Josef Newgarden is focused only on defending his Indianapolis 500 victory. If the recent Team Penske cheating scandal has stained his reputation, the two-time IndyCar champion doesn’t really care.
Josef Newgarden speaks during a news conference for the Indianapolis 500 auto race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Tuesday, May 14, 2024, in Indianapolis. Josef Newgarden prepares to drive during a practice session for the IndyCar Grand Prix auto race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Friday, May 10, 2024, in Indianapolis. ARCHIVO - Foto del 10 de marzo del 2024, el piloto de Penske, Josef Newgarden celebra con el dueño del equipo Roger Penske tras ganar el Gran Premio de St. Petersburg.
Regardless of intent, the entire scandal has tainted Team Penske and is hanging over both IndyCar’s showcase event and its reigning winner. A photograph from Barber Motorsport Park in Alabama, the first race held after Newgarden’s disqualification, showed all the drivers standing and talking ahead of the start with Newgarden standing alone off to the side looking at his phone.“It’s felt really good, to be honest,” Newgarden said. “Everything’s felt pretty normal this month for me.
Sure enough, moments later Newgarden engaged in a long conversation with former Penske driver Helio Castroneves. The four-time Indy 500 winner spent 20 years driving for the organization and said although he was surprised that Penske suspended Cindric, the IndyCar team manager and two engineers, he fully supported his former organization.
“As a driver in terms of that scenario, out of habit, you press the button, who knows if it is going to work or not?” Castroneves said. “In this particular case, it did and once he figured that out, he used it. But I 100% support him.” The Indy road course race was his first working without Cindric, who calls strategy for Newgarden. He said he’s only spoken to Cindric once since the suspensions were handed down last week and it was after the Indy race. He said he told Cindric he missed him not being in Indianapolis to suffer through a miserable on-track day alongside him.
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