Josef Newgarden

ABOUT JOSEF NEWGARDEN

Open-wheel racer who joined the IndyCar Series in 2012. He raced in the GP3 Series in 2010. In 2023 and 2024, he won the Indianapolis 500. He is a two-time IndyCar Series Champion.

He was the 2006 Junior Yamaha champion and Junior TAG World champion.

He was the 2011 Firestone Indy Lights champion, which earned him a spot in the IndyCar Series the next year. He has earned more than 140,000 followers on his josefnewgarden Instagram page.

He was born in Hendersonville, Tennessee.

He began his IndyCar Series career racing for driver-turned-owner Sarah Fisher .