Tim Cindric
President, Team Penske
Tim Cindric joined the Penske organization in 1999 and currently serves as President of Team Penske's INDYCAR operations. In addition, Cindric oversees Penske Restoration, the Penske Heritage Center and the Penske historical assets. He also serves as race strategist for the No. 2 Team Penske Chevrolet driven by Josef Newgarden, the two-time INDYCAR SERIES champion and two-time Indianapolis 500 winner.
Cindric served as President of Team Penske from January 2006 to January 2025, where he had overall management responsibility for Team Penske's racing operation, which includes teams competing in the NASCAR Cup Series, NTT INDYCAR SERIES, IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship and FIA World Endurance Championship. In addition, Cindric also oversaw Penske Technology Group and the Penske Racing Museum.
Cindric's 25-year career with Team Penske consists of more than 400 victories and 31 championships. This includes 10 Indianapolis 500 wins, three Daytona 500 victories, two 24 Hours of Daytona overall wins, one 12 Hours of Sebring overall win and a Bathurst 1000 triumph.
Prior to joining Team Penske, Cindric served as Team Manager for Team Rahal from 1994-1999 and he worked as interim general manager and design engineer for the TrueSports INDYCAR team after graduating from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology with a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering in 1990 and was a recipient of their Alumni Award in 2013. He was inducted into the Team Penske Hall of Fame in 2021, and he is also a member of the Hall of Fame at Rose-Hulman and Pike High School. Cindric has also been honored with the Herb Porter and Tom Carnegie Memorial awards by the Indianapolis 500 Old Timer's Club and was a 2023 inductee into the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum Hall of Fame.
He resides in Mooresville, North Carolina with his wife, Megan. They have two sons, Tanner and Austin.
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Team Penske President Tim Cindric with Roger Penske at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. |