Roger Penske achievements as a businessman, racecar owner and race promoter are outstanding. He is the founder and president of Penske Corporation, a privately held transportation services company comprised of three business groups. Among the companies he oversees include Detroit Diesel arid Penske Truck Leasing, as well as numerous automobile dealers throughout the Country.

Roger also owns two major auto racetracks. They are Michigan Int’l Speedway and Nazareth Speedway in Pennsylvania. He also promotes the annual Indy Car race at the Burke Airport in downtown Cleveland, Ohio.

To auto racing fans Roger Penske is a household name both on the Indy Car circuit and the NASCAR Winston Cup Series. Penske Racing, the most successful Indy Car racing team in history, holds numerous all time records including over 75 Indy Car race wins, highlighted by ten Indianapolis 500 victories; nine Indy Car National Championships; and over 100 pole positions. Penske’s Indy Cars driven in 1994 by Emerson Fittipaldi, Paul Tracy, and Al Unser, Jr. finished 1-2-3 in a number a races as well as finishing 1-2-3 in the final CART Indy Car points.

On the NASCAR scene Roger co owns, along with Don Miller, the Miller Genuine Draft team. Their driver is Rusty Wallace. Wallace is one of the top contenders on that circuit and won 10 Winston Cup races in 1993 and has another eight wins so far in 1994.

Roger Penske is also well known for his driving abilities. He had an illustrious sports car racing career from 1958 through 1964.

He later teamed with Mark Donohue and the pair was successful on both the SCCA Can Am and Trans Am series before moving on to Indy Cars.

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