In his first season driving for legendary team owner Roger Penske, Josef Newgarden delivered on his long-heralded potential, wrapping up a spectacular year with his first Verizon IndyCar Series championship Sunday at Sonoma Raceway.
INDYCAR: Hard Crash at Texas Sends Newgarden to Hospital; Damages Wall
A hard crash exiting turn four on lap 42 of Sunday’s rain-postponed Verizon IndyCar Series Firestone 600 at Texas Motor Speedway has sent Josef Newgarden to a local hospital and ended the race for both he and fellow American young gun Conor Daly.