How many NASCAR Championships does Team Penske have? All you need to know
Team Penske is a professional racing organization that has been part of the NASCAR series since 1972. It also compete in the IndyCar Series, IMSA Sportscar Championships, and FIA World Endurance Championships. It is owned by 87-year-old billionaire, Roger Penske.
As an owner, the NASCAR Hall of Famer Penske has won a total of four Cup Series titles. Penske won their first championship title in 2012, courtesy of Brad Keselowski.
Team Penske took five years to lift their second Cup Series championship thanks to #22 Ford driver Joey Logano, who then claimed his second Cup title and Penske's third in 2022. Logano moved from Joe Gibbs Racing to Penske in 2013 and is now one of the most experienced drivers in the shed with 33 wins in more than 450 races in the Cup Series.
At present, Penske's full-time #12 driver, Ryan Blaney, is defending his Cup Series title. With three wins under his belt, he's had an impressive season thus far. In his seven seasons with the Ford organization, Blaney has amassed an impressive 12 victories.
Not only in the NASCAR National Series, but Penske has also been a dominant force in the IndyCar Series, with 20 Indy 500 victories and six titles in open-wheel racing
Currently, Penske has three full-time drivers in the Cup Series. Austin Cindric, drives the #2 Ford, while Blaney and Logano pilot the #12 and #22, respectively.
"We want to be successful for Roger": Ryan Blaney on the working culture within the Team Penske shed
Reigning Cup Series champion Ryan Blaney shared his thoughts on the importance of teamwork within the Ford roster. The 30-year-old Blaney believes that the three Cup Series drivers need to be co-dependent in order to prosper with the Mooresville, North Carolina-based organization.
While discussing his relationship with fellow teammate Logano, the 13 times Cup Series race-winner elaborated on growing together and said:
"You can't just be three separate entities doing your own thing. What's the point of having a three-four car team if you're doing that? That's just kind of been the Penske way here. It's just [we] all try to rely on each other and use each other's skills to build your own and help grow the whole thing healthy. Its something where we understand the deal and we understand that we want to be successful for Roger [Penske] and to do that you have to work together." [6:14]
As things stand, Team Penske drivers #12 Blaney and #22 Logano have advanced to the final Championship 4 race after securing wins in the Round of 8 of the playoffs.
They will next compete for the Cup Series title at Phoenix Raceway on November 10.