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Sytner group chairman Roger Penske (pictured) is set to be honoured at this year’s Goodwood Festival of Speedby Mastercard for his career in motor racing.
Sytner Group, part of Penske, will have an ALPINA stand onsite, showcasing the latest range of vehicles.
Penske, who will be one of the VIP guests at this year’s event, will be honoured as part of a special celebration of “The Maestros – Motorsports Great All-Rounders”.
Penske, one of the most successful figures in motorsport and the motoring industry, competed on the Goodwood Motor Circuit in 1963.
Goodwood will showcase Penske’s career by assembling some of the team’s most famous cars at the festival.
These will include Team Penske’s first Indy 500 entry from 1969, the four-wheel drive Lola T152; the McLaren M16B representing the first of the team’s 18 Indy 500 wins in 1972; the Penske PC23 which dominated the 1994 Indy 500; as well as the 2006 and 2018 Indy 500 winners.
Also confirmed is the Pontiac Catalina honouring the car that Penske himself drove to a NASCAR victory at Riverside in 1963, as well as the 2008 Daytona 500 winner.
Representing Team Penske’s foray into Formula 1 will be the Penske PC1 from 1975, the first car manufactured by Penske Cars UK, and the PC4, which won the 1976 Austrian Grand Prix driven by John Watson. Penske himself will take to the Hill in the Porsche RS Spyder which won the 12 Hours of Sebring in 2008.
“We’re thrilled to be partnering with the Goodwood Festival of Speed,” said Darren Edwards, Sytner Group CEO.
“We also know that it means a lot to Roger, our group chairman, to be honoured as one of the “Maestros” of motorsport.”