CIMdata PLM Industry Summary Online Archive
4 March 2008
Implementation Investments
Penske Races To Win at Daytona 500 With PTC® Pro/ENGINEER®
PTC announced its partnership with Penske Racing, whose cars are designed and developed using Pro/ENGINEER, as the team claimed 1st and 2nd place at the 50th running of the Daytona 500 on February 17, 2008. Ryan Newman captured the checkered flag in the No. 12 Alltel Dodge, while Kurt Busch helped push his teammate to victory in the No. 2 Miller Lite car for Penske Racing.
The pressure to find a competitive edge in racing is intense, with the slightest design modification shaving crucial seconds off a driver’s time. Penske had recently standardized Pro/ENGINEER to help its racing teams stay ahead of the curve. Penske uses Pro/ENGINEER for chassis design, engine program development, motion simulation of suspension components, aerodynamic surfacing and rapid prototyping for wind tunnel models.
“PTC congratulates Roger Penske, Penske Racing and the Penske Technology Group on achieving their first Daytona 500 win,” said Iain Michel, vice president, business development, PTC. “Technology plays an increasingly significant role in helping racing teams to achieve the razor thin performance improvements that make the difference in crossing the finish line first. We’re pleased Penske was able to achieve these results with cars designed and developed with Pro/ENGINEER.”
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