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"But as team principal of DJR Team Penske and leader of the team, I accept full and complete responsibility for what happened at Bathurst.
"As a team, we accepted the penalties that were issued by the stewards," he told Supercars Trackside. While Coulthard took a lot of the heat from trolls, DJR Team Penske managing director Ryan Story put his hand up for the team orders controversy. DJR Team Penske copped the biggest fine and points deduction in Supercars history after ordering Coulthard to back up the Bathurst field by dramatically slowing down during a late safety car period, allowing teammate and front runner McLaughlin to pit and return to the track without losing position.Ĭoulthard's "go slow" also eliminated the fuel advantage of Holden star Shane van Gisbergen who eventually finished second, just 0.68 of a second behind McLaughlin.Ī stewards hearing was launched and while McLaughlin was allowed to keep his maiden Bathurst title, DJR Team Penske copped a $250,000 fine and were deduced 300 championship points.Ĭoulthard was also relegated from sixth to last in the results. Read more on Michigan politics and sign up for our elections newsletter. Here are his greatest hits:Ĭontact Todd Spangler. Roger Penske's time at Indianapolis 500 turns 50. Roger Penske focused on winning on Belle Isle, not bringing NFL draft to Detroit Trump has been giving the award somewhat regularly this year, having awarded the Medal of Freedom to golfer Tiger Woods in May and, this month, to economist Arthur Laffer. This month,Trump hosted Indianapolis 500 winner Simon Pagenaud and Penske, congratulating them on their win last month and calling Penske his friend. The company manages businesses with revenues totaling more than $31 billion and employing more than 63,000 people worldwide. Roger Penske, who began his racing operation in 1966 and has scored hundreds of victories over the years, including 18 Indy 500 wins, has been given the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
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Penske, a former professional auto racer himself, is also the founder and chairman of Penske Corp., with subsidiaries in auto sales, truck leasing and transportation logistics.
Trump made the remarks during a brief question-and-answer period at the White House on Thursday with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. The president didn't say when he would award the medal or provide any other details. Trump said he couldn't "imagine anyone even being close" in terms of victories in motorsports. He was chairman of the effort behind Super Bowl XL, played in Ford Field in 2006. Penske has long been associated with metro Detroit, having had a home in Birmingham and maintaining the headquarters for Penske Automotive in Bloomfield Hills. Team Penske, as Penske's motorsports teams are known, has won more than 530 races and 34 championships in its 53-year history, as well as 18 Indianapolis 500 wins and two Daytona 500s. In making the announcement, Trump said he has discussed the award with Penske, 82, and said, "He's very thrilled to be getting it." WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump said Thursday that he will bestow the nation's highest civilian honor, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, on metro Detroit racing team owner and businessman Roger Penske. Watch Video: Roger Penske on winning 18th Indianapolis 500 in 50th race
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