The Penske PC-18 was a CART Penske Racing car which was constructed for competition in the 1989 season. The chassis was fielded by two teams, Penske Racing and Patrick Racing.

Penske PC-18
CategoryCART IndyCar
ConstructorPenske Cars Ltd.
Designer(s)Nigel Bennett
PredecessorPenske PC-17
SuccessorPenske PC-19
Technical specifications[citation needed]
Suspension (front)pushrod
Suspension (rear)pushrod
EngineIlmor-Chevrolet 265A V8 90° turbocharged Mid-engined, longitudinally mounted
Transmissionmanual
FuelMethanol
TyresGoodyear Eagle
Competition history
Notable entrantsPenske Racing
Notable driversRick Mears
Emerson Fittipaldi
Danny Sullivan
Eddie Cheever
Al Unser
Debut1989 Checker Autoworks 200
RacesWinsPoles
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Teams' Championships1 1989 IndyCar Series
Constructors' Championships1 1989 IndyCar Series
Drivers' Championships1 1989 IndyCar Series
Emerson Fittipaldi's 1989 Indianapolis 500 winning car for Patrick Racing was a PC-18.

Rick Mears won the pole position for the 1989 Indianapolis 500 with the car, and Emerson Fittipaldi won the race itself. Fittipaldi went on to win the 1989 CART championship driving the PC-18 chassis.

Eddie Cheever fielded the PC-18 chassis during the 1990 season for the newly formed Chip Ganassi Racing.

Complete Indy Car World Series results

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(key) (Results in bold indicate pole position)

Year Team Engine Tyres Driver No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Points D.C.
1989 Team Penske Chevrolet 265A V8t G PHX LBH INDY MIL DET POR CLE MEA TOR MCH POC MDO ROA NAZ LAG
  Danny Sullivan 1 3 8 28 10 24 8 3* 23 1 5 1 3 14 107 7th
  Geoff Brabham 14 0 39th
  Al Unser 10 14 16th
25 24 8 7
  Rick Mears 4 1 5 23 1 5 8 5 4 5 7 2 6 3 2 1 186 2nd
Patrick Racing Chevrolet 265A V8t G   Emerson Fittipaldi 20 1 16 1 1 1 2 2 14 19 4 5 1 5 196* 1st*
1990 Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 265A V8t G PHX LBH INDY MIL DET POR CLE MEA TOR MCH DEN VAN MDO ROA NAZ LAG
  Eddie Cheever 15 7 13 11 3 19 4 80* 9th*
25 8
Granatelli Racing Buick 3300 V6t G   Tom Sneva 9 30 0 44th
  Didier Theys 13 20 23 28 7 9 25 16 15* 18th*
70 11
  Kevin Cogan 11 9 4 23rd
1991 Walther Motorsports Cosworth DFS V8t G SFR LBH PHX INDY MIL DET POR CLE MEA TOR MCH DEN VAN MDO ROA NAZ LAG
  Salt Walther 77 DNQ - NC

*Includes points scored by other cars.

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