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Team Penske responded to recent criticism aimed at IndyCar leadership by dominating the season opener Sunday afternoon.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- After a goose egg in the pole column in 2023, Josef Newgarden kicks off 2024 with a pole run.

Josef Newgarden won the pole for IndyCar’s season-opening race Saturday, giving Team Penske something to celebrate as its leadership faced criticism throughout the paddock for its management of the series. It made for a weird day on what is supposed to be a celebratory weekend as IndyCar got back on track after a six-month offseason. Instead, the mood was muted.

Team Penske silenced recent criticism aimed at series leadership by dominating the IndyCar season-opening race with a Josef Newgarden win from the pole Sunday on the downtown streets of St. Petersburg. Pato O'Ward of Arrow McLaren Racing broke up the Penske rout with a second-place finish, but Penske drivers Scott McLaughlin and Will Power finished third and fourth. The Penske trio finished ahead of every Andretti Global driver two days after team owner Michael Andretti called on Roger Penske to sell the IndyCar Series if he's not willing to increase his investments in promotion an...

Team Penske silenced recent criticism aimed at series leadership by dominating the IndyCar season-opening race with a Josef Newgarden win from the pole Sunday on the downtown streets of St. Petersburg. Pato O'Ward of Arrow McLaren Racing broke up the Penske rout with a second-place finish, but Penske drivers Scott McLaughlin and Will Power finished third and fourth. The Penske trio finished ahead of every Andretti Global driver two days after team owner Michael Andretti called on Roger Penske to