PPG Extends Partnership With Team Penske & IMS

PPG has extended its sponsorship of both Team Penske and the famed Brickyard 400. (James Black/Penske Entertainment photo)

MOORESVILLE, N.C. – Team Penske officials announced Sunday that PPG, one of its longest-running partners, will continue its relationship of more than four decades with a multi-year extension.

The agreement encompasses owner Roger Penske’s decorated IndyCar and NASCAR programs.

Most notably, the familiar blue-and-white PPG paint scheme will continue to be featured on two-time NTT IndyCar Series champion and back-to-back Indianapolis 500 winner Josef Newgarden’s No. 2 PPG Chevrolet in 2025 and beyond.

Newgarden has six Indy car victories in the PPG colors. His most recent of those came in April of 2023 during the XPEL 375 at Texas Motor Speedway.

“I am honored and excited to continue representing PPG in the NTT IndyCar Series,” said Newgarden. “They are a legacy partner not only of Team Penske, but of the series as well. A company with terrific products deserves a beautiful paint scheme and the No. 2 PPG Chevrolet certainly has that. Fans love it as much as we do.

“I have a lot of wins with PPG and I am looking forward to plenty more in the future.”

PPG will also remain an associate partner of Scott McLaughlin’s No. 3 Chevrolet and Will Power’s No. 12 Chevrolet in the NTT IndyCar Series, as well as the No. 2 Ford Mustang of Austin Cindric, the No. 12 Ford Mustang of Ryan Blaney, and the No. 22 Ford Mustang of Joey Logano in the NASCAR Cup Series.

“Our relationship with PPG was really one of the first business-to-business partnerships of its kind in motorsports,” said Team Penske President Tim Cindric. “It began over 40 years ago and we are really proud of everything we have accomplished together on and off the race track. Their commitment to motorsports has been far-reaching.

“We are looking forward to continuing to wear their colors in the winner’s circle for years to come.”

The Team Penske and PPG partnership began with the 1984 Indy car season, and since then, Team Penske and PPG have amassed unparalleled successes together.

Notable accomplishments include 17 Indianapolis 500 victories, 11 Indy car championships, four NASCAR Cup Series titles, three Daytona 500 wins, seven NASCAR Xfinity Series crowns, four Australian Supercars Championship triumphs and a Bathurst 1000 victory.

Building on the partnership with Team Penske, Indianapolis Motor Speedway officials announced that PPG has also extended its sponsorship of the Brickyard 400 presented by PPG, a crown jewel of the NASCAR Cup Series season, for multiple years.

In addition, PPG will remain the Official Paint and Finishing Supplier of IMS.

“We are excited to build upon our extensive history with Team Penske, IndyCar, and IMS,” said Tim Knavish, PPG chairman and chief executive officer. “To be able to expand and strengthen these relationships speaks to the commitment and success we’ve had together.

“I look forward to seeing the PPG name on Team Penske cars and at the Brickyard 400 for years to come.”

Team Penske’s most recent NASCAR victory at IMS came with Austin Cindric in 2021, when the young star won on the IMS road course behind the wheel of the No. 22 PPG Ford Mustang.

In total, Team Penske and PPG have visited victory lane together 13 times across IndyCar and NASCAR competition as a primary partner.

“For more than four decades, PPG has been one of the most trusted, innovative and dedicated partners in motorsports,” said Penske. “We look forward to building on our long-term relationship with PPG at Team Penske for many years to come.

“We are also excited about the opportunities that lie ahead as we continue to feature PPG and their commitment to enhancing our communities across IndyCar and at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.”