Penske to be honored this weekend

IndyCar Series team owner Roger Penske will be honored as the seventh Legend of Laguna Seca Oct. 18 prior to the American Le Mans Series race at the California track. He’ll join, among others, IndyCar Series team co-owner and 1986 Indianapolis 500 winner Bobby Rahal and two-time 500-Mile Race runner-up Dan Gurney on the list. Penske won twice as a driver at Laguna Seca.

Several IndyCar Series drivers will join Penske at Laguna Seca, competing in the ALMS season finale before traveling to Surfers Paradise, Australia, for the Nikon Indy 300 on Oct. 26.

Tony Kanaan will co-drive the No. 26 XM Satellite Radio AGR Acura ARX-01b with Franck Montagny.

“Last year, I drove back from a couple of laps down to finish right at the front," Kanaan said. “I think Franck and I can be right in the battle for the win. It would be great to win there."

Ryan Briscoe and Helio Castroneves, who finished first in the LMP2 class at Road Atlanta in the Penske Racing Porsche RS Spyder, will team up again in an attempt for back-to-back victories.

Reigning Firestone Indy Lights champion Raphael Matos, recently announced to drive for Luczo Dragon Racing in the 2009 IndyCar Series campaign, will co-drive for BK Motorsports in LMP2. Firestone Indy Lights competitor Andrew Prendeville will co-drive for ECO Racing’s debut in LMP1.