Adding another spectacular pass for a lead to go with another consistent display of speed, Josef Newgarden claimed his fourth win of the Verizon IndyCar Series, his first on an oval – and the fifth straight for Team Penske – in the Bommarito Auto Group 500 at Gateway Motorsports Park. Newgarden, who led for 170 of the 248 laps, found himself back in second at the final caution, after Penske teammate Simon Pagenaud beat him out of the pits, but the championship leader reversed that order – and put a strong personal stamp of authority on his status as championship leader – with a bold move down the inside of Pagenaud into Turn 1 for the lead, and the win. "We had an awesome race...
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