1969 Chevrolet Camaro Hardtop Sport Coupe

This car was campaigned by Penske Racing for the entire 1969 SCCA Trans-Am season and earned Chevrolet the manufacturer's championship title beating every other factory effort. The Penske Camaro was driven by Mark Donohue, Ronnie Bucknum and Ed Leslie in the 1969 Trans-Am series with Mark Donohue winning the Driver's Championship. Only two 1969 Penske Camaros were built and this is the only example to survive today. The 1969 Penske Camaro was designed and built by Penske Racing with significant assistance from Chevrolet engineering. This car was acid dipped after delivery and that process reduced the overall weight of the car. Part of Penske's fabled 'unfair advantage,' it left the roof with a wavy surface. So Team Penske disguised the evidence with a vinyl roof. Penske also created air channels within the doors that allowed air that built up behind the front wheels to flow into the rear wheels which aided in cooling the rear brakes. Another Penske innovation was a refueling system that allowed an extra gallon of gas to be carried in the filler neck. That too was banned. These and other modifications coupled with the skill of the drivers and crew made Penske Racing more successful than any of the other factory teams.

Penske's Camaros won eight of the 1969 season's 12 races and logged a second Camaro Penske Trans-Am Championship. A Penske trademark was the car's red interior. Red was the favorite color of chief engineer and driver Mark Donohue.

After the 1969 season, this car was sold to Roy Woods Racing who had Milt Minter drive it in the 1970 Trans-Am series. Minter scored yet another victory at Donnybrooke, beating every other factory team race car including Penske's Racing's Javelin and Ford's two Bud Moore Bosses.