RACING DRIVER

Josef Newgarden

1990 - Today

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Josef Nicolai Newgarden (born December 22, 1990) is an American racing driver who races the No. 2 Team Penske Dallara/Chevrolet in the IndyCar Series. He was the 2011 Indy Lights champion, and 2017 and 2019 IndyCar Series Champion. He won the 2023 and 2024 Indianapolis 500, and the 2024 24 Hours of Daytona, becoming the 16th driver to win both an Indy 500 and a 24 Hours of Daytona, as well as the first driver since Helio Castroneves to win the Indianapolis 500 two-years in a row. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2024). Josef Newgarden is the 1,134th most popular racing driver (down from 1,053rd in 2024), the 20,099th most popular biography from United States (down from 18,859th in 2019) and the 121st most popular American Racing Driver.

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Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Josef Newgarden ranks 1,134 out of 1,080. Before him are Michael Waltrip, Tom Dillmann, Kyle Busch, Javier Villa, Callum Ilott, and Eugene Laverty. After him are Alex Lynn, Matt Kenseth, Bradley Smith, Colton Herta, Adrien Tambay, and Marino Sato.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1990, Josef Newgarden ranks 1,274. Before him are Fabian Rießle, Michal Kempný, Sebastian Seidl, Ximo Navarro, Ruslan Kambolov, and Fedor Klimov. After him are Joe Corona, Leonel Moreira, Yukiko Inui, Hedvig Karakas, Miha Mevlja, and Thibault Moulin.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Josef Newgarden ranks 20,107 out of 20,380. Before him are Kip Carpenter (1979), Asia Nitollano (1988), Carly Patterson (1988), Robert S. McMillan (2000), Ricky Davis (1979), and Rachel G. Fox (1996). After him are Hala Gorani (1970), Bill Oakley (1966), Malina Weissman (2003), Joe Corona (1990), Natalie Grant (1971), and Jessica Watkins (1988).

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Among RACING DRIVERS In United States

Among racing drivers born in United States, Josef Newgarden ranks 121. Before him are Ricky Carmichael (1979), Ryan Hunter-Reay (1980), Scott Sharp (1968), Kurt Busch (1978), Michael Waltrip (1963), and Kyle Busch (1985). After him are Matt Kenseth (1972), Colton Herta (2000), Greg Biffle (1969), Denny Hamlin (1980), Sarah Fisher (1980), and Paul Dana (1975).

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