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Mark Donohue's legendary lightweight #15 1967 Penske/Donohue Trans-Am Z/28 Camaro:


Recently retired from race driving, Roger Penske teamed with driver/engineer Mark Donohue to build a Camaro (a Z28) into a Trans-Am racecar. The first car was unstable but when Chevrolet pushed a set of stamped 'thin-steel' body panels out the back door, things improved; Mark won at Bryar mid-year. This second Penske/Donohue Camaro, race #6, was acid dipped instead and thus was nicknamed the 'Lightweight', receiving Sunoco sponsorship to boot. It was very successful at both passing tech inspection and on the Trans-Am track itself being reportedly 250 lb underweight. Its greatest success was a 3rd place overall at the 1968 Sebring 12 Hours behind a pair of factory Porsche 907s.

This 1967 Camaro was raced by Mark Donohue for Penske Racing in 1967 and 1968 - winning at Marlboro, MD; Stardust Raceway, Las Vegas, NY; and Kent, Washington. Currently, it is powered by a 302 cubic-inch Chevy V-8 engine prepared by Traco Engineering and produces 450 horsepower.

This is the second of six Sunoco Camaros built for the 1967 Trans-Am season. It was nicknamed the 'lightweight' because it was the first Penske Trans-Am Camaro to be acid-dipped to remove weight. Roger Penske and Terry Godsall were the original owners. LeRoy Gane was the original crew chief. Mark Donahue and Craig Fisher and were the drivers. In its competition debut at the 1967 Daytona Trans Am the car was driven to a second-place finish by Craig Fisher. This was the first time a Chevrolet scored points in a Trans Am event. Mark Donahue's first time in the car was the 1967 Riverside Trans Am race. The car also competed at the 12 Hours of Sebring in 1968. The car went on to a series of Trans Am victories. It was found in 1985 in a Sanair warehouse. It has been vintage raced every year since 1987.

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