Josef Newgarden Explained

Josef Newgarden
Nationality: American
Birth Name:Joseph Edgar Newgarden
Birth Date:1990 12, mf=yes[1]
Birth Place:Hendersonville, Tennessee, U.S.
Total Irl Races:211
Years In Irl:13
Irl Car Team:No. 2 (Team Penske)
Previous Year:2023
Prev Irl Pos:5th
Best Irl Pos:1st (2017, 2019)
First Irl Race:2012 Grand Prix of St. Petersburg
(St. Petersburg)
First Irl Win:2015 Indy Grand Prix of Alabama (Barber)
Last Irl Win:2024 Bommarito Automotive Group 500 (Gateway)
Irl Wins:31
Irl Podiums:56
Irl Poles:17
Prev Series Years:2006–07
2007–08
2009
2009
2010
2020
Titles:Indy Lights
IndyCar Series
Title Years:2020
2017, 2020

Josef Nicolai Newgarden[2] (born Joseph Edgar Newgarden, December 22, 1990)[3] [4] is an American racing driver who races the No. 2 Team Penske Dallara/Chevrolet in the IndyCar Series.[5] He was the 2011 Indy Lights champion, and 2017 and 2019 IndyCar Series Champion. He won the 2023 and 2024 Indianapolis 500, and the 2024 24 Hours of Daytona, becoming the 16th driver to win both an Indy 500 and a 24 Hours of Daytona, as well as the first driver since Helio Castroneves to win the Indianapolis 500 two years in a row.

Newgarden began racing at 13 in karts, capturing four championship titles in 2005–2006.[6]  He switched to open-wheel racing in 2006, competing in the Skip Barber Racing School Series, finishing second in the regional championship in 2006, followed by sixth and second in the national series, in 2007 and 2008. In 2008, he became the first U.S. driver to capture a Formula Ford Festival title, driving for Team USA in England.[7]

In 2009, Newgarden moved to England to begin his European career. He competed in the British Formula Ford Championship, finishing runner-up and leading the ultra-competitive series with nine race wins.[8] He competed in the opening round of the 2009 Formula Palmer Audi Season, taking two wins. In 2010, he competed in the GP3 Series, capturing one pole position. Newgarden returned to the States in 2011 and competed in the Indy Lights Series, capturing five wins and 10 podiums out of 14 races. He clinched the points championship with one race remaining.[9]  In 2012, Newgarden joined the IndyCar Series, earning his first career win in 2015 at Barber Motorsports Park followed by a win at Toronto.[10] In 2016, Newgarden captured his third win at Iowa, where he led 282 of 300 laps and set a series record for most laps led in a race.

Newgarden joined Team Penske in 2017, scoring his first win with the team in his third start. He earned four wins and nine podiums in 2017, capturing his first IndyCar Series Championship. 2018 saw a fifth-place finish with three wins. Newgarden earned his second Championship in 2019 with four wins and seven podium finishes. During the 2020, 2021, and 2022 seasons, he produced four, two, and five wins respectively, finishing second each year. Newgarden won the inaugural PeopleReady Force for Good Challenge in 2022 by winning on an oval, road course, and street circle.[11]

In 2023, Newgarden swept the Iowa Speedway weekend and nearly became the first driver to win every oval race on the schedule with wins at Texas and Indianapolis. After a thrilling last-lap pass, Newgarden won the 2023 Indianapolis 500 in his 12th attempt at the "Greatest Spectacle in Racing". He finish fifth in the standings, his eighth consecutive season finishing in the top-five in the championship standings. Newgarden won the 2024 Indianapolis 500.

Career

Karting

According to an interview on The Dale Jr. Download, Newgarden's first race vehicle was a motorized scooter purchased at a skate shop in Hendersonville, Tennessee. In 2001, Newgarden competed in events across the country. After a year of this, his father purchased a kart.

When he was 13, he and his family ventured outside of Tennessee to find a competitive kart racing environment. This led Newgarden to a kart racing facility in New Castle, Indiana, that had recently been launched by IndyCar driver Mark Dismore. In order to stay efficient with funding, Newgarden focused on local and regional championships rather than competing nationally.

In his first year of karting (2005), Newgarden finished 2nd and 3rd in the Kart Racers of America (KRA) Junior Can Championship. He also competed in the TAG world championships that year in the junior division, securing the title.

2006 was his most successful year in karting; he secured two championships in the KRA Junior Can division and repeated as the TAG World Champion in the junior division.[12]

He went on to compete in junior car racing in 2007, but returned to karting several times, racing in the highly competitive Robo-Pong 200 at New Castle Motorsports Park multiple times over the next few years. He won the 200-mile endurance race twice, with both successes coming with members of the Dismore family as his teammates (Mark Dismore Sr in 2011 and Mark Dismore Jr in 2013).

Early formula car racing

Skip Barber

Newgarden started his open-wheel car career in the Skip Barber Racing School series in 2006. He finished as runner-up in the Southern Regional Series with three wins and another seven podium places.[13] He next competed in the 2007 BFGoodrich / Skip Barber National Presented by Mazda championship, finishing sixth with two wins.[14] Newgarden remained in the series for 2008 and improved to second place, with three wins.[15]

Formula Ford

After the 2008 season, Newgarden was selected for the Team USA scholarship to compete at the Formula Ford Festival and Walter Hayes Trophy. He secured the Formula Ford Festival title, becoming the only American to do so.

At the Walter Hayes Trophy event, Newgarden won all of the qualifying races leading to the main event. He started the event from the pole position, but mid-way through the race in wet conditions, Newgarden crashed from the lead, finishing 6th place.

In 2009, he moved to England to compete in the British Formula Ford Championship and start his European career. He finished runner-up in 2009, leading the series in total race wins and amassing 550 points.[16]

Formula Palmer Audi

Newgarden competed in the opening round of the 2009 Formula Palmer Audi season at Brands Hatch, taking two wins and a fourth in the third race.[17]

GP3 Series

In 2010, Newgarden competed in the newly formed 2010 GP3 Series with Carlin Motorsport.[18] 2010 would end in Newgarden's most disappointing championship position of his young career, finishing 18th in the points. The season was highlighted by a pole position at Hockenheimring and a best finish of fifth at the season finale at Monza.

Indy Lights

At the start of 2011, Newgarden would return home to the United States to compete in the Indy Lights Series with Sam Schmidt Motorsports.[19] He won his first Indy Lights race in the season opener on the Streets of St. Petersburg.[20] He followed his opening win in St. Petersburg with four more wins and ten podium finishes out of thirteen races in 2011,[21] clinching him the points championship with one race to go.[22] In New Hampshire, the 11th race of 2011, Newgarden lapped the entire field and went on to win. He was the first Indy Lights driver to do this since Thiago Medeiros in March 2004.[23] Newgarden, as a rookie, would also lead the series with the most number of wins for the 2011 season.

IndyCar

2012–2014: Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing

On December 7, 2011, Newgarden was announced as the driver for Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing. He competed in IndyCar from 2012 to 2014 with Fisher's team. He would earn his first podium at the 2013 race in Baltimore and in 2014, would stand on his second career podium at Iowa Speedway.[24]

2015: CFH Racing

During his fourth full season in IndyCar, Newgarden raced under the merged team of Sarah Fisher and Ed Carpenter.[25] Under this new team banner Newgarden started 2015 finishing in 12th position at St. Petersburg.

During the fourth race weekend in the 2015 season at Barber Motorsports Park, Newgarden earned his first IndyCar Series victory at the 2015 Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama, moving from 5th to 2nd on the first lap of the race, and leading the most laps on the way to a 2.2-second win.[26]

He would win again later in the season at the 2015 Honda Indy Toronto[27] and finished the 2015 season 7th in the standings with 431 points.

2016: Ed Carpenter Racing

Sarah Fisher ended her participation in IndyCar after the 2015 season, with Newgarden remaining with the team again known as Ed Carpenter Racing. Newgarden started the 2016 season with a podium at the 2016 Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama at Barber Motorsports Park. He missed pole position during qualifying for the 2016 Indy 500 and started in the middle of the front row. He finished the 100th running of the Indy 500 in 3rd.[28]

At the 2016 Firestone 600 at Texas Motor Speedway, Newgarden was injured in a crash, breaking his hand and clavicle.[29] He returned to the car two weeks later, finishing in a top 10 spot at the 2016 Kohler Grand Prix at Road America.[30]

28 days after his crash at Texas, Newgarden won the 2016 Iowa Corn 300 in dominating fashion, leading 282 of 300 laps.[31]

At IndyCar's return to Watkins Glen International, the 2016 Grand Prix at the Glen, Newgarden claimed another podium, finishing 2nd.[32] After a 6th-place finish at the 2016 GoPro Grand Prix of Sonoma,[33] he finished the season in fourth place overall in the season standings, the highest non-Team Penske car in the series.

2017–present: Team Penske

On September 29, 2016, ECR owner Ed Carpenter confirmed that Newgarden would not be back with the team in 2017.[34] Newgarden moved to Team Penske for the 2017 season,[35] with the team making an official announcement on October 5.[36]

Newgarden won his first race with Team Penske during round 3 of the 2017 season at Barber Motorsports Park; clinching the victory after a duel with Scott Dixon in the final laps.[37] Newgarden moved into the IndyCar points lead following back to back victories at Toronto and Mid Ohio.[38]

At Gateway, Newgarden held off his teammates and Scott Dixon to clinch his fourth series victory of the season but not without controversy as late in the race, Newgarden went under teammate Simon Pagenaud very late going into Turn 1. After bumping tires, both continued but, as Pagenaud nearly hit the wall, he was not pleased with his teammate's move. The following week at Watkins Glen, Newgarden had a sizable cushion in the points over second-place Dixon. Coming back onto the track after a pit stop under green on cold tires, he lost control of the car as Sébastien Bourdais made contact with him damaging the suspension. Newgarden ended up leaving the Glen with a three-point lead, later a four-point lead as he won the pole for Sonoma, setting a track record. Newgarden needed to finish 4th or higher regardless of Pagenaud's result and he finished 2nd to clinch his first title.[39] Newgarden became the first American born driver to win the Astor Cup since Ryan Hunter-Reay in 2012.

Newgarden won the opening race of the 2019 season at St. Petersburg and followed that up with wins at Detroit, Texas and Iowa. He led the points standings after every race except the Indy 500 where Team Penske teammate Simon Pagenaud led from the pole position. Newgarden won his second IndyCar title at Laguna Seca by only 25 points.[40]

Newgarden started his second title defense slowly in 2020, a season shorted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Although he finished third at the opener in Texas he found himself in an early-season slump that put him in a hole to rival Scott Dixon. By mid-season and toward the final stretch he produced a series of wins and podium finishes that set him up for a title-deciding showdown with Dixon at the final round in St. Petersburg. Newgarden could only win the championship if he won the race and Dixon either retired or finished no better than ninth. During the race, Newgarden overtook Pato O'Ward in the closing laps after a restart and held onto the lead for his second consecutive win in St. Petersburg but ultimately failed to defend his title when Dixon finished third.

2021 would be an up-and-down year for Newgarden and Team Penske. Despite earning a season leading four pole positions, he would not pick up a win until the tenth round of the season at Mid Ohio.[41] The win was Newgarden's nineteenth in IndyCar, making him the most successful American driver currently active in the series. Newgarden picked up a second win at Gateway. Heading into the final race of the season at Long Beach, Newgarden was one of only three drivers mathematically in contention for the title alongside Alex Palou and Pato O'Ward.[42] Newgarden finished second in the race, giving him a second-place finish in the championship for the second consecutive year.[43]

Newgarden would be an at times dominant and at times inconsistent force in 2022. He set a career high in wins in a season with five; winning Texas, Long Beach, Road America, Iowa, and Gateway.[44] [45] [46] [47] [48] [49] This would be the most wins by an IndyCar driver in one season since 2016, when former teammate Simon Pagenaud won five races. Newgarden's best finish on the season outside of his five wins was a fourth place at Detroit, putting him in a deficit for the championship heading into the season finale. At the second race in Iowa Newgarden suffered a massive crash due to a mechanical failure while leading the race. Although he was able to exit the car on his own power and walked away he collapsed shortly afterwards in the driver's motorhome lot, after which he was airlifted to a hospital in Des Moines for further evaluation.[50] Newgarden was later cleared to race in the following weekend's Gallagher Grand Prix. Heading into the season finale at Laguna Seca Newgarden was one of five drivers in contention for the series title alongside his Penske teammates Will Power and Scott McLaughlin along with Scott Dixon and Marcus Ericsson. Although Newgarden mounted a furious charge from 25th to 2nd at Laguna Seca he was ultimately unsuccessful at clinching his third championship, finishing second in the standings to Will Power.

2023 would be Newgarden's most difficult season with Team Penske. He took two victories in the first half of the season, including his first win in the Indianapolis 500 after a last lap pass against Marcus Ericsson.[51] Although he managed to sweep the double header at Iowa for another season of three or more wins, Newgarden would struggle uncharacteristically throughout the season on road and street circuits, recording only one podium finish on a road or street course all season. A rare crash at Gateway while leading took Newgarden out of the championship hunt with two races to go, and with an early retirement at Laguna Seca Newgarden finished fifth in the 2023 IndyCar Series.

Newgarden started 2024 with a pole position at St. Petersburg, but was stripped of his win after Team Penske violated push-to-pass regulations.[52] Newgarden rebounded by winning the 108th Indy 500, achieving back to back Indy 500 victories. Newgarden became the first consecutive winner of the Indy 500 since Helio Castroneves 22 years ago, also driving for Team Penske. [53]

Other racing

Newgarden participated in the 2018 Race of Champions in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia[54] and the 2019 Race of Champions at Autodromo Hermanos Rodríguez in Mexico City, Mexico,[55] both times for Team USA.

On February 23, 2022, it was announced that Newgarden would be a guest driver in Tony Stewart's Superstar Racing Experience at the Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway, in Newgarden's hometown of Nashville.[56]

On December 5, 2022, Newgarden announced that he would be teaming up with fellow Team Penske IndyCar driver Scott McLaughlin and Indy NXT driver Kyffin Simpson would be entering the 2023 24 Hours of Daytona with an LMP2 entry.

Personal life

Newgarden was born in Nashville, Tennessee. Originally named Joseph Edgar, his parents changed his name at 6 years old to honor his mother’s Danish heritage.[57] His parents moved from New York in the 1980s with the family photography business.[58] He is the youngest of three siblings, having two older sisters.[59] Newgarden has said in an interview that he is half Danish via his mother,[58] and on his YouTube channel that he holds a Danish passport.[60] He credits watching racing on TV at an early age with his father, who was an avid fan of NASCAR, IndyCar and Formula 1, as what got him into the sport.

Newgarden grew up in Hendersonville, Tennessee, and attended Pope John Paul II High School, where he was friends with and a former classmate of NFL Pro Bowl wide receiver Golden Tate.[61] Additionally, he was a former classmate of NASCAR driver Josh Berry in the 7th and 8th grades.[58]

Before starting racing, Newgarden played baseball, football and basketball.

On October 7, 2018, Newgarden announced that he and his longtime girlfriend, Ashley Welch, had gotten engaged while on a trip to Japan.[62] They were married in the fall of 2019 in Nashville. In 2022, Newgarden's wife gave birth to their first child.[63]

Newgarden has a YouTube channel on which he posts vlogs and behind the scenes content of his IndyCar race weekends. The channel also features a podcast with his Penske teammate Scott McLaughlin titled Bus Bros.[64] [65]

Media appearances

Along with fellow racers Tony Kanaan and Helio Castroneves, he competed in the Indianapolis round of season 8 of American Ninja Warrior in 2016.[66]

Newgarden is the driver ambassador for the SeriousFun Children's Network, a charity started by actor and race team owner Paul Newman.[67] Newgarden is also a ping-pong player. He hosts an annual celebrity tournament during May that raises funds for the Serious Fun Children's Network. In 2019, the tournament raised over $100,000 for the charity.[68]

Newgarden is a gamer and was a brand ambassador for the Microsoft title Forza Motorsport. His voice is featured in the game and he is featured in Forza content.[69]

He was featured on several episodes of CMT's Nashville Squares during the fall of 2019.

Racing record

Career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesFLapsPodiumsPointsPosition
2006–07Skip Barber SouthernRT LLC12335104432nd
2007Skip Barber Nationalalign=left rowspan=2RT LLC1423343266t
Skip Barber Southern Regional Run-Offs?00000NC
2007–08Skip Barber SouthernRT LLC201116129th
2008Skip Barber Nationalalign=left rowspan=4RT LLC1436353722nd
Ontario Formula Ford Challenge F1600-A200000NC
Skip Barber Eastern100000NC
Skip Barber Mid Western110116935th
IMSA Lites L1 Presented by HankookBatos Racing200111619th
Formula Ford 1600 Walter Hayes Trophyalign=left rowspan=2Team USA / Cliff Dempsey Racing10000N/A14th
Formula Ford Festival – Kent Class11001N/A1st
2009British Formula Ford Championshipalign=left rowspan=2JTR25948165502nd
Formula Ford Festival10000N/ANC
Formula Palmer AudiMotorSport Vision320026418th
Formula Ford 1600 Walter Hayes Trophy10000N/A6th
2010GP3 SeriesCarlin150100818th
2011Indy LightsSam Schmidt Motorsports14534105331st
2012IndyCar SeriesSarah Fisher Hartman Racing14003020023rd
2013IndyCar SeriesSarah Fisher Hartman Racing19000134814th
2014IndyCar SeriesSarah Fisher Hartman Racing18002140613th
2015IndyCar SeriesCFH Racing1621044317th
2016IndyCar SeriesEd Carpenter Racing1610345024th
2017IndyCar SeriesTeam Penske1741596421st
2018IndyCar SeriesTeam Penske1734235605th
2019IndyCar SeriesTeam Penske1742476411st
2020IndyCar SeriesTeam Penske1443165212nd
2021IndyCar SeriesTeam Penske1624265112nd
2022IndyCar SeriesTeam Penske1751365442nd
2023IndyCar SeriesTeam Penske1740154795th
IMSA SportsCar Championship – GTPPorsche Penske Motorsport1000030422nd
IMSA SportsCar Championship – LMP2Tower Motorsports100000NC†
2024IndyCar SeriesTeam Penske22**10**03411th*
IMSA SportsCar Championship – GTPPorsche Penske Motorsport110013801st*
Points only counted towards the Michelin Endurance Cup, and not the overall LMP2 Championship.

Complete GP3 Series results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)

American open–wheel racing results

(key)

IndyCar Series

YearTeamChassisNo.Engine12345678910111213141516171819RankPointsRef
2012Sarah Fisher Hartman RacingDallara DW1267HondaSTP
ALA
LBH
SAO
INDY
DET
TXS
MIL
IOW
TOR
EDM
MDO
SNM
BALFON
23rd200[71]
2013STP
ALA
LBH
SAO
DET
DET
TXS
MIL
IOW
POC
TOR
TOR
MDO
SNM
BAL
HOU
HOU
FON
14th348[72]
21INDY
201467STP
LBH
ALA
IMS
INDY
DET
DET
TXS
HOU
HOU
POC
IOW
TOR
TOR
MDO
MIL
SNM
FON
13th406[73]
2015CFH RacingChevroletSTP
NLA
LBH
ALA
DET
DET
TXS
TOR
FON
MIL
IOW
MDO
POC
SNM
7th431[74]
21IMS
INDY
2016Ed Carpenter RacingSTP
PHX
LBH
ALA
IMS
INDY
DET
DET
ROA
IOW
TOR
MDO
POC
TXS
WGL
SNM
4th502[75]
2017Team Penske2STP
LBH
ALA
PHX
IMS
INDY
DET
DET
TXS
ROA
IOW
TOR
MDO
POC
GTW
WGL
SNM
1st642[76]
20181STP
PHX
LBH
ALA
IMS
INDY
DET
DET
TXS
ROA
IOW
TOR
MDO
POC
GTW
POR
SNM
5th560[77]
20192STP
COA
ALA
LBH
IMS
INDY
DET
DET
TXS
ROA
TOR
IOW
MDO
POC
GTW
POR
LAG
1st641[78]
20201TXS
IMS
ROA
ROA
IOW
IOW
INDY
GTW
GTW
MDO
MDO
IMS
IMS
STP
2nd521[79]
20212ALA
STP
TXS
TXS
IMS
INDY
DET
DET
ROA
MDO
NSH
IMS
GTW
POR
LAG
LBH
2nd511[80]
2022STP
TXS
LBH
ALA
IMS
INDY
DET
ROA
MDO
TOR
IOW
IOW
IMS
NSH
GTW
POR
LAG
2nd544[81]
2023STP
TXS
LBH
ALA
IMS
INDY
DET
ROA
MDO
TOR
IOW
IOW
NSH
IMS
GTW
POR
LAG
5th479[82]
2024STP
THE
LBH
ALA
IMS
INDY
DET
ROA
LAG
MDO
IOW
IOW
TOR
GTW
POR
MIL
MIL
NSH
8th*317*[83]

Indianapolis 500

YearChassisEngineStartFinishTeam
2012DallaraHonda7align=center style="background:#EFCFFF;"25Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing
2013DallaraHonda25align=center style="background:#CFCFFF;"28Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing
2014DallaraHonda8align=center style="background:#EFCFFF;"30Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing
2015DallaraChevrolet9align=center style="background:#CFEAFF;"9CFH Racing
2016DallaraChevrolet2align=center style="background:#FFDF9F;"3Ed Carpenter Racing
2017DallaraChevrolet22align=center style="background:#EFCFFF;"19Team Penske
2018DallaraChevrolet4align=center style="background:#CFEAFF;"8Team Penske
2019DallaraChevrolet8align=center style="background:#DFFFDF;"4Team Penske
2020DallaraChevrolet13align=center style="background:#DFFFDF;"5Team Penske
2021DallaraChevrolet21align=center style="background:#CFCFFF;"12Team Penske
2022DallaraChevrolet14align=center style="background:#CFCFFF;" 13Team Penske
2023DallaraChevrolet17align=center style="background:#FFFFBF;" 1Team Penske
2024DallaraChevrolet3align=center style="background:#FFFFBF;" 1Team Penske

Superstar Racing Experience

(key) * – Most laps led. 1 – Heat 1 winner. 2 – Heat 2 winner.

Superstar Racing Experience results
YearNo.123456Pts
20222FIFSBOSTANSV
I55SHA22nd01
2023STASTAMMI
BERELDLOS22nd01

Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearTeamClassMakeEngine123456789Points
2023Tower MotorsportsLMP2Oreca 07Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8DAY
LGAWGLELKIMSNC†0†
Porsche Penske MotorsportGTPPorsche 963Porsche 9RD 4.6 L V8LBHMOSPET
22nd304
2024Porsche Penske MotorsportGTPPorsche 963Porsche 9RD 4.6 L V8DAY
SEB
LBH
LGA
DET
WGL
ELK
IMS
ATL
1st*380*
Points only counted towards the Michelin Endurance Cup, and not the overall LMP2 Championship.
Season still in progress.

24 Hours of Daytona

24 Hours of Daytona results
YearClassNo.TeamCarCo-driversLapsPositionClass Pos.
2023LMP28 Tower MotorsportsOreca 07-Gibson John Farano
Scott McLaughlin
Kyffin Simpson
75911th5th
2024GTP7 Porsche Penske MotorsportPorsche 963 Dane Cameron
Matt Campbell
Felipe Nasr
7911st1st

External links

Notes and References

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  2. Web site: Olson . Jeff . Family sacrifice pays off in Newgarden's rise to championship. Indycar.com . September 19, 2017 . IndyCar . June 14, 2022.
  3. https://www.indycar.com/Series/IndyCar-Series/Josef-Newgarden Josef Newgarden
  4. https://usatoday.sportsdirectinc.com/motorsports/irl/indycar-drivers.aspx?page=/data/irl/drivers/2020/driver523.html Josef Newgarden scores and statistics
  5. Web site: Team Penske Drivers Josef Newgarden . February 21, 2024 . teampenske.com.
  6. Web site: Driver: Josef Newgarden Driver Database . February 26, 2024 . driverdb.com.
  7. Web site: October 21, 2008 . History Made: SBN's Newgarden First American to Win FF Festival . February 26, 2024 . Skip Barber . en-US.
  8. Web site: Lerner . Preston . September 17, 2017 . Josef Newgarden: Star Power .
  9. Web site: Surber . Tom . Firestone Indy Lights Champ Newgarden Jumps To IndyCar With Fisher's Team . February 26, 2024 . indianapolismotorspeedway.com.
  10. Web site: Postseason profile: Newgarden makes move to top . February 26, 2024 . IndyCar.com.
  11. Web site: bboldt . June 14, 2022 . PeopleReady Donates $500k Grand Prize to Charity in Force for Good Challenge . February 26, 2024 . PeopleReady . en-US.
  12. News: Josef. raceroftomorrow.com. Josef Newgarden. April 22, 2010.
  13. News: Skip Barber Southern Regional Series 2006–07. driverdb.com. Driver Database. April 22, 2010.
  14. News: BFGoodrich / Skip Barber National Presented by Mazda 2007. driverdb.com. Driver Database. April 22, 2010.
  15. News: BFGoodrich / Skip Barber National Presented by Mazda 2008. driverdb.com. Driver Database. April 22, 2010.
  16. Web site: MSA Formula Ford Championship of Great Britain 2009. driverdb.com. Driver Database. April 22, 2010.
  17. News: Brands Hatch: Josef Newgarden weekend summary. June 19, 2009. Motorsport.com. Motorsport.com, Inc.. August 13, 2015. March 17, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160317045654/http://www.motorsport.com/openwheel/news/fpaudi-brands-hatch-josef-newgarden-weekend-summary/. dead.
  18. News: Newgarden confirmed at Carlin for GP3. April 12, 2010. GP3 Series. August 13, 2015. GP2 Motorsport Limited.
  19. News: Newgarden Returns to North American Racing with Sam Schmidt Motorsports. eFormulaCarNews. Holbi. March 9, 2011. March 9, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110710172833/http://www.eformulacarnews.com/news_info.php?n=8525. July 10, 2011. dead.
  20. News: Josef Newgarden wins Indy Lights debut in St. Petersburg. Bob. Putnam. St. Petersburg Times. Times Publishing Company. March 27, 2011. March 29, 2011. September 11, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110911205855/http://www.tampabay.com/sports/autoracing/josef-newgarden-wins-indy-lights-debut-in-st-petersburg/1160105. dead.
  21. Web site: Firestone Indy Lights 2011 standings. driverdb.com. Driver Database. August 13, 2015.
  22. News: Newgarden Takes Title Early and in Style. eFormulaCarNews. Holbi. October 4, 2011. August 13, 2015.
  23. News: Josef Newgarden laps the field to win Firestone Indy Lights race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. Jason. Remillard. MassLive. MassLive LLC. August 14, 2011. August 13, 2015.
  24. Web site: Official Race Results for the Iowa Corn Indy 300. September 23, 2016.
  25. News: Newgarden confirmed for 2015 with merged CFH Racing. DiZinno. Tony. August 24, 2014. NBC Sports. NBCUniversal. April 26, 2015.
  26. News: Josef Newgarden wins at Alabama for first career IndyCar victory. Olson. Jeff. April 26, 2015. USA Today. Gannett Company, Inc.. April 26, 2015.
  27. Web site: Hendersonville's Josef Newgarden Wins Indy Toronto . September 23, 2016.
  28. Web site: 100th Running of the Indianapolis 500. IndyCar.com. September 23, 2016.
  29. Web site: Josef Newgarden has broken right shoulder, hand after scary Texas crash. June 12, 2016. USA Today Sports. September 23, 2016.
  30. Web site: Kohler Grand Prix. IndyCar.com. September 23, 2016.
  31. Web site: Josef Newgarden destroys the IndyCar field at Iowa. Reiman. Samuel. September 4, 2016.
  32. Web site: Dixon wins IndyCar race at Watkins Glen; Power crashes. September 4, 2016.
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