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Roger Penske buys Indy Car and Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Posted on 11/4/19 at 8:57 am
Posted on 11/4/19 at 8:57 am
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Posted on 11/4/19 at 8:59 am to itawambadog
So from IRL/CART split that ruined the sport to this. It has been a strange quarter of century for open wheel racing. That split allowed NASCAR to take over as America's premier racing form.
Posted on 11/4/19 at 9:17 am to sms151t
I think it's better than turning it over to some know-it-all venture capitalist firm that only cares about turning a profit. Could have been sold to way worse people.
That being said, still pretty damn shocking.
That being said, still pretty damn shocking.
Posted on 11/4/19 at 9:17 am to itawambadog
That's probably good news
Should Penske be allowed to keep his Indy Car teams?
Should Penske be allowed to keep his Indy Car teams?
Posted on 11/4/19 at 9:22 am to Hurricane Mike
Yes. I don't worry at all about home cooking for his team.
It's not uncommon for a series owner to field a team in the series as well, at least in short track racing.
It's not uncommon for a series owner to field a team in the series as well, at least in short track racing.
Posted on 11/4/19 at 9:40 am to itawambadog
The Penkse file will have its own file cabinet.
Posted on 11/4/19 at 9:53 am to Jim Rockford
I knew my hard work would pay off. I spent all week transition the contents of that file to a nice accordion style file
Posted on 11/4/19 at 10:58 am to itawambadog
George is not Penske material.
Posted on 11/4/19 at 11:05 am to kywildcatfanone
Good.
Can’t see Penske making anything worse than it is now.
Can’t see Penske making anything worse than it is now.
Posted on 11/4/19 at 11:21 am to itawambadog
The Captain is long overdue for a promotion. Good news for the sport, IMO.
Posted on 11/4/19 at 11:24 am to itawambadog
I would say this is about as good of a person/company to take over IMS/Indycar. Penske has resources and connections Hullman and Co. could only dream of. I hope they keep Jay Frye and the rest of the team on board. They really helped to get the ship righted over the last 5 years.
Posted on 11/4/19 at 11:25 am to itawambadog
Tony George is garbage that ruined open wheel racing in the US.
Penske is a great person to own the speedway and the series.
Penske is a great person to own the speedway and the series.
Posted on 11/4/19 at 11:33 am to kywildcatfanone
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George is not Penske material.
Have you read the file?
Posted on 11/4/19 at 12:52 pm to itawambadog
Stock car addition to rival Nascar??
Pony car series would be fun.
Pony car series would be fun.
Posted on 11/4/19 at 1:11 pm to Pfft
quote:Where would they run? NASCAR owns half the tracks that would be desirable, and would probably put huge pressure on Bruton Smith to not hold races at his tracks. So unless you want a "strictly stock"/pony car version of IMSA I don't see that happening.
Stock car addition to rival Nascar??
I am also curious if Roger will hold on to the track for any length of time. Roger owned California (Auto Club) and Michigan for a while, but ended up selling both to ISC/NASCAR in the late 90s.
Posted on 11/4/19 at 1:12 pm to itawambadog
frick Tony George and frick the Hulman family for the split.
Posted on 11/4/19 at 1:20 pm to SprintFun
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I think it's better than turning it over to some know-it-all venture capitalist firm that only cares about turning a profit.
It seems to be working for F1.
I do think this is a good move by Indy/Penske though.
Posted on 11/4/19 at 3:49 pm to fightin tigers
I think Penske is the right guy for the job considering how long he's been in the sport. Hopefully he can bring in more sponsors and another engine manufacture wouldn't hurt either.
Posted on 11/4/19 at 3:52 pm to fightin tigers
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It seems to be working for F1. I do think this is a good move by Indy/Penske though
Ehhh we'll see about that
Posted on 11/4/19 at 4:15 pm to itawambadog
Time to bring back forced induction V8s with 22 psi of boost
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