Josef Newgarden, Indianapolis 500
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Josef Newgarden is among the most successful and popular stars in IndyCar, with the Team Penske driver aiming to make history at the Indy 500 this weekend.
He won the pole with Italian team Prema Racing, a dominant European organization that this season expanded to IndyCar. Shwartzman has never before raced on an oval and will start alongside two-time winner Takuma Sato and Pato O’Ward, who lost to Newgarden on the last lap year.
Memorial Day Weekend brings us the 109th running of “the greatest spectacle in racing” — the Indianapolis 500. The Indy 500 sold out its grandstand of 350,000 for the first time since 2016, and the decades-old local TV blackout has been lifted so locals can watch the race live.
Issues discovered on Penske's Nos. 2 and 12 cars Sunday was also displayed on Newgarden's 500-winning car last year displayed at the IMS Museum.
Josef Newgarden is looking to accomplish something no driver has ever done: win three straight Indianapolis 500 races. Whether Newgarden wins in 2025, he'll always be a back-to-back Indy 500 winner. If Newgarden wins another 500 title, he'll join a short ...
The 109th running Sunday is loaded with storylines, from Team Penske firings to cars failing inspections, Shwartzman making history and Newgarden’s 3-peat bid.
IndyCar Series season continues with the Indy 500 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Sunday. See the starting lineup here.
Indianapolis has an incredible weekend of sports on deck. Caitlin Clark and the Fever host the WNBA champion New York Liberty on Saturday.