Category | CART IndyCar | ||||||
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Constructor | Penske Cars Ltd. | ||||||
Designer(s) | Nigel Bennett | ||||||
Predecessor | Penske PC-19 | ||||||
Successor | Penske PC-21 | ||||||
Technical specifications[citation needed] | |||||||
Suspension (front) | pushrod | ||||||
Suspension (rear) | pushrod | ||||||
Engine | Ilmor-Chevrolet 265A V8 90° turbocharged Mid-engined, longitudinally mounted | ||||||
Transmission | manual | ||||||
Fuel | Methanol, supplied by Mobil | ||||||
Tyres | Goodyear Eagle | ||||||
Competition history | |||||||
Notable entrants | Penske Racing | ||||||
Notable drivers | 3 Rick Mears 5 Emerson Fittipaldi 17 Paul Tracy | ||||||
Debut | 1991 Gold Coast IndyCar Grand Prix | ||||||
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The Penske PC-20 was a CART Penske Racing car which competed in the 1991 and 1992 seasons. In 1991, it raced in all seventeen events, scoring 3 wins, two with Rick Mears, and one with Emerson Fittipaldi, placed 4th and 5th at the season's end respectively. The most remarkable success of the PC-20 was the 1991 Indianapolis 500 win by Mears, his 4th win at the Brickyard. The car was designed by Nigel Bennett, his 4th for Penske Racing.[1] In 1992, it also raced alongside the Penske PC-21.