Year-by-Year Highlights
1965 - 2022
1965
Roger Penske announces his retirement as a race car driver.
1966
Penske enters Corvettes in endurance races at Daytona and Sebring, winning the GT class in both events. Penske Racing then campaigns a Lola T-70 sports car for Mark Donohue in the SCCA Can-Am and USRRC road racing series. Donohue earns the team’s first major victory in the USRRC round at Kent Pacific Raceway. He also wins the Can-Am round at Mosport.
1967
Donohue wins the USRRC championship with six victories in seven starts and records five podium finishes in 12 Can-Am events. Penske Racing enters the SCCA Trans-Am Series and Donohue takes the team’s first victory driving a Chevrolet Camaro at Marlboro Park. He adds two more late-season victories.
1968
Donohue wins 10 of 13 races en route to the Trans-Am championship and repeats as USRRC champion with five victories in eight starts. Penske Racing makes its USAC Championship Racing debut, entering two road racing events – Mosport and the Rex Mays 300.
1969
Penske fields a two-car Trans-Am effort for the first time with Ed Leslie and Ron Bucknum sharing racing duties alongside Donohue, as he takes his second straight series championship. Donohue finishes seventh in Penske Racing’s Indianapolis 500 debut and is named “Rookie of the Year.”
1970
Donohue finishes second at Indianapolis. Penske enters AMC Javelins in the Trans-Am Series for Donohue and Peter Revson. Donohue scored the marque’s first victory at Bridgehampton and is victorious in two of three SCCA Formula 5000 starts in a Lola-Chevy.
1971
Donohue earns the team’s first USAC Championship race victory in the Pocono 500. He also is victorious at Michigan. Donohue wins seven of 10 races en route to his third Trans-Am title and finishes third in the Daytona 24 Hours. Penske Racing makes its Formula I debut with Donohue in the Canadian Grand Prix.
1972
Penske makes his NASCAR debut at Riverside, Calif., with Mark Donohue driving an AMC Matador. Donohue competed in four races that year, Dave Marcis in seven, and Donnie Allison in one. Allison posted the best finish, which was third on June 18 at Riverside. Donohue captures Penske Racing’s first Indianapolis 500 victory in a McLaren Offenhauser. Penske runs the factory Porsche 917-10 in the Can-Am Series and George Follmer wins the championship after Donohue is injured in a testing accident.
1973
Donohue records Penske’s first NASCAR victory at Riverside in the Jan. 21 Winston Western 500. He led 138 of the race’s 191 laps. He also captures the inaugural International Race of Champions all-star series title, and dominates the Can-Am Series en route to that circuit’s championship in the updated Porsche 917-30. Gary Bettenhausen scores a Champ Car victory for Penske at Texas.
1974
Bobby Allison wins the Nov. 24 Los Angeles Times 500 NASCAR race at Ontario [Calif.] Motor Speedway driving a Matador. Penske Racing’s PC-1 Formula 1 car makes its debut with Donohue driving in the Canadian Grand Prix.
1975
Allison claims three NASCAR victories in the Matador – Riverside in January, and Darlington in April and September. Donohue sets the World Closed Course Speed Record – 221.160 mph – at Talladega in the Porsche 917-30. One week later Donohue is fatally injured in a March 751 Formula 1 car while practicing for the Austrian Grand Prix. Tom Sneva wins an Indy car race at Trenton, N.J.
1976
John Watson wins the team’s first Formula 1 race at the Austrian Grand Prix in a Penske PC-4/Ford.
1977
Tom Sneva becomes the first competitor to officially record a 200 mph lap at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Sneva also wins at Texas and Pocono en route to Penske Racing’s first USAC IndyCar National Championship. Mario Andretti runs a part-time IndyCar schedule and finishes second to Sneva at Pocono in Penske’s first 1-2 finish.
1978
Driving a Penske PC-6/Cosworth, Sneva wins his second consecutive Indianapolis pole and USAC IndyCar National Championship. Andretti continues to run a part-time schedule, winning at Trenton, while also claiming the F1 World Championship for Lotus. Rick Mears wins three races in his first year with Penske Racing.
1979
Mears wins the Indianapolis 500 from the pole and goes on to win the CART National Championship with three victories. Teammate Bobby Unser wins six races and finishes second in the title chase. Penske Racing scores its first 1-2-3 finish in the California 500 at Ontario.
1980
Rusty Wallace makes his NASCAR debut at Atlanta in a Penske Chevrolet. He qualifies seventh and finishes second to Dale Earnhardt. Andretti leads Penske Racing’s first 1-2-3 finish at Michigan, bringing Penske Racing’s total victories this year to six.
1981
Mears collects six victories and wins his second CART championship. Bobby Unser wins the Indianapolis 500 from the pole, but the results are not made official until 8 a.m. the next day. Andretti is shown as the winner and Unser second, due to USAC officials saying that Unser passed under the yellow flag. The ruling is overturned several months later and Unser is declared the winner. He then announces his retirement from racing.
1982
Mears takes his third CART title in four years with four victories. However, he narrowly loses the Indianapolis 500 to Gordon Johncock in one of the closest, most exciting finishes in the race’s history. Johncock defeats Mears by 0.16 second.
1983
Al Unser wins just one race, but scores Penske Racing’s sixth Indy Car National Championship since 1977. Mears is victorious at Michigan.
1984
Mears wins the Indianapolis 500 from the pole in a March chassis, but seriously injures his feet in a crash at Sanair Super Speedway in September.
1985
Unser edges son Al Jr. by one point in the closest championship battle in CART history, giving Penske Racing its seventh IndyCar National Championship. Mears returns part-time and wins the Pocono 500. Danny Sullivan recovers from a mid-race spin to record his famous “spin and win” Indianapolis 500 victory.
1986
Penske begins Ilmor Engineering with Paul Morgan and Mario Illien and the team begins developing the Ilmor Chevy Indy engine. Mears sets the World Closed Course Speed Record – 233.401 mph – at Michigan Speedway.
1987
Mears takes the first 500-mile race victory for the Chevy engine in the Pocono 500. Al Unser wins the Indianapolis 500 in a March-Cosworth.
1988
Penske sweeps the front row for the Indianapolis 500 and then Mears delivers the victory in the new Penske PC-17 chassis. Sullivan wins four races and the CART National Championship.
1989
Emerson Fittipaldi wins the Indianapolis 500 for Patrick Racing in a “customer” Penske PC-18 chassis. Mears finishes second to Fittipaldi in the CART championship with three victories. Sullivan also wins two races.
1990
Sullivan and Fittipaldi win races for the team that is now sponsored by Marlboro.
1991
Penske Racing South is created and Penske re-enters NASCAR with driver Rusty Wallace and sponsor Miller Brewing Co. Wallace wins the IROC championship. Mears wins his sixth Indianapolis 500 pole – Penske’s 10th – and his fourth Indy 500 race – Penske’s eighth – all records.
1992
NASCAR invites Wallace to participate in a “tire test” at Indianapolis. Fittipaldi wins four CART races. Mears announces his retirement from driving at the end of the season, but remains with Penske as an advisor and race-day spotter.
1993
Wallace wins a career-high 10 races, collects 19 top-five and 21 top-10 finishes, three pole positions and leads the most laps during the season – 2,860 of 10,004 laps – in a Pontiac. Penske South also wins the annual Unocal Pit Crew Championship at Rockingham. Wallace finishes second in the series championship battle to Earnhardt. Fittipaldi wins three races, including his second Indianapolis 500, while teammate Paul Tracy records a series-leading five victories.
1994
In a switch from Pontiac to Ford, Wallace posts a series-leading eight victories, leads the most laps during the season – 2,142 of 10,106 – and was the winning force behind Ford clinching the NASCAR Manufacturer’s Championship with his Martinsville victory on Sept. 25. In open-wheel racing, Penske fields a three-car team with Al Unser Jr. joining Fittipaldi and Tracy. Unser Jr. wins eight races en route to the CART Championship. The team’s 12 victories in 16 races set series records. Unser Jr. also earns Penske Racing’s 10th Indianapolis 500 victory using a unique Mercedes-Benz engine that was developed in total secrecy with Ilmor Engineering.
1995
Wallace takes fifth in the points for his third straight top-five finish in the NASCAR series standings. Unser Jr. wins four races and finishes second in the CART Championship, but he and Fittipaldi fail to qualify for the Indianapolis 500. Fittipaldi wins at Nazareth.
1996
Wallace wins five races, which ties him with Buddy Baker for 11th on NASCAR’s all-time wins list. It is his fourth consecutive multiple-victory season and 10th in the last 11 seasons. Tracy rejoins Penske and scores the team’s first pole since 1994, at the Marlboro Grand Prix of Miami. Due to the split between CART and the Indy Racing League, this is the first year that Penske Racing does not enter a car in the Indianapolis 500 since its first entry in 1969.
1997
Wallace captures the pole for the April race at Bristol, his first No. 1 start since 1994. He also drives his Ford to victory at Richmond in March. Tracy wins three consecutive races – Nazareth, Rio and the inaugural St. Louis event, which was Team Penske’s 99th Indy car victory.
1998
Wallace finishes fourth in the series standings for his sixth consecutive season among the top-10 in points. He posts four pole positions, his first multiple-pole season since 1994, while recording 15 top-five and 21 top-10 finishes. Penske South becomes a two-car NASCAR operation with Jeremy Mayfield as its driver after purchasing majority interest in Michael Kranefuss Racing. Mayfield, with Mobil 1 as his sponsor, finishes seventh in the points with one victory, one pole, 12 top-five and 16 top-10 finishes. Team Penske fields two cars driven by Andre Ribiero and Unser Jr. in CART. The all-new Penske chassis designed by John Travis makes its debut and Unser Jr. scores two podium finishes.
1999
With one victory, seven top-five and 16 top-10 finishes, and four poles, Wallace places eighth in the Cup series standings and passes the $21 million mark in career winnings. Team Penske starts the season with one car driven by Unser Jr., but he suffers a broken leg in a first-lap accident at the season-opening Marlboro Grand Prix of Miami. Rookie Tarso Marques substitutes for the injured Unser Jr. for two races before Penske adds a second car for Marques for four additional events. Rookie Gonzalo Rodriquez competes for Team Penske at Detroit before he is fatally injured in a practice session accident at Laguna Seca Raceway. Alex Barron competes on both superspeedways – Michigan and California.
2000
Wallace’s seventh-place finish in the series standings marks the 14th time in 16 full seasons that he has finished in the top 10. He cracks the 50-race victory barrier at Bristol in the March 26 Food City 500 and stretches his consecutive-win season to 15. Wallace also establishes a single-season career best for pole positions with nine. Penske acquires full ownership of Penske-Kranefuss Racing. Mayfield wins two races and four poles. Ryan Newman makes his stock car racing debut at Michigan in June. He goes on to win three of the five ARCA races he enters and makes his NASCAR debut at Phoenix in November with Alltel as his sponsor. In open-wheel, the team switches to the dominant Honda/Reynard/Firestone package and adds new drivers Gil de Ferran and Helio Castroneves, and new president Tim Cindric. De Ferran wins his first CART Series title and the 10th Indy car National Championship for Penske. Castroneves win his first CART race at Detroit, where he introduces his signature victory celebration of climbing the fence closest to the finish line before going to victory lane. De Ferran sets the World’s Closed Course Speed Record with a lap of 241.428 mph while qualifying for the season-ending Marlboro 500.
2001
Penske South becomes a full-time, three-car operation with Wallace, Mayfield and Newman. Wallace and Mayfield concentrate on NASCAR’s Winston Cup Series, while Newman runs a precedent-setting ABC schedule, competing in selected ARCA, Busch and Cup events. Newman wins the season-opening ARCA race at Daytona, claims the pole for the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte in only his third Cup start, and wins his first Busch Series race at Michigan in June. Wallace wins at California Speedway, giving him at least one victory in 16 straight seasons, tying him with Ricky Rudd for third for the all-time record. Mayfield leaves the team after 28 races and Mike Wallace, Rusty’s younger brother, competes in the remaining eight races. In open wheel, De Ferran captures his second consecutive CART FedEx Championship, giving Team Penske its record 11th Indy car national title. Castroneves wins the Indianapolis 500, his first oval victory, to give Penske Racing a record 11th trip to victory lane at the Brickyard. Teammate de Ferran finishes second for Penske Racing’s first 1-2 finish at Indianapolis.
2002
Penske South returns to a two-car operation. Newman wins Raybestos Rookie of the Year on the Winston Cup circuit and sets a new standard for first-year drivers in NASCAR’s premier series. He finishes sixth in the series point standings; ties veteran Mark Martin for the most top-10 finishes in a season with 22, a record for a rookie; becomes just the second rookie to win The Winston all-star race; leads the series with six poles, breaking the record set by Davey Allison in 1987 for the most poles in a season; and ties Tony Stewart with races led, 22. His first Cup victory comes in September at New Hampshire. Wallace finishes in the top 10 in points for the 10th consecutive year. In open-wheel, Penske moves to the IRL and Castroneves wins his second consecutive Indianapolis 500, marking Penske Racing’s record 12th victory in the historic race.
2003
Newman’s sophomore season is the most prolific since Earnhardt’s in 1980. He again finishes sixth in points, while leading the series in victories with eight, poles with 11 and miles led with 1,509.13. His series-high 11 poles, including three consecutive at Atlanta, Phoenix and Rockingham, is the most since Bill Elliott in 1985. Newman also finishes with a series high 17 top-five finishes and ties Dale Earnhardt Jr. for the most races led during the season with 24. Wallace makes his 600th career start on Feb. 23 at Rockingham. In the IndyCar Series, de Ferran earns Penske Racing’s record 13th Indianapolis 500 victory, while Castroneves finishes second, after starting from the pole, marking the team’s second 1-2 finish in three seasons at Indianapolis. After finishing second in the series championship, de Ferran retires at the end of the season.
2004
Penske South returns to a three-car operation with the addition of Penske-Jasper Racing. Rookie Brendan Gaughan joins Wallace and Newman in the driver line-up. For the third straight year, Newman leads the series in poles with nine, becoming the first driver to accomplish the feat since Darrell Waltrip from 1981-83. Newman makes the inaugural Chase for the NEXTEL Cup and finishes seventh in the point standings. Gaughan places second in the battle for rookie honors. Wallace announces in late August that he will retire from driving at the end of the 2005 season. Sam Hornish Jr. joins the Team Penske IndyCar Series program and wins at Homestead- Miami Speedway in his debut. Castroneves claims five poles and wins the season finale at Texas.
2005
Wallace bids farewell as a driver in the Cup Series and Penske signs Kurt Busch to succeed him. Travis Kvapil steps in for Gaughan and finishes second in the Raybestos Rookie-of-the-Year battle. Newman continues his assault on the series pole records, winning the Bud Pole Award for the fourth straight year. In the Busch Series, Newman wins six of the nine races in which he competes, tying for the series lead in victories. His five consecutive victories set a series record. Newman also earns four poles, putting him in a two-way tie for the series high. Hornish Jr. finishes third in the IndyCar standings with victories at Phoenix and Milwaukee to go along with three poles. Castroneves wins at Richmond and captures two series poles. Penske Racing announces it’s return to sports car racing with Porsche fielding a two-car effort in the American Le Mans Series. The team returns with a pole and a win in the ALMS season finale at Laguna Seca.
2006
Busch wins his fifth race at Bristol, tying him for third on the all-time victory list at the high-banked short track. In his first year with Penske, Busch also ties for the Cup series lead with six poles, a single season career high. Busch sweeps qualifying at California Speedway, earning the pole for both races at the two-mile track, and he records the most top-10 starts with 24. Newman wins the pole at both Loudon and Dover. In the Busch Series, Busch wins at Texas and at Watkins Glen. He also earns both Busch and Cup Series poles at Watkins Glen. Newman earns the pole for the Bristol Busch Series race and Hornish Jr. makes his Busch Series debut. Hornish Jr. also wins his first Indianapolis 500 and gives Penske its record 14th victory in the legendary event. He scores four wins and four poles overall on his way to the series title, giving Team Penske its first IndyCar Series Championship. Penske and Porsche walk off with the driver, manufacturer and team championships in the American Le Mans Series LMP2 class.
2007
Busch produces impressive victories at Pocono and Michigan. He also wins the pole at California Speedway and qualifies for The Chase. Busch finishes the season ranked seventh in the NEXTEL Cup point standings. Newman produces five poles, including three in a row, to rank second in the series. With 42 career poles, Newman improves to 11th on NASCAR’s all-time list. Both Newman and Busch make a handful of Busch Series starts, and Busch wins the pole at Watkins Glen. Castroneves establishes a new IndyCar Series season record with seven poles, and he wins at St. Petersburg. Hornish Jr. is victorious at Texas and he continues his transition to stock car racing making nine Busch Series and two NEXTEL Cup Series starts for Penske Racing. In November, Hornish Jr. and the team announce that he’ll join the Team’s NASCAR program full time in ’08. Timo Bernhard and Romain Dumas produce the second straight LMP2-class ALMS championship for Penske Racing as they total eight class and six overall victories. Sascha Maassen and Ryan Briscoe finish second in the LMP2 class. Briscoe is named to replace Hornish Jr. in the Team Penske IndyCar Series program.
2008
The team begins the season with three strong performances and two historic victories. Returning to compete in the Rolex 24 at Daytona, Busch, Briscoe and Castroneves earn a third-place overall finish teamed with Wayne Taylor's team. Newman and Busch finish first and second in the Daytona 500 to give Roger Penske his first-ever victory in the "Great American Race." The team of Bernhard, Dumas and Emmanuel Collard score an overall victory at the 12 Hours of Sebring to begin another championship ALMS season. Busch gives the team another Cup Series win in June with a victory at New Hampshire. Castroneves and Briscoe both enjoy solid IndyCar seasons with each driver capturing two victories. Castroneves narrowly misses his first series title after he edges Scott Dixon for the win in the season finale but he finishes just a few points behind Dixon in the championship chase. Bernhard and Dumas claim their second straight ALMS class title and the third in a row for Penske Racing as Maassen and Patrick Long also enjoy solid seasons. Penske Racing announces that it will compete in the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series with a full-season entry in 2009. After joining the team as a test driver, David Stremme is named to replace Newman behind the wheel of No. 12 Cup Series car. Justin Allgaier also joins the team for four Nationwide Series races, gearing up for a full Nationwide season in 2009. The teams ends the year welcoming two new blue-chip partners - AAA/Automobile Club of Southern California and Verizon Wireless - to the Penske Racing family.
2009
The season is highlighted by strong championship finishes and another landmark victory at Indianapolis. Busch posts two NASCAR Cup Series victories en route to his best season since his championship year of 2004. Busch takes the Miller Lite Dodge to Victory Lane in the spring at Atlanta and at Texas in the fall. The No. 2 team turns up the heat in the Chase and earns a fourth-place finish in the series standings. Allgaier has a standout season in his first full year with the team as he wins the Rookie-of-the-Year title in the Nationwide Series. Briscoe leads the way for Team Penske in the IndyCar Series as produces three wins and four poles while battling for the series crown throughout the season. He winds up finishing third in the hotly-contested title chase. Castroneves earns two wins and finishes fourth in the series championship, despite missing the first race of the season. He claims his third victory in the Indianapolis 500 to give Penske Racing its record 15th win at Indy. Will Power joins the IndyCar Series program and competes in six races. He earns two poles and a win in Edmonton before injuries suffered in a practice crash bring an early end to his season. The team also competes in the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series with Bernhard and Dumas and finishes fourth in the team standings. Brad Keselowski joins the team’s NASCAR lineup late in the season in preparation a full-time effort in 2010. Penske Racing also welcomes new partners Discount Tire, Ruby Tuesday and Magellan to its sponsor family.
2010
Penske Racing enjoys a banner season that features the organization's first NASCAR championship, 18 wins, 22 poles, a NASCAR All-Star race victory and a battle for both the Cup Series and IZOD IndyCar Series titles. Busch wins the spring Cup Series race at Atlanta for the second consecutive season and enjoys a whirlwind month of May as he guides the Miller Lite Dodge to Victory Lane in both the All-Star race and the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Busch makes the Chase for the second consecutive season and finishes 11th in the final series standings. Brad Keselowski claims the NASCAR Nationwide Series title as he posts five wins and six poles while establishing a new series record with 26 top-five finishes. In his first full season competing for Team Penske, Power leads the IZOD IndyCar Series with five wins and a series-record eight poles while winning the Mario Andretti Road Course championship and finishing second in the overall title chase. Castroneves claims three race victories and Briscoe adds a win to give Team Penske three top-five series championship finishers. Penske Racing adds to its premier partnership lineup by welcoming Shell-Pennzoil, IZOD, Meijer, Alliance Truck Parts, Guidepoint Systems and Coca-Cola as sponsors for 2011.
2011
The 2011 season was another season full of race wins, poles and opportunities to pursue series championships for Penske Racing. Both of the team's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series entries earned spots in the Chase for the Championship as both Keselowski and Busch had strong campaigns. Keselowski finished fifth in the title chase in the Miller Lite Dodge after he enjoyed his best Cup season to date with three wins and a pole position. Busch scored two wins and three poles as he finished 11th in the series standings driving the Shell-Pennzoil Dodge. In Nationwide Series competition, Keselowski continued to impress in the Discount Tire machine with five wins and four poles while Sam Hornish Jr., competing in a limited schedule, earned his first NASCAR victory with a win at Phoenix in the Alliance Truck Parts Dodge. Power once again led the way for Team Penske as he paced the IZOD IndyCar Series with six wins and eight poles in the Verizon car. After finishing second the overall series championship for the second consecutive year, Power did claim the Mario Andretti Road Course title for second straight season. Both Castroneves and Briscoe also had strong performances as they finished in the top 11 in the championship.
2012
Penske Racing took top honors earning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Championship with Keselowski claiming five victories, 13 top-five and 23 top -10 finishes on his way to claiming the first-ever Cup Title for the team. Hornish scores his first-ever NASCAR pole in the Nationwide series race at Watkins Glen and finishes a NASCAR career best fourth in the Nationwide Series standings. Ryan Blaney makes his Penske Racing debut in the Nationwide Series with a strong second-place finish at Texas and five top-10 finishes in just seven starts. Power leads the way on the IndyCar team with three wins, five poles and his third consecutive Mario Andretti Road Course Championship. Castroneves returned to winning form with two victories and a pole while Briscoe earned his first-ever Indianapolis 500 pole and scored a victory at Sonoma.
2013
Battling for championships in each series, Penske Racing experienced another winning and thrilling season in 2013. Every driver that raced for the team experienced a victory in a remarkable year. Joey Logano joined the organization and won at Michigan in the No. 22 Shell-Pennzoil Ford Fusion while qualifying for the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Championship. Keselowski won at Charlotte for the Miller Lite team. The No. 22 Discount Tire Hertz Ford Mustang team won the Nationwide Series owner's title as Keselowski, Logano, Ryan Blaney and AJ Allmendinger all won and generated 12 wins for the team. The title marked the 25th championship for Penske Racing. Castroneves and Power both won races and poles for the IndyCar Series team as Castroneves fought for the series title and wound up second behind an impressive 16 top-10 finishes in 19 races. Power won three of the season's final five races, including the finale at Auto Club Speedway, to finish fourth in the championship standings.
2014
It was a championship season for Team Penske in 2014 as the team earned titles in two of the three series where it competed. Both Joey Logano and Brad Keselowski qualified for the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Championship. Logano finished in fourth in the standings after qualifying for the Championship Round of the Chase, concluding a season that featured five wins, 16 top-five and 22 top-10 finishes. Keselowski finished fifth in the championship after being knocked out in the Eliminator Round, winning a single-season career-high six races, with 17 top-five and 20 top-10 finishes. In the NASCAR Nationwide Series competition, Ryan Blaney won his second career race for Team Penske, taking the checkered flag at Bristol Motor Speedway, while Keselowski won five races driving part time in the Discount Tire/Hertz Ford Mustang as the No. 22 team captured the Owner’s Championship. Will Power claimed Team Penske’s first Verizon IndyCar Series Championship since 2006 and the organization’s 13th INDYCAR title overall. Power produced two wins, seven podiums and four poles in the No. 12 Verizon Chevrolet. Helio Castroneves won the second Chevrolet Dual in Detroit race and finished second behind his teammate in the series standings. Former INDYCAR champion Juan Pablo Montoya joined Team Penske prior to the start of the season and had a successful return to his open-wheel racing roots. Montoya won from the pole at Pocono and scored four additional podium finishes to claim fourth in the championship standings.
2015
For the first time in its history, Team Penske produced victories in the biggest races of the year in the same season and the organization once again fought for the championship in both NASCAR and INDYCAR competition. Joey Logano got the year started right with his first Daytona 500 victory and the second win for Team Penske on NASCAR’s biggest stage. Both Logano and Brad Keselowski made the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Championship for the second consecutive season. Logano produced his best season with Team Penske, claiming six race victories, remarkably sweeping the Contender Round of the Chase. In all, Logano tallied 22 top-five and 28 top-10 finishes before being falling short of his championship pursuit in the Eliminator Round. Keselowski was a consistent finisher throughout the year, ending with one victory at Auto Club Speedway, nine top-five and 25 top-10 finishes before he saw his playoff run come to an end in the Eliminator Round as well. Logano, Keselowski and Ryan Blaney all had multiple victories in the No. 22 Discount Tire Hertz Ford Mustang to win the NASCAR Xfinity Series Owner’s Title, the 28th Championship in Team Penske history. Juan Pablo Montoya won the season-opening Verizon IndyCar Series race at St. Petersburg to set the stage for a run at the title. After Will Power won the Grand Prix of Indianapolis on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course, Montoya made a clean sweep at Indy for the month of May as he won his second Indianapolis 500 and the record 16th Indy 500 victory for the team. Montoya led the series standings for the rest of season before finishing second in the title chase by way of a tiebreaker. Power scored three podiums and a series-high six poles as he finished third in the standings while Helio Castroneves had five podium finishes en route to a fifth-place finish in the championship. Frenchman Simon Pagenaud joined Team Penske to complete the first four-car effort in team history as he produced a pair of podium finishes in his first season. The organization also expanded internationally as it partnered with Dick Johnson Racing to compete the Australian V8 Supercars Championship. DJR Team Penske raced with Marcos Ambrose and Scott Pye and Pye earned the team’s top finish of third place at Pukekohe.
2016
The 50th anniversary season for Team Penske did not disappoint. Marked by many moments honoring and commemorating the team and Roger Penske for their accomplishments over the years, it was also a memorable season on the track. The team posted an impressive 20 victories, captured the organization's 14th Verizon IndyCar Series title and battled for championships down to the final race in both the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series (MENCS) and NASCAR Xfinity Series (NXS). Both Joey Logano and Brad Keselowski made the Chase for the Cup for the third consecutive season as Logano scored three victories and Keselowski produced four wins on the year. Logano, who claimed the $1 million prize for winning the annual NASCAR All-Star race, earned his way into the Championship Round of the Chase and fell just short of his first Cup Series crown by finishing second to Jimmie Johnson. Keselowski earned Team Penske's 100th Cup Series win when he won at Daytona in July. Logano also produced a pair of NXS wins and Team Penske just missed winning the series Owner's title yet again. With 10 victories among three drivers. it was a special season for Team Penske in the Verizon IndyCar Series. Simon Pagenaud claimed his first series crown and the organization's 29th championship behind a series-high five victories while Will Power finished second after posting four wins on the year. Helio Castroneves had another strong season finishing third in the championship while Juan Pablo Montoya started the season with a victory in the season opener at St. Petersburg but endured some misfortune after that to claim eighth in the standings. Shortly after completing the season, the team announced that rising young American star Josef Newgarden would join the team while Montoya will race a fifth car at Indianapolis for Team Penske in 2017. In the Virgin Australia Supercars Championship, DJR Team Penske posted improved results with Scott Pye and Fabian Coulthard and midway through the year it was announced that talented young racer Scott McLaughlin would join the team in 2017 to pair with Coulthard.
2017
The 2017 season was highlighted by championship performances across all three levels of competition for Team Penske - NASCAR, INDYCAR and Supercars - to go along with an impressive 36 race victories among all series teams. Both Brad Keselowski and Joey Logano posted wins in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series as Keselowski claimed three victories and a spot in the Cup Series Playoffs. He advanced all the way to the Championship 4 final round before finishing fourth in the final standings. The team earned its fourth NASCAR Xfinity Series Owner Championship for Roger Penske with drivers Keselowski, Logano, Ryan Blaney, Sam Hornish Jr. and Austin Cindric all contributing to the title effort. Josef Newgarden enjoyed a banner first season competing for the Team Penske Verizon IndyCar Series program as he scored four wins and captured the organization's 15th INDYCAR Championship, edging out his teammate Simon Pagenaud, who fell just short of repeating as series champ. All four Team Penske drivers - Newgarden, Pagenaud, Will Power and Helio Castroneves produced victories as the team won 10 of the 17 series races. In the Virgin Australia Supercars Championship, DJR Team Penske emerged as one of the top teams in the series. Drivers Scott McLaughlin and Fabian Coulthard combined to record 15 victories and 20 pole positions as they finished second and third, respectively, in the championship standings. DJR Team Penske claimed the prestigious overall team title to produce Team Penske's 32nd all-time championship. Team Penske also announced some key expansion for 2018 as Blaney was selected to join Keselowski and Logano as a third full-time entry in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series while Cindric and Paul Menard joined the Xfinity Series program. The team also announced a return to sports car racing. Winning INDYCAR drivers Castroneves and Juan Pablo Montoya were named to the team's 2018 driver lineup in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship along with established series champions Ricky Taylor and Dane Cameron.
2018
The 2018 season was quite possibly the best season in the history of Team Penske. The organization collectively produced 32 wins, 35 poles, two series championships, its 17th Indianapolis 500 victory and the 500th all-time win in team history. All three of the team's Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series drivers - Brad Keselowski, Joey Logano and Ryan Blaney - earned spots in the MENCS Playoffs and they each recorded playoff wins. Keselowski went on an historical three-race winning streak in September, recording the team's first Southern 500 victory at Darlington since 1975 before posting Team Penske's first-ever Brickyard 400 win at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and completing the remarkable run by winning the Playoff opener at Las Vegas for Team Penske's 500th all-time victory. Blaney finished 10th in the MENCS standings while Keselowski ended the season ranked eighth. Logano advanced to the Championship 4 and captured his first Cup Series championship and the team's second MENCS title with a dramatic win at Homestead-Miami Speedway. In the NASCAR Xfinity Series (NXS), the team finished with six victories as Keselowski, Logano and Blaney all recorded wins while Paul Menard and Austin Cindric also raced for the team. Cindric earned a spot in the NXS Playoffs and finished eighth in the series standings. The Verizon IndyCar Series season was highlighted by the first Indianapolis 500 win for Australian Will Power as he swept the month of May at the iconic Indianapolis Motor Speedway by claiming both the Indy Grand Prix and the Indy 500 for Team Penske's 17th win at Indy. Power added another oval win at Gateway. Josef Newgarden won three races in 2018 while Simon Pagenaud had a solid season and all three Team Penske drivers finished inside the top six in the championship standings. Team Penske returned to sports car competition with two Acura ARX-05 DPi entries in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. Former Indy 500 winner Juan Pablo Montoya and Dane Cameron teamed up in the No. 6 Acura while another Indy 500 champ, Helio Castroneves, was paired Ricky Taylor in the No. 7 Acura. Castroneves and Taylor scored Acura Team Penske's only IMSA win in 2018 as the team finished at 1-2 at Mid-Ohio. DJR Team Penske (DJRTP) driver Scott McLaughlin produced the second title of the memorable season when he held off his rivals to win the Virgin Australia Supercars Championship driver title behind nine victories, 21 podium finishes and 13 poles in 30 races on the season. DJRTP teammate Fabian Coulthard completed a successful season as well as he finished ninth in the championship with one victory and three podiums on the season.
2019
The most successful season in the rich history of Team Penske highlighted a memorable 2019 for the team. After Roger Penske was inducted into the NASCAR Hall of Fame early in the year, the team asserted itself on the track and established single-season records for wins (40) and poles (43) while claiming three series championships and the organization's record-extending 18th Indianapolis 500 victory. All three of Team Penske's NASCAR Cup Series teams produced victories and earned spots in the Playoffs. Brad Keselowski led the team with three victories and his first win of the season at Atlanta was historic as it marked his 60th win with the team which allowed him to surpass Mark Donohue as the winningest driver in Team Penske history. While Keselowski advanced to the Round of 12 in the Playoffs, Joey Logano scored two wins on the year and made it to the Round of 8 before his defense of the 2018 title came to an end as he finished fifth in the NCS standings. Ryan Blaney posted a Cup Series win for his third consecutive season and he also advanced to the Round of 8 to emerge with best career finish of seventh in the championship. Austin Cindric completed a successful first full season racing for the team in the NASCAR Xfinity Series as he claimed back-to-back series wins at Watkins Glen and Mid-Ohio and finished sixth in the championship after a deep Playoff run. Team Penske claimed its 16th IndyCar Series championship as Josef Newgarden produced his second title in three seasons for the team after producing a series-best four wins. Simon Pagenaud finished second in the championship behind his teammate but he earned the biggest race victory of the season when he won the Indianapolis 500 in dramatic fashion to complete the first-ever sweep of the month of May at Indy that also included a win in the INDYCAR Grand Prix and Team Penske's 18th Indy 500 pole position. Will Power also earned two wins as Team Penske generated eight victories overall for the season. Acura Team Penske captured a championship in it second season competing in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar championship as the tandem of Juan Pablo Montoya and Dane Cameron posted three victories in the No. 6 ARX-05 to win the DPi title. Helio Castroneves and Ricky Taylor finished third in the standings racing the No. 7 Acura ARX-05. DJR Team Penske experienced a record-setting season in the Virgin Australia Supercars Championship as the Shell V-Power team produced a record 20 race wins between drivers Scott McLaughlin and Fabian Coulthard. McLaughlin won his second consecutive driver's title after posting a new series single-season record 18 victories, including a win with co-driver Alex Premat in the legendary Bathurst 1000 race. DJRTP also captured the team title for the second time in three seasons. Team Penske also entered the realm of eSports in 2019 competing in the eNASCAR Heat Pro league. With two entries across the Xbox and PlayStation4 platforms, the team won its first race and finished third in the final standings.
2020
Amid an unprecented year that saw racing pause, then restart while many events were rescheduled or canceled due to the COVID-19 global pandemic, Team Penske overcame adversity to have another successful season. The organization produced three championships and won 39 races and 30 pole positions collectively among its racing teams. After a shift before the start of the season that saw the teams readjust their crews to work with different cars and drivers, all three Team Penske teams competing in the NASCAR Cup Series once again won races and earned positions in the Playoffs. Ryan Blaney won at Talladega and finished ninth in the championship standings. Brad Keselowski, Joey Logano and their respective teams raced their way into the Championship 4 as Team Penske featured two cars in the title race for the first time in its history. Behind four wins on the year, Keselowski finished second in the championship while Logano, who earned three victories on the season, finished third. It was a magical season for Austin Cindric and the No. 22 Ford team in the NASCAR Xfinity Series (NXS). During July-August, Cindric won five of six races as the team rode the momentum to a regular season championship. Cindric carried the success over to the Playoffs and advanced to the Championship 4 race in Phoenix where he saved his best for last. He made a daring pass to reclaim the race lead in overtime and won to secure his first NXS series title. All three teams racing in the NTT INDYCAR SERIES also won races as Simon Pagenaud earned one victory in 2020 while Will Power scored a pair of wins. Josef Newgarden led the team with four wins on the year and he and the No. 1 team made a strong late season run to post three victories over the final six races as they finished second in the standings while falling just short of repeating as series champions. In its final season competing in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, Acura Team Penske went out in style. The No. 7 team, led by drivers Helio Castroneves and Ricky Taylor, won four of the season's final six races to claim the DPi class title as Castroneves earned his first-ever series championship in his 21st and final season racing for the team. Scott McLaughlin and the No. 17 Ford team won its third consecutive Australian Supercars championship as DJR Team Penske also earned the coveted team title. The performance completed a remarkable run for Team Penske in the Supercars series that saw the team produce six championships over a six-year period. McLaughlin also made the transition to racing in the U.S. as he joined Team Penske for the INDYCAR season finale in St. Pete and he will compete for the team over the full NTT INDYCAR SERIES season in 2021.
2021
Focusing its efforts with teams competing in the NASCAR Cup Series (NCS), NASCAR Xfinity Series (NXS) and the NTT INDYCAR SERIES (NICS), Team Penske enjoyed another successful racing season in 2021. The organization produced a combined 13 wins across the three series while it earned its fifth Xfinity Series Owners' Championship. Ryan Blaney took a big step forward in his young career with a three-win Cup Series season that culminated with back-to-back victories at Michigan International Speedway and Daytona International Speedway on the way to a seventh-place finish in the NCS standings. Joey Logano and Brad Keselowski - racing in his final season with Team Penske - both produced wins during the year, as Keselowski finished a team-best sixth in the standings and Logano just two positions behind in eighth place. Austin Cindric put together a near carbon-copy of his 2020 NXS Championship season, but wound up finishing second in the 2021 standings on the strength of five wins, 22 top-fives and 16 top-10 finishes. In the INDYCAR SERIES, Josef Newgarden once again stayed in contention for the championship all the way through the season finale on the streets of Long Beach before he finished as series runner up for the second-consecutive year. He captured two wins and four pole positions to secure the season-long NTT P1 Pole Award. Will Power continued his winning ways with a victory in his 15th-consecutive season to move into sole possession of fifth place on the all-time list with 40 career wins. Power earned his 62nd pole award to inch closer to Mario Andretti for the record drawing to within four poles of the racing legend. Scott McLaughlin gave Team Penske its first NICS Rookie of the Year title since the award was first presented in 1979. Simon Pagenaud, competing in his final season with Team Penske, finished eighth in the series standings with two podium finishes.
2022
Team Penske accomplished another historic feat in 2022, winning the NASCAR Cup Series (NCS) and NTT INDYCAR SERIES (NICS) championships in the same season for the first time in its 56-year history. Will Power secured his second NICS title with a third-place finish at Laguna Seca on September 11, one day after passing Mario Andretti for the most NTT P1 Awards in history with 68. Joey Logano rode the strength of his four points-paying wins – and five overall – including a win in the season finale at Phoenix to also win his second NCS title. The team started the season off in spectacular fashion by winning its first three races in 2022: the Clash at The Coliseum (Logano), the Daytona 500 (Austin Cindric) and the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg (Scott McLaughlin). Along with his wins in the Clash and the Phoenix finale, Logano won the spring race at Darlington Raceway, the inaugural NCS race at World Wide Technology Raceway (WWTR) and the NASCAR Playoff event at Las Vegas that propelled him into the Championship 4. Cindric’s rookie campaign featured the massive win in the Daytona 500 that qualified him for the NASCAR Playoffs and helped him to win Team Penske’s second NCS Rookie of the Year Award. He finished 12th in the final standings. Ryan Blaney won the NASCAR All-Star Race at Texas Motor Speedway, qualified for the NASCAR Playoffs and finished eighth in the standings. Power was remarkably consistent on his way to the NICS title with one win but nine podium finishes in 17 races. His five pole positions led the series and allowed him to claim the series record for all-time pole positions. Josef Newgarden led the series with five wins on the year, coming in a variety of tracks that helped him win the first PeopleReady Force for Good Challenge. The bragging rights and $1 million prize went to the driver that could win on an oval, a road course and a street circuit. Newgarden scored wins at Texas, Long Beach, Road America, Iowa Speedway and Gateway. McLaughlin showed immense growth in his sophomore season with wins in the season opener at St. Petersburg, followed by additional victories at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course and Portland International Raceway to go along with three pole awards. Early in the 2022 season, Team Penske announced a new sports car program with Porsche to run four cars under the Porsche Penske Motorsport banner in both the International Motorsports Association (IMSA) and the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) beginning in 2023. To prepare for the 2023 WEC campaign, Team Penske competed in three series races in 2022 at Sebring, Spa-Francorchamps and Le Mans. At the 24-hour French endurance classic, Dane Cameron, Felipe Nasr and Emmanuel Collard finished ninth overall from a starting position of 14th.
2023
In its 57th season, Team Penske continued to add to its motorsports legacy. For the first time in history, the team produced back-to-back NASCAR Cup Series championships as Ryan Blaney and the No. 12 Ford Mustang team scored three wins and their first NCS title. The team posted five NTT INDYCAR SERIES victories and four poles among Will Power, Josef Newgarden and Scott McLaughlin while claiming three of the top seven positions in the series standings. Newgarden earned his first and the team's record 19th Indianapolis 500 victory. In a return to full season sports car competition, the global Porsche Penske Motorsport (PPM) program raced with two Porsche 963 hybrid prototypes in both the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship and the international FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC). It marked a successful return to the team's racing roots as PPM won four races in IMSA competition and finished third in the competitive WEC Hypercar standings.