There were several points during Sunday’s Indianapolis 500 where it looked like A.J. Foyt Racing was going to win at the Brickyard for the first time in nearly a quarter of a century.
It took twelve tries but Josef Newgarden finally has his first victory in “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing” at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. It is even sweeter that Newgarden won for Team Penske. Roger Penske bought the speedway and spent a fortune renovating it.
Josef Newgarden’s triumph in the Indianapolis 500, and the fight over second and third, created some fascinating statistics that are part of the fabric of Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Two-time NTT INDYCAR SERIES champion Newgarden passed reigning Indianapolis 500 by Gainbridge winner Marcus Ericsson on the last lap to snare his first career victory in “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing” on Sunday at a packed Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
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