Team Penske-Chevrolet’s two-time champion, who dominated the first race in the Hy-Vee IndyCar Race Weekend at Iowa on Saturday, was looking similarly strong in Race 2. However, on Lap 235 of Sunday’s 300-lap race, the #2 Hitachi car appeared to squat on its right-rear corner, possibly the result of a failed suspension component, and spun hard into the Turn 4 wall at the little 0.894-mile oval, the car’s left-rear corner bearing the brunt of the impact.
Newgarden alighted from his car, walked to the medical vehicle, and was checked and cleared at the infield medical center. He later emerged and spoke coherently to NBC about his deep disappointment for himself and the #2 Penske team.
