Josef Newgarden
Team Penske
2026 Stats
Points
27
Starts
1
Wins
0
Poles
0
Top 5
0
Top 10
1
Wins Good Ranchers 250
Two-time series champion Newgarden earned his first victory of the season and 33rd of his illustrious career by hunting down and passing leader Kyle Kirkwood with seven laps remaining to win the Good Ranchers 250 on Saturday at Phoenix Raceway, IndyCar.com reports.
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Newgarden started on the outside pole and raced within the Top 10 for most of the event. A late caution would set up pit stops and Newgarden would take advantage. His car would come to life in the final stint on fresh tires and he'd track down and pick off the leaders one-by-one in the closing laps. Newgarden would pass Kirkwood for the lead with just 6 laps to go and run away to grab his first victory of the season.
Newgarden started on the outside pole and raced within the Top 10 for most of the event. A late caution would set up pit stops and Newgarden would take advantage. His car would come to life in the final stint on fresh tires and he'd track down and pick off the leaders one-by-one in the closing laps. Newgarden would pass Kirkwood for the lead with just 6 laps to go and run away to grab his first victory of the season.
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Leads High Line Practice
Newgarden was fastest in High Line practice for the Good Ranchers 250 NTT IndyCar Series race at Phoenix Raceway on Friday. He turned a fast lap of 167.677 mph.
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Wins Season Finale
Nashville-area native Newgarden broke a 20-race drought dating back to August 2024 to earn his first victory of 2025 and 32nd of his illustrious NTT IndyCar Series career at his home track Sunday, winning the season-ending Borchetta Bourbon Music City Grand Prix presented by WillScot at Nashville Superspeedway.
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Performs well on another oval
Newgarden finished seventh in the Snap-On Milwaukee Mile 250 IndyCar race Sunday.
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Leads Opening Milwaukee Practice
Two-time series champion Newgarden led the opening practice for the Snap-on Milwaukee Mile 250 with a top lap of 161.066 mph in the No. 2 Snap-on Team Penske Chevrolet, IndyCar.com reports.
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Shows promise in Iowa
Newgarden finished second at the Synk 275 IndyCar race at Iowa Speedway on Sunday.
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