Josef Newgarden made his first appearance in Penske colors during a Firestone tire test at Gateway on Thursday. The 25-year-old confirmed his long-expected move to Team Penske last week, where he will replace Juan Pablo Montoya in the No.2 entry, although he carried Helio Castroneves' No.3 – and Simon Pagenaud's firesuit – for the Gateway outing. It's a busy first week on the job for @josefnewgarden at @Team_Penske! He's testing at @GatewayMSP today in #StLouis! #IndyCar pic.twitter.com/0mHL1I3E1p — Rising Star Racing (@RisingStarRcng) October 13, 2016 Newgarden was one of eight drivers on hand for the test, which is being held ahead of IndyCar's return to the track next year. The...
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