Explosive scandal unveiled: Roger Penske denies the alleged deal with FRM to increase logano

Roger Penske Under Fire: Allegations of unethical shops and racing strokes rock the Nascar world

The world of Nascar was shaken to the core when Roger Penske's Racing team and motorsports in the front row were placed on probation in September 2013 because they were classified at the measures that were disadvantaged as “promised measures”. The controversy came from an incident during the Richmond Raceway event, at which a FRM crew boss allegedly communicated with his driver to say goodbye to Joey Logano's car, which had a suspicion of agreements between the two teams. Despite the damn evidence, Penske vehemently denied any misconduct and claimed that they were not part of an illegal agreement.

The scandal unfolded when Frank Kerr, Crew boss for the car driven by David Gilliland, of motorsport ' #38, on the radio, which indicated a reward that Logano had overtaken 400 events during the Federated Auto Parts. However, Penske released the allegations and said: “We obviously didn't do anything honestly.” The lack of concrete evidence and the lack of Radio -Chatter, in which Logano was involved, confused the situation and left Nascar in a dilemma.

When the tensions mounted, Nascar took decisive measures, prohibited team managers during the races and prohibit digital communication with spotters to prevent future foul. The consequences of the incident kept in the entire racing community and questioned the integrity of the sport and the longitudinal team in order to achieve a competitive advantage.

In the middle of the chaos, Roger Penske again made headlines with the signing of Juan Pablo Montoya to his Indycar team for the 2014 season. Montoya, an experienced driver with experience in Formula 1 and Nascar, brought Penske's line -up a new dimension. Penske spoke about the acquisition and expressed his excitement and described Montoya's addition as an opportunity to “one in a life” that would arouse a different fan base and the interest of sponsors.

In his opening season with Team Penske, Montoya presented his talent by securing a victory and four podium, which turned out to be a valuable capital for the team. When the dust for the controversy around Penske's Racing Empire decided, the focus was on Montoya's promising future in the world of Indycar and was happy to leave fans and critics to see what the dynamic driver would achieve next.