Who is Josef Newgarden?
Josef Newgarden (born December 22, 1990) is an American race car driver that competes in the IndyCar Series full-time for Team Penske. He is the 2017 and 2019 NTT Indycar Series Champion and 2011 Indy Lights champion.
Did Josef Newgarden win?
With the win, aided by his 138 laps led, Newgarden jumped from 5th to 3rd in the hunt for his third IndyCar title, now trailing just 22 points behind O’Ward.
Who does Ryan Hunter-Reay drive for?
Andretti
He’s been with Andretti since 2010 and won the IndyCar championship in 2012. Hunter-Reay has 15 IndyCar wins for Andretti, but none since 2018. Hunter-Reay is 16th in the IndyCar driver standings this season. His lowest place in the standings at the end of a season for Andretti was 12th in 2016.
How did Josef Newgarden do in IndyCar?
Only 28 days after his crash at Texas, Newgarden would put on a spectacular show at Iowa Speedway, leading 282 of 300 laps and taking the win. A remarkable achievement with a broken hand and shoulder. At IndyCar’s return to Watkins Glen International, the 2016 Grand Prix at the Glen, Newgarden claimed another podium, finishing 2nd.
What kind of car does Josef Newgarden drive?
Josef Nicolai Newgarden (born December 22, 1990) is an American race car driver, who currently competes as a driver in the IndyCar Series. Newgarden won the 2017 IndyCar Series Championship and now drives the No. 2 Dallara Chevrolet for Team Penske.
Where did Josef Newgarden finish in karting?
In an order to stay efficient with funding, Newgarden would focus on local and regional championships rather than competing nationally, as a result, New Castle Motorsports Park would become like a second home. In just his first year of karting (2005), Newgarden would finish 2nd and 3rd in the Kart Racers of America (KRA) Junior Can Championship.
Where did Josef Newgarden get his first win?
Newgarden got his first win and Team Penske’s first win of 2021 at Mid Ohio, where he led 73 of eighty laps and won from the pole position. Josef continues to cement his place in the IndyCar series. He has led the most laps of any driver in the 2017, 2018, and 2019 seasons and he has secured the most race wins of any driver since 2014.