Amid the Olympic break, both Josef Newgarden and INDYCAR are preparing for a return to Nashville to jump-start the final stretch of the season. “I really believe it’s a match made in heaven,” Newgarden said. It is a surreal feeling for Newgarden to have a hometown race, not only because it is an INDYCAR race, but because it is a street-course race in Nashville. “It’s going to be jam packed; there’s going to be a million things to do,” Newgarden said. “This is much more than just a motorsports race,” Newgarden said. With six races to go in the NTT INDYCAR SERIES, what better place to make a final push for a third championship for Newgarden then back home in downtown Nashville. “I think we’re really stout on street courses,” Newgarden said.

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