RACING DRIVER

Roger Penske

1937 - Today

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Roger Searle Penske (born February 20, 1937), also known as "the Captain", is an American auto racing team owner, businessman, and former professional driver. Penske is the owner of Team Penske, the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, IndyCar, and other auto racing-related businesses. Penske is the founder and chairman of the Penske Corporation, a holding company for his various businesses. Penske is also a Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Roger Penske is the 297th most popular racing driver (up from 431st in 2019), the 6,296th most popular biography from United States (up from 7,478th in 2019) and the 20th most popular American Racing Driver.

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Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Roger Penske ranks 297 out of 1,080. Before him are Luiz Bueno, Paul Pietsch, Kevin Schwantz, Teo Fabi, Brian Hart, and Romain Grosjean. After him are Dale Earnhardt Jr., José Dolhem, Carl Scarborough, André Pilette, Adrian Sutil, and Gerino Gerini.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1937, Roger Penske ranks 323. Before him are Teresa Ciepły, Yukio Endo, Harry Wu, Glen A. Larson, Joe Henderson, and Richard H. Truly. After him are Galimzyan Khusainov, Clodovil Hernandes, Guram Kostava, Francis George, Andrei Bitov, and Nadia Gamal.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Roger Penske ranks 6,297 out of 20,380. Before him are Hal B. Wallis (1898), Genevieve Cortese (1981), Deirdre McCloskey (1942), Ronnie Radke (1983), Don Bragg (1935), and Michael Paré (1958). After him are Billy Vaughn (1919), Richard Simmons (1948), Daniel Burnham (1846), Dana White (1969), Lou Gramm (1950), and Dale Earnhardt Jr. (1974).

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Among RACING DRIVERS In United States

Among racing drivers born in United States, Roger Penske ranks 20. Before him are Lee Wallard (1910), Rikky von Opel (1947), Peter Revson (1939), George Constantine (1918), Mark Donohue (1937), and Kevin Schwantz (1964). After him are Dale Earnhardt Jr. (1974), Carl Scarborough (1914), Richard Petty (1937), Nicky Hayden (1981), Bill Vukovich (1918), and Eddie Cheever (1958).

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