Josef Nicolai Newgarden[2] (born December 22, 1990)[3][4] is an American racing driver who races the No. 2 Team Penske Dallara/Chevrolet in the IndyCar Series.[5] He is the 2011 Indy Lights champion, and the 2017 and 2019 IndyCar Series Champion. He won the 2023 Indianapolis 500 and the 2024 24 Hours of Daytona with Team Penske, becoming the 16th driver to win both an Indy 500 and a 24 Hours of Daytona.[5]

Josef Newgarden
Newgarden at Iowa Speedway in 2022.
NationalityUnited States American
BornJosef Nicolai Newgarden
(1990-12-22) December 22, 1990 (age 33)[1]
Hendersonville, Tennessee, United States[1]
IndyCar Series career
199 races run over 13 years
Team(s)No. 2 (Team Penske)
2023 position5th
Best finish1st (2017, 2019)
First race2012 Grand Prix of St. Petersburg
(St. Petersburg)
Last race2024 Grand Prix of St. Petersburg
(St. Petersburg)
First win2015 Indy Grand Prix of Alabama (Barber)
Last win2024 Grand Prix of St. Petersburg
(St. Petersburg)
Wins Podiums Poles
30 53 17

Newgarden began racing at the age of 13 in karts,[5] capturing four championship titles in 2005-2006.[6] He transitioned to open-wheel racing in 2006, competing in the Skip Barber Racing School Series, finishing second in the regional championship standings in 2006 followed by a sixth and second place finish in the national series in 2007 and 2008.[6]  In 2008, Newgarden became the first American driver to capture the Formula Ford Festival title, driving for Team USA in England.[7]  

In 2009, Newgarden moved to England to begin his European career.  In 2009, he competed in the British Formula Ford Championship, finishing runner-up and leading the ultra-competitive series with nine race wins.[8] He also competed in the opening round of the 2009 Formula Palmer Audi Season, taking two wins. In 2010, Newgarden competed in the GP3 Series, capturing just a single pole position.[6]  Newgarden returned to the United States in 2011 and competed in the Indy Lights Series, capturing five wins and ten podium finishes out of 14 races.  He clinched the points championship with one race remaining in the 2011 season.[9]   

In 2012, Newgarden joined the IndyCar Series,[8] earning his first career win in 2015 at Barber Motorsports Park followed by a win at Toronto the same season.[10]  In 2016, Newgarden captured his third win at Iowa, where he led 282 of 300 laps and set a new series record for most laps led in a race.[5]   

Newgarden joined Team Penske in 2017, scoring his first win with the team in just his third start.  He went on to earn four wins and nine podiums in 2017, capturing his first IndyCar Series Championship. 2018 saw a 5th place finish with three wins.  Newgarden earned his second IndyCar Series Championship in 2019 with four wins and seven podium finishes.  During the 2020-2022 seasons, he produced four, two and five wins respectively, finishing second in the standings each year. [5] Newgarden also won the inaugural PeopleReady Force for Good Challenge in 2022 by winning on an oval, road course and street circle.[11]

In 2023, Newgarden swept the Iowa Speedway weekend and nearly became the first driver ever to win every oval race on the schedule with wins at Texas and Indianapolis.  After a thrilling last-lap pass, Newgarden won the 2023 Indianapolis 500 in his 12th attempt at the "Greatest Spectacle in Racing". He went on to finish fifth in the standings, his eighth consecutive season finishing in the top-five in championship standings. [5]

Career edit

Karting edit

According to an interview on The Dale Jr. Download, Newgarden's first race vehicle was a motorized scooter purchased at a skate shop in Hendersonville, Tennessee. In 2001, Newgarden competed in events across the country. After a year of this, his father purchased a kart.[12]

When he was 13, he and his family ventured outside of Tennessee to find a competitive kart racing environment. This led Newgarden to a kart racing facility in New Castle, Indiana, that had recently been launched by IndyCar driver Mark Dismore. In order to stay efficient with funding, Newgarden focused on local and regional championships rather than competing nationally.

In his first year of karting (2005), Newgarden finished 2nd and 3rd in the Kart Racers of America (KRA) Junior Can Championship. He also competed in the TAG world championships that year in the junior division, securing the title.

2006 was his most successful year in karting; he secured two championships in the KRA Junior Can division and repeated as the TAG World Champion in the junior division.[13]

He went on to compete in junior car racing in 2007, but returned to karting several times, racing in the highly competitive Robo-Pong 200 at New Castle Motorsports Park multiple times over the next few years. He won the 200-mile endurance race twice, with both successes coming with members of the Dismore family as his teammates (Mark Dismore Sr in 2011 and Mark Dismore Jr in 2013).

Early formula car racing edit

Skip Barber edit

Newgarden started his open-wheel car career in the Skip Barber Racing School series in 2006. He finished as runner-up in the Southern Regional Series with three wins and another seven podium places.[14] He next competed in the 2007 BFGoodrich / Skip Barber National Presented by Mazda championship, finishing sixth with two wins.[15] Newgarden remained in the series for 2008 and improved to second place, with three wins.[16]

Formula Ford edit

 
Newgarden after winning the 2008 Formula Ford Festival

After the 2008 season, Newgarden was selected for the Team USA scholarship to compete at the Formula Ford Festival and Walter Hayes Trophy. He would secure the Formula Ford Festival title, becoming the only American to do so.

At the Walter Hayes Trophy event, Newgarden would win all of the qualifying races leading to the main event. He would also start the event from the pole position but mid-way through the race in wet conditions, Newgarden crashed from the lead, finishing 6th place.

In 2009, he would move to England to compete in the British Formula Ford Championship and start his European career. He would finish runner-up in 2009, leading the series in total race wins and amassing 550 points.[17]

Formula Palmer Audi edit

Newgarden competed in the opening round of the 2009 Formula Palmer Audi season at Brands Hatch, taking two wins and a fourth in the third race.[18]

GP3 Series edit

 
Newgarden competing in the 2010 GP3 Series

In 2010, Newgarden competed in the newly formed 2010 GP3 Series with Carlin Motorsport.[19] 2010 would end in Josef's most disappointing championship position of his young career, finishing 18th in the points. The season was highlighted by a pole position at Hockenheimring and a best finish of fifth at the season finale at Monza.

Indy Lights edit

 
Newgarden clinching the Indy Lights Championship

At the start of 2011, Newgarden would return home to the United States to compete in the Indy Lights Series with Sam Schmidt Motorsports.[20] He won his first Indy Lights race in the season opener on the Streets of St. Petersburg.[21] He followed his opening win in St. Petersburg with four more wins and ten podium finishes out of thirteen races in 2011,[22] clinching him the points championship with one race to go.[23] In New Hampshire, the 11th race of 2011, Newgarden lapped the entire field and went on to win. He was the first Indy Lights driver to do this since Thiago Medeiros in March 2004.[24] Josef, as a rookie, would also lead the series with the most number of wins for the 2011 season.

IndyCar edit

2012–2014: Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing edit

On December 7, 2011, Newgarden was announced as the driver for Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing. He competed in IndyCar from 2012 to 2014 with Fisher's team. He would earn his first podium at the 2013 race in Baltimore and in 2014, would stand on his second career podium at Iowa Speedway.[25]

2015: CFH Racing edit

During his fourth full season in IndyCar, Newgarden raced under the merged team of Sarah Fisher and Ed Carpenter.[26] Under this new team banner Newgarden started 2015 finishing in 12th position at St. Petersburg.

During the fourth race weekend in the 2015 season at Barber Motorsports Park, Newgarden earned his first IndyCar Series victory at the 2015 Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama, moving from 5th to 2nd on the first lap of the race, and leading the most laps on the way to a 2.2-second win.[27]

He would win again later in the season at the 2015 Honda Indy Toronto[28] and finished the 2015 season 7th in the standings with 431 points.

2016: Ed Carpenter Racing edit

Sarah Fisher ended her participation in IndyCar after the 2015 season, with Newgarden remaining with the team again known as Ed Carpenter Racing. Newgarden started the 2016 season with a podium at the 2016 Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama at Barber Motorsports Park. He missed pole position during qualifying for the 2016 Indy 500 and started in the middle of the front row. He finished the 100th running of the Indy 500 in 3rd.[29]

At the 2016 Firestone 600 at Texas Motor Speedway, Newgarden was injured in a crash, breaking his hand and clavicle.[30] He returned to the car two weeks later, finishing in a top 10 spot at the 2016 Kohler Grand Prix at Road America.[31]

28 days after his crash at Texas, Newgarden won the 2016 Iowa Corn 300 in dominating fashion, leading 282 of 300 laps.[32]

At IndyCar's return to Watkins Glen International, the 2016 Grand Prix at the Glen, Newgarden claimed another podium, finishing 2nd.[33] After a 6th-place finish at the 2016 GoPro Grand Prix of Sonoma,[34] he finished the season in fourth place overall in the season standings, the highest non-Team Penske car in the series.

2017–present: Team Penske edit

 
Newgarden celebrating after winning at Texas in 2019
 
Newgarden on a victory lap after winning at Texas in 2022

On September 29, 2016, ECR owner Ed Carpenter confirmed that Newgarden would not be back with the team in 2017.[35] Newgarden moved to Team Penske for the 2017 season,[36] with the team making an official announcement on October 5.[37]

Newgarden won his first race with Team Penske during round 3 of the 2017 season at Barber Motorsports Park; clinching the victory after a duel with Scott Dixon in the final laps.[38] Newgarden moved into the IndyCar points lead following back to back victories at Toronto and Mid Ohio.[39]

At Gateway, Newgarden held off his teammates and Scott Dixon to clinch his fourth series victory of the season but not without controversy as late in the race, Newgarden went under teammate Simon Pagenaud very late going into Turn 1. After bumping tires, both continued but, as Pagenaud nearly hit the wall, he was not pleased with his teammate's move. The following week at Watkins Glen, Newgarden had a sizable cushion in the points over second-place Dixon. Coming back onto the track after a pit stop under green on cold tires, he lost control of the car as Sébastien Bourdais made contact with him damaging the suspension. Newgarden ended up leaving the Glen with a three-point lead, later a four-point lead as he won the pole for Sonoma, setting a track record. Newgarden needed to finish 4th or higher regardless of Pagenaud's result and he finished 2nd to clinch his first title.[40] Newgarden became the first American born driver to win the Astor Cup since Ryan Hunter-Reay in 2012.

Newgarden won the opening race of the 2019 season at St. Petersburg and followed that up with wins at Detroit, Texas and Iowa. He led the points standings after every race except the Indy 500 where Team Penske teammate Simon Pagenaud led from the pole position. Newgarden won his second IndyCar title at Laguna Seca by only 25 points.[41]

Newgarden started his second title defense slowly in 2020, a season shorted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Although he finished third at the opener in Texas he found himself in an early-season slump that put him in a hole to rival Scott Dixon. By mid-season and toward the final stretch he produced a series of wins and podium finishes that set him up for a title-deciding showdown with Dixon at the final round in St. Petersburg. Newgarden could only win the championship if he won the race and Dixon either retired or finished no better than ninth. During the race, Newgarden overtook Pato O'Ward in the closing laps after a restart and held onto the lead for his second consecutive win in St. Petersburg but ultimately failed to defend his title when Dixon finished third.

2021 would be an up-and-down year for Newgarden and Team Penske. Despite earning a season leading four pole positions, he would not pick up a win until the tenth round of the season at Mid Ohio.[42] The win was Newgarden's nineteenth in IndyCar, making him the most successful American driver currently active in the series. Newgarden picked up a second win at Gateway. Heading into the final race of the season at Long Beach, Newgarden was one of only three drivers mathematically in contention for the title alongside Alex Palou and Pato O'Ward.[43] Newgarden finished second in the race, giving him a second-place finish in the championship for the second consecutive year.[44]

Newgarden would be an at times dominant and at times inconsistent force in 2022. He set a career high in wins in a season with five; winning Texas, Long Beach, Road America, Iowa, and Gateway.[45][46][47][48][49][50] This would be the most wins by an IndyCar driver in one season since 2016, when former teammate Simon Pagenaud won five races. Newgarden's best finish on the season outside of his five wins was a fourth place at Detroit, putting him in a deficit for the championship heading into the season finale. At the second race in Iowa Newgarden suffered a massive crash due to a mechanical failure while leading the race. Although he was able to exit the car on his own power and walked away he collapsed shortly afterwards in the driver's motorhome lot, after which he was airlifted to a hospital in Des Moines for further evaluation.[51] Newgarden was later cleared to race in the following weekend's Gallagher Grand Prix. Heading into the season finale at Laguna Seca Newgarden was one of five drivers in contention for the series title alongside his Penske teammates Will Power and Scott McLaughlin along with Scott Dixon and Marcus Ericsson. Although Newgarden mounted a furious charge from 25th to 2nd at Laguna Seca he was ultimately unsuccessful at clinching his third championship, finishing second in the standings to Will Power.

 
Newgarden en route to victory in the 2023 Indianapolis 500

2023 would be Newgarden's most difficult season with Team Penske. He took two victories in the first half of the season, including his first win in the Indianapolis 500 after a last lap pass against Marcus Ericsson.[52] Although he managed to sweep the double header at Iowa for another season of three or more wins, Newgarden would struggle uncharacteristically throughout the season on road and street circuits, recording only one podium finish on a road or street course all season. A rare crash at Gateway while leading took Newgarden out of the championship hunt with two races to go, and with an early retirement at Laguna Seca Newgarden finished fifth in the 2023 IndyCar Series.

Newgarden started 2024 strong, taking pole position and a dominant victory at St. Petersburg.

Other racing edit

Josef participated in the 2018 Race of Champions in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia[53] and the 2019 Race of Champions at Autodromo Hermanos Rodríguez in Mexico City, Mexico,[54] both times for Team USA.

On February 23, 2022, it was announced that Josef would be a guest driver in Tony Stewart's Superstar Racing Experience at the Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway, in Josef's hometown of Nashville.[55]

On December 5, 2022, Newgarden announced that he would be teaming up with fellow Team Penske IndyCar driver Scott McLaughlin and Indy NXT driver Kyffin Simpson would be entering the 2023 24 Hours of Daytona with an LMP2 entry.

Personal life edit

 
Newgarden at the 2018 ABC Supply 500

Newgarden was born in Nashville, Tennessee. His parents moved from New York in the 1980s with the family photography business.[12] He is the youngest of three siblings, having two older sisters.[56] Josef has said in an interview that he is half Danish via his mother,[12] and on his YouTube channel that he holds a Danish passport.[57] He credits watching racing on TV at an early age with his father, who was an avid fan of NASCAR, IndyCar and Formula 1, as what got him into the sport.

Newgarden grew up in Hendersonville, Tennessee, and attended Pope John Paul II High School, where he was friends with and a former classmate of NFL Pro Bowl wide receiver Golden Tate.[58] Additionally, he was a former classmate of NASCAR driver Josh Berry in the 7th and 8th grades.[12]

Before starting racing, Newgarden played baseball, football and basketball.

On October 7, 2018, Newgarden announced that he and his longtime girlfriend, Ashley Welch, had gotten engaged while on a trip to Japan.[59] They were married in the fall of 2019 in Nashville. In 2022, Newgarden's wife gave birth to their first child.[60]

Newgarden has a YouTube channel on which he posts vlogs and behind the scenes content of his IndyCar race weekends. The channel also features a podcast with his Penske teammate Scott McLaughlin titled Bus Bros.[61][62]

Media appearances edit

Along with fellow racers Tony Kanaan and Helio Castroneves, he competed in the Indianapolis round of season 8 of American Ninja Warrior in 2016.[63]

Newgarden is the driver ambassador for the SeriousFun Children's Network, a charity started by actor and race team owner Paul Newman.[64] Newgarden is also a ping-pong player. He hosts an annual celebrity tournament during May that raises funds for the Serious Fun Children's Network. In 2019, the tournament raised over $100,000 for the charity.[65]

Newgarden is a gamer and was a Brand Ambassador for the Microsoft title Forza Motorsport. His voice is featured in the game and he is featured in Forza content.[66]

He was featured on several episodes of CMT's Nashville Squares during the fall of 2019.

Racing record edit

Career summary edit

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles FLaps Podiums Points Position
2006–07 Skip Barber Southern RT LLC 12 3 3 5 10 443 2nd
2007 Skip Barber National RT LLC 14 2 3 3 4 326 6th
Skip Barber Southern Regional Run-Offs ? 0 0 0 0 0 NC
2007–08 Skip Barber Southern RT LLC 2 0 1 1 1 61 29th
2008 Skip Barber National RT LLC 14 3 6 3 5 372 2nd
Ontario Formula Ford Challenge F1600-A 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC
Skip Barber Eastern 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
Skip Barber Mid Western 1 1 0 1 1 69 35th
IMSA Lites L1 Presented by Hankook Batos Racing 2 0 0 1 1 16 19th
Formula Ford 1600 Walter Hayes Trophy Team USA / Cliff Dempsey Racing 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 14th
Formula Ford Festival – Kent Class 1 1 0 0 1 N/A 1st
2009 British Formula Ford Championship JTR 25 9 4 8 16 550 2nd
Formula Ford Festival 1 0 0 0 0 N/A NC
Formula Palmer Audi MotorSport Vision 3 2 0 0 2 64 18th
Formula Ford 1600 Walter Hayes Trophy 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 6th
2010 GP3 Series Carlin 15 0 1 0 0 8 18th
2011 Indy Lights Sam Schmidt Motorsports 14 5 3 4 10 533 1st
2012 IndyCar Series Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing 14 0 0 3 0 200 23rd
2013 IndyCar Series Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing 19 0 0 0 1 348 14th
2014 IndyCar Series Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing 18 0 0 2 1 406 13th
2015 IndyCar Series CFH Racing 16 2 1 0 4 431 7th
2016 IndyCar Series Ed Carpenter Racing 16 1 0 3 4 502 4th
2017 IndyCar Series Team Penske 17 4 1 5 9 642 1st
2018 IndyCar Series Team Penske 17 3 4 2 3 560 5th
2019 IndyCar Series Team Penske 17 4 2 4 7 641 1st
2020 IndyCar Series Team Penske 14 4 3 1 6 521 2nd
2021 IndyCar Series Team Penske 16 2 4 2 6 511 2nd
2022 IndyCar Series Team Penske 17 5 1 3 6 544 2nd
2023 IndyCar Series Team Penske 17 4 0 1 5 479 5th
IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTP Porsche Penske Motorsport 1 0 0 0 0 304 22nd
IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP2 Tower Motorsports 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC†
2024 IndyCar Series Team Penske 1 1 1 1 1 54 1st*
IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTP Porsche Penske Motorsport 1 1 0 0 1 380 1st*

Points only counted towards the Michelin Endurance Cup, and not the overall LMP2 Championship. * Season still in progress.

Complete GP3 Series results edit

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)

Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 DC Points
2010 Carlin CAT
FEA

Ret
CAT
SPR

16
IST
FEA

10
IST
SPR

23
VAL
FEA

Ret
VAL
SPR

26
SIL
FEA

16
SIL
SPR

11
HOC
FEA

18
HOC
SPR

19
HUN
FEA

7
HUN
SPR

Ret
SPA
FEA

DNS
SPA
SPR

21
MNZ
FEA

7
MNZ
SPR

5
18th 8

American open–wheel racing results edit

(key)

Indy Lights edit

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Rank Points
2011 Sam Schmidt Motorsports STP
1
ALA
6
LBH
13
INDY
1
MIL
2
IOW
1
TOR
8
EDM
2
EDM
1
TRO
3
NHM
1
BAL
2
KTY
2
LVS
9
1st 553

IndyCar Series edit

Year Team Chassis No. Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Rank Points Ref
2012 Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing Dallara DW12 67 Honda STP
11
ALA
17
LBH
26
SAO
23
INDY
25
DET
15
TXS
13
MIL
25
IOW
19
TOR
13
EDM
17
MDO
12
SNM
23
BAL FON
16
23rd 200 [67]
2013 STP
23
ALA
9
LBH
13
SAO
5
DET
7
DET
16
TXS
8
MIL
11
IOW
15
POC
5
TOR
23
TOR
11
MDO
23
SNM
24
BAL
2
HOU
5
HOU
13
FON
20
14th 348 [68]
21 INDY
28
2014 67 STP
9
LBH
19
ALA
8
IMS
17
INDY
30
DET
20
DET
17
TXS
11
HOU
20
HOU
20
POC
8
IOW
2
TOR
20
TOR
13
MDO
12
MIL
5
SNM
6
FON
10
13th 406 [69]
2015 CFH Racing Chevrolet STP
12
NLA
9
LBH
7
ALA
1
DET
8
DET
21
TXS
21
TOR
1
FON
21
MIL
5
IOW
2
MDO
13
POC
2
SNM
21
7th 431 [70]
21 IMS
20
INDY
9
2016 Ed Carpenter Racing STP
22
PHX
6
LBH
10
ALA
3
IMS
21
INDY
3
DET
14
DET
4
ROA
8
IOW
1
TOR
22
MDO
10
POC
4
TXS
22
WGL
2
SNM
6
4th 502 [71]
2017 Team Penske 2 STP
8
LBH
3
ALA
1
PHX
9
IMS
11
INDY
19
DET
4
DET
2
TXS
13
ROA
2
IOW
6
TOR
1
MDO
1
POC
2
GTW
1
WGL
18
SNM
2
1st 642 [72]
2018 1 STP
7
PHX
1
LBH
7
ALA
1
IMS
11
INDY
8
DET
9
DET
15
TXS
13
ROA
1
IOW
4
TOR
9
MDO
4
POC
5
GTW
7
POR
10
SNM
8
5th 560 [73]
2019 2 STP
1
COA
2
ALA
4
LBH
2
IMS
15
INDY
4
DET
1
DET
19
TXS
1
ROA
3
TOR
4
IOW
1
MDO
14
POC
5
GTW
7
POR
5
LAG
8
1st 641 [74]
2020 1 TXS
3
IMS
7
ROA
14
ROA
9
IOW
5
IOW
1
INDY
5
GTW
12
GTW
1
MDO
2
MDO
8
IMS
1
IMS
4
STP
1
2nd 521 [75]
2021 2 ALA
23
STP
2
TXS
6
TXS
2
IMS
4
INDY
12
DET
10
DET
2
ROA
21
MDO
1
NSH
10
IMS
8
GTW
1
POR
5
LAG
7
LBH
2
2nd 511 [76]
2022 STP
16
TXS
1
LBH
1
ALA
14
IMS
25
INDY
13
DET
4
ROA
1
MDO
7
TOR
10
IOW
1
IOW
24
IMS
5
NSH
6
GTW
1
POR
8
LAG
2
2nd 544 [77]
2023 STP
17
TXS
1
LBH
9
ALA
15
IMS
7
INDY
1
DET
10
ROA
2
MDO
12
TOR
5
IOW
1
IOW
1
NSH
4
IMS
25
GTW
25
POR
5
LAG
21
5th 479 [78]
2024 STP
1
THE
LBH
ALA
IMS
INDY
DET
ROA
LAG
MDO
IOW
IOW
TOR
GTW
POR
MIL
MIL
NSH
1st* 54* [79]
Years Teams Races Poles Wins Top 5s Top 10s Indianapolis 500
wins
Championships
13 4 199 17 30 79 124 1 2

Indianapolis 500 edit

Year Chassis Engine Start Finish Team
2012 Dallara Honda 7 25 Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing
2013 Dallara Honda 25 28 Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing
2014 Dallara Honda 8 30 Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing
2015 Dallara Chevrolet 9 9 CFH Racing
2016 Dallara Chevrolet 2 3 Ed Carpenter Racing
2017 Dallara Chevrolet 22 19 Team Penske
2018 Dallara Chevrolet 4 8 Team Penske
2019 Dallara Chevrolet 8 4 Team Penske
2020 Dallara Chevrolet 13 5 Team Penske
2021 Dallara Chevrolet 21 12 Team Penske
2022 Dallara Chevrolet 14 13 Team Penske
2023 Dallara Chevrolet 17 1 Team Penske

Superstar Racing Experience edit

(key* – Most laps led. 1 – Heat 1 winner. 2 – Heat 2 winner.

Superstar Racing Experience results
Year No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 SRXC Pts
2022 2 FIF SBO STA NSV
71
I55 SHA 22nd 01
2023 STA STA MMI
11
BER ELD LOS 22nd 01

Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results edit

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Team Class Make Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Pos. Points
2023 Tower Motorsports LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 DAY
5
SEB LGA WGL ELK IMS NC† 0†
Porsche Penske Motorsport GTP Porsche 963 Porsche 9RD 4.6 L V8 LBH MOS PET
4
22nd 304
2024 Porsche Penske Motorsport GTP Porsche 963 Porsche 9RD 4.6 L V8 DAY
1
SEB
LBH
LGA
DET
WGL
ELK
IMS
ATL
1st* 380*

Points only counted towards the Michelin Endurance Cup, and not the overall LMP2 Championship.
* Season still in progress.

24 Hours of Daytona edit

24 Hours of Daytona results
Year Class No. Team Car Co-drivers Laps Position Class Pos.
2023 LMP2 8   Tower Motorsports Oreca 07-Gibson   John Farano
  Scott McLaughlin
  Kyffin Simpson
759 11th 5th
2024 GTP 7   Porsche Penske Motorsport Porsche 963   Dane Cameron
  Matt Campbell
  Felipe Nasr
791 1st 1st

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