Team Penske and Chevrolet have agreed a multi-year extension of their NTT IndyCar Series partnership.
The agreement was announced on 8 October 2026 and keeps one of the championship’s longest-running team-manufacturer relationships in place. The parties say the extension carries their collaboration well into the future, but neither has provided an expiry year or financial terms.
Extension preserves an established technical relationship
Team Penske first entered a Chevrolet-powered Indy car in 1968 and established a formal manufacturer-backed relationship with Chevrolet for the 1986 season. The partners attribute 125 wins and 157 pole positions to the programme, including nine Indianapolis 500 victories.
Those historical totals are supplied by the official announcement. For the 2026 season, the team and manufacturer recorded wins at Phoenix Raceway, World Wide Technology Raceway and Laguna Seca, along with three poles. Scott McLaughlin’s Laguna Seca pole was also Chevrolet’s 250th in the series, according to INDYCAR.
The results explain the competitive value of continuity, but the announcement does not identify any new personnel, facilities, supplier appointments or test allocation tied to this contract. It also does not specify how many Team Penske entries are covered.
Roger Penske described Chevrolet as a partner on and off the track, while General Motors president Mark Reuss emphasised trust, technical standards and future competition objectives. MRI has paraphrased those statements rather than reproducing the release’s quotations.
Contract reaches toward IndyCar’s 2028 rules
Chevrolet separately committed in February 2026 to remain an IndyCar engine manufacturer for 2027 and beyond. The company is collaborating on the next-generation chassis due to race in 2028 and is developing a 2.4-litre twin-turbo hybrid V6 for its entrants.
Team Penske’s extension therefore secures manufacturer continuity while the championship moves from its current package toward the new chassis and powertrain. The latest team announcement does not say whether Penske will perform defined prototype or engine testing, so MRI has not inferred a specific development role.
The Penske deal was the third Chevrolet team extension announced during the week, following renewals with Arrow McLaren and ECR. MRI covered Arrow McLaren’s agreement separately because it included a confirmed route into the IR-28 development cycle. The present report is limited to Team Penske’s distinct contract and history.
No contract value, supply volume, performance clause, exclusivity term or marketing inventory was disclosed. The verified change is the multi-year continuation of a competition and engineering relationship that will span IndyCar’s next major technical transition.
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