MP 878: Catching Up With Roger Penske

Roger Penske, legendary racing team entrant and new owner of the NTT IndyCar Series and Indianapolis Motor Speedway, pays a visit to the Marshall Pruett Podcast for a wide-ranging interview starting with the Race for Equality & Change program he's initiated, his quest to sign more IndyCar engine partners, thoughts on future IndyCar schedules, helping the Indy Lights series to grow its car counts, and Team Penske's ongoing sports car ambitions.
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MP 676: Catching Up With Roger Penske and Mark Miles

Following the sale of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and the NTT IndyCar Series, new owner Roger Penske and IndyCar CEO Mark Miles call into the Marshall Pruett Podcast to discuss the planning and changes coming to both properties.
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MP 575: How Roger Penske Changed The Indy 500, Ep 15, The Rivals

On the final episode of our 15-part ‘How Roger Penske Changed The Indy 500’ feature, our guests are three of The Captain’s rivals, starting with Rahal Letterman Lanigan co-owner Bobby Rahal, continuing with McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown, and closing Chip Ganassi Racing managing director Mike Hull.
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MP 574: How Roger Penske Changed The Indy 500, Ep 14, with Helio Castroneves

Part 14 of the 15-part feature series ‘How Roger Penske Changed The Indy 500,’ which celebrates the most successful entrant at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on the 50th anniversary of his first which took place in 1969, welcomes the beloved three-time Indy 500 winner Helio Castroneves.
Spider-Man’s 20 years as a Team Penske driver surpass all those who’ve competed for the Captain.
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MP 573: How Roger Penske Changed The Indy 500, Ep 13, with Tim Cindric

Part 13 of the 15-part feature series ‘How Roger Penske Changed The Indy 500,’ which celebrates the most successful entrant at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on the 50th anniversary of his first which took place in 1969, welcomes Team Penske president Tim Cindric.
Upon his arrival, Cindric has played a sizable role in turning The Captain’s declining fortunes in IndyCar around and restoring it to glory starting in the year 2000.
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MP 570: How Roger Penske Changed The Indy 500, Ep 12, with Derrick Walker

Part 12 of the 15-part feature series ‘How Roger Penske Changed The Indy 500,’ which celebrates the most successful entrant at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on the 50th anniversary of his first which took place in 1969, is led by former chief mechanic and general manager Derrick Walker.
The Scot's efforts at Team Penske from the late 1970s through the late 1980s helped the program become the most dominant force in IndyCar competition.
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MP 568: How Roger Penske Changed The Indy 500, Ep 11, with Al Unser Jr

Part 11 of the 15-part feature series ‘How Roger Penske Changed The Indy 500,’ which celebrates the most successful entrant at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on the 50th anniversary of his first which took place in 1969, welcomes two-time Indy 500 winner Al Unser Jr.
Little Al’s time with Roger Penske in the 1990s, including an unforgettable win at the 1994 Indy 500, marked the high point in a long and storied driving career.
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MP 564: How Roger Penske Changed The Indy 500, Ep 10, with Jon Bouslog

Part 10 of the 15-part feature series ‘How Roger Penske Changed The Indy 500,’ which celebrates the most successful entrant at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on the 50th anniversary of his first which took place in 1969, welcomes Jon Bouslog to the conversation.
Nicknamed ‘Myron,’ Bouslog’s been the closest thing to a Team Penske mascot during his four decades with the outfit as he’s risen up the ranks from junior mechanic to managing The Captain’s IMSA sports car team on behalf of Acura.
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MP 563: How Roger Penske Changed The Indy 500, Ep 9, with Paul Ray

Part nine of the 15-part feature series ‘How Roger Penske Changed The Indy 500,’ which celebrates the most successful entrant at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on the 50th anniversary of his first which took place in 1969, welcomes Ilmor Engineering president Paul Ray.
Ray’s tenure with the engine company co-founded by Roger Penske marks its 30th anniversary in 2019.
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MP 562: How Roger Penske Changed The Indy 500, Ep 8, with Jade Gurss

Part eight of the 15-part feature series ‘How Roger Penske Changed The Indy 500,’ which celebrates the most successful entrant at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on the 50th anniversary of his first which took place in 1969, welcomes author Jade Gurss.
His fantastic book “Beast” chronicles the unbelievable efforts expended by Roger Penske and Ilmor Engineering, along with the precarious nature of the project which could have failed on multiple occasions, to produce an unbeatable stock block engine for the 1994 Indy 500, which Al Unser Jr used to win for Team Penske.
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MP 559: How Roger Penske Changed The Indy 500, Ep 7, with Nigel Bennett

Part seven of the 15-part feature series ‘How Roger Penske Changed The Indy 500,’ which celebrates the most successful entrant at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on the 50th anniversary of his first which took place in 1969, peerless chassis designer and race engineer Nigel Bennett.
Bennett's immediate impact at Penske Cars produced the 1988 Indy 500 winner driven by Rick Mears, the 1989 winner driven by Emerson Fittipaldi, and more, including the legendary Penske PC23 chassis that carried ‘The Beast’, the 1000-horsepower Mercedes-Ilmor stock block engine from 1994.
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MP 558: How Roger Penske Changed The Indy 500, Ep 6, with Chuck Sprague

Part six of the 15-part feature series ‘How Roger Penske Changed The Indy 500,’ which celebrates the most successful entrant at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on the 50th anniversary of his first which took place in 1969, is master mechanic and team manager Chuck Sprague.
Sprague’s time at Team Penske from the late 1970s through the late 1990s helped produce countless IndyCar championships and Indy 500 wins.
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MP 554: How Roger Penske Changed The Indy 500, Ep 5, with Rick Mears

Welcome to the feature series ‘How Roger Penske Changed The Indy 500,’ which celebrates the most successful entrant at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on the 50th anniversary of his first which took place in 1969.
This 15-part series spans some of the greatest drivers, managers, mechanics, designers, and the man himself, Roger Penske, to document The Captain’s vast influence on America’s defining motor race, the Indy 500, and in many instances, the sport as a whole.
Our guest for the fifth episode is The Rocket, Rick Mears, the only man to win all four of his Indy 500s while driving for Roger Penske in a career that spanned 1978 through 1992 in the cockpit, and who continues to this day as a driver coach and consultant for Penske’s NTT IndyCar Series team.
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MP 553: How Roger Penske Changed The Indy 500, Ep 4, with Mario Andretti

Welcome to the feature series ‘How Roger Penske Changed The Indy 500,’ which celebrates the most successful entrant at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on the 50th anniversary of his first which took place in 1969.
This 15-part series spans some of the greatest drivers, managers, mechanics, designers, and the man himself, Roger Penske, to document The Captain’s vast influence on America’s defining motor race, the Indy 500, and in many instances, the sport as a whole.
Our guest for the fourth episode is Mario Andretti, whose lone Indy 500 win came the same year as Penske’s introduction to Indy, and who drove for The Captain at the Speedway from 1976 to 1980.
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MP 547: How Roger Penske Changed The Indy 500, Ep 3, with Bobby Unser

Welcome to the feature series ‘How Roger Penske Changed The Indy 500,’ which celebrates the most successful entrant at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on the 50th anniversary of his first which took place in 1969.
This 15-part series spans some of the greatest drivers, managers, mechanics, designers, and the man himself, Roger Penske, to document The Captain’s vast influence on America’s defining motor race, the Indy 500, and in many instances, the sport as a whole.
Our guest for the third episode is the irascible Bobby Unser. There’s no question about Roger Penske that Bobby Unser can’t turn 180 degrees and make about himself. And that’s the Uncle Bobby charm.
He takes mechanics, team managers, his brother Al, and even Mr. Penske to task when recounting his IndyCar career in and around The Captain’s empire. He also defends Mr. Penske with ferocity, presented in an abstract, me-first manner, of course.
At 85, Uncle Bobby has a free pass to curse and cajole all he wants. And here, it’s an urging to beware: If your ears are sensitive to the unholiest of words and creative ways to describe fornication, this episode is one to skip, with haste.
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MP 546: How Roger Penske Changed The Indy 500, Ep 2, with Robin Miller

Welcome to the feature series ‘How Roger Penske Changed The Indy 500,’ which celebrates the most successful entrant at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on the 50th anniversary of his first which took place in 1969.
This 15-part series spans some of the greatest drivers, managers, mechanics, designers, and the man himself, Roger Penske, to document The Captain’s vast influence on America’s defining motor race, the Indy 500, and in many instances, the sport as a whole.
Our guest for the second episode is Robin Miller, whose very first Indy 500 as a cub reporter for the Indianapolis Star fell in 1969, giving the two titans of the sport a shared 50th anniversary.
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MP 545: How Roger Penske Changed The Indy 500, Ep 1, with Roger Penske

Welcome to the feature series ‘How Roger Penske Changed The Indy 500,’ which celebrates the most successful entrant at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on the 50th anniversary of his first which took place in 1969.
This 15-part series spans some of the greatest drivers, managers, mechanics, designers, and the man himself, Roger Penske, to document The Captain’s vast influence on America’s defining motor race, the Indy 500, and in many instances, the sport as a whole.
Our guest for the first episode is the man himself, Roger Penske.
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MP 491: IROC Origins with Roger Penske and Bobby Unser

The International Race Of Champions completed its inaugural season 45 years ago in February of 1974 where Mark Donohue claimed the first crown in the all-star series created by Roger Penske, Les Richter, and Mike Phelps. Using production-based Porsche Carrera RSRs, the modern greats from Formula 1, IndyCar, and NASCAR came together at the Riverside road course in California and the famed Daytona circuit in Florida for four rounds to determined the best driver in a group containing A.J. Foyt, Emerson Fittipaldi, Richard Petty, and other legends of the sport.
With help from Penske to open our podcast, followed by all manner of wild tales from three-time Indy 500 winner Bobby Unser, who placed third in 1974 while hating the Porsches, and returned to win the IROC championship in 1975 after a switch to Chevy Camaros was made, we have a fun look back at the origins of a classic series in a special edition of the Marshall Pruett Podcast.
And just wait until Uncle Bobby starts talking about cheating...
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MP 244: Remembering Dan Gurney

Mario Andretti, David Brabham, Edsel Ford, A.J. Foyt, Derek Hill, Parnelli Jones, P.J. Jones, Robin Miller, Roger Penske, Paul Pfanner, Bobby Rahal, Willy T. Ribbs, Bobby Unser and Bob Varsha visited with the Marshall Pruett Podcast in the days after Dan Gurney’s death on January 14 to share their comprehensive thoughts and love for the Big Eagle.
Mario Andretti (starts at 6m21s)
David Brabham (23m07s)
Edsel Ford (29m24s)
A.J. Foyt (35m34s)
Derek Hill (45m35s)
Parnelli Jones (1h8m42s)
P.J. Jones (1h14m45s)
Roger Penske (1h26m57s)
Paul Pfanner (1h32m16s)
Bobby Rahal (1h47m57s)
Willy T. Ribbs (2h00m23s)
Bobby Unser (2h07m42s)
Bob Varsha (2h38m27s)
Robin Miller & Marshall Pruett (2h53m54s)
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