Roger Penske commissioned Geoff Ferris to create a new car for the 1981 season, the Penske 9-B. It was a modification of the Penske PC-9 racer which effectively utilized ground effects. Ground effects increase the downforce on the car which helps to hold the car to the track.
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Jigger Sirois is immortalized in Indianapolis 500 history as having bad luck during qualifying. So much so, there is an award named after him…the Jigger Award.
May 17, 1969, dawned with an overcast sky. It was Pole Day, the first day of qualifications for the Indianapolis 500. Soon it began ...
In his 60+ years of auto racing, Roger Penske has won eighteen Indianapolis 500s, far surpassing any other team owner.
Penske’s first full-time driver was Mark Donohue who had won a couple of sports car championships. They were like two peas in a pod--both studied engineering in college, both were ...