Penske Racing Team — 40 Years of Excellence

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  • 1583881956
  • 9781583881958
by Alan Hummel From its modest beginnings behind a Philadelphia-area watchmaker's shop... more
Penske Racing Team — 40 Years of Excellence

by Alan Hummel

From its modest beginnings behind a Philadelphia-area watchmaker's shop some 40 years ago, the Penske Racing Team, more than any other organization, has influenced the development, growth and direction of auto racing in the United States as both a sport and a business. Led by former race driver turned 'Fortune 500' business mogul Roger Penske, this team has won more than 250 major auto races around the world, captured 19 national championships (including 12 Indy-Car titles), and have enjoyed success in all forms of racing: Indy-Cars, sports cars, Formula-1, endurance racing and NASCAR.

This book documents the fascinating history of this unique organization, focusing on the talented drivers and innovative engineering that have been responsible for the team's spectacular and enduring success.

The book also highlights the key events that have defined American motorsports during this timeframe; including the rise and fall of U.S. sports car racing in the 1960s and 1970s; the politics of the USAC-CART split in the late 1970s; the CART-IRL battle that unfolded 20 years later; and the phenomenal transformation of NASCAR from its moonshine roots into the mainstream commercial phenomenon that it is today.

Contents:

  • Preface
  • Foreword by Tom Sneva
  • Two Captains, Birth of the Dynasty
  • United States Road Racing Championship and Can-Arn (1966-1969)
  • Trans-Am (1967-1971)
  • World Endurance Championship (1966-1973)
  • USAC Indy-Cars (1968-1978)
  • Formula A / F5000 (1969-1973)
  • Can-Arn Turbo Porsche 917 (1972-1973)
  • NASCAR (1972-1977)
  • Formula 1 (1971, 1974-1976)
  • CART Indy Cars, the Rick Mears Era (1979-1992)
  • Penske South (1992-2006)
  • CART Indy Cars, Triumph to Tragedy (1993-1999)
  • CART Indy Cars, Return to Glory (2000-2001)
  • IRL Indy Cars (2002-2006)
  • Epilogue
  • Penske Team Race Victories
  • Penske Racing Championships
  • References

Buch, Hardcover, 21 x 23,5 cm, 272 Seiten, 220 teils farbige Abbildungen, englischer Text