
Newgarden currently lies second in the IndyCar drivers' standings, three points behind leader Will Power after scoring a fifth victory of the season last time out at Gateway.
But the 2017 and 2019 series champion will lose six places from his qualifying position for this weekend’s Grand Prix of Portland due to an early change of his Chevrolet power unit. On ovals, this costs the entrant nine grid slots and on road and street courses costs six places.