NNS: Roger Penske’s First NASCAR Championship
Brad Keselowski delivered Roger Penske’s first NASCAR championship...
Team owner Roger Penske is at peace with his organization's switch to Ford. (Photo: LAT Photographic)
1967: Wins USRRC Championship with Donohue
1968: Wins USRRC and Trans Am championships with Donohue
1969: Donohue wins rookie of the year at Indianapolis 500; Wins second Trans Am title
1970: Donohue earns first Champ Car pole at Sears Point
1971: First Champ Car win at Pocono Raceway; Third Trans Am title
1972: Donohue wins Penske his first Indy 500; Can Am Title won by George Follmer driving for injured Donohue
1973: Donohue wins Penske's first NASCAR race at Riverside, as well as Can Am title
1975: Donohue killed in Austria; Bobby Allison wins two NASCAR races
1976: Penske wins only Formula One race with John Watson in Austrian Grand Prix
1977-78: Tom Sneva wins USAC Champ Car titles
1977-83: Penske wins USAC/Champ Car championship six of seven years
1978: Rick Mears wins first Champ Car race driving a Penske chassis
1985: CART champ
1988: CART champ
1993: Rusty Wallace finishes second in NASCAR Sprint Cup points
1994: CART Champ
2000-01: CART champ
2006: Indy Racing League champ
2010: NASCAR Nationwide Series champ
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