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United States Josef Newgarden is a two-time NTT INDYCAR SERIES champion and two-time Indianapolis 500 winner, renowned for his consistent performance and engaging personality both on and off the track.
Astemo continues its NTT INDYCAR SERIES partnership with Team Penske for a 14th consecutive year in 2025 as a sponsor of the No. 2 Dallara/Chevrolet driven by Josef Newgarden. Josef Newgarden's No. 2 Chevrolet also featured Astemo colors and branding at eight of the 17 NTT INDYCAR SERIES races in 2025.
Josef Newgarden races the No. 2 Team Penske Dallara/Chevrolet in the IndyCar Series. In 2025, Team Penske competes in the NTT INDYCAR SERIES and the NASCAR Cup Series. Team Penske has a global partnership with Porsche Penske Motorsport in the FIA World Endurance Championship and IMSA SportsCar Championship.
Clarience Technologies partnered with Team Penske for a two-race sponsorship, featuring the company's logo on the engine cover of Josef Newgarden's No. 2 Chevrolet car.
PPG Industries has a partnership with Team Penske spanning more than 40 years. Josef Newgarden, driver of the No. 2 PPG Chevrolet, represents the brand.
Josef Newgarden signed with Klutch Sports Group, becoming their first racing driver client. This partnership aims to explore new commercial opportunities for Newgarden.
The OMP brand extends its partnership with Team Penske, ensuring that the drivers, including Josef Newgarden, will continue to use OMP racewear in INDYCAR and NASCAR.
Josef Newgarden served as a brand ambassador for the Microsoft title Forza Motorsport 7. His voice and likeness are featured in the game.
Josef Newgarden co-wrote the children's book "Josef’s BIG Dream" with his wife Ashley. The book focuses on his journey in racing.
Josef Newgarden is the driver ambassador for the SeriousFun Children's Network, a charity founded by Paul Newman. He hosts an annual celebrity ping-pong tournament to raise funds for the organization, raising over $100,000 in 2019.
Josef Newgarden's Newgarden Family Foundation supports Wags and Walks Nashville, with proceeds from initiatives like special merchandise drops benefiting the organization.
As part of his Newgarden Family Foundation, Josef Newgarden partners with Nashville Superspeedway for events like 'Karting For A Cause' to raise funds for charities.
Josef Newgarden's Newgarden Family Foundation collaborates with Special Kids Center (SCC Nashville) for events like 'Karting For A Cause'.
Josef Newgarden was born on December 22, 1990, in Nashville, Tennessee. He began his racing career at age thirteen in karting, quickly capturing four championship titles between 2005 and 2006. In 2006, he transitioned to open-wheel racing, competing in the Skip Barber Racing School Series where he achieved multiple podium finishes and, in 2008, became the first U.S. driver to win a Formula Ford Festival title. His early career also included a move to England in 2009 to compete in the British Formula Ford Championship, finishing as runner-up with nine race wins, and a stint in the GP3 Series in 2010.
Newgarden returned to the United States in 2011 to compete in the Indy Lights Series, where he secured the championship with five wins and ten podiums from fourteen races. He joined the IndyCar Series in 2012 with Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing, achieving his first career win in 2015 at Barber Motorsports Park and a second win later that year in Toronto. In 2016, racing with Ed Carpenter Racing, Newgarden led 282 of 300 laps at Iowa, setting an INDYCAR record for most laps led by a race winner, and finished 3rd in the Indianapolis 500.
In 2017, Newgarden joined Team Penske, and in his first year, he earned an IndyCar Series Championship with four wins and nine podiums. He secured his second championship in 2019, again with four wins. Newgarden is also a two-time Indianapolis 500 winner, achieving back-to-back victories in 2023 and 2024. Off-track, he co-wrote a children’s book, “Josef’s BIG Dream,” and is known for his fitness enthusiasm, including an appearance on “American Ninja Warrior.” He actively supports charities through celebrity ping-pong tournaments for the SeriousFun Children’s Network.
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