US EditionJosef Newgarden salvages IndyCar season at his home track with his first win
Josef Newgarden secured his 32nd career IndyCar win, preventing a winless season, while rookie David Malukas was hospitalized after a crash caused by Louis Foster's move.
- On Aug. 31, two-time Indy 500 champion Josef Newgarden retook the lead late and won at Nashville Superspeedway, securing his first 2025 IndyCar season victory at his home track.
- After qualifying sixth in the qualifying session, Josef Newgarden entered the weekend 16th in the standings and battled Team Penske teammate Scott McLaughlin for 40 laps following a poor final pit stop.
- Alex Palou's tire failure on Lap 54 dropped him from the lead, while pole-sitter Pato O'Ward crashed on Lap 123 and Colton Herta was penalized on Lap 136, reshaping the race order.
- David Malukas was airlifted after a Lap 83 crash when rookie Louis Foster, one lap down, ran him up the track, sending him into the wall; Malukas was evaluated in the infield safety center and taken to a trauma center.
- The victory also boosted Josef Newgarden's career totals, marking his 32nd IndyCar win and tying him for ninth-most as he celebrated with friends and family by climbing into the grandstands.
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Newgarden leaves it late to chalk up first win of season
Josef Newgarden. PHOTO: GETTY IMAGES Josef Newgarden ended the 2025 IndyCar season with a memorable win as he took the title at his hometown race, the Borchetta Bourbon Music City Grand Prix, yesterday at Nashville Superspeedway in Lebanon, Tennessee.
The last and we leave! The IndyCar 2025 said goodbye with the Nashville Grand Prix, where Patricio O’Ward gave us strong emotions: he left from the pole position, but could not finish the closing season race. Mexican driver Pato O’Ward, who secured the runner-up since last weekend in Milwaukee, was looking to close the year with a historic victory in the Nashville Superspeedway: he left the pole with the motivation to achieve his tenth victory i…
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Josef Newgarden wins in native Nashville as Alex Palou sews up series title
Josef Newgarden ended the 2025 IndyCar season with a memorable win as he took home the title at his hometown race, the Borchetta Bourbon Music City Grand Prix, on Sunday at Nashville Superspeedway in Lebanon, Tenn.
The Mexican dominated the last race since pole, but a blowout in round 127 left him with no chance of victory.
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