Josef Newgarden: “Obviously I’m really proud of what I did this year and what the team has been able to do and given me the car to do, but you kind of have to take it in the off-season.”
The competitive nature of the championship and a season-ending win by a rookie fit precisely with this thought: IndyCar is as good as it’s been in years.
As good as it has been in decades.

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