Mr penske biography

Roger S. Penske

Founder and Chairman, Penske Corporation

Roger Penske is the founder and chairman of Penske Corporation, a closely-held, diversified, on-highway, transportation services company whose subsidiaries operate in a variety of industry segments, including retail automotive, truck leasing, transportation logistics and professional motorsports. Penske Corporation manages businesses with consolidated revenues of more than $43 billion, operating in over 3, locations and employing more than 73, people worldwide. 

Penske Transportation Solutions includes Penske Truck Leasing, Penske Logistics, Epes Transport Systems and Penske Vehicle Services. A leading global transportation services provider, Penske operates more than , vehicles and serves customers from more than 3, locations in North America, South America, Europe, Australia and Asia. Product lines include: full-service truck leasing, contract maintenance, commercial and consumer truck rentals, used truck sales, transportation and warehousing management and supply chain management solutions. Visit  to learn more.

Penske Automotive Group, Inc., (NYSE: PAG) is a diversified international transportation services company and one of the world’s premier automotive and commercial truck retailers. PAG operates dealerships principally in the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, Italy and Japan and is one of the largest retailers of commercial trucks in North America for Freightliner. PAG also distributes and retails commercial vehicles, diesel and gas engines, power systems and related parts and services principally in Australia and New Zealand. PAG employs more than 28, people worldwide, and is a member of the Fortune , Russell , Russell and S&P Mid Cap indexes. For additional information, visit the company’s website at

Penske Performance, Inc. operations include teams that competed in the NTT INDYCAR SERIES and the NASCAR Cup Series in , under the “Team Penske” banner. Through a Team Penske global partnership, Porsche Penske Motorsport raced in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship and the World Endurance Championship in Team Penske is one of the most successful teams in the history of professional sports. Competing in a variety of disciplines, cars owned and prepared by Team Penske have produced more than major race wins, over pole positions and 47 championships. In its 58th season in , the team has also earned 20 Indianapolis victories, three Daytona Championships, a Formula 1 win, overall victories in the 24 Hours of Daytona and the 12 Hours of Sebring, along with a win in Australia’s legendary Bathurst race.

Penske Entertainment Corp., a subsidiary of Penske Corporation, owns the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, the NTT INDYCAR SERIES, INDY NXT by Firestone and IMS Productions. The Indianapolis Motor Speedway has hosted the world’s largest single-day sporting event – the Indianapolis Mile Race – for more than years. The venue has also hosted NASCAR, Formula One and other racing series events throughout its storied history. The NTT INDYCAR SERIES continues to be the premier open-wheel racing series in North America and is one of the most competitive championships in the world. INDY NXT by Firestone is the top developmental series of INDYCAR. IMS Productions is a leading video services and production company.

Updated - November 11, at a.m. ET