Roger Penske

Roger Penske is an American businessperson and entrepreneur involved in professional auto racing, and a retired professional auto racing driver. He is most famous for his ownership of Team Penske, DJR Team Penske, the Penske Corporation, the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, IndyCar, and other automotive-related businesses.

Sports Illustrated named him Sports Car Club of America Driver of the Year in 1961. After retiring from driving a few years later, he created one of the most successful teams in IndyCar Series and NASCAR racing. He is the most successful owner in the Indianapolis 500 with 18 victories. He is known by his nickname of "The Captain." In addition, Penske serves as a race strategist for his IndyCar team, currently for driver Will Power.

Penske is a corporate director at General Electric and was chairman of Super Bowl XL in Detroit, Michigan. He was previously on the board of The Home Depot and Delphi Automotive before resigning to chair the Detroit Super Bowl Committee. He has an estimated net worth of $1.83 billion as of 2018.

Penske was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2019. (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Sources

• "Roger Penske." Wikipedia, revision of 8 January 2021. < https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Penske > Accessed 16 January 2021.