Josef Newgarden wins Indianapolis 500 for 2nd straight year
- Chevrolet-Powered drivers dominated the top eight spots in the 33-car field.
- Newgarden, aiming to achieve back-to-back wins at Indianapolis, praised his team for their hard work and fast cars.
- He seeks to make history as only the sixth driver to accomplish this feat, following Hélio Castroneves in 2002.
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Like last year, the American Josef Newgarden won the legendary Indianapolis 500 car race on Sunday, ahead of Mexico's Patricio O'Ward.
Motor racing-Newgarden wins back-to-back Indy 500s as scandal lingers
(Reuters) – Josef Newgarden won a final lap duel with Pato O’Ward to become the first back-to-back winner of the Indianapolis 500 in 22-years on Sunday, team owner Roger Penske’s 20th win of the “Greatest Spectacle in Racing” coming with a whiff of scandal. Newgarden’s victory capped an eventful afternoon at the Brickyard that saw the start delayed four hours due to severe storms and the race interrupted by multiple cautions. Still the drive…
In one of the most famous car races, there were as many as 87 changes of leadership with 16 different drivers. The American repeated the achievement of the Brazilian Helio Castroneves.
American Josef Newgarden, like last year, won the legendary Indianapolis 500 mile auto race on Sunday. The thirty-three-year-old rider celebrated in a spectacular race finish ahead of Mexican Patrick O'Ward, in the 108th performance of the race. New Zealander Scott Dixon won third place in a race that was postponed by four hours due to a storm in Indiana.

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Josef Newgarden talks Indy 500, Team Penske’s dominance
INDIANAPOLIS — Josef Newgarden claimed his second consecutive Indianapolis 500 title on Sunday. Newgarden is the first driver to win the race in back-to-back years since Helio Castroneves did it in 2001 and 2002. Newgarden is the sixth driver in history to win two straight Indy 500s. After his historic evening at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, […]
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