Penske Racing has confirmed speculation that it had chosen former KV Racing Technology driver Will Power as its replacement for Helio Castroneves, at least in preparation for the forthcoming season.
With Bruno Senna believed to be in-line for a test with Honda's Formula 1 team sometime following next month's season-ending Brazilian Grand Prix at Interlagos, rumours linking countryman Rubens Barrichello to an IndyCar Series switch next year have re-surfaced.
Having earlier this week expressed its confidence at chasing a solid result at Infineon Raceway, Team Penske will have to overcome a major setback to keep Helio Castroneves and Ryan Briscoe on track.
Ryan Briscoe took advantage of an out-of-sequence pit-stop to claim his second win of the 2008 IndyCar Series, heading home championship contenders Helio Castroneves and Scott Dixon in a Penske 1-2 in the Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio.
1. Ryan Briscoe Penske 85 laps 2. Helio Castroneves Penske +07.2640s 3. Scott Dixon Ganassi +07.6967s 4. Will Power KVRT/Team Australia +12.7569s 5. Oriol Servia KVRT +13.4713s
1. Helio Castroneves Penske 2. Scott Dixon Ganassi 3. Tony Kanaan AGR 4. Marco Andretti AGR 5. Dan Wheldon Ganassi 6. Danica Patrick AGR 7. Ed Carpenter Vision
As expected, for Cup Series racer David Stremme has been snapped up by Penske Racing to act as test driver, backing up the three-pronged attack of Ryan Newman, Kurt Busch and Sam Hornish Jr in 2008, but could also play a different role next month.
Under cool evening skies in the Phoenix desert Penske Racing's Daytona 500 champion Ryan Newman took his first Coors Light Pole Award of 2008 ahead of Saturday's Subway Fresh 500.
IndyCar Series drivers completed almost 3,000 laps in four days of testing at Sebring International Raceway to conclude preparations for the 2008 season.
Although they do not command as much fanfare as their NASCAR counterparts, an IRL IndyCar Series crew chief is just as important to his or her driver as 'Zippy' is to Tony Stewart, or 'Fatback' to Ricky Rudd.
Although they do not command as much fanfare as their NASCAR counterparts, an IRL IndyCar Series crew chief is just as important to his or her driver as 'Zippy' is to Tony Stewart, or 'Fatback' to Ricky Rudd.
In a classic fuel mileage race at the two-mile Michigan International Speedway, Penske Racing's Ryan Newman capitalised on Kurt Busch's unsuccessful gamble to try and run 65 laps on a single tank to take home his fifth win of the 2003 season.