Different Countries 7: Australia, New Zealand, Canada (2), USA (2), France (2), Brazil, Japan
3 Chevys and 7 Hondas
FUN FACTS: Time: 1:49:46 Most Improved: 16 by Scott Dixon 9 Lead Changes among 7 Drivers
Average Speed: 113.318 mph Passes: 214 Positions:190 Cautions: 2 for 8 laps (Newgarden spin in turn 12, Pigot and Pagenaud contact in turn 2) Fastest Lap: 124.423 mph on lap 15 by Scott Dixon
Penalties:1 (Spencer Pigot avoidable contact on lap 6)
Josef returned to the site of his very first Indycar win, Barber Motorsports Park, and repeated his win from last year to win for the third time in four years!
He started on the pole with a lap of 122.773 mph
This was Josef's 9th career win
and 3rd career pole in Indycar.
Laps completed: 82 Laps Led: 73 Average Speed: 93.335 mph Margin of Victory: 9.96 seconds Pit Stops: 4 Practice 1: 2nd fastest Practice 2: 1st fastest Qualified on Pole
. Josef is still 1st!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! in the Indycar season standings
Up next for Josef the Grand Prix of Indianapolis
2017 Finish: 11th Average Finish of 17th in 4 starts.
Josef Newgarden calls Barber Motorsports Park his 'home' track due to it's proximity to his hometown in TN. After winning again for the third time in the last four years it is mosty likely also his favorite track.
Josef sat on the pole and Tim Cindric made the right call of when to come in for rain tires in the race's final laps to lead to his third win in the race.
2018 Honda GP of Alabama
Polesitter: Josef Newgarden
TOP 10 Finishers:
1. Josef Newgarden: His third win at the track where he got his first Indycar win.
2. Ryan Hunter Reay: His best finish at Barber since winning in 2013 & 2014
3. James Hinchcliffe: His best finish at Barber.
4. Robert Wickens: His second Top 5 in 4 races this season.
5. Sebastien Bourdais: His best finish at Barber.
6. Scott Dixon: Only the second time in nine races at Barber that he didn't finish on the podium.
7. Graham Rahal: .His fourth Top Five in 9 races at Barber.
8. Takuma Sato: His best finish in nine races at Barber.
9. Simon Pagenaud: Has finished in the Top Ten in all eight attempts at Barber.
10. Marco Andretti: His third Top Ten in four races this season.
Different Countries 6: USA(4), Canada (2), France(2), Brazil(2), NewZealand, Japan
Fun Facts
4 Lead Changes among 2 Drivers
Average Speed: 93.335 mph Cautions: 2 for 14 laps
Fastest Lap: 118.594 by Zachary Claman DeMelo
Penalties: Ryan Hunter Reay (unattended pit Equipment) - Post Race Fine Sebastien Bourdais (Unapproved Work Under Caution) - Loss of 2 laps Tony Kanaan (Full Service in Closed Pit) - Drive Thru Jordan King (Equipment Out of Box) - Post Race Fine
Alexander Rossi won the pole and dominated the race leading 71 of the 85 laps on the streets of Long Beach to capture the third Indycar win of his career.
POLESITTER: Alexander Rossi
Top 10:
1. Alexander Rossi: The second time he has won from the Pole. The first was at Watkins Glen in 2017. 2. Will Power: His best finish at Long Beach since 2014. 3. Ed Jones:Ties his best career Indycar finish from Indianapolis in 2017.
4. Zach Veach: His best finish and first Top 10 in his six race Indycar career.
5. Graham Rahal: His best finish at Long Beach since a second in 2013. 6. Marco Andretti: Ties his best finish at Long Beach since 2009. 7. Josef Newgarden: His fourth Top 10 in seven starts at Long Beach. 8. Tony Kanaan: His second Top 10 in his new ride with A.J. Foyt this season. 9. James Hinchcliffe: His worst finish at Long Beach since 2015. 10. Charlie Kimball: His best finish in his 8th attempt at Long Beach.
Different Countries: 5 (USA (6), Australia, United Arab Emirates, Brazil, Canada)
FUN FACTS
Average Speed: 88.622mph
Time: 1 hour 53 Minutes 15 Seconds
4 Cautions for 17 Laps
Lead Changes: 6 among 5 drivers
Best Lap: Josef Newgarden 104.881 mp
Most Improved: Marco Andretti 14 positions
Passes: 200 Passes for Postion: 134
Penalties: Graham Rahal: Avoidable Contact (Drive Thru) Kyle Kaiser: Improper Pit Exit (Drive Thru) Sebastien Bourdais: Improper Pass (Yield Position) Takuma Sato: Too Many Crew Over Wall (Post Race) Scott Dixon: Full Service in Closed Pit (Restart at Back) Jordan King: Avoidable Contact: (Drive Thru) Max Chilton: Improper Restart Position (Give Up Position) Ryan Hunter Reay: Entering Pits by Back Door (15 sec Hold) Mattius Leist: Blocking (Yield Position)
Next Up: Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama at Barber Motorsports Park 2017 Winner: Josef Newgarden
1.Josef Newgarden: His 8th Indycar win (5th with Penske) 2.Robert Wickens: His first Indycar podium! 3. Alexander Rossi: His second podium of the season.
4. Scott Dixon: His 4th Top 5 in six races at Phoenix.
5.Ryan Hunter-Reay:His best finish in three attempts at Phoenix.
6.James Hinchcliffe:His first Top 10 at Phoenix.
7.Ed Carpenter:His second 7th in a row at Phoenix.
8.Tony Kanaan: His lowest finish in 6 races at Phoenix
9.Graham Rahal: His second Top 10 at Phoenix. 10. Simon Pagenaud: His lowest finish after a 1st and 2nd the past two years.
Different Teams: Andretti Autosport (2), Ganassi, Penske (2), Rahal Letterman, A. J. Foyt Racing, Schmidt (2), Ed Carpender Racing
Different Countries: USA (5), New Zealand, Brazil, France, Canada (2)
4 Chevys 6 Hondas
FUN FACTS
Average Speed: 147.395 mph
Time: 1 hour 44 minutes Margin of Victory: 0.9514 seconds
Lead Changes: among 9 drivers Power (80), Bourdais (60), Wickens (44), Newgarden (30), Hinchcliffe (20), Rahal (7), Hunter Reay (5), Pagenaud (3), Rossi (1) Total Passes: 280 total 98 for position
Fastest Lap: 178.368 by Sebastien Bourdais
2 Cautions for 23 Laps
Most Improved: Scott Dixon 13 positions
Penalties:4 Bourdias - Hit Personnel (Drive Through) Rossi - Hit Personnel (Drive Through) Leist - Hit Equipment (Post Race) Lesit - Unattended Equipment (Drive Through)
Josef started 7 and finished 1st!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Josef stated 7 and in the first lap he moved up to sixth. He stayed in sixth place until lap 44 when he jumped up to P2. He first led on lap 206 and led until lap 232 when Tim Cindric called him in to pit. Josef pitted from P1 and came back out in P4 and then made his way up to second and then tried to pass the leader (Robert Wickens) 3 times. On the 3rd attempt he passed Robert Wickens and led to the end and... WON!!!!!!! 😀😊
Laps completed: 250 Laps Led: 30 Average Speed: 147.395 Pit Stops: 4 Josef is currently 1st in the Indycar points standings,
Up next for Josef the GP of Long Beach where he finished 3rd in 2017 and he has an average finish of 13 in 6 races.
Josef started 13th and finished 7th In the 2018 Grand Prix of St. Pete. Newgarden had his best finish in his 7th IndyCar attempt at the streets of St. Petersburg. He ran in the Top Ten for much of the day but never really had a car to run up front.
Laps completed: 110 of 110 Laps Led: 0 Average Speed: 86.171 mph Time Back from Winner: 3.38 seconds Pit Stops: 4 The highest that he ran during the race was 7th. He was in the Top Five in the 2nd, 3rd and final practices.
He previous highest finish was 8th in 2017 and his average finish was 14th prior to 2018.
Josef is now 7th in the Indycar season standings
Next up the Phoenix Grand Prix where Josef has finished 6th & 9th the last two years.
Rookie Robert Wickens sat on the pole for his very first Indycar race and held that position for much of the race. Alexander Rossi challenged him on the final restart with 2 laps to go and when they touched Wickens was left on the sidelines and finished 18th. It was last year's winner, Sebastien Bourdais, who took advantage of the mishap and drove around Wickens and Rossi before the yellow flag flew and he got the 37th win of his Indycar career.
Top Ten
1. Sebastien Bourdais: A win in just his fourth race back from last year's serious injuries at Indianapolis. 2. Graham Rahal: His first podium at St. Pete since his win back in 2008.
3. Alexander Rossi: His 3rd St. Petersburg race in IndyCar. His Highest finish at St. Petersburg.
4. James Hinchcliffe: His 7th St. Petersburg race in IndyCar. His 3rd top s in his 7 starts at St. Petersburg.
5. Ryan Hunter-Reay: His 6th top 5 at the St. Petersburg IndyCar race 6. Scott Dixon: One of the few tracks that Dixon has not won at in his fantastic career. 7. Josef Newgarden: His highest finish at St. Petersburg Indy Car race. He won the Indy Lights St. Petersburg race in 2011. 8. Ed Jones: Two top tens in his two St. Pete starts. 9. Marco Andretti: Third top ten in last four races in St. Pete.
Different Countries: 7 (France, New Zealand, USA 5, Canada, United Arab Emirates, Australia)
FUN FACTS
Average Speed: 86.207
Time: 02:17:48 8 Cautions for 25 Laps Lead Changes: 11 among 5 drivers (Sebastien Bourdais, Robert Wickens, Alexander Rossi, Jordan King, Ryan Hunter-Reay)
Best Lap: 104.983 mph by Alexander Rossi on lap 87 Total Race Passes: 366
Championship leader Josef Newgarden sat on pole for just the second time in his career and his Penske teammates rounded out the top 2 rows. It was no surprise that the race came down to Josef and his teammate Simon Pagenaud, who was on a unique 4 stop pit stop strategy while Josef pitted just three times. In the end it was Simon Pagenaud who held off Josef Newgarden for the win as Josef became the new Indycar champion in his inaugural season with Team Penske.
POLE SITTER: Josef Newgarden
TOP TEN
1.Simon Pagenaud: Finished 2nd in the 2017 Championship after his second win and 13th Top 5 of the year. 2.Josef Newgarden: His ninth podium of the year in route to his first Indycar Championship. 3. Will Power: His seventh podium of the year. He finished 5th in season points.
4. Scott Dixon: Ten Top 5 finished for the year was enough to finish 3rd for the season.
5.Helio Castroneves:Finished 4th in season points with nine Top 5s.
6.Graham Rahal:Had twelve Top 10s for the season to finish 6th in points.
7.Marco Andretti:His
8.Ryan Hunter Reay: His sixth
9.Sebastien Bourdais: His
10.Conor DalyLed three laps. His fourth Top 11 in the final five races of the season.
Different Teams: Andretti Autosport (2), Ganassi (1), Penske (4), Dale Coyne, Rahal Letterman, A. J. Foyt Racing
Different Countries: USA (5), New Zealand, Brazil, Australia, France (2)
Josef locked up his tires exiting the pits on what should've been his final pit stop. Unfortunately he hit the pit exit wall and was then rear-ended by Sebastien Bourdais. He made repairs and continued but finished 18th. :(
Laps completed: 58 Laps Led: 1 Average Speed: 113.539 mph Pit Stops: 7
Josef is still 1st in the Indycar season standings, 3 points ahead of second place, Scott Dixon Next up, the season finale at Sonoma Raceway 2016 Sonoma: 6th Previous Races at Sonoma: 5 Average Finish: 16th
post by Alexandra (age 10)
PS: I have been to 4 races that Josef has finished in 2nd place. I told him before the race at Watkins Glen that I hope to see him win a race in person sometime. He is so nice that after not doing well in the race and all his interviews he came up to the fence by the pits where I was standing and said he was sorry he didn't win the race for me to see. Thanks, Josef. That's why I will always be your biggest fan!!!
The forecast called for a 100% chance of rain so we were expecting an exciting Indycar race in the wet. It didn't rain, but the Indycars still put on an exciting race. One young American, Alexander Rossi won for the first time on a road course, and another, Josef Newgarden, hit the pit exit wall and saw his points lead dwindle to just three. A lot of the strategy came down to car set up for the impending rain that never came. Those cars that set up for a more wet race were hindered on the straightaways by too much downforce.
POLE SITTER: Alexander Rossi (first career pole)
TOP TEN
1.Alexander Rossi: Coming on very strong at the end of the season. Sixth in points. 2.Scott Dixon: His second P2 in a row after a few weeks off the podium. 3. Ryan Hunter Reay: His third podium of the year, tying his best finish of the season.
4. Helio Castroneves: Has finished in the Top 10 in all but one race this season.
5.Graham Rahal:His sixth Top 3 in the last 10 races.
6.Will Power:A solid finish has him still in championship contention.
7.Charlie Kimball:His second 7th in a row gives him 5 Top 10s this season.
8.Max Chilton: His sixth Top 10 in 2017.
9.Simon Pagenaud: His lowest finish in the last nine races.
10.Carlos Munoz: His third Top 10 in a row.
Different Teams: Andretti Autosport (2), Ganassi (3), Penske (3), Rahal Letterman, A. J. Foyt Racing
Different Countries: USA (4), New Zealand, Brazil, Australia, Britain, France, Colombia
Lead Changes: 8 among 6 drivers Rossi (32), Castroneves (13), Pigot (8), Hunter Reay (4), Dixon (2), Newgarden (1) Total Passes: 150 total 141 for position
Fastest Lap: 144.572 by Sebastien Bourdais
4 Cautions for 9 Laps
Most Improved: Max Chilton 11 positions
Penalties: 2 Charlie Kimball - pit safety infraction Takuma Sato - Failure to obey race control
Josef Newgarden wins at Gateway Motorsports Park!!
For the third time in the last four races Josef stood atop the podium at the end of the Indycar weekend. A daring pass of his teammate, Simon Pagenaud, that saw the two touch wheels, gave him the lead and he held off Scott Dixon for his fourth win of the season.
Love racing @IndyCar's under the lights, and awesome to be back racing @GatewayMSP. Thanks to all the race fans who came out! Good night.
Josef Newgarden made a fantastic pass on the inside of his teammate, Simon Pagenaud, with just over 30 laps to go then held on for the win. He extended his championship points lead over Scott Dixon who finished second in the race.
Polesitter: Will Power
TOP 10
1.Josef Newgarden: Third win in four races has him 31 points up in the season championship. 2.Scott Dixon: Took advantage of Josef's pass of Pagenaud to move into second place. 3. Simon Pagenaud: Was furious with his teammate for the late race bump and pace for the lead.
4. Helio Castroneves: Had a 1st and 2nd in his two previous races at Gateway.
5.Conor Daly:His best finish of the season driving for A.J. Foyt
6.Alexandra Rossi:His fourth Top 6 in the last four races.
7.Charlie Kimball:Only his fourth Top 10 of the year.
8.James Hinchcliffe: His 7th Top 10 in fifteen races this season.
9.Carlos Munoz: His highest finish since the second race of the season.
10.Sebastien Bourdais: Great to see him get a Top 10 in his first race back since his injury at Indianapolis in May.
Different Teams: Penske (3), Ganassi (2), A. J. Foyt(2), Andretti, Schmidt Peterson, Dale Coyne
Different Countries: USA (4), New Zealand, France (2), Brazil, Canada, Colombia
Lead Changes: 11 among 6 drivers Newgarden (170), Castroneves (52) , Pagenaud (13), Bourdais (5), Power (5), Chilton (3) Total Passes: 173 total. 91 for position
Fastest Lap: 182.691 by Josef Newgarden
5 Cautions for 43 Laps
Most Improved: Charlie Kimball, 11 positions
Penalties: 2 Tony Kanaan (Closed Pit) Graham Rahal (Pit Safety Infraction)
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.
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
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)
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.
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
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.
