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unusual facts about Penske Racing



Penske PC-26

The Penske PC-26 was designed by Nigel Bennett and manufactured by Penske Cars in Poole, Dorset for the 1997 CART Championship.

Rusty Wallace Racing

In 2011, Rusty Wallace Racing acquired the owner's points of the No. 77 Penske Racing team, guaranteeing Steve Wallace a start in the 2011 Daytona 500.

Snap-on

Since the early 1980s, Snap-on has been sponsoring Penske Racing teams in the NASCAR Sprint and Nationwide Series as well as Championship Auto Race Teams (CART) and the Indy Racing League (IRL).

Steve Park

He joined Las Vegas-owned team Orleans Racing and piloted the #62 truck, vacated by Brendan Gaughan who was offered a ride in the #77 Kodak Nextel Cup car for Penske Racing.

Ultra Motorsports

Wallace left the team late in the season to replace Jeremy Mayfield at Penske Racing and Ultra signed Kevin Lepage, who had been driving the #4 Kodak car for Morgan-McClure Motorsports, to run the remainder of the schedule.


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Al Unser

The year-old March was removed from a Penske Racing display at a Sheraton hotel in the team's hometown of Reading, Pennsylvania, and hurriedly prepared for a return to active competition.

Chris Rado

Beside his factory sponsor, Rado's sponsors include WORLD electronics, Lincoln Technical Institute, Descendant Racing, EA Sports, Alpinestars, HRE Performance Wheels, Brian Crower (BC), STACK, ScionLife.com, Deatschwerks Injectors, Golden Eagle Mfg., Isha Foundation, JE Pistons, Turbonetics, Spearco Intercoolers, Need for Speed (video game), Mishimoto Automotive, Brembo, Penske Racing Shocks and Continental Tire.