Biography

Josef Newgarden enters the 2025 NTT INDYCAR SERIES season as one of the most accomplished and recognizable stars of American motorsports. The driver of the No. 2 Astemo/PPG/Shell Powering Progress/Snap-on Chevrolet has produced both on and off the track in his 13 seasons competing in North America’s top open-wheel series, and he is poised to make history in his ninth year as a member of the Team Penske driver lineup.

Newgarden was already well on his way to being one of INDYCAR’s most productive drivers after winning the INDYCAR SERIES championship in both 2017 and 2019, and entering the top 10 on the all-time series wins list. Yet, it is his back-to-back victories in the Indianapolis 500 in 2023 and 2024 – the 19th and 20th Indy 500 triumphs for Team Penske – that have him on the cusp of becoming the first driver in the history of the “Greatest Spectacle in Racing” to win the event in three consecutive years in 2025.

The 2024 season was one of mixed emotions for Newgarden. It began on the highest of notes as he helped lead Porsche Penske Motorsport to the overall win in the Rolex 24 at Daytona in January – the first overall win in North America’s premier endurance race for Team Penske since 1969.  The INDYCAR SERIES season began in what also appeared to be grand fashion with a season-opening win from the pole position on the streets of St. Petersburg. Unfortunately, the win was vacated due to an engineering oversight with the onboard “push to pass” system that was discovered during the second-round weekend at Long Beach. As a result, Newgarden and the No. 2 team were credited with a 26th-place finish at St. Petersburg, which put them in tough position in the championship point standings.