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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In 1992, Cynthia (Cindy) Albrecht was the executive chef for the Penske-Marlboro racing team responsible for the Penske hospitality tent. She was assistedd by her good friends Sandi Fink and Rebecca Miller, and two men Pete Twiddy and Glen Smith in the efforts. It was a big job. The Penske ...
It all began In late November 1971 when Team Penske ran a “super secret” test on the American Motors Matador at the Charlotte Motor Speedway. The only people present were Team Penske engineer Chuck Cantwell, driver Mark Donohue, technicians from Holman & Moody which built the car, and officials from ...
It is hard to consider Team Penske an underdog at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. In their thirteenth year of participating in the Indianapolis 500, they had won four times and finished second four times. Still, 1987 was a year that Al Unser, Sr. became an unlikely winner of the race. ...