Firestone's Cara Adams says it was “really neat” for Josef Newgarden’s Phoenix win to be clinched by grabbing a new set of tires for the final shootout – and that the company met its tire drop-off targets. Under caution, Penske elected to pit Newgarden from the lead to put him on new tires, leaving the Schmidt Peterson-Honda duo of Wickens and James Hinchcliffe running 1-2 with Andretti Autosport-Honda’s Alexander Rossi in third, also on old tires. At the green flag, Newgarden passed Rossi and Hinchcliffe and on lap 247 of the 250-lap race got around Wickens at Turn 1. It was Firestone’s 500th victory since it returned to the sport in 1995 after a 20-year hiatus. Adams,...
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