2026 Season Overview

Celebrating its 60th anniversary season in 2026, Team Penske is ready to celebrate its landmark campaign by adding to its championship pedigree and its winning legacy as the most successful team in North American motorsports history.

Competing with winning teams across three world-class racing series in 2026, Team Penske is ready deliver race victories and championship performances for its partners and fans this season.

In 2026, Team Penske will once again field three full-season entries in both the NASCAR Cup Series and the NTT INDYCAR SERIES, as the organization looks to return to championship form. Building on its success in its fourth season competing with the global Porsche Penske Motorsport (PPM) sports car program, the team will also return to race with two cars in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship as Team Penske works to add to its all-time record of 48 national championships.

After capturing three consecutive NASCAR Cup Series (NCS) championships from 2022-2024, Team Penske hopes to reclaim the series title this season with its experienced and winning three-car lineup. 

Now in his 19th Cup Series season, Joey Logano and the No. 22 Ford Mustang team will be looking for their fourth Cup Series crown in 2026 with Logano adding to his record as one of NASCAR's most accomplished drivers. Coming off another solid Playoff run in 2025, Logano returns behind the wheel of the No. 22 Shell-Pennzoil/Hunt Brother's Pizza/Discount Tire/Autotrader Ford Mustang Dark Horse. With three Cup Series titles with Team Penske also on his resume, crew chief Paul Wolfe will once again work with Logano to lead the No. 22 Ford team this season.

Following a 2025 season that saw him earn a career-high four victories and another deep run in the Playoffs, Ryan Blaney and the No. 12 Ford Mustang team will pursue their second Cup Series championship this season. In his 13th season in 2026, Blaney will once again team up with title-winning crew chief Jonathan Hassler as the duo looks to build on their success together with the No. 12 Menards/Advance Auto Parts/BODYARMOR/Discount Tire/Wabash/Wurth/Dent Wizard Ford Mustang team.

In his sixth season competing in the Cup Series, Austin Cindric returns to race the No. 2 Ford Mustang in 2026. Cindric posted his third series victory and earned his second consecutive Playoff berth last season and the 2022 DAYTONA 500 champion aims to build on that success this year for Team Penske. Once again paired crew chief Brian Wilson, Cindric will race the No. 2 Discount Tire/Menards/Freightliner/Autotrader/Snap-on Ford Mustang team this season.

In the NTT INDYCAR SERIES, Team Penske is focused on adding to its record 20 Indianapolis 500 victories and 17 INDYCAR series titles this season. Experienced and winning drivers Josef Newgarden and Scott McLaughlin welcome a new teammate this season as talented young racer David Malukas joins Team Penske to complete the organization's star-studded three-car lineup. 

Following back-to-back dramatic wins in the Indianapolis 500 in both 2023 and 2024, Newgarden and the No. 2 Team Penske Chevrolet team are eager to get back to their winning ways in 2026. Newgarden closed the 2025 season with a much-needed victory in the two-time series champion's hometown of Nashville and he looks to build on that momentum in his 15th INDYCAR season. With Luke Mason returning as race engineer, Newgarden expects to once again contend for race wins and the series championship behind the wheel of the No. 2 Astemo/PPG/Shell Powering Progress/Snap-on/XPEL Chevrolet.

Competing in his sixth full INDYCAR season in 2026, McLaughlin is ready to take the No. 3 Chevrolet team to new heights this year. A seven-time winner in the NTT INDYCAR SERIES, McLaughlin produced the team's top championship finish in both 2023 and 2024 and he's capable of leading the way again this season as he aims for his first INDYCAR title. McLaughlin will continue to work with veteran race engineer Ben Bretzman as they lead the No. 3 DEX Imaging/XPEL/PPG/AAA/Gallagher/Pennzoil/Sonsio/Odyssey Battery/Freightliner Chevrolet team this season.

In his first season with Team Penske and his fifth year competing in the NTT INDYCAR SERIES, Malukas is excited about the opportunities in front of him as he looks to build on the legacy of the No. 12 Verizon Chevrolet. The Chicago native and three-time INDYCAR podium finisher will rely on the experienced team around him - led by team technical director Dave Faustino - as he fights for race wins in the iconic Verizon Chevy, the same car that produced two series titles and an Indianapolis 500 victory for Team Penske, with former driver Will Power.

With championships won in each of the last two IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship seasons, Porsche Penske Motorsport is ready to continue its impressive production this season. The two-car Porsche 963 program posted four race wins - including its second consecutive Rolex 24 at Daytona overall victory - and the GTP Class title in 2025. With some new faces in some new places for 2026, Porsche Penske Motorsport is primed to build on its success with its two LMDh hybrid Prototypes. Coming off its IMSA title last season, the No. 6 Porsche 963 will feature experienced sports car veteran drivers Kevin Estre and Laurens Vanthoor with Matt Campbell also competing in endurances races this season. The No. 7 Porsche 963, which won the 2025 Rolex 24, will compete with Felipe Nasr and Julien Andlauer behind the wheel with newcomer Laurin Henrich also on board for the endurance races in 2026. 

With championship experience on track and in the garage across all levels of competition, Team Penske is excited for 2026 and the opportunity to make its 60th anniversary season one of the best in the team's storied history.