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Team Penske Will Run Porsche's Le Mans Prototype Return Chris Perkins © Darrell Ingham - Getty Images Roger Penske finally gets a chance to achieve his goal of winning Le Mans with Porsche's new LMDh effort. It's been rumored for some time, and now, it's a reality. Porsche announced today that it's partnering with Team Penske for iits return to sports-prototype racing in the upcoming worldwide LMDh class. In other words, the greatest marque in sports cars is partnering with a motorsport powerhouse. The new program is called Porsche Penske Motorsport, and will compete in bo...

Three-Time Indy 500 Winning Team Owner Pat Patrick Dies Aged 91 Photo: Darrell Ingham (Getty Images) Pat Patrick, one of the longest-standing and most influential car owners in the IndyCar paddock, died on January 5, 2021 in Phoenix, Arizona. He was 91 years old. Advertisement Ueal Eugene “Pat” Patrick was born on March 10, 1929 in Kentucky, with his family soon after moving to Michigan. Patrick found his start in the oil business, starting up Patrick Petroleum in 1962 and working alongside a man named Walt Michener. Michener may have been the reason Patrick got into racing, because he w...

The 24 Hours of Le Mans Is Headed Toward a New Golden Era Chris Perkins © James Moy Photography - Getty Images Following Audi and Porsche's recent announcements of their Le Mans return, the 24-hour classic could be headed for a new golden era. Of all the world's great races, the 24 Hours of Le Mans is the one that does it for me, but I've never been. For years, the opportunity never presented itself, or I wasn't interested. Lately, I've found Le Mans hard to get excited about—I grew up with the golden era of LMP1. Now with only Toyota left in the top LMP1 hybrid class, th...

10 IndyCar Career Moves That Ended in Disaster The greener pastures are not always as green as they seem. Dec 11, 2020 STAN HONDAGetty Images An IndyCar driver may seek greener pastures by joining another team or leaving IndyCar racing for another home. Sometimes these moves work, while other times they can prove to be detrimental. Here’s 10 IndyCar career moves that just didn’t work out. Advertisement - Continue Reading Below Jamie SquireGetty Images After a brief stint in Formula One in the early 1990s, Alex Zanardi was coming into his own as a driver in the CART IndyCar Wo...