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Penske Racing Team Preview 2013 - 2012 championship winner with the #2 team. Switch MFG from Dodge to Ford this year, replacing Driver of #22 car with Joey Logano (previously with JGR #20 )

] Legendary racer and captain of industry has been competing in stock car racing since 1970 without a championship. Last season he captured his first.
] QUOTE "There's no question that winning a NASCAR championship at the elite level is something that everybody in racing wants to accomplish, and we hadn't done that," "It's a war out there, and to be standing at the end with the American flag in your hand when it's all over and be the champion is something real special."
It's not how much money you put into your race team," "It's all about the people and the human capital and, I guess, Brad is right at the top. "He came in and said, 'Look, I want to help you build a championship team.' He looked me in the eye and shook my hand. That's how we started -- and there's no question that he's delivered way above what both of us probably thought was possible when you look at the competition and what we have to deal with. But he's a great leader on our team."

] #2 Brad Keselowski, FINISHED 1st last season, returns with crew chief Paul Wolfe

] career best 1st in points with 5 WINS, 23 top 10s, 0 poles
] KESELOWSKI "When I was in Michigan and my family had its own race teams, they were on the third tier of racing, and Sprint Cup was on the first tier,” “My vision was kind of limited to being successful on that third tier. That’s all I knew. Through whatever chain of events, positive or negative, and at the time they seemed negative but now they’re positive, that didn’t work out. My family’s business fell apart. It was a catalyst for a chain of events that got me to be here, now, and have the opportunities that have lead to it. There’s been a lot of self reflection about that, how sometimes you have to dream big”
“What we did last year is not good enough,” “We have to step up another level. We know our competition is going to do the same. I’m not happy being a guy that wins one championship and goes away quietly.

] #22 Joey Logano, FINISHED 17 th last season (with JGR), NEW to Penske Racing replacing AJ Allmindinger/Sam Hornish in the #22 car, paired with crew cheif Todd Gordon

] 2012 - 1 WINS, 12 top 10s, 2 poles
] LOGANO - "It's really cool to have a teammate that's a student of the sport, that really studies it and will push me to do things differently,""I think the coolest thing that Brad is able to do is he's able to think outside of the box -- like way outside the box."
“The move is going great so far,” “Coming into a championship-winning team is a huge privilege. Todd Gordon and I are learning each other at a very quick rate. I feel we have a lot of similarities.”

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DESCRIPTION: ] Pete Pistone @ MRN - previews the Penske Racing team for the upcoming 2013 season, we summarize,

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