Penske Racing Switches To Ford; Leaves Dodge

[thepolishkid88]

MOORESVILLE, N.C. (March 1, 2012) - Penske Racing has announced that it will join Ford Racing as part of a multi-year agreement that will begin with the 2013 NASCAR season.
Penske Racing's teams will compete with Ford Fusions in the Sprint Cup Series and with Ford Mustangs in the Nationwide Series, beginning next season.

Since 2003, the Penske Racing NASCAR teams have been aligned with Dodge Motorsports. Over the course of the relationship with Dodge, Penske Racing teams have produced 48 wins (26 Cup Series and 22 Nationwide Series), 72 pole positions (50 Cup Series and 22 Nationwide Series) and one series championship (the 2010 Nationwide Series title) in 1,048 starts (832 Cup Series and 216 Nationwide Series) entering this weekend's racing action. In 2012, Penske Racing will compete with two full-time entries - the No. 2 Miller Lite Dodge driven by Brad Keselowski and the No. 22 Shell-Pennzoil Dodge driven by AJ Allmendinger - in the Cup Series and two full-time entries in the Nationwide Series - the No. 22 Discount Tire/Snap-on Dodge driven by Keselowski and Parker Kligerman and the No. 12 Alliance Truck Parts/WURTH Dodge driven by Sam Hornish Jr.

"Penske Racing has had and continues to have a terrific relationship with Dodge and we thank them for their partnership and their support over the past 10 years," said Roger Penske. "Our organizations have experienced many great memories together and our teams are committed to produce wins and championships with Dodge this season. We look forward to rejoining the Ford Racing NASCAR program beginning in 2013. We appreciate the long-term commitment that Ford has made to Penske Racing and for their continued support of the sport."

http://www.penskeracing.com/news/ind...es=n&cid=50977

[D Y B FLYERS]

Cool story bro

[Kid Roberts]

Originally Posted by D Y B FLYERS

Cool story bro

It's pretty big news...

[Viper207]

Are there still Ford, Chevy, etc fans/fanboys out there in raceland? All it changes is which logo is on the front and who helps develop the engines, although going by the stupid uproar when Toyota joined, I'm guessing people do still care about it. I just don't see why.

[everblades2]

Originally Posted by Viper207

Are there still Ford, Chevy, etc fans/fanboys out there in raceland? All it changes is which logo is on the front and who helps develop the engines, although going by the stupid uproar when Toyota joined, I'm guessing people do still care about it. I just don't see why.

Oh yeah, there still are plenty of them at the track. Personally, I like Chevy, Ford, and Dodge but am not a fan of Toyota.

[thepolishkid88]

Originally Posted by Viper207

Are there still Ford, Chevy, etc fans/fanboys out there in raceland? All it changes is which logo is on the front and who helps develop the engines, although going by the stupid uproar when Toyota joined, I'm guessing people do still care about it. I just don't see why.

Absolutley. People still cheer for the manufacturers and the drivers associated with those stables.

I still cheer for Ford when I'm at the races, and majority of the time cheer for most of the guys in the Ford's.

Don't really mind Toyota though it's not like foreign cars haven't been in NASCAR before.

[bustoff]

Dodge could be leaving NASCAR soon which would be a shame with homage to the King.

[kam]

Originally Posted by bustoff

Dodge could be leaving NASCAR soon which would be a shame with homage to the King.

Yea but his own team is fielding Fords.

[thepolishkid88]

Originally Posted by bustoff

Dodge could be leaving NASCAR soon which would be a shame with homage to the King.

They are saying they plan on staying in NASCAR and I can't imagine them leaving especially with them unveiling their 2013 car. I could see RPM going back to Dodge and maybe even the BK team or another one of these start up teams.