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Description
Beginning in 1958 at the Akron Speedway in Ohio, and continuing in Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) races and other smaller circuits, Roger Penske was an accomplished driver. Then he called it quits to pursue the business of racing. “I thought I might prolong my life a little longer if I wasn’t behind the wheel,” he once said. With Team Penske formed, and racing a key element of his overall business plan, he found early sucess with driver Mark Donahue. . .