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The Marlboro Challenge was an all-star race in the CART series race held from 1987 to 1992, sponsored by cigarette brand Marlboro.After 1992, the race was discontinued, in part because Phillip Morris reorganized its race sponsorship after the Marlboro Grand Prix of New York fell through.
Former logo used until 2013 Team Penske No. 2 hauler set for parade down Las Vegas Strip – 2015. Team Penske (formerly Penske Racing) is an American professional auto racing organization, competing in the IndyCar Series, NASCAR Cup Series, IMSA SportsCar Championship and FIA World Endurance Championship.
Marlboro spent as much as £70m/year on the Italian team; one writer commented that "so vast were its resources it would come to effectively supplant Fiat as the race team's parent". [15] The then-struggling Ferrari team went on to win eight Constructors' Championships in ten years from 1999 to 2008. Hogan retired from Marlboro in 2002. [10]
Marlboro sponsored the Rial Racing team in 1988 and 1989. The Marlboro logo was displayed on the front and side of the cars and on the drivers helmets. In some races where explicit tobacco sponsoring was forbidden, the Marlboro logo was replaced with a barcode. [76] [77] [78] Marlboro sponsored the Spirit Racing team in 1983 and 1984. The ...
Marlboro Team Penske expanded to a three-car operation with defending Indianapolis 500 winner Emerson Fittipaldi, rising star Paul Tracy, and 1990 IndyCar Champion and 1992 Indy 500 winner Al Unser Jr., defecting from Galles Racing after a disappointing 1993 campaign left him with just one win and 7th in the standings.
Branded as the 1994 Marlboro 500 for sponsorship reasons, the race was won by Scott Goodyear, his second Michigan 500 win. It was race number 10 of 16 of the 1994 PPG IndyCar World Series . 42°03′58.68″N 84°14′29.18″W / 42.0663000°N 84.2414389°W / 42.0663000; -84.2414389
The Marlboro 500 was the 21st and final scheduled race for 2001 by CART, and was held on November 4 at California Speedway, in Fontana, California. [2] Prior to the race, Team Penske driver Gil de Ferran had secured the championship at the previous round of the season (the Honda Indy 300 ) and held a 28- point lead over second-place driver ...
Al Unser Jr., the two-time former Indianapolis 500 winner, and Penske Racing stalwart was running his last race for the team. Both of Penske’s cars were going to be filled with new drivers for 2000, as the team signed Gil de Ferran and Greg Moore to take those positions.