Team Penske (NASCAR)

The NASCAR operation of the racing team Team Penske is a unit based in Mooresville, North Carolina, USA. The team fields Ford Mustangs in the NASCAR Cup Series and the Xfinity Series and has won a total of three drivers' championships and over 170 races combined over both series.

Penske's NASCAR Garage in Mooresville, North Carolina.

The team has also used the following names:

  • Penske Racing South: formerly used to differentiate the NASCAR operation from its open wheel and sports car racing operation that was based in Reading, Pennsylvania; the name ceased to be used when the entire operation moved to North Carolina.
  • Penske-Kranefuss Racing: used from 1998 until 2001 when Michael Kranefuss, who had previously fielded a car with Carl Haas as a partner, merged his team with Penske's and brought Jeremy Mayfield, his driver, into the Penske fold in car #12. The partnership ended after 2001, but Penske continues to run car #12 to this day.
  • Penske-Jasper Racing: used in 2004 and 2005. Roger Penske had been supplying Jasper Motorsports with engines for several years and bought a share of the team so he could run its #77 for Brendan Gaughan as part of the Penske team. The partnership dissolved after Penske gave up his stake in the team and fired Gaughan.

Background

The team debuted in 1972 at Riverside International Raceway. Mark Donohue was driving a factory-sponsored red-white-blue American Motors Matador. It was dubbed the "flying brick" by many noting its squarish aerodynamics. The car finished 39th after rear end problems. The team ran part-time for a few years, fielding cars for several drivers including Donohue (won the 1973 Western 500 in the #16 Matador), Dave Marcis, Donnie Allison, and Bobby Allison. The team went full-time with Bobby Allison in 1976 with a new, more aerodynamic fastback coupe, finishing 4th in the points. In 1980, the team fielded two races for Rusty Wallace, finishing 2nd in his first race at Atlanta. Penske sold his machinery to the Elliott family in 1977 and got out of NASCAR.[1]

The team did not run for eleven years, returning in 1991 with Wallace at the wheel again, with Rusty moving his Miller beer dollars to the new team from the recently suspended operations of Raymond Beadle's Blue Max Racing team. Early in 2008, Roger Penske and Penske Racing won the 2008 Daytona 500 with Ryan Newman, the first time Penske has won a restrictor plate race, winning with a 1–2 finish.

In 2003, Penske switched from fielding Fords to Dodges. By 2011, however, Penske was the only NASCAR team running Dodges full-time as most of the former Dodge teams had either folded or switched to other brands such as Chevrolet, Ford or Toyota. Owner Roger Penske announced on March 1, 2012 that the team would return to Ford in 2013.[2]

In 2012, with Dodge, Brad Keselowski brought home Penske's first Sprint Cup title.

For the 2016 season Penske Racing South fielded the No. 2 Miller Lite Ford Fusion for Keselowski and the No. 22 Shell/Pennzoil Ford Fusion for Joey Logano. The team also supplies cars to the historic NASCAR team, Wood Brothers Racing, who fields Penske development driver Ryan Blaney on a full-time basis.

In 2014, the team changed their name branding from "Penske Racing" to "Team Penske" to match their IndyCar name.[3]

In 2018, the team fielded the No. 2 Ford Fusion full-time for Brad Keselowski, the No. 22 Ford Fusion full-time for Joey Logano, and the No. 12 Ford Fusion full-time for Ryan Blaney in the NASCAR Cup Series, as well as the No. 22 Ford Mustang full-time for part-time drivers Brad Keselowski, Joey Logano, Ryan Blaney, and Paul Menard, and full-time driver Austin Cindric, and the No. 12 Ford Mustang part-time for full-time driver Austin Cindric in the NASCAR Xfinity Series. Cindric split his full-time 2018 schedule between the 22 and 12 for Team Penske, and the 60 of Roush Fenway Racing, before being signed by Penske for the full 2019 Xfinity Series season in the No. 22 car. Joey Logano won the Cup Series championship, giving Penske his second Cup title as an owner.

Cup Series

Car No. 06 history

Sam Hornish, Jr. in the No. 06 at the 2007 Ford 400

In 2004, Penske occasionally ran a fourth car numbered 06, sponsored by Mobil 1. Craftsman Truck Series driver Travis Kvapil attempted four races, failing to qualify at Darlington, with a best finish of 21st at Martinsville. He would replace Brendan Gaughan in the 77 in 2005. Chad Blount also ran the car at Talladega, finishing 41st.

The No. 06 returned in 2007 with Sam Hornish, Jr. in preparation for moving full-time in the 77 the next year. The No. 06 was sponsored by Penske Truck Rental and Mobil 1 Hornish, Jr. attempted eight races, but only qualified for the final two races of the season, with a best finish of 30th at Phoenix.

Car No. 06 results

Year Driver No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 Owners Pts
2004 Chad Blount 06 Dodge DAY CAR LVS ATL DAR BRI TEX MAR TAL CAL RCH CLT DOV POC MCH SON DAY CHI NHA POC IND GLN MCH BRI CAL RCH NHA DOV TAL
41
KAN CLT 63rd 213
Travis Kvapil MAR
21
ATL
32
PHO DAR
DNQ
HOM
39
2007 Sam Hornish Jr. DAY CAL LVS ATL BRI MAR TEX PHO TAL RCH DAR CLT DOV POC MCH SON NHA DAY CHI IND POC GLN MCH BRI CAL RCH NHA
DNQ
DOV
DNQ
KAN TAL
DNQ
CLT
DNQ
MAR
DNQ
ATL
DNQ
TEX PHO
30
HOM
37
62nd 125

Car No. 2 history

Rusty Wallace's black Miller scheme in 1994
Origins with Blue Max Racing (1983-1990)

The No. 2 car's history can be traced back to the late 1970s with M. C. Anderson and Benny Parsons. Cale Yarborough drove the 27 Valvoline car in 1981 and 1982 respectively. In 1983, the team switched hands to Raymond Beadle and Blue Max Racing with Tim Richmond driving. The team picked up Rusty Wallace in 1986 and won a Championship in 1989. In 1990, the team barely made it through the season with the help of Roger Penske funding the team to keep going. By late 1990, the team was purchased as a base for Roger's new team. During the offseason, the team changed numbers from 27 to 2 (Wallace's old racing number) and kept the Miller Sponsorship.

Rusty Wallace (1991-2005)

The No. 2 team has not seen many changes since its debut under the Penske banner at the 1991 Daytona 500, where it finished 27th after a crash late in the race. Wallace drove the car from 1991 to 2005, with some form of Miller Beer as the primary sponsor of the team. Wallace moved to Penske from Blue Max Racing, which suspended operations after 1990. The team in its first year won two races and finished 10th in points. In 1992, Wallace won one race and finished 13th in points. Things then turned around for him and Penske, winning 25 races over the next four years, despite never winning the championship.

The team switched from Pontiac to Ford in 1994.[4] The season finale at Atlanta Motor Speedway and the entire 1996 season saw a small change when the popular Miller Genuine Draft paint scheme was replaced with a red, blue and yellow splashed scheme that advertised the Miller brand. After winning five races that season, Wallace donned the blue and white colors of Miller Lite in 1997. After winning one race a piece over the next three years, he put together four wins and won nine Bud poles in 2000, the highest total of his career. In 2002, he failed to win races, marking the first year since 1985 that he was winless throughout a season. After that year, the team switched manufacturers from Ford to Dodge. In 2004, Wallace announced the 2005 season would be his last in the Cup Series, citing his son's racing career and wanting to concentrate on his Busch Series team, Rusty Wallace Racing, for the departure. During that season, Wallace returned to victory lane for the first time since 2001 at Martinsville, one of his historically strong racetracks. Although he would not win a race during his final season, Wallace qualified for the Chase for the Nextel Cup and finished eighth in series points.

Kurt Busch (2006-2010)
The No. 2 car in 2008 with Kurt Busch driving

In order to replace the retiring Wallace, Penske tabbed 2004 Nextel Cup Champion Kurt Busch. However, this caused a problem with Busch's then-current team, Roush Racing, as he was still under contract for the 2006 season. The situation was resolved thanks in part to the resolution of another disputed contract with Roush. Roush Racing signed Jamie McMurray to drive their No. 6 car for the 2006 season but his previous team owner, Chip Ganassi, would not let him drive for Roush. Eventually, an agreement was struck where McMurray was released from his team to replace Busch in the No. 97 car (which was then renumbered to 26), therefore freeing up Busch to drive the No. 2 car. He quickly brought the team back to victory lane by winning in his fifth start with the team at Bristol, his only win of 2006. The No. 2 team finished 16th in the season points. Busch won six additional races with the No. 2 car, his last being the 2010 Coca-Cola 600. He qualified for the Chase three times, with a best finish of fourth in the final standings in 2009.

Brad Keselowski (2011–present)

In 2011, the No. 2 team swapped numbers with the No. 12 team of Brad Keselowski, which secured Keselowski's run with the No. 2 team's points. Jay Guy was replaced by Nationwide Series crew chief Paul Wolfe as the team's crew chief. The No. 2 team with Keselowski and Wolfe initially struggled for the first half of the season, although they won a fuel-mileage race at Kansas. The team's performance started to improve dramatically after Keselowski injured his leg during a testing crash at Road Atlanta. Keselowski and Wolfe grabbed two more wins at Pocono and at Bristol and rallied to make the 2011 Chase field. However, the final 10 races would be an up and down affair for the team, and they were knocked out of contention after finishing 18th at Phoenix. Nonetheless, Keselowski managed a fifth-place finish in points, a dramatic turnaround from his 2010 performance.

2012 would be Keselowski's breakout season, as he won five races at Bristol, Talladega, Kentucky, Chicagoland, and Dover, with the last two being his first Chase wins. He would ultimately win Team Penske its first Sprint Cup title after a close battle with Jimmie Johnson. This would also be the final year of Dodge in the Cup series.

With Dodge's departure, Team Penske switched back to Ford in the 2013 season. Compared to his 2012 championship run, Keselowski's 2013 season was a step back, as he opened the season with four top fives but struggled with consistency from there and eventually missed the Chase altogether. He would win a single race, at Charlotte in October, and rallied to finish fourteenth in points, the highest rank outside the Chase field (due to the Richmond scandal that resulted in Jeff Gordon getting an additional Chase berth).

Keselowski recovered quickly in 2014, winning the third race of the year at Las Vegas after Dale Earnhardt Jr. ran out of gas on the final lap. He later dominated and won Kentucky to become the first two-time winner at the track, and dominated the July race at Loudon and the September race at Richmond as well, to secure the top seed in the reformatted Chase for the Sprint Cup. Keselowski then won back-to-back for the first time in his career in the first Chase race at Chicagoland, to secure an immediate transfer into the Contender round of the new Chase. After suffering a blown tire at Kansas and tussling with Matt Kenseth and Denny Hamlin at Charlotte, Keselowski went to Talladega needing to win to make the Eliminator round, which he ultimately did after outbattling Ryan Newman on the final lap. However, he suffered a mechanical failure that caused him to wreck at Martinsville, and subsequently tangled with Gordon at Texas, which led to a post-race brawl that became one of the highlights of the season. Keselowski would ultimately be eliminated from the Chase after Phoenix, and finished fifth in the final points, with his six wins being a career high.

Keselowski won his first race of 2015 at California after taking advantage of two late cautions to run down the dominant car of ex-teammate Kurt Busch. This would prove to be the only win of his season, but Keselowski once again advanced to the Eliminator round of the Chase before suffering another wreck at Martinsville, and after leading the majority of the Texas race only to be passed by Jimmie Johnson with six laps to go, Keselowski was once again eliminated from championship contention after Phoenix.

Keselowski got back to his winning ways in 2016, breaking through at Las Vegas for the second time in three seasons. He also scored his third win in the GEICO 500 at Talladega, then found his first Daytona win in the Coke Zero 400, followed by his third career win at Kentucky.

Keselowski got his first win in 2017 after Kevin Harvick had trouble in the pits at Atlanta Motor Speedway. He was leading at Las Vegas when something broke in the car with two to go. He hung on for fifth. He remained consistent, winning the STP 500 for his first Martinsville win. He continued to be consistent until a strange crash early in the Coca-Cola 600, when a piece of metal from Jeffrey Earnhardt pierced Chase Elliott's grill and went into his engine, causing a mass oil leak and fire. Brad slid in the oil, right to Elliott's rear end. Keselowski would go on to make the playoffs for the sixth time in his cup series career and score an additional win in the wreck infested Alabama 500 at the Talladega Superspeedway and have the dominant car at Martinsville before a late race caution and contact with Chase Elliott took him out of contention for the win and he would finish 4th. Keselowski made the final round at Homestead-Miami speedway finished 7th in the race and 4th in the final standings to champion Martin Truex Jr.

Brad Keselowski's No. 2 at Sonoma Raceway in 2019

In 2018, Keselowski scored three wins in a row at Darlington, Indianapolis, and Las Vegas, but his run at the Playoffs was marred by bad finishes at the Charlotte Roval, Talladega, and Dover, resulting in his elimination from the Round of 12. Keselowski finished the season eighth in points.

Keselowski started the 2019 season with a 12th-place finish at the Daytona 500. A week later, he won at Atlanta; this gave him his 60th overall win with Team Penske and the first MENCS win for the new Ford Mustang GT. Keselowski also scored wins at Martinsville and Kansas and finished eighth in points for the second consecutive year.

Car No. 2 results

Year Driver No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 Owners Pts
1991 Rusty Wallace 2 Pontiac DAY
27
RCH
4
CAR
28
ATL
10
DAR
5
BRI
1
NWS
32
MAR
21
TAL
26
CLT
22
DOV
9
SON
3*
POC
31
MCH
17
DAY
12
POC
1
TAL
6
GLN
4
MCH
3
BRI
32
DAR
32
RCH
3
DOV
25
MAR
7
NWS
6
CLT
27
CAR
11
PHO
5
ATL
34
10th 3582
1992 DAY
31
CAR
26
RCH
17
ATL
15
DAR
11
BRI
9
NWS
2
MAR
31
TAL
11
CLT
18
DOV
3
SON
7
POC
24
MCH
37
DAY
9
POC
18
TAL
11
GLN
6
MCH
21
BRI
10
DAR
9
RCH
1*
DOV
16
MAR
2*
NWS
4
CLT
37
CAR
21
PHO
28*
ATL
6
13th 3556
1993 DAY
32
CAR
1*
RCH
2
ATL
3
DAR
5
BRI
1*
NWS
1
MAR
1*
TAL
6
SON
38
CLT
29
DOV
21
POC
39
MCH
5
DAY
18
NHA
1
POC
2
TAL
17
GLN
19
MCH
6
BRI
2*
DAR
3
RCH
1*
DOV
1*
MAR
2
NWS
1*
CLT
4
CAR
1*
PHO
19
ATL
1*
2nd 4446
1994 Ford DAY
41
CAR
1*
RCH
2
ATL
24
DAR
33
BRI
7
NWS
2
MAR
1*
TAL
33
SON
5
CLT
2*
DOV
1
POC
1*
MCH
1*
DAY
26
NHA
3
POC
9
TAL
42
IND
4
GLN
17
MCH
4
BRI
1
DAR
7
RCH
4
DOV
1
MAR
1*
NWS
4
CLT
37
CAR
35
PHO
17
ATL
32
3rd 4207
1995 DAY
34
CAR
24
RCH
3*
ATL
10
DAR
23
BRI
2
NWS
4
MAR
1*
TAL
20
SON
20
CLT
34
DOV
9
POC
17
MCH
3
DAY
27
NHA
6
POC
16*
TAL
30
IND
2
GLN
26
MCH
5
BRI
21
DAR
3
RCH
1*
DOV
3
MAR
3
NWS
2
CLT
9
CAR
2
PHO
4
ATL
3
5th 4240
1996 DAY
16
CAR
22
RCH
7
ATL
36
DAR
4
BRI
5
NWS
33
MAR
1
TAL
30
SON
1*
CLT
34
DOV
7
POC
31
MCH
1
DAY
31
NHA
7
POC
1
TAL
10
IND
7
GLN
33
MCH
39
BRI
1*
DAR
38
RCH
6
DOV
2
MAR
36
NWS
10
CLT
8
CAR
8
PHO
40
ATL
10
7th 3717
1997 DAY
41
CAR
6
RCH
1
ATL
31
DAR
6
TEX
37
BRI
2*
MAR
5
SON
40
TAL
37
CLT
2
DOV
39
POC
22
MCH
29
CAL
14
DAY
6
NHA
3
POC
37
IND
38
GLN
3
MCH
13
BRI
12
DAR
43
RCH
5
NHA
21
DOV
16
MAR
15*
CLT
12
TAL
10
CAR
18
PHO
2*
ATL
32
9th 3598
1998 DAY
5
CAR
2
LVS
3
ATL
4
DAR
3
BRI
33*
TEX
12
MAR
6
TAL
12
CAL
34
CLT
2
DOV
18
RCH
3
MCH
17
POC
42
SON
5
NHA
4
POC
6
IND
8
GLN
4
MCH
23
BRI
3
NHA
8
DAR
7
RCH
7
DOV
5
MAR
28
CLT
26
TAL
27
DAY
5
PHO
1*
CAR
3
ATL
20
4th 4501
1999 DAY
8*
CAR
10
LVS
9
ATL
35
DAR
33
TEX
4
BRI
1*
MAR
7*
TAL
41
CAL
11
RCH
5
CLT
31
DOV
6
MCH
12
POC
43
SON
4
DAY
11*
NHA
42
POC
18
IND
8
GLN
3
MCH
16
BRI
18
DAR
8
RCH
14
NHA
6*
DOV
32
MAR
4
CLT
8
TAL
11
CAR
5
PHO
32
HOM
12
ATL
13
8th 4155
2000 DAY
4
CAR
11
LVS
15
ATL
32
DAR
16
BRI
1
TEX
4
MAR
10*
TAL
41
CAL
8
RCH
5*
CLT
8
DOV
14
MCH
7
POC
10*
SON
26
DAY
3
NHA
15
POC
1
IND
2*
GLN
34
MCH
1*
BRI
1*
DAR
30
RCH
34
NHA
5
DOV
8
MAR
23
CLT
21
TAL
8
CAR
5
PHO
4
HOM
15
ATL
7
7th 4544
2001 DAY
3
CAR
7
LVS
43
ATL
12
DAR
10
BRI
7
TEX
12
MAR
13
TAL
13
CAL
1*
RCH
3*
CLT
14
DOV
21
MCH
41
POC
16
SON
5
DAY
7
CHI
13
NHA
43
POC
6
IND
4
GLN
43
MCH
17
BRI
5
DAR
22
RCH
5*
DOV
11
KAN
4*
CLT
7
MAR
15
TAL
16
PHO
15
CAR
24
HOM
12
ATL
12
NHA
18
7th 4481
2002 DAY
18
CAR
8
LVS
11
ATL
6
DAR
7
BRI
9
TEX
11
MAR
16
TAL
8
CAL
8
RCH
25
CLT
10
DOV
17
POC
9
MCH
7
SON
27
DAY
2
CHI
25
NHA
4
POC
40
IND
2
GLN
17
MCH
24
BRI
2
DAR
22
RCH
15
NHA
19
DOV
15
KAN
3
TAL
13
CLT
5
MAR
9
ATL
17
CAR
27
PHO
2
HOM
14
7th 4574
2003 Dodge DAY
25
CAR
6*
LVS
40
ATL
15
DAR
16
BRI
14
TEX
14
TAL
37
MAR
8
CAL
3*
RCH
10
CLT
12
DOV
6
POC
16
MCH
12
SON
8
DAY
28
CHI
32
NHA
17
POC
11
IND
10
GLN
37
MCH
38
BRI
43
DAR
36
RCH
5
NHA
6
DOV
10
TAL
9
KAN
9
CLT
13
MAR
29
ATL
19
PHO
33
CAR
23
HOM
23
14th 3950
2004 DAY
29
CAR
7
LVS
10
ATL
35
DAR
29
BRI
2
TEX
5
MAR
1
TAL
33
CAL
35
RCH
16
CLT
10
DOV
13
POC
32
MCH
22
SON
28
DAY
27
CHI
11
NHA
30
POC
17
IND
13
GLN
25
MCH
36
BRI
26
CAL
10
RCH
10
NHA
14
DOV
13
TAL
26
KAN
18
CLT
31
MAR
10
ATL
11
PHO
7
DAR
18
HOM
8
16th 3960
2005 DAY
10
CAL
10
LVS
12
ATL
27
BRI
13*
MAR
5
TEX
10
PHO
36
TAL
22
DAR
12
RCH
19
CLT
10
DOV
5
POC
11
MCH
10
SON
4
DAY
4
CHI
12
NHA
8
POC
2
IND
25
GLN
6
MCH
13
BRI
5
CAL
15
RCH
5
NHA
6
DOV
3
TAL
25
KAN
7
CLT
24
MAR
19
ATL
37
TEX
22
PHO
29
HOM
13
8th 6140
2006 Kurt Busch DAY
38
CAL
16
LVS
16
ATL
37
BRI
1
MAR
11
TEX
34
PHO
24
TAL
7
RCH
29
DAR
19
CLT
39
DOV
16
POC
2
MCH
9
SON
5
DAY
3
CHI
8
NHA
38
POC
2
IND
12
GLN
19
MCH
40
BRI
37
CAL
27
RCH
27
NHA
19
DOV
4
KAN
25
TAL
3
CLT
32
MAR
27
ATL
14
TEX
8
PHO
8
HOM
43
16th 3900
2007 DAY
41
CAL
7
LVS
26
ATL
11
BRI
29
MAR
12
TEX
11
PHO
18
TAL
3
RCH
5
DAR
12
CLT
32
DOV
42
POC
16
MCH
25
SON
22
NHA
21
DAY
3
CHI
6
IND
11
POC
1
GLN
11
MCH
1
BRI
6
CAL
9
RCH
9
NHA
25
DOV
29
KAN
11
TAL
7
CLT
26
MAR
21
ATL
8
TEX
8
PHO
12
HOM
2
7th 6231
2008 DAY
2
CAL
13
LVS
38
ATL
11
BRI
12
MAR
33
TEX
23
PHO
23
TAL
39
RCH
42
DAR
12
CLT
16
DOV
20
POC
8
MCH
21
SON
32
NHA
1
DAY
4
CHI
28
IND
40
POC
38
GLN
10
MCH
36
BRI
15
CAL
39
RCH
10
NHA
6
DOV
34
KAN
30
TAL
21
CLT
3
MAR
36
ATL
6
TEX
41
PHO
2
HOM
43
18th 3635
2009 DAY
10
CAL
5
LVS
23
ATL
1
BRI
11
MAR
18
TEX
8
PHO
3
TAL
6
RCH
12
DAR
16
CLT
34
DOV
5
POC
37
MCH
8
SON
15
NHA
3
DAY
5
CHI
17
IND
27
POC
9
GLN
7
MCH
36
BRI
7
ATL
38
RCH
2
NHA
6
DOV
5
KAN
11
CAL
8
CLT
10
MAR
17
TAL
30
TEX
1
PHO
6
HOM
4
4th 6446
2010 DAY
23
CAL
6
LVS
35
ATL
1
BRI
3
MAR
23
PHO
35
TEX
4
TAL
8
RCH
18
DAR
3
DOV
19
CLT
1
POC
6
MCH
3
SON
32
NHA
3
DAY
7
CHI
26
IND
10
POC
33
GLN
2
MCH
40
BRI
9
ATL
6
RCH
18
NHA
13
DOV
4
KAN
13
CAL
21
CLT
30
MAR
16
TAL
30
TEX
24
PHO
9
HOM
18
11th 6142
2011 Brad Keselowski DAY
29
PHO
15
LVS
26
BRI
18
CAL
26
MAR
19
TEX
18
TAL
33
RCH
26
DAR
3
DOV
13
CLT
19
KAN
1
POC
23
MCH
25
SON
10
DAY
15
KEN
7
NHA
35
IND
9
POC
1
GLN
2
MCH
3
BRI
1
ATL
6
RCH
12
CHI
6
NHA
2
DOV
20
KAN
3
CLT
16
TAL
4
MAR
17
TEX
24
PHO
18
HOM
20
5th 2319
2012 DAY
32
PHO
5
LVS
32
BRI
1*
CAL
18
MAR
9
TEX
36
KAN
11
RCH
9
TAL
1
DAR
15
CLT
5
DOV
12
POC
18
MCH
13
SON
12
KEN
1
DAY
8
NHA
5
IND
9
POC
4
GLN
2
MCH
2
BRI
30
ATL
3
RCH
7
CHI
1
NHA
6
DOV
1
TAL
7
CLT
11*
KAN
8
MAR
6
TEX
2
PHO
6
HOM
15
1st 2400
2013 Ford DAY
4
PHO
4
LVS
3
BRI
3
CAL
23
MAR
6
TEX
9
KAN
6
RCH
33
TAL
15
DAR
32
CLT
35
DOV
5
POC
16
MCH
12
SON
21
KEN
33
DAY
21
NHA
4
IND
21
POC
6
GLN
2
MCH
12
BRI
30
ATL
35
RCH
17*
CHI
7
NHA
11
DOV
37
KAN
17
CLT
1
TAL
29
MAR
4
TEX
6
PHO
11
HOM
6
14th 1041
2014 DAY
3
PHO
3
LVS
1*
BRI
14
CAL
26
MAR
38
TEX
15
DAR
17
RCH
4
TAL
38
KAN
13
CLT
10
DOV
2
POC
2*
MCH
3
SON
22
KEN
1*
DAY
18
NHA
1*
IND
12
POC
23
GLN
35
MCH
8
BRI
2
ATL
39
RCH
1*
CHI
1
NHA
7
DOV
2
KAN
36
CLT
16
TAL
1
MAR
31
TEX
3
PHO
4
HOM
3
5th 2361
2015 DAY
41
ATL
9
LVS
7
PHO
6
CAL
1
MAR
2
TEX
5
BRI
35
RCH
17
TAL
22
KAN
7
CLT
7
DOV
12
POC
17
MCH
6
SON
19
DAY
29
KEN
6
NHA
2*
IND
10
POC
2
GLN
7
MCH
9
BRI
6
DAR
2*
RCH
8
CHI
8
NHA
12
DOV
16
CLT
9
KAN
9
TAL
4
MAR
32
TEX
2*
PHO
9
HOM
3*
7th 2347
2016 DAY
20
ATL
9
LVS
1
PHO
29
CAL
9
MAR
5
TEX
18
BRI
18
RCH
11
TAL
1*
KAN
10
DOV
6
CLT
5
POC
3
MCH
4
SON
15
DAY
1*
KEN
1
NHA
15
IND
17
POC
2
GLN
3*
BRI
33
MCH
3
DAR
9
RCH
4
CHI
5
NHA
4
DOV
4
CLT
7
KAN
38
TAL
38*
MAR
2
TEX
14
PHO
14
HOM
35
12th 2267
2017 DAY
27
ATL
1
LVS
5
PHO
5
CAL
2
MAR
1
TEX
6
BRI
34
RCH
2
TAL
7
KAN
2
CLT
39
DOV
38
POC
5
MCH
16
SON
3
DAY
31*
KEN
39
NHA
9
IND
2
POC
5
GLN
15
MCH
17*
BRI
29
DAR
15
RCH
11
CHI
6
NHA
4
DOV
10
CLT
15
TAL
1
KAN
13
MAR
4
TEX
5
PHO
16
HOM
7
4th 5030
2018 DAY
32
ATL
2
LVS
6
PHO
15
CAL
4
MAR
10
TEX
33
BRI
23
RCH
8
TAL
33
DOV
6
KAN
14
CLT
4
POC
5
MCH
6
SON
13
CHI
9
DAY
36
KEN
3
NHA
32
POC
38
GLN
17
MCH
2
BRI
16
DAR
1
IND
1
LVS
1
RCH
9
CLT
31
DOV
14
TAL
27
KAN
6
MAR
5
TEX
12
PHO
2
HOM
5
8th 2343
2019 DAY
12
ATL
1
LVS
2
PHO
19
CAL
3
MAR
1*
TEX
36
BRI
18
RCH
7
TAL
13
DOV
12
KAN
1
CLT
19
POC
2
MCH
6
SON
18
CHI
5
DAY
39
KEN
20
NHA
10
POC
8
GLN
9
MCH
19
BRI
3
DAR
5
IND
38
LVS
3
RCH
4
CLT
5
DOV
11
TAL
25
KAN
19
MAR
3
TEX
39
PHO
10
HOM
18
8th 2318
2020 DAY
36
LVS
7
CAL
5
PHO
11
DAR
13
DAR
4
CLT
1
CLT
7
BRI
1
ATL
9
MAR
3
HOM
10
TAL
19
POC
9
POC
11
IND
4
KEN
9
TEX
9
KAN
2
NHA
1*
MCH
2
MCH
39
DAY
13
DOV
9
DOV
8
DAY
10
DAR
11
RCH
1*
BRI
34
LVS
13
TAL
18
CLT
18
KAN
4
TEX
6
MAR
4
PHO
2
2nd 5035
2021 DAY HOM CAL LVS PHO ATL BRI MAR RCH TAL KAN DAR DOV COA CLT SON NSH POC POC ROA ATL NHA GLN IND MCH DAY DAR RCH BRI LVS TAL CLT TEX KAN MAR PHO -* -*

Car No. 12 history

Jeremy Mayfield won 3 races in the 12 car from 1998 to 2001.
Kranefuss-Haas Racing (1994-1997)

The current 12 car started out in 1994 at Michigan as the No. 07 Ford driven by Robby Gordon and owned by German-American businessman and former Ford executive Michael Kranefuss along with Newman/Haas Racing co-principal Carl Haas. The car started and finished 38th after Gordon crashed on lap 70. After another start with Geoff Brabham at the Brickyard 400, the team— known as Kranefuss-Haas Racing— went full-time in 1995 with John Andretti driving the Kmart/Little Caesars-sponsored No. 37 Ford. Andretti won the pole at the Mountain Dew Southern 500 and finished 18th in the points. The team struggled in 1996 and Kranefuss decided to replace Andretti with Jeremy Mayfield in what amounted to a driver swap between Kranefuss-Haas and Cale Yarborough's team as Andretti replaced Mayfield in Yarborough's No. 98. The team picked up co-sponsorship from Royal Crown Cola for the following season and improved to be 13th in the points in 1997, but it was obvious the team wouldn't succeed if it only fielded one team. At the end of the season Kranefuss and Haas dissolved the partnership and the Kmart sponsorship moved over to Travis Carter's team, which became Haas-Carter Motorsports and the Little Caesars sponsorship left the team.

Jeremy Mayfield (1998-2001)

In 1998, Kranefuss and Penske Racing announced a merger, with Mayfield coming aboard to drive the No. 12 Mobil 1-sponsored Ford Taurus as a teammate to Rusty Wallace. The move turned out to be a success, and Mayfield became the next big star. He won the pole at Texas, and at one point in the season, found himself in the points lead. Mayfield won his first race at the 1998 Pocono 500 in June and his breakout year ended with a seventh-place finish in the points. He struggled in 1999 with no wins and an 11th-place finish in the standings. In 2000, he won at California and Pocono. Midway through the season, Kranefuss sold his share of the team to Penske. Mayfield then suffered a concussion while practicing for the Brickyard 400. He missed two races recuperating from his injury and finished 24th in points. In 2001, Mayfield posted seven top ten finishes, but was fired following the race at Kansas. Rusty Wallace's younger brother Mike Wallace took over, and came close to winning at Phoenix before settling for second place to Jeff Burton.

Ryan Newman (2002-2008)
Ryan Newman in the No. 12 at Bristol Motor Speedway in 2007

Ryan Newman and his Alltel team took over the No. 12 car in 2002, although Mobil 1 stayed on as primary sponsor for several races per season. In his rookie year, Newman waged a spirited battle with Jimmie Johnson for NASCAR Rookie of the Year honors. Newman won The Winston, and the fall event at New Hampshire, as well as six poles. Although he did not win as many races as Johnson (one versus Johnson's three) and finished behind him in the points (sixth place, seven points behind fifth-place Johnson), he finished ahead of Johnson to win the Rookie of the Year honors. After the switch to Dodge in 2003, Newman won eight races and eleven poles, and finished sixth in points.

In 2004, Newman won twice, earned nine pole positions, qualified for the inaugural Chase for the Nextel Cup, and finished seventh in points. Newman finished 2005 with eight pole positions, but only one win. He qualified for the Chase for the Cup for a second year in a row and ended up sixth in the final standings. He failed to win a race and missed the Chase in both 2006 and 2007. However, he found himself back in the winners circle early in 2008, taking victory in the 50th running of the 2008 Daytona 500 (the No. 2 of Kurt Busch finished second) to open the season, claiming Penske's first Daytona 500 win. Following the Daytona 500, the team struggled and Newman announced during the summer that he would leave to drive the No. 39 Chevrolet for Stewart-Haas Racing.

David Stremme (2009)

The No. 12 car lost its sponsor in 2009 as Cellco Partners, a joint venture of Verizon and Vodafone, closed the deal to purchase Alltel in January 2009, thus voiding the terms of the grandfather clause that allowed the No. 12 car to run with a sponsor that is a direct competitor to that NASCAR series' sponsor, Sprint Corporation. The team announced that they would move the Wireless sponsorship to the IndyCar Series and the NASCAR Nationwide Series and renamed the team to Verizon Championship Racing, a reference to Verizon Wireless' Penske-wide marketing through both its IndyCar and NASCAR sponsorships, complete with its heritage of champions (especially on Vodafone's side, as it was a sponsor of Scuderia Ferrari). Penske hired David Stremme to race the car in a largely unbranded fashion for 2009, but he did not produce results and was fired toward the end of the season.

Brad Keselowski (2009-2010)
Brad Keselowski in the No. 12 during the 2010 Toyota/Save Mart 350.

Brad Keselowski, who had recently signed with Penske when he was unable to procure a seat at Hendrick Motorsports, took over the car toward the end of the 2009 season. He then ran the No. 12 full-time in 2010 unsponsored, although FloTV and AAA sponsored several races. Keselowski moved to the No. 2 car following the season to replace Kurt Busch, who moved to the new No. 22.

Part-time and hiatus (2011-2017)

The No. 12 did not run any races in 2011. In 2012, Sam Hornish Jr. drove the No. 12 at Kansas in April with SKF sponsorship. The No. 12 was also scheduled to run at the October Talladega race with Hornish, but after the termination of A. J. Allmendinger from the No. 22, Hornish replaced him full-time. Hornish's SKF sponsorship was transferred to the No. 22 for this race.

In 2013, Hornish again qualified at Kansas, but crashed out of the race in a multi-car wreck. He attempted the fall Talladega race, but failed to make the race after qualifying was rained out.[5]

With Hornish leaving for Joe Gibbs Racing, the part-time No. 12 was split by various Penske drivers in 2014. SKF sponsored three races, with Ryan Blaney at Kansas in April and Talladega in October, and Juan Pablo Montoya at Michigan in June. Montoya also drove the No. 12 in the Brickyard 400 with sponsorship from Penske Truck Leasing.[6]

Ryan Blaney (2018–present)
Ryan Blaney in the No. 12 at Texas Motor Speedway in 2019.

In June 2017, Penske implied that Blaney would soon drive a third Ford for Penske Racing. This was later confirmed a month later when they announced that Blaney would drive the No. 12 car in 2018, with Paul Menard replacing him in the No. 21 Wood Brothers Racing car, continuing the technical alliance that the two teams have. Team Penske purchased the No. 12's charter from Roush Fenway Racing, which had been leased to JTG Daugherty Racing a year prior.[7] Blaney started the 2018 season with a seventh-place finish at the Daytona 500 and stayed consistent with five top-fives and eleven top-10s before qualifying in the Playoffs. He scored his first win with Team Penske at the inaugural Charlotte Roval race after Jimmie Johnson and Martin Truex Jr. spun out before the finish line. Following the Kansas race, Blaney was eliminated from the Round of 12 of the Playoffs. He finished the season 10th in points.

Blaney continued to stay consistent enough to make his third straight Playoff appearance (two with Team Penske). He won at Talladega to advance to the Round of 8 of the Playoffs.

Car No. 12 results

Year Driver No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 Owners Pts
1998 Jeremy Mayfield 12 Ford DAY
3
CAR
14
LVS
5
ATL
3
DAR
4
BRI
12
TEX
23*
MAR
7
TAL
13
CAL
2
CLT
19
DOV
5
RCH
6
MCH
5
POC
1*
SON
18
NHA
30
POC
18
IND
42
GLN
31
MCH
7
BRI
8
NHA
20
DAR
5
RCH
22
DOV
3
MAR
23
CLT
25
TAL
5
DAY
4
PHO
42
CAR
29
ATL
15
7th 4157
1999 DAY
20
CAR
5
LVS
17
ATL
36
DAR
2
TEX
5
BRI
27
MAR
41
TAL
15
CAL
7
RCH
24
CLT
10
DOV
9
MCH
17
POC
9
SON
7
DAY
25
NHA
28
POC
35
IND
29
GLN
34
MCH
18
BRI
32
DAR
3
RCH
25
NHA
36
DOV
22
MAR
15
CLT
6
TAL
16
CAR
9
PHO
41
HOM
13
ATL
3
11th 3743
2000 DAY
11
CAR
7
LVS
17
ATL
28
DAR
34
BRI
4
TEX
6
MAR
7
TAL
14
CAL
1
RCH
36
CLT
6
DOV
37
MCH
41*
POC
1
SON
33
DAY
43
NHA
8
POC
10
MCH
13
BRI
35
DAR
41*
RCH
39
NHA
40
DOV
35
MAR
38
CLT
2
TAL
42
CAR
29*
PHO
2
HOM
2
ATL
41
20th 3287
Kyle Petty IND
32
Tom Hubert GLN
33
2001 Jeremy Mayfield DAY
9
CAR
38
LVS
42
ATL
38
DAR
3
BRI
3
TEX
22
MAR
30
TAL
35
CAL
5
RCH
36
CLT
10
DOV
34
MCH
4
POC
36
SON
39
DAY
17
CHI
32
NHA
39
POC
18
IND
18
GLN
3
MCH
13
BRI
16
DAR
13
RCH
29
DOV
42
KAN
36
19th 3488
Mike Wallace CLT
34
MAR
8
TAL
18
PHO
2
CAR
32
HOM
26
ATL
13
NHA
33
2002 Ryan Newman DAY
7
CAR
14
LVS
4
ATL
10
DAR
5
BRI
37
TEX
40
MAR
41
TAL
43
CAL
14
RCH
2
CLT
41
DOV
4
POC
32
MCH
3
SON
9
DAY
27
CHI
5*
NHA
5
POC
5
IND
4
GLN
2
MCH
31
BRI
36
DAR
2
RCH
2*
NHA
1*
DOV
8
KAN
2
TAL
7
CLT
8
MAR
15
ATL
10
CAR
23
PHO
18
HOM
6
6th 4593
2003 Dodge DAY
43
CAR
14
LVS
7
ATL
10
DAR
14
BRI
22
TEX
1
TAL
39
MAR
38
CAL
42
RCH
39
CLT
5
DOV
1*
POC
5
MCH
41
SON
5
DAY
22
CHI
1
NHA
4
POC
1*
IND
11
GLN
9
MCH
1
BRI
6
DAR
23*
RCH
1
NHA
9
DOV
1
TAL
4
KAN
1
CLT
2
MAR
5
ATL
29
PHO
3
CAR
5
HOM
37
6th 4711
2004 DAY
31
CAR
6
LVS
27
ATL
5
DAR
3
BRI
7
TEX
39
MAR
5
TAL
11
CAL
3
RCH
9
CLT
35
DOV
24
POC
30
MCH
1
SON
14
DAY
12
CHI
34
NHA
3*
POC
13
IND
31
GLN
26
MCH
14
BRI
2
CAL
5
RCH
20
NHA
33
DOV
1*
TAL
16
KAN
33
CLT
14
MAR
3
ATL
17
PHO
2
DAR
34
HOM
30
7th 6180
2005 DAY
20
CAL
9
LVS
9
ATL
14
BRI
30
MAR
4
TEX
16
PHO
14
TAL
39
DAR
5
RCH
3
CLT
5
DOV
8
POC
34
MCH
15
SON
9
DAY
14
CHI
29
NHA
7
POC
5
IND
34
GLN
30
MCH
12
BRI
39
CAL
18
RCH
12
NHA
1
DOV
5
TAL
4
KAN
23
CLT
7
MAR
10
ATL
23
TEX
25
PHO
12
HOM
7
6th 6359
2006 DAY
3
CAL
20
LVS
43
ATL
18
BRI
9
MAR
18
TEX
40
PHO
39
TAL
33
RCH
8
DAR
6
CLT
35
DOV
14
POC
11
MCH
15
SON
2
DAY
11
CHI
36
NHA
39
POC
18
IND
13
GLN
8
MCH
25
BRI
8
CAL
33
RCH
20
NHA
12
DOV
24
KAN
24
TAL
13
CLT
27
MAR
13
ATL
30
TEX
34
PHO
15
HOM
23
18th 3748
2007 DAY
38
CAL
12
LVS
8
ATL
23
BRI
39
MAR
14
TEX
32
PHO
38
TAL
9
RCH
6
DAR
4
CLT
39
DOV
2
POC
2
MCH
37
SON
20
NHA
10
DAY
14
CHI
8
IND
42
POC
7
GLN
13
MCH
16
BRI
7
CAL
39
RCH
11
NHA
9
DOV
28
KAN
43
TAL
5
CLT
28
MAR
2
ATL
37
TEX
5
PHO
5
HOM
18
13th 4046
2008 DAY
1
CAL
10
LVS
14
ATL
14
BRI
33
MAR
19
TEX
4
PHO
43
TAL
8
RCH
6
DAR
37
CLT
21
DOV
14
POC
18
MCH
42
SON
7
NHA
15
DAY
36
CHI
10
IND
13
POC
14
GLN
26
MCH
21
BRI
6
CAL
16
RCH
33
NHA
36
DOV
13
KAN
16
TAL
43
CLT
21
MAR
23
ATL
16
TEX
28
PHO
34
HOM
21
17th 3735
2009 David Stremme DAY
33
CAL
13
LVS
18
ATL
23
BRI
19
MAR
22
TEX
14
PHO
18
TAL
31
RCH
38
DAR
24
CLT
22
DOV
31
POC
34
MCH
38
SON
39
NHA
28
DAY
35
CHI
26
IND
16
POC
32
GLN
26
MCH
13
BRI
20
ATL
14
RCH
26
NHA
28
DOV
29
KAN
25
CAL
16
CLT
19
MAR
33
TAL
22
31st 3117
Brad Keselowski TEX
35
PHO
37
HOM
25
2010 DAY
36
CAL
21
LVS
26
ATL
36
BRI
13
MAR
12
PHO
16
TEX
14
TAL
34
RCH
14
DAR
12
DOV
18
CLT
20
POC
21
MCH
27
SON
35
NHA
26
DAY
30
CHI
18
IND
19
POC
20
GLN
20
MCH
34
BRI
19
ATL
25
RCH
15
NHA
18
DOV
22
KAN
23
CAL
26
CLT
27
MAR
10
TAL
10
TEX
33
PHO
42
HOM
13
25th 3485
2012 Sam Hornish Jr. DAY PHO LVS BRI CAL MAR TEX KAN
19
RCH TAL DAR CLT DOV POC MCH SON KEN DAY NHA IND POC GLN MCH BRI ATL RCH CHI NHA DOV TAL CHA KAN MAR TEX PHO HOM 48th 25
2013 Ford DAY PHO LVS BRI CAL MAR TEX KAN
37
RCH TAL DAR CLT DOV POC MCH SON KEN DAY NHA IND POC GLN MCH BRI ATL RCH CHI NHA DOV KAN CLT TAL
DNQ
MAR TEX PHO HOM 68th 7
2014 Ryan Blaney DAY PHO LVS BRI CAL MAR TEX DAR RCH TAL KAN
27
CLT DOV POC TAL
22
MAR TEX PHO HOM 48th 87
Juan Pablo Montoya MCH
18
SON KEN DAY NHA IND
23
POC GLN MCH BRI ATL RCH CHI NHA DOV KAN CLT
2018 Ryan Blaney DAY
7*
ATL
12
LVS
5
PHO
16
CAL
8
MAR
3
TEX
5
BRI
35
RCH
22
TAL
18
DOV
8
KAN
37
CLT
36
POC
6
MCH
8
SON
34
CHI
18
DAY
40
KEN
2
NHA
7
POC
12
GLN
12
MCH
5
BRI
7*
DAR
15
IND
11
LVS
5
RCH
19
CLT
1
DOV
11
TAL
29
KAN
7
MAR
20
TEX
2
PHO
34
HOM
17
10th 2298
2019 DAY
31
ATL
22
LVS
22
PHO
3
CAL
5
MAR
4
TEX
37
BRI
4*
RCH
25
TAL
15
DOV
15
KAN
32
CLT
13
POC
12
MCH
9
SON
3
CHI
6
DAY
36
KEN
13
NHA
4
POC
10
GLN
5
MCH
24
BRI
10
DAR
13
IND
7
LVS
5
RCH
17
CLT
8
DOV
35
TAL
1*
KAN
21
MAR
5
TEX
8
PHO
3
HOM
11
7th 2339
2020 DAY
2
LVS
11
CAL
19
PHO
37
DAR
16
DAR
21
CLT
3
CLT
3
BRI
40
ATL
4
MAR
2
HOM
3
TAL
1*
POC
12
POC
22
IND
32
KEN
6
TEX
7*
KAN
20
NHA
20
MCH
4
MCH
38
DAY
31
DOV
14
DOV
12
DAY
6
DAR
24
RCH
19
BRI
13
LVS
7
TAL
25
CLT
5
KAN
7
TEX
4
MAR
2
PHO
6
9th 2336
2021 DAY HOM CAL LVS PHO ATL BRI MAR RCH TAL KAN DAR DOV COA CLT SON NSH POC POC ROA ATL NHA GLN IND MCH DAY DAR RCH BRI LVS TAL CLT TEX KAN MAR PHO -* -*

Car No. 22 history

Ryan Newman (2000-2001)

Penske's No. 22 team originally began running in the ARCA RE/MAX Series in 2000 as the No. 27 Ford sponsored by Alltel and driven by Ryan Newman.[8] Later in the year, the team made its NASCAR Cup Series debut with Newman at Phoenix as the No. 02 Alltel Ford, finishing 41st due to engine failure. In 2001, Newman split time between ARCA, the NASCAR Busch Series, and the NASCAR Cup Series.[9][10] He drove in 15 Busch races and won at Michigan. In the Cup Series, he participated in seven events, and almost won The Winston Open before his engine expired in the closing laps. He put together two top-five finishes, which included a second-place finish at Kansas, and a pole in his abbreviated schedule.

Brendan Gaughan (2004)

In 2004, Penske merged one of their teams with Jasper Motorsports, owned by Doug Bawel. As per the merger, Penske took 51% ownership of the #77 with Bawel as listed owner, and Brendan Gaughan was hired as the driver. The car was renumbered to No. 77, with Kodak sponsoring. Gaughan had four top-ten finishes and finished 28th in points in his rookie year, coming close to a victory at Watkins Glen in summer of 2004. Although Gaughan impressed many as a rookie, Penske stunned the racing world by dismissing him at season's end. Bawel would later say in an October 2019 interview that it was because Penske was not satisfied with Gaughan's progress in the sport.(33)

Travis Kvapil (2005)

Gaughan was immediately replaced by Travis Kvapil in 2005. Kodak continued to sponsor the team, though Mobil 1 came on to sponsor one race. Kvapil had two top-tens and finished 33rd in points. The No. 77 team shut down for the next two years due to a lack of sponsorship.

Sam Hornish Jr. (2008-2010)
Sam Hornish Jr. in the No. 77 at Daytona in 2008.

In late 2007, Penske Racing announced that the No. 77 team would return to racing with Mobil 1 as a sponsor and that Sam Hornish Jr., one of Penske's IndyCar series drivers, would switch to NASCAR full-time and drive the car in 2008. The team underwent a points swap with Kurt Busch's No. 2 car to guarantee Hornish a spot in the first five races while allowing Busch to qualify automatically if necessary with his Past Champion's Provisional starts.

The team did the same in 2009 as Bill Davis (formerly of Bill Davis Racing) sold the owner points from his No. 22 Toyota to Penske, which guaranteed Hornish a spot in the first five races of the season. Hornish's performance improved enough in this year that the No. 77 ended the year in the top 35 in owner points.

Kurt Busch (2011)
Kurt Busch in the No. 22 during the 2011 Toyota/Save Mart 350.

With the departure of Mobil 1 to Stewart Haas Racing for the 2011 season, Shell and Pennzoil came over to Penske and sponsored the newly renumbered No. 22 Cup car in 2011 with Kurt Busch (who had previously driven the team's No. 2). The No. 22 shared the Shell sponsorship with Penske's IndyCar driver Hélio Castroneves. The team won two races at Sonoma and Dover and made the Chase, but poor finishes during the Chase left Busch 11th in points. Busch and Penske Racing agreed to mutually part December 5, 2011.[11] though there was strong speculation that he was fired for an incident involving reporter Jerry Punch that was caught on amateur video.

Allmendinger and Hornish Jr. (2012)

On December 21, 2011, A. J. Allmendinger was announced as the driver for the 2012 season, moving over from Richard Petty Motorsports. He would team up with newly promoted crew chief Todd Gordon after the departure of Steve Addington to Stewart-Haas Racing.[12] Allmendinger got off to a slow start to the season, but took advantage of a late wreck among the leaders to finish second at Martinsville. After he failed a drug test before the July Daytona race, he was removed from the car. Penske Nationwide series driver Sam Hornish, Jr. was named as replacement for the remainder of the season.[13] Hornish challenged for a win at Watkins Glen, and ended up finishing fifth. After failing to record another top-10 finish, Penske removed him from the car at season's end.

Joey Logano (2013–present)
Joey Logano's No. 22 at Sonoma Raceway in 2018

On September 4, 2012, Joey Logano was announced as Hornish's replacement in the No. 22 car in 2013.[14] Logano became the fourth driver of the No. 22 in three years, but had a successful 2013 season, making the Chase, and returned in 2014, becoming the first driver to return to the No. 22 car for more than a single season. Logano won five races in 2014, two more than in his entire previous career, and made the Championship round of the revamped Chase, only to suffer pit road miscues at Homestead that relegated him to fourth in the standings.

Logano then began the 2015 season by winning the Daytona 500. He then won five further races, including repeat wins in the Bristol Night Race and the Kansas Chase race, part of a streak of three wins in a row that allowed him to sweep the Contender round of the 2015 Chase. However, a feud with Matt Kenseth derailed Logano's season when Kenseth wrecked him out of the lead at Martinsville; heavy damage from a blown tire the next week at Texas and his failure to win at Phoenix resulted in Logano's elimination from the Chase.

Logano's 2016 season saw him making it all the way back to Homestead, this time with three wins (Michigan, Talladega, Phoenix) with a shot to win the title. Logano was able to get past a late race incident with Carl Edwards and finished second in the standings behind Jimmie Johnson.

Logano's 2017 run was a disappointment. He won the spring Richmond race, but the victory was encumbered after his car was revealed to have a rear suspension issue during post-race inspection. This was followed by a string of disappointing finishes, which resulted in Logano missing the Playoffs and finishing 17th in the standings.

The 2018 season saw the No. 22 returning to competitive form, winning the spring Talladega race and securing the team in the Playoffs. A win at the fall Martinsville race locked Logano in the Championship 4. Logano won the 2018 Ford EcoBoost 400 and became the 2018 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Champion.

For the 2019 season, Logano scored wins at the Gander RV Duel 2 at Daytona and at Las Vegas. At Martinsville, Hamlin collided with Logano on turn four, squeezing Logano into the outside wall and causing him to lose a tire and spin out two laps later. Despite the damage, Logano finished eighth. After the race, Logano and Hamlin had a discussion on the incident before Logano slapped Hamlin's right shoulder, sparking a fight between the two.[15] NASCAR suspended Dave Nichols Jr., the No. 22 team's tire technician, for one race for pulling Hamlin down to the ground during the altercation.[16]

Car No. 22 results

Year Driver No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 Owners Pts
2000 Ryan Newman 02 Ford DAY CAR LVS ATL DAR BRI TEX MAR TAL CAL RCH CLT DOV MCH POC SON DAY NHA POC IND GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH NHA DOV MAR CLT TAL CAR PHO
41
HOM ATL 70th 40
2001 DAY CAR LVS
33
ATL DAR BRI TEX MAR TAL CAL RCH CLT
43
DOV MCH
5
POC SON DAY CHI NHA POC IND
31
GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV KAN
2
CLT
19
MAR TAL PHO
40
CAR HOM ATL NHA 49th 497
2004 Brendan Gaughan 77 Dodge DAY
19
CAR
20
LVS
22
ATL
33
DAR
27
BRI
20
TEX
38
MAR
17
TAL
13
CAL
6
RCH
34
CLT
33
DOV
27
POC
39
MCH
16
SON
26
DAY
36
CHI
30
NHA
22
POC
28
IND
35
GLN
34
MCH
33
BRI
35
CAL
42
RCH
27
NHA
30
DOV
22
TAL
4
KAN
10
CLT
23
MAR
34
ATL
18
PHO
30
DAR
27
HOM
6
28th 3165
2005 Travis Kvapil DAY
19
CAL
24
LVS
26
ATL
42
BRI
7
MAR
27
TEX
30
PHO
40
TAL
18
DAR
35
RCH
22
CLT
32
DOV
17
POC
17
MCH
26
SON
21
DAY
23
CHI
43
NHA
27
POC
38
IND
37
GLN
40
MCH
38
BRI
19
CAL
33
RCH
11
NHA
41
DOV
21
TAL
16
KAN
22
CLT
17
MAR
21
ATL
26
TEX
24
PHO
10
HOM
32
33rd 3077
2008 Sam Hornish Jr. DAY
15
CAL
43
LVS
41
ATL
25
BRI
29
MAR
28
TEX
32
PHO
20
TAL
35
RCH
23
DAR
38
CLT
13
DOV
18
POC
42
MCH
22
SON
31
NHA
39
DAY
29
CHI
37
IND
21
POC
26
GLN
32
MCH
22
BRI
37
CAL
31
RCH
38
NHA
30
DOV
42
KAN
33
TAL
DNQ
CLT
22
MAR
34
ATL
24
TEX
23
PHO
33
HOM
DNQ
35th 2523
2009 DAY
32
CAL
23
LVS
16
ATL
37
BRI
31
MAR
34
TEX
17
PHO
9
TAL
34
RCH
6
DAR
30
CLT
16
DOV
13
POC
10
MCH
29
SON
38
NHA
8
DAY
32
CHI
38
IND
37
POC
4
GLN
35
MCH
5
BRI
35
ATL
35
RCH
8
NHA
37
DOV
26
KAN
18
CAL
12
CLT
40
MAR
36
TAL
40
TEX
40
PHO
17
HOM
21
28th 3203
2010 DAY
37
CAL
16
LVS
28
ATL
28
BRI
32
MAR
13
PHO
18
TEX
19
TAL
24
RCH
36
DAR
31
DOV
34
CLT
17
POC
11
MCH
26
SON
36
NHA
23
DAY
21
CHI
24
IND
30
POC
11
GLN
14
MCH
32
BRI
25
ATL
30
RCH
28
NHA
10
DOV
36
KAN
36
CAL
15
CLT
40
MAR
25
TAL
15
TEX
18
PHO
32
HOM
24
29th 3214
2011 Kurt Busch 22 DAY
5
PHO
8
LVS
9
BRI
7
CAL
17
MAR
16
TEX
10
TAL
18
RCH
22
DAR
27
DOV
14
CLT
4
KAN
9
POC
2
MCH
11
SON
1
DAY
14
KEN
9
NHA
10
IND
21
POC
3
GLN
38
MCH
34
BRI
17
ATL
4
RCH
5
CHI
6
NHA
22
DOV
1
KAN
13
CLT
13
TAL
36
MAR
14
TEX
30
PHO
22
HOM
34
11th 2262
2012 A.J. Allmendinger DAY
34
PHO
18
LVS
37
BRI
17
CAL
15
MAR
2
TEX
15
KAN
32
RCH
16
TAL
15
DAR
33
CLT
33
DOV
16
POC
31
MCH
19
SON
9
KEN
9
24th 717
Sam Hornish Jr. DAY
33
NHA
22
IND
16
POC
19
GLN
5
MCH
12
BRI
34
ATL
11
RCH
11
CHI
11
NHA
21
DOV
25
TAL
24
CLT
15
KAN
26
MAR
13
TEX
17
PHO
31
HOM
22
2013 Joey Logano Ford DAY
19
PHO
26
LVS
12
BRI
17
CAL
3
MAR
23
TEX
5
KAN
39
RCH
3
TAL
35
DAR
22
CLT
5
DOV
7
POC
10
MCH
9
SON
11
KEN
4
DAY
40
NHA
40
IND
8
POC
7
GLN
7
MCH
1*
BRI
5
ATL
2*
RCH
22
CHI
37
NHA
14
DOV
3
KAN
4
CLT
18
TAL
16
MAR
14
TEX
3
PHO
9
HOM
8
8th 2323
2014 DAY
11
PHO
4
LVS
4
BRI
20
CAL
39
MAR
4
TEX
1*
DAR
35
RCH
1
TAL
32
KAN
4
CLT
12
DOV
8
POC
40
MCH
10
SON
16
KEN
9
DAY
17
NHA
40
IND
5
POC
3
GLN
6
MCH
3*
BRI
1
ATL
14
RCH
6
CHI
4
NHA
1
DOV
4
KAN
1*
CLT
4
TAL
11
MAR
5
TEX
12
PHO
6
HOM
16
4th 5028
2015 DAY
1
ATL
4
LVS
10
PHO
8
CAL
7
MAR
3
TEX
4
BRI
40
RCH
5
TAL
33
KAN
5
CLT
13
DOV
11
POC
4
MCH
5
SON
5
DAY
22
KEN
2
NHA
4
IND
2
POC
20*
GLN
1
MCH
7
BRI
1
DAR
4
RCH
3
CHI
6
NHA
3
DOV
10
CLT
1*
KAN
1
TAL
1
MAR
37*
TEX
40
PHO
3
HOM
4
6th 2360
2016 DAY
6
ATL
12
LVS
2
PHO
18
CAL
4
MAR
11
TEX
3
BRI
10
RCH
8
TAL
25
KAN
38
DOV
22
CLT
9
POC
5
MCH
1*
SON
3
DAY
4
KEN
39
NHA
3
IND
7
POC
37*
GLN
2
BRI
10
MCH
10
DAR
5
RCH
10
CHI
2
NHA
11
DOV
6
CLT
36
KAN
3
TAL
1
MAR
9
TEX
2*
PHO
1
HOM
4
2nd 5037
2017 DAY
6
ATL
6
LVS
4
PHO
31
CAL
5
MAR
4
TEX
3
BRI
5
RCH
1
TAL
32
KAN
37
CLT
21
DOV
25
POC
23
MCH
3
SON
12
DAY
35
KEN
8
NHA
37
IND
4
POC
27
GLN
24
MCH
28
BRI
13
DAR
18
RCH
2
CHI
7
NHA
10
DOV
15
CLT
26
TAL
4*
KAN
21
MAR
24
TEX
7
PHO
12
HOM
6
17th 930
2018 DAY
4
ATL
6
LVS
7
PHO
19
CAL
5
MAR
6
TEX
6
BRI
9
RCH
4
TAL
1*
DOV
13
KAN
3
CLT
22
POC
9
MCH
7
SON
19
CHI
8
DAY
39
KEN
10
NHA
9
POC
26
GLN
37
MCH
10
BRI
4
DAR
2
IND
13
LVS
4
RCH
14
CLT
10
DOV
3
TAL
5
KAN
8*
MAR
1*
TEX
3
PHO
37
HOM
1*
1st 5040
2019 DAY
4
ATL
23
LVS
1
PHO
10
CAL
2
MAR
19
TEX
17
BRI
3
RCH
2
TAL
4
DOV
7
KAN
15
CLT
2
POC
7
MCH
1*
SON
23
CHI
3
DAY
25
KEN
7
NHA
9
POC
13
GLN
23
MCH
17
BRI
16
DAR
14
IND
2
LVS
9*
RCH
11
CLT
10
DOV
34
TAL
11
KAN
17
MAR
8
TEX
4
PHO
9
HOM
5
5th 2380
2020 DAY
26
LVS
1
CAL
12
PHO
1
DAR
18
DAR
6
CLT
13
CLT
6
BRI
21
ATL
10
MAR
4*
HOM
27
TAL
17
POC
36
POC
24
IND
10
KEN
15
TEX
3
KAN
35
NHA
4
MCH
8
MCH
5
DAY
9
DOV
8
DOV
6
DAY
27*
DAR
3
RCH
3
BRI
11
LVS
14
TAL
26*
CLT
2
KAN
1
TEX
10
MAR
3
PHO
3
3rd 5034
2021 DAY HOM CAL LVS PHO ATL BRI MAR RCH TAL KAN DAR DOV COA CLT SON NSH POC POC ROA ATL NHA GLN IND MCH DAY DAR RCH BRI LVS TAL CLT TEX KAN MAR PHO -* -*

Xfinity Series

Penske's first entry in the now Xfinity Series was in 1997, with Cup driver Rusty Wallace at Auto Club Speedway. Wallace started 37th and finished 21st in his Miller Lite Ford.

Car No. 02 / 39 / 48 history

Penske Racing's next foray into the Busch Series was in 2001. Ryan Newman drove 15 races in the 02 Alltel Ford in preparation for moving up to the NASCAR Cup Series the next year. "Rocket Man" Newman had 6 poles and only two starts outside the top 5. Newman had eight top 10s including a win at Michigan International Speedway, and would finish 28th in points despite running less than half the season.

In 2005, Penske returned to the second-tier series with Ryan Newman. Newman drove an Alltel/Mobil 1/Sony Dodge numbered 39, his sprint car number whose digits coincidentally add up to the number 12 he used in the Cup Series. He ran only 9 of 25 races, but had four poles and six victories. In 2006, Newman and Kurt Busch shared the ride. Busch ran seven races and won twice; Newman's best finish was 2nd in six starts. IndyCar Champion Sam Hornish, Jr. began racing the No. 39 in the last two races of the year, crashing out of both races. Newman also ran a 02 car at Watkins Glen, finishing 41st after an engine failure.

The only race for the 39 in 2007 was at Watkins Glen International, where Kurt Busch started on the pole and finished 3rd.

In 2013, Penske ran a third team part-time, numbered 48. Joey Logano ran the car at Watkins Glen with Discount Tire as the sponsor,[17] starting 3rd and finishing 21st. Ryan Blaney then ran the car at Phoenix with AutoZone, finishing 10th.[18] Brad Keselowski ran the car at Homestead with Discount Tire, winning the race.[19]

Car No. 12 history

The No. 12 Nationwide Series car driven by Sam Hornish Jr. spinning out in 2007.
Justin Allgaier's Verizon Dodge in 2010.
Sam Hornish Jr. (2007-2008)

The 12 car debuted in 2007, running 20 total races. Kurt Busch ran 3 races with Penske Truck Rental, with a best finish of 4th at Las Vegas. Sam Hornish Jr. ran 9 races but had no top 10s and four crashes. Ryan Newman ran 8 races with Kodak and Alltel, with a best finish of 3rd at Richmond.

The team returned return on limited basis in 2008, with Hornish driving most of the races early in the season. Hornish attempted 10 races (failing to qualify for two) with fewer DNFs and a best finish of 11th at Darlington. ARCA Champion Justin Allgaier ran four races later in the year, with an 11th-place finish at Phoenix.

Justin Allgaier (2008-2010)

In 2009, Justin Allgaier moved into the car full-time. After Verizon, taking on the sponsorship responsibilities of Alltel, was barred from sponsoring the No. 12 Cup car under terms of the Viceroy Rule – preventing competition with title sponsor Sprint NEXTEL – the company moved their sponsorship to the Nationwide Series.[20] Allgaier was involved in a close rookie battle with Michael McDowell and Scott Lagasse Jr., but eventually won the 2009 Rookie of the Year, scoring 12 top 10s en route to a 6th-place points finish. Allgaier and Verizon returned for 2010. Justin took his first career victory in the fourth race of the season at Bristol Motor Speedway. The team had an impressive 20 top 10s and finished 4th in points.

The No. 12 in the race shop in 2013
Sam Hornish Jr. in the 12 car in 2012.
Sam Hornish Jr. (2011-2013)

Due to Verizon's departure from NASCAR for Penske's IndyCar team, the No. 12 team scaled back to a limited schedule in 2011, prompting Allgaier to move to Turner Motorsports. Sam Hornish Jr., recently losing his Cup ride with Penske, took over the car on a limited basis with Alliance Truck Parts sponsoring his effort. Hornish won his first Nationwide Series race at Phoenix, a track where he had had success in IndyCar. Alex Tagliani drove the No. 12 in Montreal with sponsorship from Hot Wheels.

Hornish returned for the full season in 2012, with expanded sponsorship from Alliance Truck Parts. Hornish had arguably his strongest season in stock cars to date after struggles in past Sprint Cup and Nationwide endeavors, scoring 10 top 5s and 22 top 10s en route to a fourth-place points finish.

Hornish returned to the car in 2013, and scored his second NASCAR victory at Las Vegas. He was a strong contender for the drivers' title, earning 4 poles, 16 top 5s and 25 top 10s, but ultimately finished second to Austin Dillon in the final points standings, despite Dillon not winning a race. Hornish was left without a full-time ride, as longtime owner Roger Penske did not have any opportunities for his former champion, though he did say Hornish deserved another opportunity at NASCAR's top level.[21] Sponsors Alliance Truck Parts, WURTH, and Detroit Genuine Parts would move up to sponsor Brad Keselowski's Sprint Cup car in 2014.[22]

Part Time (2014–present)

In 2014, after Hornish left for Joe Gibbs Racing, Team Penske narrowed down their Nationwide Series fleet to one full-time ride – the No. 22 team –leaving the No. 12 as a part-time ride. Ryan Blaney ran four races in the car, with Joey Logano running a single race at Watkins Glen, with sponsorship from Snap-on Tools and Western Star Trucks. Logano would win the pole with a new track record, and go on to win the race.

In 2016, Ryan Blaney drove the No. 12 in May at Charlotte and again in July at Kentucky. Joey Logano then drove the No. 12 at Watkins Glen in August and again at Charlotte in October, winning both races. Snap-On Tools was the primary sponsor for all the races except the October Charlotte race, where PPG Industries was the primary sponsor.

On August 12, 2016, Team Penske announced that the No. 12 would return to full-time competition for the 2017 season. However, after sponsorship failed to materialize, the car competed in only five races, with Logano winning at Las Vegas and Blaney winning the summer Charlotte race.

In 2018, Austin Cindric raced at 8 Xfinity Series races with the No. 12, claiming top 5 finishes at all but one, and Keselowski drove the car once.

Penske let Keselowski, Logano, Paul Menard and Ryan Blaney drive the No. 12 two times each in 2019, collecting four top 5 finishes.

In the 2020 Xfinity Series season, Keselowski drove the car at Phoenix.

Car No. 22 history

Brad Keselowski won his first Nationwide Championship in 2010.

In 2009, Penske developmental driver Parker Kligerman made his debut at Kansas Speedway, winning the pole, leading 7 laps, and finishing a respectable 16th. Parker also attempted the season finale at Homestead, but failed to qualify, running the No. 42 car instead.

Brad Keselowski (2010-2011)

For 2010, Penske Racing ran two full-time Nationwide series cars with Discount Tire and Ruby Tuesday coming on board to sponsor Brad Keselowski in the No. 22. They continued to use Dodge engines, despite Dodge cutting their Nationwide support. On November 6, 2010, Brad Keselowski and the No. 22 Discount Tire/Ruby Tuesday Nationwide team secured the NASCAR Nationwide driver championship by finishing 3rd at Texas Motor Speedway. By holding an insurmountable 465-point lead over Carl Edwards with two races left in the season, the No. 22 team delivered Roger Penske's first NASCAR title of any kind.

For the 2011 season, Penske continued to run the No. 22 full-time with Brad Keselowski. In August, Keselowski suffered a hard crash while testing at Road Atlanta. He was replaced in the No. 22 by Hornish Jr., Kurt Busch, and Parker Kligerman. Formula 1 Champion Jacques Villeneuve drove the No. 22 at the road courses. The No. 22 team scored five wins with Keselowski and another with Busch at Watkins Glen.

Multiple Drivers (2012-2018)

In 2012, Keselowski was scheduled to split the 22 ride, with Parker Kligerman running between 5 and 7 races. However, after only running three races with the team, Kligerman was replaced in both the Nationwide Series and his Truck Series ride at BKR with fellow up-and-coming driver Ryan Blaney, who ran the standalone oval races.[23] Villeneuve was named to drive at Road America and Montreal for the team.[24]

The No. 22 won the 2013 owner's championship. Pictured is A. J. Allmendinger's winning car at Road America.

In 2013, Brad Keselowski and Ryan Blaney were scheduled to share the No. 22, joined by new Penske driver Joey Logano. In June, former Penske Cup driver A. J. Allmendinger signed on to run two races in the 22, at the road courses Road America and Mid-Ohio.[25] Allmendinger won the pole at Road America,[26] then proceeded to win the race, his first career Nationwide win, after leading 29 laps.[27] Allmendinger then won at Mid-Ohio after starting second and leading 73 of 94 laps.[28] Ryan Blaney then won his first career race at Kentucky Speedway, after leading 96 of the final 100 laps of the race.[29] The team won the Nationwide Owners' Championship on the strength of twelve total race victories among the four drivers. This was the first Nationwide Owners title for Team Penske.[19]

In 2014, the No. 22 car was shared by Joey Logano, Brad Keselowski, Ryan Blaney, and Alex Tagliani in hopes of defending the Nationwide Owners' Championship. Michael McDowell ran the car at Kentucky in September, the fifth driver to run the car in 2014.[30] The No. 22 team beat the No. 54 JGR team once again for the owner's title. They again beat the No. 54 team for the owners title in 2015, before going winless in 2016. In 2017 Brad Keselowski brought the 22 back to victory lane at Pocono after a last lap pass on Kyle Larson. Keselowski won another race at the fall Richmond race and Ryan Blaney won the fall Dover race. The 22 won the owners championship again at Homestead with Sam Hornish Jr. driving the car to a second-place finish.

The No. 22 team is known for its competition for the Nationwide Owner's Championship with the equally strong Joe Gibbs Racing and their No. 18 and No. 20 teams.

Austin Cindric (2019-present)
Cindric's No. 22 Xfinity Series car at Road America

For the 2019 season, Austin Cindric was announced as the full-time driver of the No. 22 with sponsorship from MoneyLion. On July 11, 2019, crew chief Brian Wilson was suspended for one race after the car scheduled to race at Kentucky was discovered to have an illegal body modification. The L1-level penalty also resulted in a deduction of 10 points for the team and Cindric, and a $10,000 fine.[31] Cindric scored two wins and 14 top 5s, but had a poor race at Kansas and could not advance to the Championship 4.

In 2020, Cindric became the ninth different driver to win three consecutive races in series history by winning back-to-back races at Kentucky as well as Texas where he had initially finished in 2nd-place until race-winner Kyle Busch was disqualified for failing post-race inspection. Cindric went on to make the Championship 4 and win his 1st Xfinity Championship while at the same time winning the race at Phoenix Raceway in Overtime.[32]

Car No. 26 history

In an alliance with K-Automotive Racing (owned by Brad Keselowski's brother Brian), Penske fielded the 26 car in select races in 2010, primarily Car of Tomorrow races. Nineteen-year-old Parker Kligerman debuted in the car at Daytona with Discount Tire, starting on the outside pole and finishing 13th.[33] His next race was Montreal, where he scored a strong 8th-place finish. He then finished 15th at Richmond. At Charlotte in October, Kligerman qualified 8th, but crashed after only 3 laps and finished last.[34] Sam Hornish Jr. ran the season finale in the 26, finishing 21st.

Car No. 39 history

For 2005, Ryan Newman raced in nine races. In the last seven he competed in, he won the first five, came in sixteenth at Texas, then won the season finale at Homestead finishing thirty-fourth in the points standings. He also got a pair of third place finishes before those six wins. In 2006, Kurt Busch and Newman drove a limited schedule in a Penske No. 39 for Busch, and an Alltel No. 39 for Newman. Though Newman got a highest finish of second at Auto Club, Busch ended up notching two wins at Texas and Watkins Glen. In the other five races he competed in, he came in the top five in all but one, finishing twenty-first at Michigan before finishing thirty-ninth in points. The No. 39 has not run since the 2006 season.

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