We are a closelyheld, diversified, onhighway, transportation services company whose subsidiaries operate in a variety of industry segments, including retail automotive, truck leasing, transportation logistics and professional motorsports. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. Penskes maestro includes more than 400 photos plus a complete statistical record of kainhofers amazing career. In junior high he had a motor bike, which was soon displaced by a 500cc norton motorcycle. This book also highlights the key events that have defined american motorsports. Book is also signed on a inside page by brad keselowski. He cofounded firefly mobile inc which won the 2006 ces innovation award. The top secret ilmorpenske race car that shocked the. Karl kainhofer, an austrianborn porschetrained master mechanic, was roger penskes personal race mechanic, preparing many of the cars. Penske racing has more than 50 years of racing experience and over 500 major race wins highlighted by 34 championships and 17 indianapolis 500mile race victories. Drivers racing for the captain tallied 32 wins last year, including a 17th indianapolis 500 victory go, will. The booking agents at athletespeakers work on your behalf to get you the best price for your desired sports celebrity.
Finding a new wrinkle in usacs rulebook roger throws boatloads of cash and an amazing engine constructor into an effort to build an unconventional pushrod engine to dominate the indy 500. Jan 01, 20 online shopping from a great selection at books store. Details about grand sport book roger penske race log of the magnificent corvette dave friedman. Amounts shown in italicized text are for items listed in currency other than canadian dollars and are approximate conversions to canadian dollars based upon bloombergs conversion. Roger penske speaking fee and booking agent contact. On display in the museum are cars detailing the diversity of penske racing including a replica of the 1963 pontiac catalina which roger penske drove to victory in the 1963 nascar. Team penske 50th anniversary employee only hardcover book. Roger searle penske born february 20, 1937 is an american businessman and entrepreneur involved in professional auto racing and a retired professional auto racing driver. The top secret ilmor penske race car that shocked the world at the 1994 indy 500 by jade gurss.
Millers time inside penske racing through the eyes. No matter how bad it seems, everythings an opportunity. Team penske 50th anniversary employee only hardcover book roger penske autograph. You can find many items that are unique to the museum, such as tshirts, pens, and one of a kind car parts, signed by team penske drivers, which. Roger penske s passion for the indianapolis motor speedway is tough to put into words. Don miller, dan luginbuhl inducted into team penske hall. This book is the first history of the penske racing organization outside of mark donohues autobiography the unfair advantage that i know of. At 83, the racing and business magnate has unmatched respect and awe for the place that.
Bill warners crew was able to assemble quite an array of cars that roger penske and penske racing have campaigned over the years. Apr 06, 2020 roger penske, honorable member of the handshake generation, does not grandly sweep into the conference room at the indianapolis motor speedway, or even pause in the doorway for people to take a gander. Roger penske, founder and chairman of penske corporation, championed and invested in the races return to detroit in 2007. We will have an autograph and booksigning session with the author, bones. Last time, billionaire racing team owner roger penske discussed his sentimental favorite for this years 100th running of the indianapolis 500.
In his superb 1975 book the unfair advantage, the late, great mark donohue defined that term as penske racings meticulous car preparation, ingenious engineering, and the unprecedented professionalism the team brought to the transam, canam, and champ car series. Team penske is a commemorative tribute to the spectacle and prestige of auto racings most historic event and is a musthave book for aficionados of the indy 500, motor sports and automotive innovation. Mark donohue technical excellence at speed michael argetsinger foreword by roger penske hardcover, 8 38 x 9, 344 pages, with 15 blackandwhite and 25 color photographs isbn. Grand sport book roger penske race log of the magnificent. Shipped with usps first class 3 to 5 business days.
When you think about when i came here in 1951 with my dad, and now still being here for the 100 th running and having the opportunity for our 17 th win, its amazing. To a generation of fans in the 1960s and 1970s, mark donohue embodied a new, uniquely american spirit in motor racing. There are also coverage of penske events not so well known. Before roger penske was a billionaire, he was a very. Well have more on the book as the month of may approaches including excerpts and will offer it on the store. But back to the era cars, such as the roger penskemark donohue aciddipped camaros that needed landau tops to keep the roofs from.
At 83, the racing and business magnate has unmatched respect and awe for the place that captured his. Roger searle penske born february 20, 1937 is an american businessman and entrepreneur involved in professional auto racing and a retired professional. When the penskesunoco trans am camaros were in action, no. In fact, the author claims pabst closed the windows and all the vents, so the car floated, and augie stepped off the window sill onto the pool deck without getting the least bit wet. Team penske s success in the sport in multiple series over more than half a century is unequaled, and the 2018 season was perhaps the best in the organizations history. Apr 25, 2020 roger penske s passion for the indianapolis motor speedway is tough to put into words. According to the author of this book, roger penske has turned down several opportunities to have official histories written. Just the narrow focus on indy, the man and organization deserve much better. Both books involve indianpolis 500s in seasons that changed indycar. His father had a 42year career with the sun oil company, roger penskes. Apr 20, 20 roger penske maintained saturday his team was working in a gray area of the rule book when nascar confiscated parts from the cars of defending sprint cup champion brad keselowski and teammate joey. Jun 11, 2020 but back to the era cars, such as the roger penske mark donohue aciddipped camaros that needed landau tops to keep the roofs from buckling.
The name of the game is winning the roger penske story part 1. The accomplished businessman also fields a team in indycar, a series he also owns. The two had first met in 1960, when donohue was starting out in scca racing with an elva courier. The name of the game is winning the roger penske story. He became one of the most winning car owners of all time in the major forms of auto racing. The story of auto racing by the man who was there chris economaki. The long struggle for stability came in 2020 when roger penske acquired ims and the indycar series, securing a bright future for the speedway, the indy 500 and the sport. He enters on a beeline, in a logoed navy pullover that matches the bespoke suit pants. He is most famous for his ownership of team penske, djr team penske, the penske corporation, the indianapolis motor speedway, indycar, and other automotiverelated. But penske said the company has a succession plan in place that would place one of his sons.
The roger penske story begins with the youthful racing driver, and develops into roger penske the millionaire businessman grand prix car builder, and nascar team owneroperator. What scares billionaire racing magnate roger penske. Roger penske speakers bureau and booking agent info. The story unfolds as roger penske and mario illien and paul morgan of ilmor play every card they possess to create an incredible race engineeven rare world war ii fighter planes and supersonic jets roar into the. Contact roger penskes booking agent for speaker fees, appearance requests, endorsement costs, and manager info or call athletespeakers at 8009166008. Karl built a culture around him of quality at the highest level and provided the inspiration for what team penske is today. Roger penske signed 50th anniversary book indianapolis motor. Roger penske s team reveals how the engine and car were tested and developed, and how mercedes came to be involved in the project. Transam, who powered ford mustangs to two championships before meeting a tragic end at road america in 1970 driving a pontiac firebird.
Penske heir, 34, and former victorias secret model elaine. In the world of auto racing, roger penske is the man. Penske heir faces fight over mansion plans cbs news. No other team in history has come close to matching the record of roger penske s. Roger penske says team was working in a gray area of rule. Once a successful racecar driver himself, penske seemed to have a sixth sense about race strategy. With a handful of the sunoco camaros on display, we could see that the rule book in the 60s allowed significantly more room for interpretation and creativity. Apr 08, 20 mr penske, 34, who is the youngest son of auto magnate roger penske, confirmed the happy news at yesterdays indycar race in birmingham, alabama. Roger penske born 1937 became a rich man as the owner of penske corporation, a multibillion dollar company involved in many things, including motor racing.
At 84, penske himself is showing no signs of slowing down. Without a doubt, it was the largest gathering of penske racing machinery in history, and roger was impressed. How penskes infamous lightweight z28 racer lives on in. In 2004 the transportation executive and autoracing legend roger s. It is a nice read, just dont take all the facts to the bank. Billionaire racing team owner roger penske selling. Roger penske, the 81year old chairman and ceo of penske automotive group, has no plans to retire.
Penske gave the newcomer a piece of advice, which donohue quoted in his wonderful book, the unfair advantage. Along the way miller tosses in a bit of personal philosophy and describes the dynamics of rusty and roger and how the addition of ryan newman changed the. I would recommend this book to anyone who has interest in the details of behind the scenes racing in america. Celebrating fifty years of team penske competing and winning at the. Roger penske is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics. He is also the chairman and ceo of penske media corporation pmc. In the new book, beast, bestselling author jade gurss chronicles the subterfuge and debunks the myths about this legendary engine that persist twenty years on. It spans many years and contains an element of intrigue, because penske has not always divulged everything, especially where united states factory support is concerned. Gurss interviewed key players involved in the race to undercover the story of how this engine powered the penske pc23 chassis to one of the most talkedabout indy 500 races in history. Photographic race log of the magnificent chevrolet corvette factory specials, 19621967.
Mar 24, 2021 roger penske is much more than just a nascar team owner. How roger penske, indycar are coping amid coronavirus pandemic. Penske offers college students a 10% discount on all truck rentals, along with no underage surcharges for renters 1823 years old, plus more. In junior high he had a motor bike, which was soon displaced by a 500cc norton motorcycle when he reached high school. Hence the book relates not only karls life history but also the inside story of penske racings first 32 years. Mar 11, 2020 roger penske was this years honoree, and event founder bill warner fully utilized every available connection to assemble an astonishing array of cars from penske s racing past. This book is not an authorized roger penske racing product, so do not expect it to have the same level of deep data and interviews as did, say, earlier biographies of the late mark donohue penske s first and most famous driver and friend. Roger penske isnt slowing down and has a message for nascar. This is an employee gift and not available to the public. Roger penske generally travels from and can be booked for private corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Team penske, formerly know as penske racing, was founded back in 1972 by the captain roger penske.
Holdings include the worlds second largest automobile dealership group as well as truck and equipment rentals, leasing and logistics services. Red queen 4 book hardcover box set by victoria aveyard. Roger penske bullish on large crowd for indianapolis 500. Celebrating fifty years of team penske competing and winning at the indianapolis 500, team penske charts the teams unrivaled 17 victories throughout the decades with exciting race photography, detailed statistics, and profiles of the drivers and teams and their quest for glory at the greatest spectacle in racing. At his funeral roger talked to hansgens young protege and ford codriver mark donohue. Aug 14, 2007 this book covers all of the great penske moments in his career of racing. Penske was born in shaker heights, ohio, clevelands answer to beverly hills or westchester. It spans many years and contains an element of intrigue, because penske. This book is not an authorized roger penske racing product, so do not expect. Mar 22, 2021 file roger penske looks over the track from the grandstand at indianapolis motor speedway in indianapolis, in this thursday, july 2, 2020, file photo. Roger penske was and is a living legend, i have always been a fan of his and have a book on him that was written a few years ago on penske racing,this book sadly misses the mark as it does not focus on all aspects of roger s big organization of which i am a fan of.
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