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Joey Barnes

Josef Newgarden continues to ascend in IndyCar’s record books after “crazy” race at WWTR

If Josef Newgarden had a weakness, it didn’t show up as he stormed to victory on Sunday night at World Wide Technology Raceway.

The Tennessee native, who has been wearing a walking boot on his left foot since his crash in the Indianapolis 500 two weeks ago, was forced to fend off a dominant and quick Marcus Ericsson, who led a race-high 114 of 260 laps. The decisive moment came during their respective pit stops on Lap 177-178, with Newgarden going for a successful overcut that put him ahead of Ericsson’s #28 Andretti Global Honda. Although a restart happened with 35 laps to go, Ericsson was unable to even attempt on a move on the #2 Team Penske Chevrolet, with Newgarden going on to win by 0.6613s.

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