



- Birth Date: December 22, 1990
- Height: 6'0"
- Birth Place: Hendersonville, TN
- Weight: 177 lbs
- Residence: Nashville, TN
- Twitter: @josefnewgarden
- Facebook: @josefnewgarden
- Instagram: @josefnewgarden
- Car: Dallara/Chevrolet
- Race Engineer: Gavin Ward
- Primary Sponsor: Hitachi

No. 2 Hitachi Team Penske Dallara/Chevy
Crew
- Tim Cindric, Race Strategist
- Gavin Ward, Engineer
- Travis Law, Car Chief/Outside Front
- Andrew Husky, Mechanic/Inside Rear
- Gary Yingst, Air Jack
- Keenan Watson, Tires/Outside Rear
- Kyle LaPier, Mechanic/Inside Front
- Patrick Stewart, Fueler
- Bob Jeffery, Spotter
Biography
Josef Newgarden has established himself as one of the true stars of the NTT INDYCAR SERIES as he has produced 15 victories and a pair of series championships since he joined Team Penske in 2017. Newgarden captured the series title in his first year with the team and he earned his second championship just two years later in 2019. Last season, the popular American racer nearly secured his third title with Team Penske as he posted wins in three of the final six races in 2020 before falling just shy of another title bid to finish as series runner up.
Overcoming a delayed start to the 2020 season and a condensed schedule as a result of the COVID-19 global pandemic, Newgarden and the Hitachi team worked hard behind-the-scenes and virtually to replace the time lost on track. Their efforts proved fruitful as Newgarden tied for the series with four wins, including the second race of doubleheader weekends at both at Iowa Speedway, the opening race of the Harvest GP weekend at Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course and a dramatic victory in the season finale on the Streets of St. Petersburg that brought the team within just a few points of earning back-to-back championships.
In addition to the four wins, Newgarden recorded six podium finishes and won three poles in 2020. Throughout his nine-year NTT INDYCAR SERIES career, the native of Hendersonville, Tenn., has produced 18 victories, 35 podium finishes and 11 poles. Newgarden will look to add to those totals and fight for a third series title in 2021 racing the No. 2 Hitachi/XPEL/Dent Wizard/Snap-on Dallara/Chevrolet.
Biography
Josef Newgarden has established himself as one of the true stars of the NTT INDYCAR SERIES as he has produced 15 victories and a pair of series championships since he joined Team Penske in 2017. Newgarden captured the series title in his first year with the team and he earned his second championship just two years later in 2019. Last season, the popular American racer nearly secured his third title with Team Penske as he posted wins in three of the final six races in 2020 before falling just shy of another title bid to finish as series runner up.
Overcoming a delayed start to the 2020 season and a condensed schedule as a result of the COVID-19 global pandemic, Newgarden and the Hitachi team worked hard behind-the-scenes and virtually to replace the time lost on track. Their efforts proved fruitful as Newgarden tied for the series with four wins, including the second race of doubleheader weekends at both at Iowa Speedway, the opening race of the Harvest GP weekend at Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course and a dramatic victory in the season finale on the Streets of St. Petersburg that brought the team within just a few points of earning back-to-back championships.
In addition to the four wins, Newgarden recorded six podium finishes and won three poles in 2020. Throughout his nine-year NTT INDYCAR SERIES career, the native of Hendersonville, Tenn., has produced 18 victories, 35 podium finishes and 11 poles. Newgarden will look to add to those totals and fight for a third series title in 2021 racing the No. 2 Hitachi/XPEL/Dent Wizard/Snap-on Dallara/Chevrolet.
Newgarden’s success in 2020 followed what may have been the best season of his career. In 2019, he posted four wins including the season opener at St. Petersburg, the first race of the Detroit doubleheader weekend and oval victories at Texas and Iowa. With seven podium finishes and two poles Newgarden paved a path to his second series championship as he earned Team Penske’s 16th INDYCAR crown.
Early in the 2018 season, it appeared that Newgarden might be on the road to titles in his first two seasons with Team Penske after he earned wins at two of the first four races – at Phoenix and Barber Motorsports Park. Following a tough stretch in the middle of the season, Newgarden returned to Victory Lane at Road America in July. He closed the year with eight consecutive top-10 finishes and wound up fifth in the championship standings to complete a strong sophomore season with Team Penske.
After joining Team Penske in October 2016, it didn’t take long for Newgarden to make his mark in the record books of the winningest team in the history of North American open-wheel racing. Newgarden got off to a quick start to the 2017 INDYCAR SERIES season with a victory at Barber Motorsports Park in just his third start for Team Penske. He drove the No. 2 Chevrolet to Victory Lane three more times – at Toronto, Mid-Ohio and Gateway – over the course of the season to lead all series drivers with four wins. He posted 10 top-five and 13 top-10 finishes while leading at least one lap in a series-best 12 races on his way to winning his first NTT INDYCAR SERIES championship and Team Penske’s 15th title in open-wheel racing.
By claiming the INDYCAR championship in his first season with Team Penske, Newgarden joined some elite company. Rick Mears, Al Unser Sr., Al Unser Jr., and Gil de Ferran are the only other drivers to accomplish that feat in the team’s storied history. Winning the title at 26, Newgarden also became the youngest series champion since Scott Dixon won it at 23 in 2003, and he was the first American-born driver to claim the crown since Ryan Hunter-Reay in 2012.
Newgarden began his racing career when he was 13 years-old at New Castle (Ind.) Motorsports Park where he won numerous karting titles between 2006-2008. After racing in Europe for a few years, he returned to the United States in 2011 and captured the Indy Lights championship for Sam Schmidt Motorsports, as he posted five wins and 10 podium finishes in 14 starts. The performance earned Newgarden an opportunity at Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing for the 2012 INDYCAR SERIES season.
After scoring his first two career INDYCAR SERIES wins in 2015, Newgarden produced one of the most dominating victories in series history while driving for Ed Carpenter Racing during the 2016 season. He led a series-record 282 of 300 laps after starting second on his way to victory at Iowa. Adding to the impressive performance was the fact that the race came just four weeks after Newgarden suffered a fractured clavicle and right hand in a dramatic accident at Texas Motor Speedway. Overall in 2016, Newgarden recorded six top-five and 11 top-10 results as he finished fourth in the championship standings, just behind the three Team Penske drivers that would become his teammates later that year – Simon Pagenaud, Will Power and Helio Castroneves.
As he begins his 10th season in the series in 2021, Newgarden hopes to guide the No. 2 Hitachi team to another NTT INDYCAR SERIES title and his first Indianapolis 500 victory.
A former high school baseball player who loves to play ping pong when he’s away from the track, Newgarden and his wife Ashley reside in Nashville, Tenn.
Newgarden Key Accomplishments
- Crowned NTT INDYCAR SERIES Champion in both 2017 and 2019
- Earned 18 INDYCAR SERIES wins entering 2021
- Won 11 career pole positions entering the 2021 season
- Ranked 26th on the NTT INDYCAR SERIES all-time wins list, entering the 2021 season, tied with Ryan Hunter-Reay
- Established a new series record for laps led in a single race by leading 282 laps en route to victory at Iowa in 2016
- Nominated for the 2018 ESPY Best Driver Award after winning the 2017 INDYCAR SERIES championship
- Recipient of the 2012 Rising Star Award
- Captured the 2011 Indy Lights Series championship
Team Photos
Team Videos
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10.10.2019 Penske Games: Inflatable Obstacle Course
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09.12.2019 Penske Games: Big Wheel Race
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07.11.2019 Penske Games: Basketball Connect Four
Career Highlights
2020 - Finishes second in NTT INDYCAR SERIES championship battle, nearly repeating as series titlewinner. Ties for the lead in series wins with four victories on the year. Secures first win of 2020 at the Iowa Speedway short oval. Posts victories in three of the season's final six races to battle for the championship. Wins at the Gateway oval, the Harvest GP on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course and the thrilling season finale on the streets of St. Petersburg.
2019 - Captures second IndyCar Series championship in three seasons since joining Team Penske. Posts four wins to lead the series, capturing the checkered flag at St. Petersburg, Detroit, Texas and Iowa. Records 12 top-five and 14 top-10 finishes and wins three poles on the season (Detroit, Pocono and Gateway).
2018 - Follows up championship 2017 season with an impressive second year with Team Penske. Produces three wins - at Phoenix, Barber and Road America - to go along with a single-season career-best four poles. Posts six top-five and 14 top-10 results on the season. Finishes fifth in the final NTT IndyCar Series championship standings.
2017 - Completes dream first season with Team Penske, winning the 16th IndyCar championship in team history. Starts season strong, finishing third at Long Beach for his first podium with Team Penske and follows it with his first Team Penske win in the next race at Barber. Other wins on the season at Toronto, Mid-Ohio and Gateway. Battles all season with teammate, and defending champion, Simon Pagenaud before being able to take control of the championship with three wins and a runner up in four consecutive races. Wins his first Verizon P1 Award of the season in the finale at Sonoma Raceway, coming in second in the race to clinch the championship. For the season, he has four wins, nine podium finishes and one pole victory.
Career Highlights
2020 - Finishes second in NTT INDYCAR SERIES championship battle, nearly repeating as series titlewinner. Ties for the lead in series wins with four victories on the year. Secures first win of 2020 at the Iowa Speedway short oval. Posts victories in three of the season's final six races to battle for the championship. Wins at the Gateway oval, the Harvest GP on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course and the thrilling season finale on the streets of St. Petersburg.
2019 - Captures second IndyCar Series championship in three seasons since joining Team Penske. Posts four wins to lead the series, capturing the checkered flag at St. Petersburg, Detroit, Texas and Iowa. Records 12 top-five and 14 top-10 finishes and wins three poles on the season (Detroit, Pocono and Gateway).
2018 - Follows up championship 2017 season with an impressive second year with Team Penske. Produces three wins - at Phoenix, Barber and Road America - to go along with a single-season career-best four poles. Posts six top-five and 14 top-10 results on the season. Finishes fifth in the final NTT IndyCar Series championship standings.
2017 - Completes dream first season with Team Penske, winning the 16th IndyCar championship in team history. Starts season strong, finishing third at Long Beach for his first podium with Team Penske and follows it with his first Team Penske win in the next race at Barber. Other wins on the season at Toronto, Mid-Ohio and Gateway. Battles all season with teammate, and defending champion, Simon Pagenaud before being able to take control of the championship with three wins and a runner up in four consecutive races. Wins his first Verizon P1 Award of the season in the finale at Sonoma Raceway, coming in second in the race to clinch the championship. For the season, he has four wins, nine podium finishes and one pole victory.
2016 - Most constant season to date leads to a career best finish of fourth in the championship. Driving for Ed Carpenter Racing, Newgarden ties a career high with four podium finishes, including a win at Iowa after breaking his hand in a scary crash at Texas. Was the highest finishing driver outside of Team Penske. After the season, Newgarden announced he was signing with the legendary Team Penske to race in the #2 Chevrolet.
2015 - A breakthrough season as he drives for the combined Carpenter Fisher Hartman (CFH) Racing team, winning his first career NTT IndyCar Series races, at Barber and Toronto, and getting his first career Verizon P1 Award at Milwaukee. Ends the season in the top-ten in the championship for the first time in his career, finishing seventh. New career high with 345 laps led and with four podium finishes on the season, his wins at Barber and Toronto along with runner up at Iowa and Pocono.
2014 - Enters his third NTT IndyCar Series season has his best season finishing a career high 13th in the championship. Has the most led laps of his career with 20 and tied his career best finish of second at Iowa. Ties his career best starting position of second at Texas, Mid-Ohio and Sonoma.
2013 - Picks up his first career NTT IndyCar Series podium, finishing second in Baltimore for Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing. Has four top-five finishes on the season at Sao Paulo, Pocono, Baltimore and Houston Race I. The best finish in the championship standings of his young career, finishing in 14th.
2012 - Joins the NTT IndyCar Series and Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing after winning the 2011 Indy Lights championship. Has a season best finish at his first career INDYCAR race of 11th at St. Petersburg. Leads his first career lap and the season ending race in Fontana. Suffers a big crash at Sonoma with Sebastian Bourdais, causing him to miss the race in Baltimore. Finishes 23rd overall in the championship.
2011 - Rookie season in the Indy Lights series driving for Sam Schmidt. Wins his first race in the season opener at St. Petersburg. Takes over the points lead after his win at Indianapolis and never looked back. His five wins, ten podiums and 395 laps led were top in the series. With his Indy Lights championship, Newgarden earns a ride in the NTT IndyCar Series for 2012.
2020 NTT IndyCar Series Season Statistics
Date | Event | Start | Finish | Points (Behind) | Rank (+/-) |
6/6/20 | Genesys 300 | 1 | 3 | 37 (-16) | 3 (--) |
7/4/20 | GMR Grand Prix - RESCHEDULED | 6 | 7 | 64 (-40) | 3 (--) |
7/11/20 | REV Group Grand Prix Race 1 - RESCHEDULED | 1 | 14 | 84 (-71) | 4 (-1) |
7/12/20 | REV Group Grand Prix Race 2 - RESCHEDULED | 14 | 9 | 106 (-67) | 5 (-1) |
7/17/20 | Iowa 300 - Race 1 - RESCHEDULED | 2 | 5 | 137 (-76) | 4 (+1) |
7/18/20 | Iowa 300 - Race 2 - RESCHEDULED | 1 | 1 | 191 (-53) | 3 (+1) |
8/23/20 | 104th Running of the Indianapolis 500 - RESCHEDULED | 13 | 5 | 251 (-84) | 2 (+1) |
8/29/20 | Bommarito Automotive Group 500 - RACE 1 - RESCHEDULED | 6 | 12 | 269 (-117) | 2 (--) |
8/30/20 | Bommarito Automotive Group 500 - RACE 2 - RESCHEDULED | 2 | 1 | 320 (-96) | 2 (--) |
9/12/20 | Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio - RACE 1 - RESCHEDULED | 3 | 2 | 360 (-76) | 2 (--) |
9/13/20 | Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio - RACE 2 - RESCHEDULED | 9 | 8 | 384 (-72) | 2 (--) |
10/2/20 | INDYCAR Harvest GP - RACE 1 - RESCHEDULED | 2 | 1 | 438 (-40) | 2 (--) |
10/3/20 | INDYCAR Harvest GP - RACE 2 - RESCHEDULED | 9 | 4 | 470 (-32) | 2 (--) |
10/25/20 | Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg - RESCHEDULED | 8 | 1 | 521 (-16) | 2 (--) |
Season Totals
Current Point Standings: | 2 |
Starts: | 14 |
Poles: | 3 |
Victories: | 4 |
Top 5s: | 9 |
Top 10s: | 12 |
Avg. Start: | 5.5 |
Avg. Finish: | 5.2 |
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