Josef Newgarden is an American racer, piloting the No. 2 Team Penske Dallara/Chevrolet in the NTT IndyCar Series. He is the 2011 Indy Lights champion, and the 2017 and 2019 IndyCar Series Champion. Newgarden won the 2023 Indianapolis 500 and the 2024 24 Hours of Daytona with Team Penske, becoming the 16th driver to win both an Indy 500 and a 24 Hours of Daytona. Newgarden is the winningest active American driver in the IndyCar Series with 29 wins entering 2024.
Newgarden is the driver ambassador for the SeriousFun Children's Network, a charity started by actor and race team owner Paul Newman. Newgarden and his wife also support Wags and Walks Nashville where they adopted their dog Axel. In 2022, Newgarden won the inaugural PeopleReady Force for Good Challenge, which earned $250,000 for each organization.
He resides in Nashville, Tenn., with his wife and son.
Thank you for making this! It's always great to hear your perspective on races, especially the big one. Also because I was there in a grandstand on the front stretch I didn't get to see the battle you and Marcus had between 2&4! cool to finally see that too.
I couldn’t believe my favorite race car driver won Indy right in front of my eyes, and celebrated in the crowd right in front of me, please win again this year and silence all the Haters
I remember watching the race and joey newgarden and i was rooting for you and your a fantastic racer and you were just amazing and to see you win that race sure was awesome and you know what they say hey now this is what dreams are made of plus maybe you might do it again this weekend and I'll definitely be rooting for you and Scott McLaughlin this weekend you guys go out there and show them how it's done.😊
One of my favorite Indy 500's I've been to and it was because you won it. I was the one that screamed Lets Go Bus Bros to you on the parade lap. I put the video on my RU-vid
I was at the 500 a year ago and couldn’t believe it. Being a fan of yours for so long, it felt like I won the race too 😭. This recap has me amped up and ready for back to back this weekend!
