYCAR SERIES program.

The EnerSys high-performance brand, ODYSSEY^®battery, will continue to be featured as a primary partner for multiple races on the No. 3 Chevrolet driven by six-time INDYCAR SERIES winner Scott McLaughlin. The New Zealander took the ODYSSEY^®battery colors to victory lane at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in July of 2022 – his second series triumph.

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Team Penske NASCAR Cup Series Race Report – Daytona II

by MikeAugust 26, 2024

RACE RUNDOWN: Austin Cindric finished 18th in Saturday night’s Coke Zero Sugar 400 after a late-race incident put a damper on his stout performance throughout the night. Cindric started eighth after advancing to the final round of qualifying Friday evening and was a mainstay in the top 10 over the course of the opening Stage. (more…)

Team Penske Welcomes Tire Rack For Portland INDYCAR Race

by MikeAugust 21, 2024August 21, 2024

MOORESVILLE, N.C. (August 20, 2024) – Team Penske announced today that Tire Rack will increase its visibility across the team’s NTT INDYCAR SERIES program by becoming the primary sponsor of the No. 2 Team Penske Chevrolet, driven by two-time and reigning Indianapolis 500 Champion Josef Newgarden, for the upcoming race at Portland International Raceway (PIR). (more…)