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Josef Newgarden's 2026 Rebound Heads To Pivotal Indy 500

Indianapolis Motor Speedway (Speedway, Ind.) — Josef Newgarden won the season-ending race in 2025 at Nashville Superspeedway and still just appeared to want the season to end. "I’m ready to go home," he said after the win. His mannerisms appeared of a driver who might have been over it, either at Team Penske or INDYCAR as a whole. The driver of the No. 2 Chevrolet had won the Indianapolis 500 in back-to-back years (2023 and 2024). He had won INDYCAR titles in 2017 and 2019 but was 12th in the standings in 2025. Now, six races into 2026, Newgarden seems relatively happy. He sits fifth in the st...