Pit Stop Competition
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The No. 2 Team Penske Chevrolet team and driver Josef Newgarden earned Team Penske's record 18th victory in the annual Pit Stop competition in 2022. |
Since the inception of the Pit Stop Competition at the Indianapolis 500 in 1977, Team Penske has been crowned Champion a record 18 times, including eight of the last 12 seasons that the event has been held as part of Indy 500 activities.
Three-time Indianapolis 500 winner Helio Castroneves and the crew of the No. 3 Team Penske car won their ninth overall Pit Stop Competition in 2016.
In 2011, Briscoe and his Team recorded a pit stop of 7.882 seconds, the fastest time ever in the finals of the competition.
Team Penske’s most memorable performances in the Indy Pit Stop Competition include four wins that preceded race wins — in 1981 with Bobby Unser, in 1985 with Danny Sullivan, and in 2002 and 2009 with Castroneves.
| YEAR | DRIVER | CHIEF MECHANIC | TIME |
| 1981 | Bobby Unser | Laurie Gerrish | 13.000 seconds |
| 1982 | Rick Mears | Peter Parrott | 13.930 seconds |
| 1983 | Rick Mears | Peter Parrott | 13.860 seconds |
| 1985 | Danny Sullivan | Chuck Sprague | 11.742 seconds |
| 1986 | Danny Sullivan | Chuck Sprague | 20.288 seconds |
| 1988 | Danny Sullivan | Chuck Sprague | 14.782 seconds |
| 2002 | Helio Castroneves | Rick Rinaman | 8.555 seconds |
| 2005 | Sam Hornish Jr. | Matt Jonsson | 8.9704 seconds |
| 2006 | Helio Castroneves | Rick Rinaman | 8.0825 seconds |
| 2007 | Helio Castroneves | Rick Rinaman | 8.335 seconds |
| 2009 | Helio Castroneves | Rick Rinaman | 7.962 seconds |
| 2010 | Helio Castroneves | Sean Hanrahan | 8.001 seconds |
| 2011 | Ryan Briscoe | Matt Jonsson | 7.882 seconds* |
| 2013 | Helio Castroneves | Sean Hanrahan | 10.107 seconds |
| 2015 | Helio Castroneves | Travis Law | 12.561 seconds |
| 2016 | Helio Castroneves | Travis Law | 12.235 seconds |
| 2017 | Will Power | Matt Jonsson | 11.619 seconds |
| 2022 | Josef Newgarden | Travis Law | 10.949 seconds |