Josef Newgarden Pocono 2017 Update

Josef finished 2nd
at the Pocono 500
after starting 14th

 

Josef Newgarden couldn't find speed in practice or qualifying and ended up starting 14th in the ABC Supply 500.  He vaulted up 7 positions on the first lap and spent much of the day running in the Top 10.  By lap 160 he had managed to firmly put himself in the Top 5 where he followed Will Power to the front.
Power anticipated Josef's move to the inside on the final laps and so Newgarden couldn't get around and had to settle for second.

Laps completed:  200 of 200
Laps Led:  4
Average Speed:  183.727 mph
Time Back from Winner:  0.5268 seconds
Pit Stops:  7



Josef is now 1st....1st !!!!
 in the Indycar season standings,
18 points ahead of second place, Scott Dixon.

post by Alexandra (age 10)

Indycar Pocono 500 2017

Will Power came from a lap down to win the Pocono 500 after holding off teammate Josef Newgarden in the final laps.

Takuma Sato started on pole for the second time this year but quickly dropped toward the back as the Indycars ran 6 wide on the front straightaway.  Ryan Hunter Reay and Helio Castroneves quickly sliced their way through the field after starting in the back due to qualifying crashes on Saturday.

There were a mesmerizing 590 passes including 42 lead changes among 10 drivers (7 Hondas and 3 Chevys), but in the end it was two of the Chevy powered Penske drivers going for the win.

 

 

 

  

TOP 10

1.  Will Power: His second win in a row at the Tricky Triangle.
2. Josef Newgarden: Couldn't quite get his third win in a row, but extended his points lead with three races to go.

3. Alexander Rossi: His second podium in last three races moved up to 8th in season points.
4. Simon Pagenaud: Only driver to have completed all the laps so far this season.

5. Tony Kanaan: His third Top 5 this season.

6. Scott Dixon: Has finished out of the Top 5 in 6 of the last 7 races, but is still 2nd in points.

7. Helio Castroneves: He has only finished out of the Top 10 once this season.

8. Ryan Hunter Reay: Cleared to drive on race morning after spending the night in the hospital after a hard crash in qualifying, RHR impressed by charging to the front and leading the race.

9. Graham Rahal: Has finished in the Top 10 in the last 8 races, and had a exciting back and forth battle with Tony Kanaan for the lead during the race.

10. Carlos Munoz:  His first Top 10 since the Indy 500.  The second race in a row one of the A.J. Foyt cars finished in 10th.

Different Teams: 5  (Penske (4), Andretti (2), Ganassi (2), RLL, A. J. Foyt)

Different Countries: 6   Australia, USA (4), France, Brazil, (2) New Zealand, Colombia

5 Chevys  5 Hondas

  

FUN FACTS

 Average Speed:  183.737 mph

Time: 2 hour 43 minutes 17 seconds

Margin of Victory:  0.5268 seconds

Lead Changes:  42 among 10 drivers
Dixon (51), Rossi (44), Power (34), Kanaan (32), Hunter-Reay (12), Rahal (9), Andretti (9), Newgarden (4), Hinchcliffe (3), Hildebrand (2)

Total Passes: 590 total 524 for position

Fastest Lap:  218.325 by Tony Kanaan

3 Cautions for 17 Laps

Most Improved: Helio Castroneves 13 positions

Penalties:: 3
James Hinchcliffe (Pit Safety Infraction), Max Chilton (Work in a Closed Pit), Conor Daly (Full Service in a closed pit)

Josef Newgarden Mid Ohio 2017 Indycar

Josef Newgarden wins at MidOhio!!!

During his interview after he won the race at Toronto for the second time, Josef mentioned how he would like to win at a different track (he's also won twice at Barber).  Newgarden got his wish after a great pass on teammate Will Power on lap 13 gave Josef the lead.  He never looked back.

Man I love driving Indy Cars on a Sunday.

— Josef Newgarden (@josefnewgarden) July 30, 2017

Laps completed:  90
Laps Led:  73
Average Speed:  114.677 mph
Margin of Victory:  5.1556 seconds
Pit Stops:  3

He had the fastest leader lap of the race at 123.101 mph.



Josef is now 1st 
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
in the Indycar season standings.


Up next for Josef the ABC supply 500 

2016 Finish:  4th
Average finish in 4 Races at Pocono:  4.75
 

GO JOSEF!  GO JOSEF!  GO JOSEF!

posted by Alexandra (age 10) 

Indycar at Mid-Ohio 2017

Young Indycar star Josef Newgarden made a fantastic pass of polesitter Will Power on lap 13 and dominated the rest of the race, leading 73 of the 90 laps at Mid Ohio.  He finished over 5 seconds ahead of his teammate to take the 6th win of his career.

 

 

 

 

TOP 10

1.  Josef Newgarden: Had an average finish of 14th in 5 previous starts at Mid-Ohio

2. Will Power: His fourth 2nd place finish at Mid Ohio.

3. Graham Rahal: His third podium of the Indycar season.

4. Simon Pagenaud: Tenth Top 5 in thirteen races has him 8 points out of the lead in the season championship.

5. Takuma Sato: His fourth Top 5 this season.

6. Alexander Rossi: His sixth Top 10 in the last 9 races.

7. Helio Castroneves: CHas finished in the Top 10 in 12 of 13 races this season.

8. Ryan Hunter Reay: Coming on strong for the end of the season with his third Top 10 in the last three races.

9. Scott Dixon: An 8th, 9th and 10th in last three races has him drop to third in season points.

10.  Conor Daly:  His second Top 10 in the last five races.

Different Teams: 5  (Penske (4), RLL, Andretti (3), Ganassi, A. J. Foyt)

Different Countries: 6 USA (5),  Australia, France, Japan, Brazil, New Zealand

5 Chevys  5 Hondas

  

FUN FACTS

 Average Speed:  114.677 mph

Time: 1 hour 46 minutes 20 seconds

Margin of Victory:  5.1556 seconds

Lead Changes:  8 among 3 drivers
Newgarden (73), Power (14), Rahal (3)

Total Passes:  81

Fastest Lap:  123.220 mph by Alexander Rossi

1 Caution for 4 Laps

Most Improved: Mikhail Aleshin 7 positions

Penalties:: 1
JR Hildebrand (work in a closed pit)

Josef Newgarden Indy Toronto 2017

Josef WINS at Toronto !!!!!!
after starting 7th.

 

Josef Newgarden jumped up three positions on lap one and vaulted to first on lap 25 when he had a well timed pit stop just as a yellow came out for Tony Kanaan.  Newgarden led all but two of the remaining laps to get his second win on the streets of Toronto!   It was his 5th career win, and his second win driving for The Captain, Roger Penske.

#2 in TO with @Team_Penske. #IndyCar #CantStop pic.twitter.com/QuXacVMQrD

— Josef Newgarden (@josefnewgarden) July 17, 2017

Laps completed:  85 of 85
Laps Led:  58
Average Speed:  95.79 mph
Margin of Victory:  1.87 seconds
Pit Stops:  2

He had the fastest lap of the race at 139.664 mph.

Newgarden was in the Top 3 of two of the three practice sessions.


Josef is now 4th in the Indycar season standings,
 23 points out of first place.

post by Alexandra (age 10)

2017 Honda Indy Toronto

Indy Toronto 2017

The streets of Toronto were no match for three of the 'young guns' of Indycar racing as Josef Newgarden, Alexander Rossi and Canadian James Hinchcliffe grabbed the seats on the podium.  A first lap tangle involving points leader Scott Dixon and Will Power left the three remaining Penskes, and Graham Rahal in the top spots.  It was a well timed pit stop that gave Newgarden the lead on lap 25 and he held that position for most of the rest of the race.
The win gave Josef his 2 win of the year racing for Roger Penske, and the fifth win of his 6 year Indycar career.


 

 

  



Honda Indy Toronto
TOP 10

1. Josef Newgarden: His first win at Toronto for Roger Penske.

2. Alexander Rossi:  His best finish since winning the Indy 500 in 2016

3. James Hinchcliffe:  His third podium of the season.

4. Marco Andretti:  His first Top 5 since Fontana 2015
5. Simon Pagenaud:  His best finish at Toronto since a 4th in Race 1 in 2014

6. Ryan Hunter-Reay:  Just his 4th Top 10 this season

7. Max Chilton:  His highest finish since a fourth at this year's Indy 500

8. Helio Castroneves:  His worst finish at Toronto since Race 2 in 2014

9. Graham Rahal:  His worst finish since he finished 12th at this year's Indy 500

10. Scott Dixon:  His worst finish at Toronto in the last 8 races there.
 

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Different Teams: 5  (Penske (3), Andretti (3), Schmidt, Ganassi (2), RLL )

Different Countries:  USA (5), Canada, France, Britain, Brazil, New Zealand
3 Chevys   7 Hondas

  

FUN FACTS

 

 Average Speed:  95.79 mph

Time: 1 hour 35 minutes 5 seconds

Lead Changes:  4 among 4 drivers
 Josef Newgarden (58), Helio Castroneves (24), Simon Pagenaud (2), Max Chilton (1)

Number of Passes:  105 
 

                 Fastest Lap:  106.741 by Simon Pagenaud

 Cautions 2 for 9 Laps

 

Most Improved: Ryan Hunter Reay   10 positions

Penalties: 2
Scott Dixon (more than required work), Esteban Guitierrez (blocking)

Josef Newgarden Iowa Corn 300 Indycar 2017

Josef finished 6th after starting 16th
at the Indycar Iowa Corn 300
 

Josef steadily made his way through the field after a poor qualifying result and he had made his way into the Top 10 by lap 68.   For the rest of the race he ran about sixth and couldn't quite replicate his fantastic runs at Iowa that he had the past three seasons.

Congrats to the silver fox @h3lio on the win! And great work @Team_Penske across the board!

— Josef Newgarden (@josefnewgarden) July 10, 2017

Laps completed:   300 of 300
Laps Led:  1
Average Speed:  139.479 mph
Finish time behind the winner:  11.05 seconds
Pit Stops:  6

Newgarden was fastest in the first practice session and 5th in the second practice session.


Josef is now 5th in the Indycar season standings,
56 points out of first place.

post by Alexandra (age 10)