Penske PC-16

The Penske PC-16 was a CART open-wheel race car designed by Penske Racing for the 1987 season. It was an unhappy car. The chassis debuted with poor results at the season-opening races and then struggled to get up to speed at the Indianapolis 500. Midway through the first week of practice the Penske team parked the PC-16 and switched to a group of backup March 86C chassis instead. The design work had also changed hands, because the designer Alan Jenkins was fired from Penske and was later replaced by Nigel Bennett. Bennett went on to draw the cars that restored the team's competitiveness in the following seasons, so the PC-16 is remembered mainly as a low point between more successful Penske chassis.