Newgarden Cleared for Sunday’s Race at Road America

By Joey Barnes, Editor-in-Chief

Josef Newgarden has been officially cleared to race for this weekend’s KOHLER Grand Prix at Road America.

The talented 25-year-old was granted the opportunity to practice in both the morning and afternoon sessions on Friday, ending the day 15th on the combined timesheets.

Newgarden, who is less than two weeks removed from a crash at Texas Motor Speedway that resulted in a broken right clavicle and fractured right hand, cited the pain on Friday but maintained his goal was to press on for Sunday.

JR Hildebrand, who is usually a third entry for Ed Carpenter Racing at select events, tested the No. 21 Direct Supply Chevrolet last week at Road America in substitute duty for Newgarden and remains on standby if any circumstances should change.

Newgarden currently sits fourth in the Verizon IndyCar Series championship standings.

 

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Joey Barnes is the Founder of Motorsports Tribune, an outlet that began with the goal of helping aspiring journalists break into and grow the industry. A regular on the racing scene since 2013, the journey for Joey started by covering a Grand-Am event at Circuit of The Americas in his home state of Texas. He has since primarily focused on the IndyCar Series, with appearances in the garages of NASCAR, paddocks of Formula 1, IMSA and World Endurance Championship, while also occasionally engulfing clouds of dust at the Chili Bowl Midget Nationals and select Supercross rounds. With previous stops at Autoweek, IndyCar.com, Motorsport.com and RACER, among others, Joey evolved from the singular task as a freelance writer to advanced roles behind the copy desk and alongside some of the best editorial teams in the business. Recognized as a multi-time award winner by the National Motorsports Press Association, Joey currently resides in Dallas-Fort Worth with his trusty four-legged canine companion, Rocket.

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