PENSKE RACE REPORT

Kurt Busch Wins at New Hampshire To Lead Penske Racing NASCAR Trio

LOUDON, N.H. – Penske Racing No. 2 Miller Lite Dodge driver Kurt Busch and his Pat-Tryson led team brought home the checkered flag in Sunday’s rain-shortened LENOX Tools 301 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, while teammates Ryan Newman and Sam Hornish Jr. finished 15th and 39th respectively. Keyed by great call late in the race that kept Busch out on track while the other leaders pitted for fuel, the Miller Lite team enjoyed its first NASCAR Cup win of the season after the rains came at Loudon, forcing an early ending to the race.

"It was a good weekend for us working through our new test data that we put together from Milwaukee (Tuesday test) this week," said Busch, as he celebrated his 18th career Sprint Cup Series victory. "We came with a different package and felt that we were a bit more competitive. You know, as hard as we're working, you can't just point to one thing and say that's what helped us get to Victory Lane. We're working hard. We're testing all the time and we're on the gas trying to get our 2, 12 and 77 teams up, running competitive every week. So it's hard to put your finger on one thing. We'll definitely think about what Milwaukee gave us, our fuel mileage, and just the heart of this team."

Busch started Sunday’s race from the 26th position. Although he admitted that he didn’t have the fastest car on the track, Busch was just as thrilled that his team won on a strategy call as he would have been with a dominant victory. The race was called as official due to adverse weather conditions with 17 laps remaining in the scheduled distance.

Newman started 16th in his No. 12 Alltel Dodge Charger. At lap 271 out of 301, while running in ninth place, the caution waved for a multi-car incident behind him. Knowing that the No.12 machine did not have fuel to go the distance, the team elected to pit under the caution flag along with other cars also running in the top 15. As the heavy rains beganto fall, Newman and the No. 12 Alltel team came to pit lane under the red flag and once the race was called official they were credited with a 15th-place finish.

After starting in the 20th position, Hornish Jr. and No. 77 Mobil 1 Dodge team secured a 39th-place finish in his first race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. Hornish battled a loose-handling race car for much of the race, but was able to maintain a top-35 position in the 2008 NASCAR Sprint Car Series owners point standings.

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Helio Castroneves Finishes Second In Wild Richmond IndyCar Series Race

RICHMOND, Va. (June 28, 2008) – Team Penske’s Helio Castroneves finished in the runner-up spot at a caution-filled Saturday night race at Richmond International Raceway with an impressive on-track performance. Castroneves went from an 18th place starting spot to second in the 300-lap SunTrust Indy Challenge, eventually finishing one position ahead of Scott Dixon, the only driver ahead of Castroneves in the 2008 IndyCar Series championship standings.

"I was driving the wheels off it," Castroneves said about his run in the No. 3 Team Penske Dallara/Honda. "I was trying everything I could to make up spots and we were able to have a good showing today."

This race marks Castroneves’ fourth runner-up finish of the season.

Ryan Briscoe, driver of the No. 6 Dallara/Honda, encountered trouble after a promising start to Saturday’s race. Briscoe was struck on a restart on the 79th lap that eventually became a four-car pileup. The Team Penske crew worked quickly to get the No. 6 machine back on the track and Briscoe was able to finish 15th.

"It was pretty crazy out there tonight," said Briscoe. "We were able to hold our position through the first stint, but the restart after our first stop was a complete mess. I heard green, and then I glanced in my mirrors. The next thing I know is that the guys in front of me were on their brakes, and I was into the back of the No. 14 car. It was just a chain reaction from there, and I got hit from behind."

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Ryan Newman, Driver of the No. 12 Alltel Dodge, Featured on Team Cam This Week

MOORESVILLE, N.C. – Ryan Newman, driver of the No. 12 Alltel Dodge, will be this week's featured guest on the PenskeRacing.com Team Cam. The Daytona 500 winner will chat about the Saturday night’s Coke Zero 400 at Daytona International Speedway and he’ll also preview the following weekend’s special paint scheme on the No. 12 car at Chicagoland Speedway.