Josef Nicolai Newgarden[2](bornJoseph Edgar Newgarden,December 22, 1990)[3][4]is an American racing driver who races the No. 2Team PenskeDallara/Chevroletin theIndyCar Series.[5]He was the 2011Indy Lightschampion, and 2017 and 2019IndyCar SeriesChampion. He won the2023and2024 Indianapolis 500,and the2024 24 Hours of Daytona,becoming the 16th driver to win both an Indy 500 and a 24 Hours of Daytona, as well as the first driver sinceHelio Castronevesto win the Indianapolis 500 two years in a row.[5]
| Josef Newgarden | |||||||
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 Newgarden at the Iowa Speedway, 2022 | |||||||
| Nationality |  American | ||||||
| Born | Joseph Edgar Newgarden December 22, 1990[1] Hendersonville, Tennessee,U.S. | ||||||
| IndyCar Seriescareer | |||||||
| 215 races run over 13 years | |||||||
| Team(s) | No. 2 (Team Penske) | ||||||
| Best finish | 1st (2017,2019) | ||||||
| First race | 2012Grand Prix of St. Petersburg (St. Petersburg) | ||||||
| Last race | 2024Music City Grand Prix (Nashville Superspeedway) | ||||||
| First win | 2015Indy Grand Prix of Alabama(Barber) | ||||||
| Last win | 2024Bommarito Automotive Group 500(Gateway) | ||||||
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Newgarden began racing at 13 inkarts,[5]capturing four championship titles in 2005–2006.[6]He switched to open-wheel racing in 2006, competing in the Skip Barber Racing School Series, finishing second in the regional championship in 2006, followed by sixth and second in the national series, in 2007 and 2008.[6]In 2008, he became the first U.S. driver to capture aFormula Ford Festivaltitle, driving for Team USA in England.[7]
In 2009, Newgarden moved to England to begin his European career. He competed in theBritish Formula Ford Championship,finishing runner-up and leading the ultra-competitive series with nine race wins.[8]He competed in the opening round of the 2009Formula Palmer AudiSeason, taking two wins. In 2010, he competed in theGP3 Series,capturing one pole position.[6]Newgarden returned to the States in 2011 and competed in theIndy Lights Series,capturing five wins and 10 podiums out of 14 races. He clinched the points championship with one race remaining.[9]In 2012, Newgarden joined theIndyCar Series,earning his first career win in 2015 atBarber Motorsports Parkfollowed by a win atToronto.[10]In 2016, Newgarden captured his third win atIowa,where he led 282 of 300 laps and set a series record for most laps led in a race.[5]
Newgarden joined Team Penske in 2017, scoring his first win with the team in his third start. He earned four wins and nine podiums in 2017, capturing his first IndyCar Series Championship. 2018 saw a fifth-place finish with three wins. Newgarden earned his second Championship in 2019 with four wins and seven podium finishes. During the 2020, 2021, and 2022 seasons, he produced four, two, and five wins respectively, finishing second each year.[5]Newgarden won the inaugural PeopleReady Force for Good Challenge in 2022 by winning on an oval, road course, and street circle.[11]
In 2023, Newgarden swept the Iowa Speedway weekend and nearly became the first driver to win every oval race on the schedule with wins atTexasandIndianapolis.After a thrilling last-lap pass, Newgarden won the2023 Indianapolis 500in his 12th attempt at the "Greatest Spectacle in Racing". He finished fifth in the standings in 2023, his eighth consecutive season finishing in the top-five in the championship standings.[5]Newgarden won the2024 Indianapolis 500becoming the first driver in over twenty years to win theIndianapolis 500back-to-back.
Career
editKarting
editAccording to an interview onThe Dale Jr. Download,Newgarden's first race vehicle was amotorized scooterpurchased at a skate shop inHendersonville, Tennessee.In 2001, Newgarden competed in events across the country. After a year of this, his father purchased akart.[12]
When he was 13, he and his family ventured outside of Tennessee to find a competitivekart racingenvironment. This led Newgarden to a kart racing facility inNew Castle, Indiana,that had recently been launched by IndyCar driverMark Dismore.In order to stay efficient with funding, Newgarden focused on local and regional championships rather than competing nationally.
In his first year of karting (2005), Newgarden finished 2nd and 3rd in the Kart Racers of America (KRA) Junior Can Championship. He also competed in the TAG world championships that year in the junior division, securing the title.
2006 was his most successful year in karting; he secured two championships in the KRA Junior Can division and repeated as the TAG World Champion in the junior division.[13]
He went on to compete in junior car racing in 2007, but returned to karting several times, racing in the highly competitive Robo-Pong 200 at New Castle Motorsports Park multiple times over the next few years. He won the 200-mile endurance race twice, with both successes coming with members of the Dismore family as his teammates (Mark Dismore Sr in 2011 and Mark Dismore Jr in 2013).
Early formula car racing
editSkip Barber
editNewgarden started hisopen-wheelcar career in theSkip Barber Racing Schoolseries in 2006. He finished as runner-up in the Southern Regional Series with three wins and another seven podium places.[14]He next competed in the 2007 BFGoodrich / Skip Barber National Presented by Mazda championship, finishing sixth with two wins.[15]Newgarden remained in the series for 2008 and improved to second place, with three wins.[16]
Formula Ford
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After the 2008 season, Newgarden was selected for the Team USA scholarship to compete at the Formula Ford Festival and Walter Hayes Trophy. He secured the Formula Ford Festival title, becoming the only American to do so.
At the Walter Hayes Trophy event, Newgarden won all of the qualifying races leading to the main event. He started the event from the pole position, but mid-way through the race in wet conditions, Newgarden crashed from the lead, finishing 6th place.
In 2009, he moved to England to compete in theBritish Formula Ford Championshipand start his European career. He finished runner-up in 2009, leading the series in total race wins and amassing 550 points.[17]
Formula Palmer Audi
editNewgarden competed in the opening round of the2009 Formula Palmer Audi seasonatBrands Hatch,taking two wins and a fourth in the third race.[18]
GP3 Series
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In 2010, Newgarden competed in the newly formed2010GP3 SerieswithCarlin Motorsport.[19]2010 would end in Newgarden's most disappointing championship position of his young career, finishing 18th in the points. The season was highlighted by a pole position atHockenheimringand a best finish of fifth at the season finale atMonza.
Indy Lights
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At the start of 2011, Newgarden would return home to the United States to compete in theIndy LightsSeries withSam Schmidt Motorsports.[20]He won his first Indy Lights race in the season opener on theStreets of St. Petersburg.[21]He followed his opening win in St. Petersburg with four more wins and ten podium finishes out of thirteen races in 2011,[22]clinching him the points championship with one race to go.[23]In New Hampshire, the 11th race of 2011, Newgarden lapped the entire field and went on to win. He was the first Indy Lights driver to do this since Thiago Medeiros in March 2004.[24]Newgarden, as a rookie, would also lead the series with the most number of wins for the 2011 season.
IndyCar
edit2012–2014: Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing
editOn December 7, 2011, Newgarden was announced as the driver forSarah Fisher Hartman Racing.He competed in IndyCar from 2012 to 2014 with Fisher's team. He would earn his first podium at the 2013 race in Baltimore and in 2014, would stand on his second career podium atIowa Speedway.[25]
2015: CFH Racing
editDuring his fourth full season in IndyCar, Newgarden raced under the merged team ofSarah Fisher and Ed Carpenter.[26]Under this new team banner Newgarden started 2015 finishing in 12th position at St. Petersburg.
During the fourth race weekend in the 2015 season atBarber Motorsports Park,Newgarden earned his first IndyCar Series victory at the2015 Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama,moving from 5th to 2nd on the first lap of the race, and leading the most laps on the way to a 2.2-second win.[27]
He would win again later in the season at the2015 Honda Indy Toronto[28]and finished the 2015 season 7th in the standings with 431 points.
2016: Ed Carpenter Racing
editSarah Fisher ended her participation in IndyCar after the 2015 season, with Newgarden remaining with the team again known asEd Carpenter Racing.Newgarden started the 2016 season with a podium at the2016 Honda Indy Grand Prix of AlabamaatBarber Motorsports Park.He missed pole position during qualifying for the2016 Indy 500and started in the middle of the front row. He finished the 100th running of the Indy 500 in 3rd.[29]
At the2016 Firestone 600atTexas Motor Speedway,Newgarden was injured in a crash, breaking his hand and clavicle.[30]He returned to the car two weeks later, finishing in a top 10 spot at the2016 Kohler Grand PrixatRoad America.[31]
28 days after his crash at Texas, Newgarden won the2016 Iowa Corn 300in dominating fashion, leading 282 of 300 laps.[32]
At IndyCar's return toWatkins Glen International,the 2016 Grand Prix at the Glen, Newgarden claimed another podium, finishing 2nd.[33]After a 6th-place finish at the 2016 GoPro Grand Prix of Sonoma,[34]he finished the season in fourth place overall in the season standings, the highest non-Team Penske car in the series.
2017–present: Team Penske
edit
On September 29, 2016, ECR ownerEd Carpenterconfirmed that Newgarden would not be back with the team in 2017.[35]Newgarden moved toTeam Penskefor the 2017 season,[36]with the team making an official announcement on October 5.[37]
Newgarden won his first race with Team Penske during round 3 of the 2017 season at Barber Motorsports Park; clinching the victory after a duel withScott Dixonin the final laps.[38]Newgarden moved into the IndyCar points lead following back to back victories at Toronto and Mid Ohio.[39]
At Gateway, Newgarden held off his teammates and Scott Dixon to clinch his fourth series victory of the season but not without controversy as late in the race, Newgarden went under teammateSimon Pagenaudvery late going into Turn 1. After bumping tires, both continued but, as Pagenaud nearly hit the wall, he was not pleased with his teammate's move. The following week at Watkins Glen, Newgarden had a sizable cushion in the points over second-place Dixon. Coming back onto the track after a pit stop under green on cold tires, he lost control of the car asSébastien Bourdaismade contact with him damaging the suspension. Newgarden ended up leaving the Glen with a three-point lead, later a four-point lead as he won the pole for Sonoma, setting a track record. Newgarden needed to finish 4th or higher regardless of Pagenaud's result and he finished 2nd to clinch his first title.[40]Newgarden became the first American born driver to win theAstor CupsinceRyan Hunter-Reayin 2012.
Newgarden won the opening race of the 2019 season atSt. Petersburgand followed that up with wins atDetroit,TexasandIowa.He led the points standings after every race except theIndy 500whereTeam PensketeammateSimon Pagenaudled from the pole position. Newgarden won his second IndyCar title atLaguna Secaby only 25 points.[41]
Newgarden started his second title defense slowly in2020,a season shorted by theCOVID-19 pandemic.Although he finished third at the opener in Texas he found himself in an early-season slump that put him in a hole to rival Scott Dixon. By mid-season and toward the final stretch he produced a series of wins and podium finishes that set him up for a title-deciding showdown with Dixon at the final round in St. Petersburg. Newgarden could only win the championship if he won the race and Dixon either retired or finished no better than ninth. During the race, Newgarden overtookPato O'Wardin the closing laps after a restart and held onto the lead for his second consecutive win in St. Petersburg but ultimately failed to defend his title when Dixon finished third.
2021would be an up-and-down year for Newgarden and Team Penske. Despite earning a season leading four pole positions, he would not pick up a win until the tenth round of the season at Mid Ohio.[42]The win was Newgarden's nineteenth in IndyCar, making him the most successful American driver currently active in the series. Newgarden picked up a second win at Gateway. Heading into the final race of the season at Long Beach, Newgarden was one of only three drivers mathematically in contention for the title alongsideAlex Palouand Pato O'Ward.[43]Newgarden finished second in the race, giving him a second-place finish in the championship for the second consecutive year.[44]
Newgarden would be an at times dominant and at times inconsistent force in2022.He set a career high in wins in a season with five; winning Texas,Long Beach,Road America, Iowa, and Gateway.[45][46][47][48][49][50]This would be the most wins by an IndyCar driver in one season since 2016, when former teammate Simon Pagenaud won five races. Newgarden's best finish on the season outside of his five wins was a fourth place at Detroit, putting him in a deficit for the championship heading into the season finale. At the second race in Iowa Newgarden suffered a massive crash due to a mechanical failure while leading the race. Although he was able to exit the car on his own power and walked away he collapsed shortly afterwards in the driver's motorhome lot, after which he was airlifted to a hospital in Des Moines for further evaluation.[51]Newgarden was later cleared to race in the following weekend's Gallagher Grand Prix. Heading into the season finale at Laguna Seca Newgarden was one of five drivers in contention for the series title alongside his Penske teammatesWill PowerandScott McLaughlinalong with Scott Dixon andMarcus Ericsson.Although Newgarden mounted a furious charge from 25th to 2nd at Laguna Seca he was ultimately unsuccessful at clinching his third championship, finishing second in the standings to Will Power.
2023would be Newgarden's most difficult season with Team Penske. He took two victories in the first half of the season, including his first win in theIndianapolis 500after a last lap pass againstMarcus Ericsson.[52]Although he managed to sweep the double header at Iowa for another season of three or more wins, Newgarden would struggle uncharacteristically throughout the season on road and street circuits, recording only one podium finish on a road or street course all season. A rare crash at Gateway while leading took Newgarden out of the championship hunt with two races to go, and with an early retirement at Laguna Seca Newgarden finished fifth in the 2023 IndyCar Series.
Newgarden started2024with a pole position at St. Petersburg, but was stripped of his win afterTeam Penskeviolated push-to-pass regulations.[53]Newgarden rebounded by winning the 108th Indy 500, achieving back to backIndy 500victories. Newgarden became the first consecutive winner of the Indy 500 sinceHelio Castroneves22 years ago, also driving forTeam Penske.[54]
Other racing
editNewgarden participated in the2018 Race of ChampionsinRiyadh, Saudi Arabia[55]and the2019 Race of ChampionsatAutodromo Hermanos RodríguezinMexico City, Mexico,[56]both times for Team USA.
On February 23, 2022, it was announced that Newgarden would be a guest driver inTony Stewart'sSuperstar Racing Experienceat theNashville Fairgrounds Speedway,in Newgarden's hometown ofNashville.[57]
On December 5, 2022, Newgarden announced that he would be teaming up with fellow Team Penske IndyCar driverScott McLaughlinand Indy NXT driver Kyffin Simpson would be entering the2023 24 Hours of Daytonawith an LMP2 entry. Newgarden would return later in the year at thePetit Le Mansdriving forPorschePenske Motorsportdriving the #7 in the GTP Class alongsideMatt CampbellandFelipe Nasrthey would finish 4th overall. In 2024 Newgarden would return to Porsche Penske Motorsport at the2024 24 Hours of Daytonaagain driving the #7 alongside Campbell and Nasr andDane Cameronafter a long race the #7 team would win the 24 Hours of Daytona.
Driver Profile
editSince his second year in IndyCar Series, Newgarden has established himself as one of the series most versatile drivers. Newgarden is considered a complete driver, with strong one lap pace in qualifying and high end racecraft allowing him to start at the front of many races and take dominant race wins. He is equally at comfort with all four of the types of tracks the IndyCar series covers, having taken wins at road courses, street courses, short ovals, and superspeedways. Newgarden's dominance on ovals since 2019, a period that has seen him win almost half of the oval races IndyCar has raced in that time, has earned him the nicknameThe Oval King.[58]On road and street courses, Newgarden is known for making successful outside line passes, leading to some pundits and fellow drivers to nickname this tactic theJosef Newgarden Move.
Newgarden has been known to race his teammates harder than other IndyCar drivers, and has been at the center of some of the most infamous finishes in IndyCar history. Most famously was the2023 Indianapolis 500,where after a series of red flag incidents Newgarden passed Marcus Ericsson with two corners to go on the final lap before weaving briefly into the pitlane to take away clean air from Ericsson and win the race. Although the move was considered legal at the time, IndyCar ended up banning weaving into the pit lane at the Indianapolis 500 for safety and sporting reasons.[59]
Personal life
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Newgarden was born inNashville,Tennessee.Originally named Joseph Edgar, his parents changed his name at 6 years old to honor his mother’s Danish heritage.[60]His parents moved from New York in the 1980s with the familyphotographybusiness.[12]He is the youngest of three siblings, having two older sisters.[61]Newgarden has said in an interview that he is halfDanishvia his mother,[12]and on his YouTube channel that he holds aDanishpassport.[62]He credits watching racing on TV at an early age with his father, who was an avid fan of NASCAR, IndyCar and Formula 1, as what got him into the sport.
Newgarden grew up inHendersonville, Tennessee,and attendedPope John Paul II High School,where he was friends with and a former classmate ofNFLPro Bowlwide receiverGolden Tate.[63]Additionally, he was a former classmate of NASCAR driverJosh Berryin the 7th and 8th grades.[12]
Before starting racing, Newgarden playedbaseball,footballandbasketball.
On October 7, 2018, Newgarden announced that he and his longtime girlfriend, Ashley Welch, had gotten engaged while on a trip toJapan.[64]They were married in the fall of 2019 in Nashville. In 2022, Newgarden's wife gave birth to their first child.[65]
Newgarden has aYouTubechannel on which he posts vlogs and behind the scenes content of his IndyCar race weekends. The channel also features a now discontinued video series with his Penske teammateScott McLaughlintitledBus Bros.[66][67]
Media appearances
editAlong with fellow racersTony KanaanandHelio Castroneves,he competed in the Indianapolis round of season 8 ofAmerican Ninja Warriorin 2016.[68]
Newgarden is the driver ambassador for theSeriousFun Children's Network,a charity started by actor and race team ownerPaul Newman.[69]Newgarden is also a ping-pong player. He hosts an annual celebrity tournament during May that raises funds for the Serious Fun Children's Network. In 2019, the tournament raised over $100,000 for the charity.[70]
Newgarden is a gamer and was a brand ambassador for theMicrosofttitleForza Motorsport.His voice is featured in the game and he is featured in Forza content.[71]
He was featured on several episodes ofCMT'sNashville Squaresduring the fall of 2019.
Racing record
editCareer summary
edit| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | FLaps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–07 | Skip Barber Southern | RT LLC | 12 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 443 | 2nd |
| 2007 | Skip Barber National | RT LLC | 14 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 326 | 6t |
| Skip Barber Southern Regional Run-Offs | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | ||
| 2007–08 | Skip Barber Southern | RT LLC | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 61 | 29th |
| 2008 | Skip Barber National | RT LLC | 14 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 372 | 2nd |
| Ontario Formula Ford Challenge F1600-A | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | ||
| Skip Barber Eastern | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | ||
| Skip Barber Mid Western | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 69 | 35th | ||
| IMSA Lites L1 Presented by Hankook | Batos Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 19th | |
| Formula Ford 1600 Walter Hayes Trophy | Team USA / Cliff Dempsey Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 14th | |
| Formula Ford Festival– Kent Class | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | N/A | 1st | ||
| 2009 | British Formula Ford Championship | JTR | 25 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 550 | 2nd |
| Formula Ford Festival | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | NC | ||
| Formula Palmer Audi | MotorSport Vision | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 64 | 18th | |
| Formula Ford 1600 Walter Hayes Trophy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 6th | ||
| 2010 | GP3 Series | Carlin | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 18th |
| 2011 | Indy Lights | Sam Schmidt Motorsports | 14 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 533 | 1st |
| 2012 | IndyCar Series | Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing | 14 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 200 | 23rd |
| 2013 | IndyCar Series | Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 348 | 14th |
| 2014 | IndyCar Series | Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing | 18 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 406 | 13th |
| 2015 | IndyCar Series | CFH Racing | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 431 | 7th |
| 2016 | IndyCar Series | Ed Carpenter Racing | 16 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 502 | 4th |
| 2017 | IndyCar Series | Team Penske | 17 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 642 | 1st |
| 2018 | IndyCar Series | Team Penske | 17 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 560 | 5th |
| 2019 | IndyCar Series | Team Penske | 17 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 641 | 1st |
| 2020 | IndyCar Series | Team Penske | 14 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 521 | 2nd |
| 2021 | IndyCar Series | Team Penske | 16 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 511 | 2nd |
| 2022 | IndyCar Series | Team Penske | 17 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 544 | 2nd |
| 2023 | IndyCar Series | Team Penske | 17 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 479 | 5th |
| IMSA SportsCar Championship – GTP | Porsche Penske Motorsport | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 304 | 22nd | |
| IMSA SportsCar Championship – LMP2 | Tower Motorsports | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC† | |
| 2024 | IndyCar Series | Team Penske | 17 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 401 | 8th |
| IMSA SportsCar Championship – GTP | Porsche Penske Motorsport | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 380 | 24th |
†Points only counted towards the Michelin Endurance Cup, and not the overall LMP2 Championship.
Complete GP3 Series results
edit(key) (Races inboldindicate pole position)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Carlin | CAT FEA Ret |
CAT SPR 16 |
IST FEA 10 |
IST SPR 23 |
VAL FEA Ret |
VAL SPR 26 |
SIL FEA 16 |
SIL SPR 11 |
HOC FEA 18 |
HOC SPR 19 |
HUN FEA 7 |
HUN SPR Ret |
SPA FEA DNS |
SPA SPR 21 |
MNZ FEA 7 |
MNZ SPR 5 |
18th | 8 |
American open–wheel racing results
edit(key)
Indy Lights
edit| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Sam Schmidt Motorsports | STP 1 |
ALA 6 |
LBH 13 |
INDY 1 |
MIL 2 |
IOW 1 |
TOR 8 |
EDM 2 |
EDM 1 |
TRO 3 |
NHM 1 |
BAL 2 |
KTY 2 |
LVS 9 |
1st | 553 |
IndyCar Series
edit| Years | Teams | Races | Poles | Wins | Top 5s | Top 10s | Indianapolis 500 wins |
Championships |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | 4 | 214 | 18 | 31 | 84 | 130 | 2 | 2 |
Indianapolis 500
edit| Year | Chassis | Engine | Start | Finish | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Dallara | Honda | 7 | 25 | Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing |
| 2013 | Dallara | Honda | 25 | 28 | Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing |
| 2014 | Dallara | Honda | 8 | 30 | Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing |
| 2015 | Dallara | Chevrolet | 9 | 9 | CFH Racing |
| 2016 | Dallara | Chevrolet | 2 | 3 | Ed Carpenter Racing |
| 2017 | Dallara | Chevrolet | 22 | 19 | Team Penske |
| 2018 | Dallara | Chevrolet | 4 | 8 | Team Penske |
| 2019 | Dallara | Chevrolet | 8 | 4 | Team Penske |
| 2020 | Dallara | Chevrolet | 13 | 5 | Team Penske |
| 2021 | Dallara | Chevrolet | 21 | 12 | Team Penske |
| 2022 | Dallara | Chevrolet | 14 | 13 | Team Penske |
| 2023 | Dallara | Chevrolet | 17 | 1 | Team Penske |
| 2024 | Dallara | Chevrolet | 3 | 1 | Team Penske |
Superstar Racing Experience
edit(key)* – Most laps led.1– Heat 1 winner.2– Heat 2 winner.
| Superstar Racing Experienceresults | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | No. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | SRXC | Pts |
| 2022 | 2 | FIF | SBO | STA | NSV 71 |
I55 | SHA | 22nd | 01 |
| 2023 | STA | STA | MMI 11 |
BER | ELD | LOS | 22nd | 01 | |
Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results
edit(key) (Races inboldindicate pole position; results initalicsindicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Class | Make | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Pos. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Tower Motorsports | LMP2 | Oreca 07 | GibsonGK428 4.2 LV8 | DAY 5† |
SEB | LGA | WGL | ELK | IMS | NC† | 0† | |||
| Porsche Penske Motorsport | GTP | Porsche 963 | Porsche 9RD 4.6 LV8 | LBH | MOS | PET 4 |
22nd | 304 | |||||||
| 2024 | Porsche Penske Motorsport | GTP | Porsche 963 | Porsche 9RD 4.6 LV8 | DAY 1 |
SEB | LBH | LGA | DET | WGL | ELK | IMS | PET | 24th | 380 |
†Points only counted towards the Michelin Endurance Cup, and not the overall LMP2 Championship.
24 Hours of Daytona
edit| 24 Hours of Daytonaresults | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Class | No. | Team | Car | Co-drivers | Laps | Position | Class Pos. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | LMP2 | 8 | Tower Motorsports
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Oreca 07-Gibson |  John Farano Scott McLaughlin Kyffin Simpson
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759 | 11th | 5th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | GTP | 7 |  Porsche Penske Motorsport
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Porsche 963 | Dane Cameron Matt Campbell Felipe Nasr
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791 | 1st | 1st | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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External links
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- Official website
- Josef Newgardendriver statistics at Racing-Reference
- Josef Newgardencareer summary at DriverDB.com
- IndyCar 36: Josef Newgarden—2012 IndyCar documentary
- IndyCar 36: Josef Newgarden—2013 IndyCar documentary
- Josef Newgarden InterviewonWISH-TV