At the point that (it happened), Simon kept squeezing him and squeezing him but left a car width (for Newgarden). “He was on the inside (making the pass heading into Turn 1). “I thought the way Newgarden attacked the second half of the season was really impressive. “That was really the move that won the championship if you look at the points at the end,” Power said recently, reflecting on the 13-point advantage Newgarden held over Pagenaud at season’s end. Will Power, a teammate to both Newgarden and Pagenaud, was an interested observer of the incident after crashing out of the race early. Newgarden went on to win the championship in his first year with Team Penske.īOMMARITO AUTOMOTIVE GROUP 500: Starting lineup

When Josef Newgarden nudged way inside teammate Simon Pagenaud and into race lead with 31 laps to go, it cemented the young American as a true threat for the title. MADISON, Illinois – In many estimations, last year’s Bommarito Automotive Group 500 presented by Axalta and Valvoline provided the turning point of Verizon Ind圜ar Series season and championship.

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