No. 2 Astemo/PPG/Shell Powering Progress/Snap-on Chevrolet
Crew
Luke Mason, Strategist
Raul Prados, Race Engineer
Kevin Mazur, Data Engineer
Chad Gordon, Car Chief / Outside Front
Keenan Watson, Tires / Outside Rear
Caitlyn Brown, Mechanic / Inside Front
Sean O'Hara, Mechanic / Inside Rear
Thomas Jones, Tires / Air Jack
Clint Cummings, Fueler
Kyle LaPier, Stop Board
Andy Greer, Mechanic / Tearoff
Tim Yerger, Transportation / Pit
Alex Murphy, Transportation / Pit
Mike Ford, Spotter
Biography
Josef Newgarden enters the 2025 NTT INDYCAR SERIES season as one of the most accomplished and recognizable stars of American motorsports. The driver of the No. 2 Astemo/PPG/Shell Powering Progress/Snap-on Chevrolet has produced both on and off the track in his 13 seasons competing in North America’s top open-wheel series, and he is poised to make history in his ninth year as a member of the Team Penske driver lineup.
Newgarden was already well on his way to being one of INDYCAR’s most productive drivers after winning the INDYCAR SERIES championship in both 2017 and 2019, and entering the top 10 on the all-time series wins list. Yet, it is his back-to-back victories in the Indianapolis 500 in 2023 and 2024 – the 19th and 20th Indy 500 triumphs for Team Penske – that have him on the cusp of becoming the first driver in the history of the “Greatest Spectacle in Racing” to win the event in three consecutive years in 2025.
The 2024 season was one of mixed emotions for Newgarden. It began on the highest of notes as he helped lead Porsche Penske Motorsport to the overall win in the Rolex 24 at Daytona in January – the first overall win in North America’s premier endurance race for Team Penske since 1969. The INDYCAR SERIES season began in what also appeared to be grand fashion with a season-opening win from the pole position on the streets of St. Petersburg. Unfortunately, the win was vacated due to an engineering oversight with the onboard “push to pass” system that was discovered during the second-round weekend at Long Beach. As a result, Newgarden and the No. 2 team were credited with a 26th-place finish at St. Petersburg, which put them in tough position in the championship point standings.
Biography
Josef Newgarden enters the 2025 NTT INDYCAR SERIES season as one of the most accomplished and recognizable stars of American motorsports. The driver of the No. 2 Astemo/PPG/Shell Powering Progress/Snap-on Chevrolet has produced both on and off the track in his 13 seasons competing in North America’s top open-wheel series, and he is poised to make history in his ninth year as a member of the Team Penske driver lineup.
Newgarden was already well on his way to being one of INDYCAR’s most productive drivers after winning the INDYCAR SERIES championship in both 2017 and 2019, and entering the top 10 on the all-time series wins list. Yet, it is his back-to-back victories in the Indianapolis 500 in 2023 and 2024 – the 19th and 20th Indy 500 triumphs for Team Penske – that have him on the cusp of becoming the first driver in the history of the “Greatest Spectacle in Racing” to win the event in three consecutive years in 2025.
The 2024 season was one of mixed emotions for Newgarden. It began on the highest of notes as he helped lead Porsche Penske Motorsport to the overall win in the Rolex 24 at Daytona in January – the first overall win in North America’s premier endurance race for Team Penske since 1969. The INDYCAR SERIES season began in what also appeared to be grand fashion with a season-opening win from the pole position on the streets of St. Petersburg. Unfortunately, the win was vacated due to an engineering oversight with the onboard “push to pass” system that was discovered during the second-round weekend at Long Beach. As a result, Newgarden and the No. 2 team were credited with a 26th-place finish at St. Petersburg, which put them in tough position in the championship point standings.
Under intense scrutiny, Newgarden and the No. 2 Chevrolet team rebounded to earn a spot alongside their teammates on the front row for the 108th running of the Indianapolis 500. Newgarden then delivered with a thrilling victory on a last-lap pass, despite missing key team members as a result of the St. Petersburg infraction. Newgarden also continued his mastery of World Wide Technology Raceway in August, scoring his fifth career win at the St. Louis-area oval and his 31st series victory to place him in a tie for 10th on the all-time list. The Hendersonville, Tennessee native picked up a second NTT P1 Award in the second race of the doubleheader return to the Milwaukee Mile before being taken out as the field was coming to green flag. He closed the season out on his home track of Nashville Superspeedway with a runner-up result to finish eighth in the final series standings.
Since joining Team Penske in 2017, Newgarden has been one of the most consistent and productive drivers in INDYCAR. Entering the 2025 season, he has earned 28 wins, 17 poles and two series championships over the last eight seasons racing for the team. Along the way, Newgarden has emerged as the best oval racer in the series winning 17 times on those circuits with at least one victory at each oval, except the Milwaukee Mile that returned to the series schedule in 2024. He nearly became the first driver to sweep every oval race in a single season in 2023 before an incident at World Wide Technology Raceway ended his opportunity. Each of his Indianapolis 500 wins came on thrilling, last-lap passes that have forever etched his name into the fabric of the legendary event.
Newgarden began his racing career when he was 13 years old as he won numerous karting titles between 2006-2008 at New Castle (Ind.) Motorsports Park. After racing in Europe for a few years, he returned to the United States in 2011 and captured the Indy Lights series championship as he posted five wins and 10 podium finishes in 14 starts. The performance opened the door for Newgarden as he began competing in the NTT INDYCAR SERIES in 2012.
A winter sports and fitness enthusiast who loves to travel abroad, Newgarden and his wife Ashley reside in Nashville, Tenn. with their young son, Kota. He is a proud supporter of the Serious Fun Children’s Network started by actor and racer, Paul Newman, and Wags and Walks animal adoption where the family adopted their dog, Axel.
Newgarden Key Accomplishments
Captured wins in the 2023 and 2024 Indianapolis 500
Crowned NTT INDYCAR SERIES Champion in both 2017 and 2019
Earned 31 INDYCAR SERIES wins entering 2025
The winningest active American driver in the NTT INDYCAR SERIES
Won 18 career pole positions entering the 2025 season
Ranked 10th on the NTT INDYCAR SERIES all-time wins list entering the 2025 season, tied with former Team Penske drivers Helio Castroneves and Paul Tracy, as well as Dario Franchitti
Won the inaugural $1 million PeopleReady Force for Good Challenge in 2022
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 and 2023 ESPY Best Driver Award after winning the 2017 INDYCAR SERIES championship and the 2023 Indianapolis 500
Captured the 2011 Indy Lights Series championship
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Career Highlights
2024 - Completes a season of highs and lows in his eighth year with Team Penske. Wins season-opneing race on the streets of St. Petersburg before a mistake in push-to-pass software results in a penalty that vacates the victory. Overcomes the infraction to produce second consecutive Indianapolis 500 victory. Battles Pato O'Ward in a finish for the ages to become the first driver in more than 20 years to go back-to-back at Indy, while earning Team Penske's 20th win at the historic race. Scores fifth career victory at World Wide Technology Raceway near St. Louis.
2023 - Continues oval dominance winning four races on oval tracks including Texas Motor Speedway, the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and Iowa Speedway. Earns first career victory at the Indianapolis 500 in May, holding off Marcus Ericsson in a thrilling finish for Team Penske's 19th Indy 500 win. Sweeps both races of the Iowa doubleheader weekend in July.
2022 - Enjoys another strong season competing with the No. 2 Chevrolet team. Leads all NTT INDYCAR SERIES drivers with five wins on the year to go along with six podium finishes. Also paces the series with 527 laps led over the course of the season. Wins the inaugural PeopleReady Force for Good Challenge and a $1 million award for charity, after producing wins on an oval, road course and street circuit. Scores wins in Texas, Long Beach, Road America, Iowa and Gateway. Finishes second in the series standings for the third consecutive year.
2021 - Finishes as NTT INDYCAR SERIES runner up for the second consecutive season. Produces multiple wins for the fifth consecutive year after posting victories at Mid-Ohio and World Wide Technology Raceway. Wins the P1 Pole Award at three consecutive races - Belle Isle, Road America, Mid-Ohio - and captures four poles for the season.
Career Highlights
2024 - Completes a season of highs and lows in his eighth year with Team Penske. Wins season-opneing race on the streets of St. Petersburg before a mistake in push-to-pass software results in a penalty that vacates the victory. Overcomes the infraction to produce second consecutive Indianapolis 500 victory. Battles Pato O'Ward in a finish for the ages to become the first driver in more than 20 years to go back-to-back at Indy, while earning Team Penske's 20th win at the historic race. Scores fifth career victory at World Wide Technology Raceway near St. Louis.
2023 - Continues oval dominance winning four races on oval tracks including Texas Motor Speedway, the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and Iowa Speedway. Earns first career victory at the Indianapolis 500 in May, holding off Marcus Ericsson in a thrilling finish for Team Penske's 19th Indy 500 win. Sweeps both races of the Iowa doubleheader weekend in July.
2022 - Enjoys another strong season competing with the No. 2 Chevrolet team. Leads all NTT INDYCAR SERIES drivers with five wins on the year to go along with six podium finishes. Also paces the series with 527 laps led over the course of the season. Wins the inaugural PeopleReady Force for Good Challenge and a $1 million award for charity, after producing wins on an oval, road course and street circuit. Scores wins in Texas, Long Beach, Road America, Iowa and Gateway. Finishes second in the series standings for the third consecutive year.
2021 - Finishes as NTT INDYCAR SERIES runner up for the second consecutive season. Produces multiple wins for the fifth consecutive year after posting victories at Mid-Ohio and World Wide Technology Raceway. Wins the P1 Pole Award at three consecutive races - Belle Isle, Road America, Mid-Ohio - and captures four poles for the season.
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.
2025 NTT IndyCar Series Season Statistics
Date
Event
Start
Finish
Points (Behind)
Rank (+/-)
3/2/25
Firestone Grand Prix Of St. Petersburg
10
3
36 (-15)
3 (--)
3/23/25
The Thermal Club Indycar Grand Prix
17
13
53 (-49)
7 (-4)
4/13/25
Acura Grand Prix Of Long Beach
15
27
58 (-84)
10 (-3)
5/4/25
Children's Of Alabama Indy Grand Prix
9
10
78 (-118)
11 (-1)
5/10/25
Sonsio Grand Prix
6
12
96 (-152)
12 (-1)
5/25/25
109th Running Of The Indianapolis 500
32
25
103 (-203)
14 (-2)
6/1/25
Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix
24
9
126 (-185)
12 (+2)
6/15/25
Bommarito Automotive Group 500
5
25
132 (-203)
16 (-4)
6/22/25
Xpel Grand Prix At Road America
10
25
137 (-249)
17 (-1)
7/6/25
Honda Indy 200 At Mid-Ohio
18
27
142 (-288)
19 (-2)
Season Totals
Current Point Standings:
19
Starts:
10
Poles:
0
Victories:
0
Top 5s:
1
Top 10s:
3
Avg. Start:
14.6
Avg. Finish:
17.6
2025 Autograph Card
Check out Josef's autograph cards for the 2025 season! Select the individual autograph card PDF designs below for a larger image to download and share and we hope to see you at the track this season!
