{"id":2153,"date":"2015-08-15T10:00:49","date_gmt":"2015-08-15T15:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/keenerpodcast.com\/?p=2153"},"modified":"2015-08-14T20:46:14","modified_gmt":"2015-08-15T01:46:14","slug":"roger-penskes-indy-pace-car-parade-on-woodward","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/keener13.org\/?p=2153","title":{"rendered":"Roger Penske’s Indy Pace Car Parade on Woodward"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Roger Penske, with his 1972 Old 442 Indy Pace Car, flanked by 4-time Indy winners Rick Mears (L) and Al Unser. 1972 was the first of Penske’s record 16 Indy wins.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

By Bob Berry<\/p>\n

This is so totally cool-and it took the coolest guy in the room to do it.<\/p>\n

Bloomfield Hills’ Roger Penske had a parade on Woodward Thursday. And not just any, but a parade of the SIXTEEN Indianapolis Pace Cars he has won in his legendary racing career!<\/p>\n

Now that’s cruisin’ Woodward<\/strong><\/a>!<\/p>\n

And who did he get to drive those cars? How about names like 4-time winners Rick Mears and Al Unser, 3-time winners Helio Castroneves and Bobby Unser?\u00a0 Plus 2-time winner Al Unser Jr. .and Rochester Hills’ Brad Keselowski, the 2012 NASCAR Champion<\/strong><\/a>.\u00a0 To name a few.<\/p>\n

Proving why he’s the boss, “The Captain”, a former sports car racing champion, smartly put ’em all in his rear-view mirror, leading the parade with\u00a0 a 1972 Cutlass 442. That car was his first Indy Pace Car “trophy”, collected after winning that year’s race with the late Mark Donohue.<\/p>\n

Roger Penske has made a huge impact on Metro Detroit<\/strong><\/a> over the years, going back to his dealership on Telegraph Road, his ownership of Detroit Diesel, and his vision-which helped bring the Super Bowl to The D and the annual Indy Car race to Belle Isle.\u00a0 Read all about the Thursday’s parade and learn what drives Roger Penske<\/strong><\/a> with this story from ESPN. Or check the video, and go fishtailing with “Bad Brad” and WXYZ-TV Action News.<\/p>\n