After Sunday’s season finale at Nashville Superspeedway, Team Penske’s room was gloomy. Amidst the shared hugs, tears rolled down engineer David Faustino’s and the crewmembers’ faces as they realized it was the end of an era. In 2009, Will Power shook hands with Roger Penske and had 42 of his 45 total wins with the team. But all speculations on whether Power’s contract will be renewed as he turns 45 soon came to an end o n Tuesday as Team Penske tweeted, “ Team Penske, Roger Penske statement on Will Power for 2026 season.”

Team’s announcement read, “Team Penske announced today that after 17 years driving for the legendary organization, Will Power will depart the team prior to the 2026 season.” Although the 23-year-old David Malukas was thought to replace Power, th

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