It started late after a safety vehicle spilled oil on the 1.25-mile World Wide Technology Raceway, and was decided by race strategy rather than intense on-track passing, but Team Penske’s Josef Newgarden didn’t care as he turned in a winning performance at precisely the right time to keep his hopes of retaining the championship alive by claiming ownership of Round 2 of the WWTR doubleheader. Everything Newgarden needed to happen fell his way on Sunday as championship leader Scott Dixon, winner of Saturday’s race, never factored on the way to finishing a distant fifth. Entering Sunday holding second in the championship standings, Newgarden clawed back some ground as his deficit to...
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