12th time's a charm
INDIANAPOLIS -- The Indianapolis 500 is the one race Josef Newgarden desperately wanted to win.
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INDIANAPOLIS -- The Indianapolis 500 is the one race Josef Newgarden desperately wanted to win.
The Indianapolis 500 is the one race Josef Newgarden desperately wanted to win. It’s basically the only race that matters to his boss. Coming up empty for 11 consecutive years had become personal for the two-time IndyCar champion. Newgarden finally broke through Sunday, though, winning the Indy 500 to extend team owner Roger Penske’s record…
American driver Josef Newgarden ended 11 years of frustration and finally won the 2023 Indianapolis 500, driving for Penske in the Indy 500
Josef Newgarden ended 11 years of frustration and finally won the Indianapolis 500 on Sunday to extend team owner Roger Penske's record to 19 victories — but first since buying Indianapolis Motor Speedway — using an audacious pass of defending race winner Marcus Ericsson during a frantic 2.5-mile sprint to the finish.
Josef Newgarden finally captured his long-awaited Indianapolis 500 on Sunday and gave team owner Roger Penske his 19th victory and first since buying Indianapolis Motor Speedway.