Unique US visit for Penske drivers
29 Jan 2019
Supercars drivers Scott McLaughlin and Fabian Coulthard were seconded to Team Penske’s headquarters last week, linking up with their American counterparts.
It marked the first time that all 14 of Team Penske’s full-time drivers across its NASCAR, IndyCar, IMSA and Supercars programs, were brought together.
Couple of days at @team_penske HQ in Charlotte shooting the new Penske Games for 2019! Plenty of fun! pic.twitter.com/7YJy9nMMsW
— Scott McLaughlin (@smclaughlin93) January 22, 2019
They took part in two days of promotional filming, including for the team’s ‘Penske Games’ social media videos, which pit the drivers against each other in a series of challenges.
Both Supercars drivers had already visited Penske’s North Carolina headquarters, Coulthard doing so during his first year as a DJRTP driver in 2016, alongside Scott Pye.
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Last week’s visit also included Tony D’Alberto, who has been part of the team’s PIRTEK Enduro Cup line-up in each of the last three years.
D’Alberto and Alex Premat – who McLaughlin cheekily added into a picture from the workshop posted on Instagram (top) – are set to remain with the team for this year’s enduros.
The Captain, @FabianCoulthard and @tonydalberto from @DJRTeamPenske and former Team Penske driver @Timo_Bernhard on the grid before we get racing at @DISupdates. ?#IMSA pic.twitter.com/CxKHvhKRxt
— Team Penske (@Team_Penske) January 26, 2019
After the workshop visit, Coulthard and D’Alberto attended last weekend’s Daytona 24 Hour in Florida with Team Penske.
Penske runs a pair of Acura prototypes in IMSA, with Ricky Taylor/Helio Castroneves/Alexander Rossi finishing third at Daytona and Juan Pablo Montoya/Dane Cameron/Simon Pagenaud eighth.
McLaughlin skipped Daytona, instead returning to New York, where he has spent the bulk of the month with fiancé Karly and her family.
The 2018 Supercars champion will return to Australia at the end of this week, ahead of Shell V-Power Racing’s livery launch on February 11.
