Indianaoplis ? Roger Penske and Chip Ganassi stood in front of the cameras at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Friday morning and placed their hands on Borg-Warner Trophy given annually to the Indy 500 winner.

After the flashes stopped, Penske relaxed and took a step back. Ganassi didn’t miss a beat, playfully taking a firmer grip of the coveted prize.

Forgive the rest of the IndyCar Series if they hope both men are out of the picture this afternoon.

“People are tired of seeing the Penske/Ganassi show,” said Ryan Hunter-Reay, who will start 17th for Andretti Autosport. “It’s like if the Patriots went to the Super Bowl and won and won and won. Everybody gets tired of that, and it’s bad for the sport.”

You won’t hear Penske or Ganassi complaining.

Their drivers have turned the series into their own personal playground over the last four years, combining to win 52 of the last 70 races since the start of the 2006 season. That period includes two 500 wins and a points title for Team Penske and a pair of season championships and a 500 victory for Target/Chip Ganassi Racing.

Another team breaking up the party at the Brickyard today looks like a long shot.

The five drivers that comprise the series’ top organizations — pole-sitter Helio Castroneves, points leader Will Power and Ryan Briscoe for Penske and Dario Franchitti and Scott Dixon for Ganassi — all will start in either the first or second row when the green flag drops at the 2.5-mile oval.

The growing frustration of other teams scrambling to keep up isn’t lost on Penske.

“Quite honestly, I’m sure a lot of people don’t want to see Penske or Ganassi win this race,” said Penske, who is looking to add to his record 15 wins in the 500. “They want to see someone else. That could happen. We understand that. We really have to face that. That motivates me even further to make sure we execute.”

Nobody does it better at Indy.

Whether it’s Castroneves, a three-time winner, or four-time winner Rick Mears, Penske has discovered a formula that works at the historic circuit. Ganassi isn’t exactly slacking. Emerson Fittipaldi gave him his first 500 win 21 years ago. Juan Pablo Montoya added to the collection in 2000, and Dixon kissed the yard of bricks two years ago.

For a series hoping to court new fans or reclaim old ones who have migrated to NASCAR, watching the same two teams swapping titles week after week doesn’t create the most captivating product.

Castroneves is quick to defend the series, saying relative new faces such as Power and Briscoe have added some excitement.

“For sure they do, but they won’t be the only ones coming along,” he said.