This Week in
Team Penske History
Ryan Briscoe's win at St. Petersburg marks a strong start to the 2009 INDYCAR SERIES season.
This Week in
Team Penske History
April 4, 1970
Mark Donohue wins the first pole position for Team Penske in open-wheel competition as he leads qualifying for the Golden Gate 150 at Sonoma Raceway in the second race of the 1970 USAC season.
Driving the No. 66 Sunoco Lola/Chevrolet, Donohue posts an average speed of 93.419 mph on the California road course to win the pole. Racing legend Dan Gurney goes on to win the race as, unfortunately, a valve train issue on the No. 66 Chevy brings an early end to Donohue's race.
April 6, 2009
Ryan Briscoe opens the 2009 INDYCAR SERIES season in style for Team Penske, winning on the streets of St. Petersburg in the No. 6 Dallara/Honda.
After starting fourth, Briscoe passes Justin Wilson for the lead on the 87th lap of the 100-lap race. Briscoe then fights off Ryan Hunter-Reay on two dramatic restarts over the final seven laps to claim his third career victory for Team Penske. Leading 46 laps in all, Briscoe beats Hunter-Reay to the finish line by just .462 of a second, while Wilson comes home third.