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Penske wins third consecutive Rolex 24 at Daytona in thrilling finish

AP photo by John Raoux / Anchor driver Felipe Nasr, left, is congratulated by team owner Roger Penske after finishing off a victory Sunday in the Rolex 24 at Daytona endurance race for sports cars.
AP photo by John Raoux / Anchor driver Felipe Nasr, left, is congratulated by team owner Roger Penske after finishing off a victory Sunday in the Rolex 24 at Daytona endurance race for sports cars. AP photo by John Raoux / Anchor driver Felipe Nasr, left, is congratulated by team owner Roger Penske after finishing off a victory Sunday in the Rolex 24 at Daytona endurance race for sports cars.

By JENNA FRYER / The Associated Press 4 min read

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Felipe Nasr’s time in Formula 1 had ended after two underwhelming seasons, and the Brazilian was left with little to do as an open-wheel race-car driver.

He migrated to sports cars and spent four seasons driving for the team owned by NASCAR chairman Jim France. Then came an opportunity he couldn’t turn down: a clandestine meeting with IndyCar Series owner Roger Penske to discuss developing a new sports car program with the factory backing of Porsche.

They met in a parking lot, and Penske was immediately impressed.

“He showed up in a blue suit, and I said, ‘That’s my kind of guy,'” the 88-year-old team owner said Sunday.

Team Penske opened the 60th anniversary of its organization with a win in the first race of the year — a three-peat, no less — in the Rolex 24 at Daytona.