Trump meets with Penske’s NASCAR, IndyCar an...

Crew Penske rolled into Washington D.C. on Wednesday with Roger Penske bringing a number of of his drivers and race vehicles from three totally different divisions to the White Home garden. NASCAR, IndyCar and IMSA have been all featured as Penske was celebrated for his latest triumphs.

2023 and 2024 NASCAR Cup Sequence champions Ryan Blaney and teammate Joey Logano have been each current, together with Logano’s No. 22 Penske Ford Mustang. Two-time and defending Indianapolis 500 winner Josef Newgarden was there, standing by his No. 2 Penske Chevrolet. Moreover, the winning lineup from the 2025 Rolex 24 Hours at Daytona — Nick Tandy, Felipe Nasr, and Laurens Vanthoor — have been current together with their No. 7 Penske Porsche 963 GTP.

NASCAR commissioner Steve Phelps and NASCAR president Steve O’Donnell have been additionally amongst these in attendance, as was Mark Miles, the CEO of IndyCar and Penske Leisure. The Penske group met with Trump within the oval workplace, taking photographs earlier than going exterior to take a look at the race vehicles. 

President Trump, who attended this 12 months’s Daytona 500 and paced the sector within the presidential motorcade, praised Roger Penske for his many achievements in motorsports. He then learn from a chunk of paper the names of the drivers and their latest accomplishments, asking each Blaney and Newgarden how briskly they will go.

Trump attending the Indy 500?

Trump then hinted at the potential for attending the 109th operating of Indianapolis 500 this Could. “I will should get there … possibly this 12 months, with you,” stated Trump. Penske replied by saying he has an “open invitation.” 

Nonetheless, the go to shortly turned much less about honoring the racing champions and extra about holding an impromptu press convention. The president fielded questions from the media for about quarter-hour, speaking concerning the chaotic tariff scenario that has brought on a whipsaw in world markets whereas the racers stood within the background. He lastly broke up the Q&A to go and communicate with Newgarden and shake fingers with the opposite drivers and group members current because the occasion concluded.

Pictures from the White Home