The Penske PC-17 was a CART Penske Racing car which was constructed for competition in the 1988 season. The car was designed by Nigel Bennett. The chassis swept the front row at the 1988 Indianapolis 500 with Rick Mears winning the pole position, Danny Sullivan qualifying second and Al Unser, Sr. third. Mears went on to win the Indy 500 and Sullivan the season championship.
The PC-17 ushered in a new era of success for the Penske chassis program, which had suffered in the past few seasons of competition.
Complete Indy Car World Series results edit
(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. |
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| 1988 | Team Penske | Chevrolet 265A V8t | G | PHX | LBH | INDY | MIL | POR | CLE | TOR | MEA | MIC | POC | MDO | ROA | NAZ | LAG | MIA | ||||||
 Rick Mears
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5 | 22 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 23 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 23 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 129 | 4th | ||||||
| Danny Sullivan
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9 | 23 | 13 | 23* | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 182 | 1st | ||||||
| Al Unser
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1 | 3 | 23* | 19th* | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 60 | 9 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1989 | Patrick Racing | Chevrolet 265A V8t | G | PHX | LBH | INDY | MIL | DET | POR | CLE | MEA | TOR | MCH | POC | MDO | ROA | NAZ | LAG | ||||||
 Emerson Fittipaldi
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20 | 5 | 3 | 196* | 1st* | |||||||||||||||||||
| Arciero Racing | Cosworth DFX V8t | G |  Didier Theys
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12 | 20 | 23 | 20 | 17 | 9* | 21st* | ||||||||||||||
 Fabrizio Barbazza
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20 | 21 | 26 | 24 | 8 | 20 | 12 | 21 | 6 | 24th | ||||||||||||||
| Rich Vogler
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28 | 5* | 25th* | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1990 | Arciero Racing | Buick 3300 V6t | G | PHX | LBH | INDY | MIL | DET | POR | CLE | MEA | TOR | MCH | DEN | VAN | MDO | ROA | NAZ | LAG | |||||
| Rich Vogler
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8 | DNQ | - | NC | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Randy Lewis
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12 | 21 | 22 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 21 | 22 | 17 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 28 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 2 | 28th | |||||
| Buddy Lazier
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24 | 26 | 1* | 30th* | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Cosworth DFX V8t | Steve Bren
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25 | 0 | 42nd | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Walther Motorsports | Cosworth DFS V8t | G | Salt Walther
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77 | DNQ | DNS | - | NC | ||||||||||||||||
| 1991 | Arciero Racing | Buick 3300 V6t | G | SFR | LBH | PHX | INDY | MIL | DET | POR | CLE | MEA | TOR | MCH | DEN | VAN | MDO | ROA | NAZ | LAG | ||||
| Mark Dismore
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12 | 20 | 21 | 15 | DNQ | 0 | 38th | |||||||||||||||||
| Pancho Carter
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21 | 14 | 3* | 26th* | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Jeff Wood
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24 | 20 | 0 | 31st |
*Includes points scored by other cars.