With the victory at Rolex 24 in Daytona, Team Penske has started the new year with a bang. In the past two years, Motorsports icon Roger Penske’s organization has dominated every racing genre, from NASCAR and IndyCar to sportscar racing in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. The trophy cabinet overflows, barring one big miss. Team Penske is yet to win the 24 Hours of Le Mans in France. Fans know it. Roger too, and he had set it as the team’s “goal” last year.
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“When you look at the history of our racing team, it goes back with Porsche to the 917. I’ve been associated with Porsche as a dealer for many, many years,” Penske had said ahead of the 2024 Le Mans entry.
“When you think of our ability to take the opportunity to win at Daytona in 2024, Indianapolis in 2024, now we’ve got to win Le Mans so that’s our goal,” he added.
Fans could not help but notice the glaring miss while reacting to a post on X by Jordan Bianchi. The NASCAR journalist listed Penske’s achievements from the past two-plus years to celebrate the team’s success.
“An historic run of dominance. It’s just silly,” commented a fan in the discussion thread that ensued.
Among Team Penske’s accomplishments over the past two-plus years:
–Two Indy 500 wins
–Two Rolex 24 wins
–Two Cup Series championships
–2024 IMSA GTP championship
–2024 WEC championship— Jordan Bianchi (@Jordan_Bianchi) January 26, 2025
“Team Penske is on fire,” wrote another while a third stated, “Now they need a Le Mans win.”
Another person praised Penske’s leadership and team-building ability, and said, “par for the course for the captain. very impressive org he’s built.”
Penske Perfect is a real thing! M.@Team_Penske #Rolex24atDaytona
— OWOG ⚽ #17 (@OneWorldOneGoal) January 27, 2025
The past two years have indeed been exceptional for the organization. NASCAR Cup Series championships by Joey Logano (2024) and Ryan Blaney (2023) are the most prominent of its achievements.
And, Felipe Nasr’s victory at the 24 hours of Daytona this weekend made it two consecutive wins (2024 and 2025) in the event for the #7 Porsche 963 in the GTP Class. They also have two Indy 500 titles.
Despite winning the World Endurance Championship (WEC) title in 2024, the championship which features the prestigious 24 Hours of Le Mans as a round, victory at the Circuit de la Sarthe has eluded Penske. The #6 Porsche Penske Motorsport entry finished P4 last year at the endurance race. The bragging rights went to the Ferrari factory team in that edition.
Whether the veteran team owner can bag the elusive victory this year remains to be seen. The 93rd edition of the famed event is scheduled for June 11 to 15.
