Penske PC-18
| Category | CART IndyCar | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Constructor | Penske Cars Ltd. | ||||||
| Designer(s) | Nigel Bennett | ||||||
| Predecessor | Penske PC-17 | ||||||
| Successor | Penske PC-19 | ||||||
| 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 | ||||||
| Tyres | Goodyear Eagle | ||||||
| Competition history | |||||||
| Notable entrants | Penske Racing | ||||||
| Notable drivers | Rick Mears Emerson Fittipaldi Danny Sullivan Eddie Cheever Al Unser | ||||||
| Debut | 1989 Checker Autoworks 200 | ||||||
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| Teams' Championships | 1 1989 IndyCar Series | ||||||
| Constructors' Championships | 1 1989 IndyCar Series | ||||||
| Drivers' Championships | 1 1989 IndyCar Series | ||||||
The Penske PC-18 was a CART Penske Racing car which was constructed for competition in the 1989 season. The chassis was fielded by two teams, Penske Racing and Patrick Racing.
Rick Mears won the pole position for the 1989 Indianapolis 500 with the car, and Emerson Fittipaldi won the race itself. Fittipaldi went on to win the 1989 CART championship driving the PC-18 chassis.
Eddie Cheever fielded the PC-18 chassis during the 1990 season for the newly formed Chip Ganassi Racing.
Complete Indy Car World Series results
[edit](key) (Results in bold indicate pole position)
| Year | Team | Engine | Tyres | Driver | No. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Points | D.C. |
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| 1989 | Team Penske | Chevrolet 265A V8t | G | PHX | LBH | INDY | MIL | DET | POR | CLE | MEA | TOR | MCH | POC | MDO | ROA | NAZ | LAG | ||||||
 Danny Sullivan
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1 | 3 | 8 | 28 | 10 | 24 | 8 | 3* | 23 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 107 | 7th | ||||||||
 Geoff Brabham
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14 | 0 | 39th | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Al Unser
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10 | 14 | 16th | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 25 | 24 | 8 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Rick Mears
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4 | 1 | 5 | 23 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 186 | 2nd | ||||||
| Patrick Racing | Chevrolet 265A V8t | G |  Emerson Fittipaldi
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20 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 19 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 196* | 1st* | |||||
| 1990 | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet 265A V8t | G | PHX | LBH | INDY | MIL | DET | POR | CLE | MEA | TOR | MCH | DEN | VAN | MDO | ROA | NAZ | LAG | |||||
| Eddie Cheever
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15 | 7 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 19 | 4 | 80* | 9th* | |||||||||||||||
| 25 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Granatelli Racing | Buick 3300 V6t | G | Tom Sneva
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9 | 30 | 0 | 44th | |||||||||||||||||
 Didier Theys
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13 | 20 | 23 | 28 | 7 | 9 | 25 | 16 | 15* | 18th* | ||||||||||||||
| 70 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kevin Cogan
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11 | 9 | 4 | 23rd | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1991 | Walther Motorsports | Cosworth DFS V8t | G | SFR | LBH | PHX | INDY | MIL | DET | POR | CLE | MEA | TOR | MCH | DEN | VAN | MDO | ROA | NAZ | LAG | ||||
| Salt Walther
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77 | DNQ | - | NC |
*Includes points scored by other cars.
