![[Team Penske flag]](../images/u/us@tmpsk.gif)
image by Randy Young, 8 October 2015
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image by Randy Young, 8 October 2015
Team Penske, formerly Penske Racing, is an American auto racing team that
fields entries in NASCAR's Sprint Cup Series and Xfinity Series, as well as
the IndyCar Series and Australia's V8 Supercars Series. The team has also
previously competed in CART (Championship Auto Racing Teams, an American
competitor to the IndyCar Series), American Le Mans Series, and Formula One,
among other forms of auto racing, including endurance races. Team Penske is
a division of Penske Corporation, owned by American billionaire businessman
and former race car driver Roger Penske.
The Team Penske flag can be seen
flying at NASCAR tracks. The flag features the team logo centered on a black
field. The logo itself has the word "TEAM" in white, italicized, block
capital letters above the word "PENSKE" in similar lettering, separated by a
red horizontal line. I know this flag is used at NASCAR tracks
for the NASCAR portion of the team, but I don't know if it's also used for
the IndyCar side of Team Penske or the V8 Supercars part of the team.
Randy Young,
8 October 2015
![[Hendrick Motorsports flag]](../images/u/us@hndms.gif)
image by Randy Young, 10 October 2015
Hendrick Motorsports is one of the premiere teams in NASCAR's Sprint Cup
Series, currently fielding four cars. Owned by American multi-millionaire
businessman and former race car driver Rick Hendrick, the team became one of the
most successful in NASCAR in the 1990s, 2000s, and 2010s by fielding cars for
NASCAR superstars Jeff Gordon (4 Sprint Cup titles), Jimmie Johnson (6 Sprint
Cup titles), and Dale Earnhardt, Jr. (NASCAR Most Popular Driver 13 years
running). In total, Hendrick Motorsportshas won nearly 300 NASCAR races since
the team wasfounded in 1984.
The Hendrick Motorsports team flag features
the organization's logo centered on a white field. The logo itself has the name
of the team in italicized red letters, with "Hendrick" in larger letters above
"MOTORSPORTS" in smaller, thinner letters. Below the name of the organization is
a black and white checkered flag pattern with black lines extending toward the
hoist, evoking the thought of speed.
Randy Young, 10 October 2015
![[Richard Childress Racing flag]](../images/u/us@rcr.gif)
image by Randy Young, 10 October 2015
Richard Childress Racing (RCR) is an American auto racing team based in
Welcome, North Carolina, that currently fields eight cars - four in the NASCAR
Sprint Cup Series and four in the NASCAR Xfinity (formerly Nationwide) Series.
The team is owned by multi-millionaire businessman and former race car driver
Richard Childress, and has fielded cars for NASCAR superstars Dale Earnhardt,
Sr., Neil Bonnett, and Kevin Harvick. Since its founding in 1999, the team has
won a total of 211 NASCAR races and 6 Winston Cup (now Sprint Cup)
Championships, all with the late Dale Earnhardt as the driver of the No. 3 car.
The RCR flag flies outside the team's headquarters, and features the team
logo centered on a white field. The logo consists of the team's acronym, "RCR,"
in italicized, red capital letters, preceded toward the hoist by a black and
white checkered flag pattern, indicative of winning. There is also a black
registered trademark symbol (®) following the logo, with the team name spelled
out below in italicized black letters.
Randy Young, 10 October 2015
![[Richard Petty Motorsports flag]](../images/u/us@rpm.gif)
image by Randy Young, 18 February 2019
Richard Petty Motorsports (sometimes referred to as RPM) is a team that competes in stock
car racing in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series, fielding the No. 43 car.
The team is majority-owned and operated by seven-time NASCAR Cup Champion,
seven-time Daytona 500 winner, and NASCAR Hall of Famer Richard Petty. The
current iteration of the team came into being in 2010 with the merger of
three once-successful teams that had fallen on hard times, both financially
and competitively: Petty Enterprises, Gillett Evernham Motorsports, and
Robert Yates Racing. The original formation of Petty Enterprises was founded
in 1949 by Richard's father and fellow NASCAR driver, Lee Petty. It was
under the Petty Enterprises name that Richard won his championships, racing
the now iconic No. 43 car bearing the signature "Petty blue" color and oval
team logo design. With the merger and creation of Richard Petty Motorsports
in 2009 and 2010, the team continues to use "Petty blue" on its cars and
in its still oval-shaped logo.
The flag of Richard Petty Motorsports can
be seen on race weekend's flying above the team's pit box and atop the
team's race car hauler. The flag features the team's logo centered on a
white field. The logo is oval-shaped with concentric ovals of "Petty blue,"
white, and red, with the name of the team in "Petty blue" within the ovals.
The team name is in all-caps, with the word "PETTY" displayed approximately
four times larger than "RICHARD" or "MOTORSPORTS."
Randy Young,
18 February 2019
![[Joe Gibbs Racing flag]](../images/u/us@jgr.gif)
image by Randy Young, 18 February 2019
Joe Gibbs Racing (sometimes referred to as "JGR") is a professional stock
car racing team that competes in NASCAR's top-tier Monster Energy NASCAR Cup
Series and the second-tier Xfinity Series. In the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup
Series, the team fields the Nos. 11, 18, 19, and 20 Toyotas, while in the
Xfinity Series they run the Nos. 18, 19, and 20 cars. The team is owned by Joe
Gibbs, the former head coach of the NFL's Washington Redskins, and began
operations from Huntersville, North Carolina, in 1992. JGR driver Denny Hamlin
won the 2019 Daytona 500 in the No. 11 car on 17 February 2019, giving the team
its third Daytona 500 title.
The flag of Joe Gibbs Racing can be seen on
race weekends flying above the team's pit boxes and occasionally from atop the
race car haulers, as well as in front of the team's headquarters. The flag
features the team logo centered on a white field. The logo contains a flapping
black-and-white checkered flag, Joe Gibbs' initials in burgundy letters
representing his history with the Washington Redskins, and the team's name in
black capital letters.
Randy Young,
18 February 2019
