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Bill Preston

Bill Preston, a graduate of Penn State, joined Sun Oil – which later would become Sunoco – in the mid-‘50s. In 1966 he was assigned by Sunoco to support Penske Racing, and in that role traveled with the Penske team all over the U.S. and Canada while it competed in the USRRC, Trans-Am and Can-Am series. Retiring in 1992, Bill and his wife Joan have enjoyed Prescott, Arizona since moving there in 1995. Bill brings to the following a well-informed perspective, almost 50 years since the oil industry ‘got the lead out’.

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That was then: Maserati grand prix car pit crew

The Sunoco Automotive Laboratory hired a man named Howard M. Brown, Jr. (‘Brownie’) sometime in the late 1950s as an auto mechanic.

By Bill Preston · Mar 22, 2023

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Getting the Lead Out

Bill Preston, a graduate of Penn State, joined Sun Oil – which later would become Sunoco – in the mid-‘50s.

By Bill Preston · Mar 30, 2020

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That was then: Maserati grand prix car pit crew

Getting the Lead Out