ROGER PENSKE - USAC HALL OF FAME CLASS OF 2015

Roger Penske, born in Shaker Heights, Ohio, has set the gold standard for car owners, winning a record 15 Indianapolis 500s. An astute businessman, he was USAC’s 1962 Road Racing champion, but his extensive motorsports involvement has earned the respect of everyone, earning numerous championships and race victories in multiple disciplines. A member of the International Motorsports Hall of Fame, the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America and numerous other Halls of Fame, the “Captain” actually competed in the 1961 and 1962 United States Grand Prix Formula One races. His list of top-caliber drivers has included Indianapolis 500 winners Mark Donohue, Rick Mears, Bobby Unser, Danny Sullivan, Al Unser Sr. and Jr., Emerson Fittipaldi, Helio Castroneves, Gil De Ferran and Sam Hornish, Jr., plus Daytona 500 winners Ryan Newman and Joey Logano.