Team Penske to Celebrate 6,000 Starts This Weekend
April 5, 2024
The list of accomplishments over 58 years of competition at Team Penske is endless. When Austin Cindric, Ryan Blaney and Joey Logano line up for the green flag at the NASCAR Cup Series Cook Out 400 at Martinsville Speedway this Sunday, it will mark a significant milestone for Roger Penske – 6,000 starts as a team owner.
The astonishing achievement includes starts across 18 different racing series around the world, dating back to 1966, with 109 different drivers piloting Penske-prepared vehicles.
From humble beginnings competing out of a small race shop in Newtown Square, Pennsylvania, Team Penske has accumulated 44 national championships, 626 wins, 687 pole positions, 2,322 top-five and 3,342 top-10 finishes.
Brad Keselowski leads all drivers in starts for Team Penske with 587. Joey Logano is in the top spot among current team drivers with 466 starts.
Watch the NASCAR Cup Series in action Sunday at 3:00 p.m. ET on FS1.
Team Penske has competed in the following 18 series since its formation in 1966:
(Note: An asterisk denotes a series that Team Penske currently competes in)
American Le Mans Series
American Stock Car Series
Canadian-American Challenge Cup
Championship Auto Racing Teams
Formula 5000
Formula One
Grand American Road Racing Association
*International Motorsports Association
*NASCAR Cup Series
NASCAR Grand National Series
NASCAR Truck Series
*INDYCAR SERIES
Trans Am
United States Auto Club Champ Car
United States Auto Club Stock Car
United States Road Racing Championship
*World Endurance Championship
Below are the total start stats for some of Team Penske's notable drivers, along with the series they have competed in for the team:
Brad Keselowski (587 – NASCAR Cup Series, NASCAR Grand National Series)
Rusty Wallace (497 – NASCAR Cup Series, NASCAR Grand National Series, NASCAR Truck Series)
Joey Logano (466 – NASCAR Cup Series, NASCAR Grand National Series)
Helio Castroneves (344 – INDYCAR/CART, American Le Mans Series, Grand-Am, IMSA)
Ryan Newman (303 – NASCAR Cup Series, NASCAR Grand National Series, ARCA)
Sam Hornish Jr. (299 – INDYCAR, NASCAR Cup Series, NASCAR Grand National Series, ARCA)
Will Power (239 – INDYCAR)
Rick Mears (192 – USAC, INDYCAR/CART)
Mark Donohue (180 – Trans Am, Can Am, USAC, USRRC, Formula 1, Endurance, Formula 5000, NASCAR Cup Series, FIA Pro, Group 7)
