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The Penske PC-6 is a USAC and CART open-wheel race car, designed by British designer Geoff Ferris at Penske Racing, which was constructed for competition in the 1978 season. It also notably successfully won the 1979 Indianapolis 500 , being driven by Rick Mears .
Penske Auto Centers – A former subsidiary that had operated auto repair centers within selected Kmart stores from 1995 [8] [9] until 2002. [ 10 ] [ 11 ] VM Motori S.p.A. [ 12 ] – 50% was bought in 2003 and the rest in 2007, but a 51% stake was sold to Fiat S.p.A. in February 2011, and the remainder sold to Fiat in 2013.
The Penske PC-5 was Penske Racing's first USAC Indy car.It was designed by British designer Geoff Ferris, and was constructed for competition in the 1977 season.It was notably the first time Penske used their own chassis at the Indy 500, and the first car to clock a qualifying single-lap record of over 200 mph (320 km/h) at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Penske Motor Group is an El Monte, California, U.S.–based, subsidiary of Penske Corporation, managed by Gregory Penske. The group operates three automobile dealerships in California : Longo Toyota and Longo Lexus in the Greater Los Angeles Area and Lexus of Stevens Creek in the San Francisco Bay Area .
In the summer and fall of 1993, [14] Ilmor and Penske engaged in a new engine program. Under complete secrecy, [ 14 ] a 209-CID purpose-built, pushrod engine was being developed. [ 13 ] Mercedes stepped in near the end of development and paid a fee in order to badge the engine as the Mercedes-Benz 500I .
Penske Automotive was founded as United Automotive Group in 1990 by Marshall S. Cogan [3] and later came under the control of Penske Corporation and Roger Penske in May 1999. Several years later, on July 2, 2007, United Automotive Group changed its corporate name to Penske Automotive Group, Inc; and changed its ticker symbol on the NYSE to PAG. [4]
1981 Indy 500-winning Penske PC-9B chassis of Bobby Unser Penske PC-9B being demonstrated at the 2011 Goodwood Festival of Speed. The Penske PC-9 and Penske PC-9B are USAC and CART open-wheel race car chassis, designed by British designer Geoff Ferris at Penske Racing, which was constructed for competition in the 1980 and 1981 IndyCar seasons, as well as the 1980 season and 1981–82 USAC ...
Penske PC-7; Category: CART IndyCar: Constructor: Penske: Designer(s) Geoff Ferris: Predecessor: Penske PC-6: Successor: Penske PC-9: Technical specifications; Chassis: Aluminum Monocoque: Suspension: Inboard springs and Fox shocks front and rear, operated by top rocker arm with front and lower rear A arms of streamline tubing: Engine