Josef Newgarden Tag

By Josh Farmer, IndyCar Reporter Team Penske announced today that Josef Newgarden will replace Juan Pablo Montoya and join the team for the 2017 Verizon IndyCar Series season. Newgarden is coming off a career-best season where he finished fourth in the final standings, just behind future teammates Helio Castroneves, Will Power and Simon Pagenaud. He also becomes the first American to race for the team since Sam Hornish, Jr. in 2007. “For any open-wheel racer – or any racecar driver in general – Team Penske is a dream job,” saidRead More

By Josh Farmer, IndyCar Reporter Ed Carpenter Racing announced that driver Josef Newgarden will not return to the team for the 2017 Verizon IndyCar Series season. Newgarden’s was contracted through September 28 and now is free to take other offers if they come available. “While it’s disappointing that Josef will not be returning, it’s also not a total surprise after all of the speculation the past few weeks,” stated team owner Ed Carpenter. “I wish Josef the best in his future endeavors, but also remain focused on ECR’s continued success. We are positioned wellRead More

By Frank Santoroski, Staff Writer The 2016 season for the Verizon Indycar Series is now in the books. Team Penske’s Simon Pagenaud motored off into the distance at the GoPro Grand Prix of Sonoma, taking his fifth 2016 race win, and claiming his first series championship in the process. Let’s take a look at some of the headlines coming from California’s wine country. 1 ) No Lingering Questions  This day and age, oftentimes a championship leaves behind lingering questions as to whether or not the points system, or championship system,Read More

By Frank Santoroski, Staff Writer And then there were two… With fifteen race weekends in the books, and just one remaining, the Verizon IndyCar Series is set to crown their 2016 champion at the GoPro Grand Prix of Sonoma on September 18th. The season started with optimism from every team on the grid. Target Chip Ganassi driver, Scott Dixon, was looking at adding a fifth title to his resume.  Team Penske’s Juan Pablo Montoya was looking to avenge a season where he lost the crown to Dixon on a tiebreaker.Read More

By Frank Santoroski, Staff Writer The Verizon IndyCar Series has now run the Firestone 600 at Texas Motor Speedway, a race that began in June. The conclusion of the rain-interrupted event saw Graham Rahal take his first win of the season in the closest IndyCar finish at TMS. Lets take a look at some of the storylines coming out of Saturday night’s race. 1 ) Worth the Wait  With eleven weeks between the red flag for rain and the restart, TMS fans had a long wait for the finish. TheRead More

By Josh Farmer, IndyCar Reporter Will Power claimed his fourth Verizon IndyCar Series win in the last six races and has pulled himself right into championship contention with a win in the ABC Supply 500 at Pocono Raceway. The race started out as the Mikhail Aleshin and Ryan Hunter-Reay show as Aleshin, who started from pole, led for a majority of the race’s opening 50 laps only losing the lead during green flag pitstops. Meanwhile, Hunter-Reay roared through the field after starting in last place after not making the qualifying lineRead More

By Frank Santoroski, Staff Writer Penske Racing’s Simon Pagenaud returned to the winners circle for the first time since early May, taking the win at the Honda Indy 200 at Mid Ohio in the Verizon IndyCar Series. In doing so, he has once again established himself as the man to beat for the 2016 championship. Let’s examine a few of the story lines coming out of the race weekend. 1 ) A Championship Caliber Drive Simon Pagenaud began the season strong and took a large advantage in the standings, butRead More

By Frank Santoroski, Staff Writer Will Power took his third victory of the year in the No. 12 Verizon Penske Chevrolet yesterday on the streets of Toronto. In doing so, the points battle at the top of the order in the Verizon IndyCar Series has tightened considerably. Here are five takeaways from this weekend’s action. 1 ) First to Worst Just seven days ago, Tennesse’s Josef Newgarden was the talk of the town, having thoroughly trounced the entire field in Iowa. He earned high praise, considering the fact that heRead More

TORONTO (Sunday, July 17, 2016) – Will Power feels he’s been on the wrong side of enough caution periods in the Verizon IndyCar Series that he’ll gladly accept the timely one that helped him win the Honda Indy Toronto. The 2014 series champion claimed his third win of the season and third on the streets of Exhibition Place by 1.5275 seconds over teammate Helio Castroneves, driving directly into the 2016 championship conversation in the process. Power now sits second in the standings despite missing the season opener, 47 points behindRead More

By Frank Santoroski, Staff Writer This coming weekend the Verizon IndyCar Series will return to Exhibition Place in Toronto, Ontario for the Honda Indy Toronto continuing the 2016 season. The event is slated for July 15-17, 2016. About the Race The Honda Indy Toronto is round eleven of sixteen for the Verizon IndyCar Series in 2016. The event is held on a temporary street circuit, one of five such races on the schedule. It is the only IndyCar race held outside of the United States on the 2016 schedule. TheRead More