page_title: Penske PC-23
section_title: Legacy
hierarchical_section_title: Penske PC-23 / Legacy
caption_attribution_description: English: Indianapolis 500, 1994. Car in front is Al Unser, Jr.. Car in back is Raul Boesel Español: 500 millas de Indianápolis de 1994
context_page_description: The Penske PC-23 was a highly successful CART racing car that competed in the 1994 IndyCar season with Penske Racing, and in the 1995 IndyCar season with Bettenhausen Motorsports. It was designed by Nigel Bennett, who based its design on the 1993 car, the PC-22, which was a radical departure from the basic concept of the previous Penske cars. The PC-23 was one of the most dominant open wheel race cars ever developed. It won both the 1994 CART season, and the 1994 Indianapolis 500 with Al Unser Jr., together with Emerson Fittipaldi and Paul Tracy scoring 12 wins out of 16 in total, collecting 10 pole positions and 28 podium finishes, in a season that saw Penske also take the Constructor's Cup, and the Manufacturer's Cup with the Ilmor-Mercedes-Benz engine. Nevertheless, the car is mostly known for the controversial pushrod Mercedes-Benz 500I engine, designed and developed for the single race of Indianapolis, exploiting a loophole in different technical rules between the Indy 500 and CART sanctioning bodies at that time.
context_section_description: The car in its Indy 500 version caused a considerable uproar at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and in the racing world in general. Subsequently, the PC-23 was recognized as one of the triggers of the CART/IRL split,.
  In 2014, author Jade Gurss published a book detailing the efforts to create the PC-23.  Called Beast, the book explored what happened in the year leading up to the 1994 Indy-500.
caption: The Penske PC-23 at the 1994 Indianapolis 500
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