![]() ![]() “I think a full-time team that starts Day 1 and runs the full-season commitments,” Penske told IndyStar's Jim Ayello, “I think they have to be (locked in). Last March, Roger Penske was adamant about believing full-time Ind圜ar rides should be locked into spots in the sport's biggest spectacle. Does this mean full-time Ind圜ar drivers will get guaranteed spots in the Indianapolis 500? "We're excited to be a partner," Penske said about the city of Speedway. Penske wasn't asked specifically about this at Monday's news conference, but all his answers seem to indicate, no, Ind圜ar is not moving to Charlotte. The consolidation of Team Penske made Roger Penske the first owner competing in three different major auto racing series to place all of his teams under one roof, and the first to base his Ind圜ar Series team in North Carolina. The Ind圜ar Series teams occupy 55,843 square feet in the facility. Twitter reacts: Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Ind圜ar being sold to Penske Corp The Ind圜ar team, located in Reading, Penn., since the early 1970s, completed its move to Mooresville in late 2006, per the Team Penske website. It's a state-of-the-art facility on 105 acres. By early 2007, all of Penske's teams called North Carolina home. Team Penske's facility is in Mooresville, N.C. ![]() Hopefully I have enough credibility to make sure it's not a conflict. I've got a lot of guys watching me." Will Ind圜ar now be based in Charlotte instead of Indianapolis? There's been some history (of that)," Penske said at Monday's news conference. "I don't want to leave this conversation, I understand the integrity, There's got to be a bright line. "The sanctioning body will be a separate company. He's currently the general manager of the NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series. Per Fox Sports NASCAR reporter Bob Pockrass, Tony George, of the Hulman-George family, owned a team in Ind圜ar, and is part owner of Ed Carpenter Racing. Ben Kennedy, the great grandson of Bill France Sr., owned and raced a team in NASCAR. Newgarden won the Ind圜ar Series title in 20, while Pagenaud and Power each pulled off the Indianapolis double, winning the Indy 500 and Indy Grand Prix in 20, respectively.ĭoyel: Roger Penske the perfect choice to buy Ind圜ar and IMS from Tony GeorgeĪ team owner running a series has happened before. Such as: How can one team owner own the whole series?Īs owner of Team Penske, Roger Penske has won 18 Indy 500s, making him the most successful owner in Ind圜ar history. He runs a three-car team with Will Power, Simon Pagenaud and Josef Newgarden. has owned the track since 1945. Monday's news release did not specify how much Penske is paying to buy the track, the NTT Ind圜ar Series and Indianapolis Motor Speedway Productions.īut plenty of questions remain. is selling the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Ind圜ar and related businesses to Penske Corp. On Monday morning, we woke to the news that Hulman & Co. Watch Video: Motor Sports Insider - 'Positive step forward' for IMS, Ind圜ar ![]()
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