 Kọ itẹsiwaju fun paragirafi yii - Roger Penske ṣe awọn ayipada pupọ fun ọdun 1996, ni pataki lẹhin ti ẹgbẹ Penske ti kuna lati ni ẹtọ fun Indianapolis 500 ti 1995 : ó ṣe tán. Diẹ ninu awọn iyatọ laarin awọn PC-25 ati awọn 1995 ọkọ ayọkẹlẹ, awọn Penske PC-24, ni wipe o ní dara aerodynamics ati awọn ti a powered nipa awọn Mercedes-Benz IC 108C turbocharged V8 engine producing 800 idaduro agbara. Iṣoro ti o tobi julọ lati yanju fun ọdun 1996 ni awọn awakọ; Amẹrika Al Unser, Jr. duro pẹlu Penske ṣugbọn Canadian Paul Tracy tun darapọ mọ ẹgbẹ naa ati ẹgbẹ naa fun PC-25 si Hogan Racing fun Brazil Emerson Fittipaldi lati wakọ ati pe ẹgbẹ naa ni a mọ bi Hogan-Penske Racing. 