Josef Newgarden Update Milwaukee Indyfest

Josef started 1st!!!

His First Indycar Pole!!!

He led 109 laps and finished 5th.
He is still 9th in the Indycar season points standings.

                            up how we wanted… https://t.co/tiIOBTg69k

                             — Josef Newgarden (@josefnewgarden) July 13, 2015

Josef drove the Direct Supply blue & black car.

Before the race Josef had fun touring Milwaukee and making a video about it!

                   

Next up Iowa on Saturday, July 18th.

Josef finished 2nd there last year

and won the Indylights race there  in 2011. 

 

 posted by Alexandra, 
age 8

Indycars at Milwaukee Oval

Paging through one of our pappy's USAC magazines from 1972 we found this great article about the Milwaukee Mile.

 

Cars have been racing there since 1903, and Indycars will be racing there again this weekend, July 12, 2015.

 

We are just hoping it's not for the last time.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Catch the Indycars at Milwaukee

in the

ABC Supply Wisconsin 250

 

on NBCSN Sunday, July 12 at 5:00 EST.

 

Josef Update: Milwaukee Mile 2014

Yay!!!  No!!!  Yay!!!

 

This is what you heard from Alex during the Milwaukee Indyfest, because Josef had a very up and down race.  But luckily it ended on an 'up' and he finished 5th!!

 

Josef started 5th, stayed in the top 6 for the first stint, dropped back to 12th, up to 2nd on a pit strategy, and with 12 laps had to pit, and dropped back to 12th.  That didn't stop Josef. 
He made his way in 12 laps to finish 5th!

 

IN OTHER 'JOSEF' NEWS...

 

Alex wants to make sure that you don't miss the Forza 5 showdown starring Josef, and Justin Wilson,  They're racing the Forza Motorsport 5  game on xbox to raise funds for Teen Cancer America. 
Fans can win an opportunity to race the drivers by donating to Teen Cancer America through August 23rd.


 

Josef did the ALS ice bucket challenge along with some other drivers.
Josef's video is her favorite although she pointed out that he did use a rather smallish bucket of ice water.

 

 

Throwback Thursday

 

 

For this weeks Throwback Thursday we dug up an old 1963 Milwaukee Mile program

for this photo of Dan Gurney and Jimmy Clark, two Indycar legends.

 

Mr. Gurney celebrated his 83rd birthday Sunday at the Long Beach Grand Prix. 

 He was instrumental in first bringing racing to that city in 1975.

 

A.J. Foyt 1961 Milwaukee Mile Program

In honor of the great A.J. Foyt making it to a racetrack for the first time since his hip surgery in July, we're throwing it back to the 1961 Milwaukee Mile race program featuring the 1960 USAC Big Car Champion.

 

 

 

 

The official entrant list enhanced by our pappy's notes.