NO. 2 PPG DALLARA/CHEVROLET
START – 9TH
FINISH – 4TH
POINTS – 2ND (-84)
RACE RUNDOWN: A win in Sunday’s Big Machine Music City Grand Prix by Nashville native Josef Newgarden would have completed a dream season for the 2023 Indianapolis 500 Champion. However, the race did not play out as the No. 2 PPG team needed before Newgarden rebounded for a solid, fourth-place finish. The two-time NTT INDYCAR SERIES Champion began from the ninth position but used a strong Chevrolet to work his way up to sixth by Lap 24. The No. 2 team employed the same two pit stop strategy as his teammates, and strong pit cycles kept Newgarden in the hunt for the win throughout the 80-lap event. He was nearly able to get past the current points leader, Alex Palou, for a podium finish before running out of laps. The fourth-place result is Newgarden’s seventh top-five finish of the year and his fourth consecutive.
NEWGARDEN’S THOUGHTS: “I thought it was a really good day for our team, I really thought they executed well. There are some things we got to work on for sure that I think are pretty visible to us. But you know, everyone’s done a great job, you know, Team Chevy always elevated for us. Great job this whole weekend. Thanks too PPG with their support, so I think we can leave here pretty happy but just wishing we had a little bit more.”
TIL NEXT TIME,I AM STILL WORKING ON MY REDNECK!
