IndyCar, NASCAR, F1, Sportscars ... the list of categories in which Penske has been a winner over the past 50 years runs pretty close to exhaustive. To help celebrate the team's jubilee season, here are a selection of highlights from its open-wheeler campaigns. 1969: One year after making Penske’s first IndyCar appearance at Mosport, Mark Donohue finishes seventh in the team’s Indianapolis 500 debut and earns rookie-of-the-year honors. 1970: Donohue runs second to Al Unser at Indianapolis. 1971: Penske Racing earns its first USAC IndyCar victory at Pocono with Donohue in a McLaren M16. Donohue also finishes in P1 at Michigan. 1971: The team makes its Formula 1 debut in the Canadian...
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