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Driver Josef Newgarden races in the Detroit Grand Prix
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Penske praises Detroit as team moves on from Indy 500 controversy

Quinn Klinefelter June 2, 2025

The checkered flag has flown over this year’s Detroit Grand Prix.IndyCar driver Kyle Kirkwood took the win in the final...

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Indianapolis Motor Speedway owner Roger Penske delivers the command "ladies and gentlemen start your engines" before the start of the Indianapolis 500 auto race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Sunday, May 28, 2023.
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Roger Penske’s IndyCar team embroiled in scandal ahead of Indy 500

Quinn Klinefelter, Alex McLenon, The Metro May 22, 2025

IndyCar teams and drivers hit the streets of downtown Detroit next week for the city’s annual Grand Prix. That will...

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Car owner Roger Penske with the the media, Thursday, May 30, 2024, in Detroit. Penske is well aware that his integrity has been questioned due to a cheating scandal that cost Josef Newgarden his IndyCar season-opening victory.
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Roger Penske says cheating scandal overblown by critics because there’s ‘blood in the water’

Associated Press May 31, 2024

DETROIT (AP) — Roger Penske is well aware his integrity has been questioned because of a cheating scandal that cost Josef Newgarden his season-opening IndyCar victory....

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Indianapolis Motor Speedway owner Roger Penske delivers the command "ladies and gentlemen start your engines" before the start of the Indianapolis 500 auto race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Sunday, May 28, 2023.
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IndyCar owner Roger Penske is revved up about Grand Prix’s return to downtown Detroit

Quinn Klinefelter June 3, 2023

The 2023 Detroit Grand Prix is officially open for on-track activities, an event reborn on the downtown streets of the...

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Belle Isle Drone Still 1
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Penske on Grand Prix Controversy: Belle Isle “Never Looked Better”

Quinn Klinefelter May 30, 2019

  Editor's note: This post has been updated to reflect reporting from the 2018 Grand Prix contract negotiations and additional reporting...

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