JOSEF NEWGARDEN No. 2 SNAP-ON DALLARA/CHEVROLET
START – 13TH
FINISH – 7TH
POINTS – 6TH (-43)
RACE RUNDOWN: It was a workman-like day for Josef Newgarden and the No. 2 Snap-On Chevrolet team as he started 13th and finished seventh in Saturday’s GMR Grand Prix at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course. Newgarden would use some nifty moves on the start to go from 13th to eighth in the opening lap on the 2.439-mile, 14-turn road course. After moving up to sixth on lap 14, Newgarden would make his first pit stop of the day on lap 18 for primary tires and a slight wing adjustment. From there the two-time INDYCAR Series champion would clock off consistent laps. He would run as high as fifth when he passed Felix Rosenqvist on lap 59. Newgarden would be eighth heading into the final 10 laps but managed to pass a struggling Colton Herta to come home in the seventh position at the checkered flag.
NEWGARDEN’S THOUGHTS: “Decent day for the Snap-On Chevy to finish seventh. I think our potential was on the podium, maybe in third, but had a tough final pit stop. The team did an amazing job, and we had a decent car. Certainly, would’ve loved a podium, but we’ll take a seventh and roll into the big show on the oval.”
TIL NEXT TIME, I AM STILL WORKING ON MY REDNECK!
