Josef Newgarden Tag

By Joey Barnes, Editor-in-Chief Simon Pagenaud topped the timesheets in first practice for Sunday’s KOHLER Grand Prix at Road America. The Frenchman and IndyCar Series championship leader came in at 139.644 mph (1:43.48) around the 4.048-mile road course, with Andretti Autosport’s Carlos Munoz trailing within 0.2s. Jack Hawksworth impressively put his AJ Foyt Racing Honda up to third, while defending IndyCar champion Scott Dixon followed in fourth. Tony Kanaan recovered from a spin during the practice session to round out the top five. However, all eyes were on Josef Newgarden.Read More

By Josh Farmer, IndyCar Reporter Josef Newgarden has been cleared to practice in tomorrow’s opening session for this weekend’s Kohler Grand Prix at Road America. The Ed Carpenter Racing driver will take part in the one hour, 15 minute session tomorrow and will then be evaluated by the INDYCAR medical staff to determine whether or not he will be cleared to race. If Newgarden is not cleared to race, ECR has driver JR Hildebrand on standby if needed to drive to No. 21 Fuzzy’s Ultra Premium Vodka Chevrolet. Newgarden sufferedRead More

By Joey Barnes, Editor-in-Chief According to Motorsport.com, JR Hildebrand will replace the injured Josef Newgarden at the upcoming Verizon IndyCar Series test at Road America on Wednesday, along with any races should Newgarden not be ready. Newgarden fractured his right clavicle and a small fracture in his right hand after a vicious crash at Texas Motor Speedway on Sunday. Hildebrand has been in a part time role with Ed Carpenter Racing, having raced the previous three Indianapolis 500’s under its banner, along with two Grand Prix of Indianapolis. “We’re testingRead More

By Joey Barnes, Editor-in-Chief FORT WORTH, Texas – Verizon IndyCar Series star Josef Newgarden has suffered a fractured right clavicle and a small fracture in his right hand following a horrifying crash in the Firestone 600 at Texas Motor Speedway. The incident happened on the exit of Turn 4 of the 1.5-mile oval when Newgarden was making a move to the outside of rookie Conor Daly, who lost the backend of his No. 18 Dale Coyne Racing Honda before sliding into the Tennessee native. The two made contact as NewgardenRead More

By Josh Farmer, IndyCar Reporter FORT WORTH, Texas – Driver Josef Newgarden has been transported to Parkland Memorial Hospital following a scary crash with Conor Daly on lap 42 of today’s Firestone 600. Daly was running second and lost control of his No. 18 Dale Coyne Racing Honda in turn four and spun into the path of Josef Newgarden. Both cars hit the wall with Newgarden’s No. 21 Fuzzy’s Vodka Chevrolet flipping over and hitting the frontstretch wall upside down after sliding on his lid for nearly 500 feet. The carRead More

By Joey Barnes, Editor-in-Chief Josef Newgarden used a two stop strategy to score his career best finish of fourth on the Raceway of Belle Isle Park in race two of the Chevrolet Duel in Detroit presented by Quicken Loans. The 25-year-old started the day mired back in 17th, dodging calamity early with a three car accident in front of Newgarden on the opening lap. With cautions falling on lap 35 and again on lap 50, the running order shuffled amongst the frontrunners as Helio Castroneves and race one winner SebastienRead More

By Frank Santoroski, Staff Writer I have now had a day to process the events leading up to and including the 100th Running of the Indianapolis 500 presented by PennGrade Motor Oil, as well as an opportunity to digest the opinions expressed by the drivers and teams, various sources in the media, and fan reactions. I could easily write 20 or 25 takeaways, but here are five. 1 ) Was the finish a letdown? There are some out there that were left feeling a bit empty with the way theRead More

By Joey Barnes, Editor-in-Chief INDIANAPOLIS – Monaco. Indy. Charlotte. The Memorial Day Weekend tradition begins as the sun rises on an early Indiana morning. Formula 1 has an Aussie on pole for the Monaco Grand Prix in the form of Daniel Ricciardo. IndyCar has affable Canadian, James Hinchcliffe on point for 100th Indianapolis 500. Martin Truex Jr. will lead the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series field to green for the Coca Cola 600. All three unlikely stars that appear ready to shine on this monumental day. May 29, 2016 – aRead More

By Josh Farmer, IndyCar Reporter INDIANAPOLIS – Josef Newgarden led all drivers during Monday’s final practice before Carb Day at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The second place qualifier clicked off a lap averaged at 227.414 mph and led a Chevrolet sweep of the top four spots. 2013 Indianapolis 500 winner Tony Kanaan was second quickest and was followed by Chip Ganassi Racing teammate Scott Dixon in third. Sage Karam was fourth quickest while Pippa Mann recovered from crashing during qualifying on Saturday to log the fifth quickest time for Dale CoyneRead More

By Joey Barnes, Editor-in-Chief INDIANAPOLIS – Josef Newgarden missed out on sitting on pole for the 100th Indianapolis 500 presented by PennGrade Motor Oil by 0.04s in the final seconds of Sunday’s Fast Nine Shootout. The 25-year-old went out fourth put down the fastest single lap on the afternoon at 231.551 mph on the opening of his four circuits around the 2.5-mile oval. With an energetic roar from the crowd, Newgarden came across with a four lap average of 230.700 mph and jumped to the top of the scoring pylon.Read More