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Team Penske has secured Scott McLaughlin's services for the foreseeable aboriginal with a multi-year declaration extension.
The announcement comes connected the eve of the IndyCar Series season-finale astatine Laguna Seca, wherever the Kiwi is an extracurricular accidental of winning the title.
McLaughlin has enjoyed a palmy 2 seasons to date, claiming Rookie of the Year honours astatine the Indianapolis 500 and for the 2021 season.
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The 29-year-old kicked disconnected his 2nd play with rod presumption and victory connected the streets of St Petersburg.
He besides won astatine Mid-Ohio and most precocious astatine Portland and remains the lone operator to person won from rod presumption this year, doing truthful twice.
With 1 contention remaining, McLaughlin has 7 podium finishes to his recognition successful 2022.
"Scott took a large gamble erstwhile helium came to IndyCar, arsenic helium knew helium would beryllium leaving a bid wherever helium knew helium could thrive for years to come," said Team Penske president Tim Cindric.
"To spot him person the occurrence helium has had truthful acold has been truly satisfying, arsenic we were assured successful his talent.
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"We conscionable didn't cognize however agelong it would instrumentality for him to summation the assurance successful himself. Scott has adjusted rapidly and has already established himself arsenic idiosyncratic that tin triumph astatine immoderate way during 1 of the astir competitory eras of IndyCar racing.
"He continues to beryllium a large typical for our partners and helium connects good with contention fans each implicit the world. We are excited that helium volition proceed to beryllium portion of the Team Penske bequest for years to come."
McLaughlin has been portion of the Team Penske fold since 2017 erstwhile the American squad bought into Supercars squad Dick Johnson Racing.
He captured 3 Supercars titles with the squad and a Bathurst 1000 triumph earlier being vaulted to the United States astatine the extremity of 2020.
Now, the New Zealander is making a sanction for himself successful single-seater racing and volition undoubtedly spell into his 3rd play arsenic a rubric favourite.
"Team Penske has been specified a immense portion of my career, helping maine get to wherever I'm astatine today, truthful I'm excited to proceed racing with Roger [Penske], Tim and the full squad good into the future," said McLaughlin.
"Getting a accidental to determination to the United States and pursuit my racing dream, driving successful the IndyCar Series, is thing that would not person been imaginable without Team Penske, truthful I'm everlastingly grateful.
"I've had truthful galore large moments with this team, from winning 3 Supercars Championships to winning the Bathurst 1000 to making my archetypal IndyCar start.
"Now, we are competing astatine a precocious level, winning races and poles and adjacent competing for the bid championship. I can't hold to spot what the aboriginal holds with Team Penske."
This year's IndyCar play comes to a adjacent astatine Laguna Seca connected September 12.
Team Penske stablemate Will Power leads the mode up of Scott Dixon and Josef Newgarden, who some beryllium 2nd and 20 points successful arrears of the lead.
Coverage of the season-finale begins connected Stan Sport astatine 5am.
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