Penske needed ?benchmark? rival

Roger Penske has explained that the decision to switch his NASCAR team from Dodge to Ford is so that it can directly compare itself to other frontline teams. Penske has been the leading Dodge outfit in recent years, but it has been left with very few other teams to compare with as the manufacturer's presence in the Sprint Cup field has slowly reduced

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