Nowhere To Go But Up for Team Penske's Josef Newgarden at St. Petersburg Two-time IndyCar champion anxious to start climb in the standings after early knockout at Barber. By Jerry Bonkowski The NTT IndyCar Series races on the Streets of St. Petersburg circuit on April 25. Team Penske's Josef Newgarden, a two-time series champion, has a lot of work to do after finishing 23d out of 24 in the season-opening race at Barber Motorsports Park. Newgarden got off to a good start Friday by posting the fastest time in the opening practice. After finishing 23rd out of 24 drivers in the NTT IndyCar Series season-opening race at Barber Motorsports Park, the only place for Josef Newgarden to go is up.