After 17 Seasons Team Penske will not sign the Indicar Great will be able again

The driver indicator will power the long-lasting engineer of David Faustino after their final race for Team Penske at 31. August Borchetta Bourbon Music City Grand Prik.

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One of the most famous and successful combinations in the history of the Indicar series came near how the team of Penske and the driver will be able to separate.

Team Penske announced on Tuesday, 2. September at 10. In the Eastern Time, after 17 years, will drive for the legendary organization, the power will deviate the team before 2026. Season. Season.

“As we moved to talk about our future together, we will feel that it is time to change the beginning starting next season,” said the owner of the Roger Penske team. “He’s an outstanding driver and a teammate for our organization. His results speak alone, and we wish him the best in his career.”

David Maluka is expected to appoint a team team of Chevrolet as a power replacement.

The power is one of the shortest drivers indicators with 45 wins, two indicated championships (2014 and 2022) and one victory of Indianapolis 500. Years.

Power will be able to win a photo after winning 2018 Indianapolis 500 (photo Jeffrey brown / Icon SportsVire via Getty Images)

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The power collected 42 of their victories indicates in its time with the Penska team, in addition to positions at 71 pole, which highlighted it as the largest qualifier in the history of the series.

“It was the honor of my life to drive for Roger and Penska organizations,” the power said. “We’ve achieved so much together, and I’ll always be grateful to my time and my teammates who supported me on the road. After much consideration, I felt that change for me at this time.”

Team Penske will announce its plans for Verizon Chevrolet no. 12. year a day before 2026. Years.

The future of power supply

Power can now continue official discussions with other teams series NTT Indicar about the contract starting next season. The driver was previously told by the weekend in Nashville Superspeedvay that he had an interest in several highly-controlled teams, but will not officially confirm until the contract signs.

Power is completed 21^ul In Borchetta Bourbon Music Grand Prix after the race on the way to lead for five rounds of its 10ⁱⁿ Starting position. The connected offer for victory, however, is stopped when it became a pit stop and stopped the car in another speed.

After returning to the trail, it was punished by an indicator race control and it put one patch. He would end the race two rounds to his teams to win the race, Josefu Newgarden.

“I can only tell you that I love power,” Nevgarden told me after I won the race. “He was one of my favorites, if not my favorite teammate I’ve ever had the opportunity to do. He’s my hero.

“I grew up to admire the will of power and I love the guy. He is absolutely one of the best.”

Emotionally goodbye to Team Penske

After the race, the power and his long time, they shared emotional goodbyes as they knew that their last race, although not officially announced until 2. September when power had the opportunity to talk about the situation with Penski.

“It’s the end of the era,” his longtime engineer David Faustino told me.