{"id":30995,"date":"2020-08-30T18:25:58","date_gmt":"2020-08-30T23:25:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/racedaysa.com\/?p=30995"},"modified":"2020-09-02T11:38:37","modified_gmt":"2020-09-02T16:38:37","slug":"newgarden-staves-off-oward-at-wwt-raceway-for-second-win-of-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/racedaysa.com\/index.php\/2020\/08\/30\/newgarden-staves-off-oward-at-wwt-raceway-for-second-win-of-season\/","title":{"rendered":"Newgarden staves off O\u2019Ward at WWT Raceway for second win of season"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_30998\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/JGS-2020-GATEWAY-148394-1-scaled-e1599063767985.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"30998\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/racedaysa.com\/index.php\/2020\/08\/30\/newgarden-staves-off-oward-at-wwt-raceway-for-second-win-of-season\/_jgs-2020-gateway-148394-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/JGS-2020-GATEWAY-148394-1-scaled-e1599063767985.jpg?fit=640%2C427&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"640,427\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Joe Skibinski&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS-1D X Mark II&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1598823736&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Joe Skibinski&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;16&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.002&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"_JGS-2020-GATEWAY-148394-1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Josef Newgarden wins the Bommarito Automotive Group 500 Race 2 &amp;#8211; Aug 30, 2020. Photo by Joe Skibinski&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/JGS-2020-GATEWAY-148394-1-scaled-e1599063767985.jpg?fit=640%2C427&amp;ssl=1\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30998\" class=\"size-full wp-image-30998\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/JGS-2020-GATEWAY-148394-1-scaled-e1599063767985.jpg?resize=640%2C427\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\"><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-30998\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Josef Newgarden wins the Bommarito Automotive Group 500 Race 2 &#8211; Aug 30, 2020. Photo by Joe Skibinski<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Courtesy of the NTT IndyCar Series<\/em><\/p>\n<p>MADISON, Ill. \u2013 By using a late-race pit strategy call and winning a daring pit-exit duel, defending NTT INDYCAR SERIES champion Josef Newgarden claimed his second victory of 2020 in the Bommarito Automotive Group&nbsp; 500 Race 2 on Sunday, Aug. 30 at World Wide Technology Raceway.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_31000\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/JB1_5878-scaled.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"31000\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/racedaysa.com\/index.php\/2020\/08\/30\/newgarden-staves-off-oward-at-wwt-raceway-for-second-win-of-season\/jb1_5878\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/JB1_5878-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1709&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1709\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;9&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;JAMES J BLACK&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D750&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1598809434&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;35&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;640&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0015625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"JB1_5878\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Josef Newgarden wins the Bommarito Automotive Group 500 Race 2 &amp;#8211; Aug 30, 2020. Photo by James Black&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/JB1_5878-scaled.jpg?fit=640%2C428&amp;ssl=1\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-31000\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-31000\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/JB1_5878.jpg?resize=300%2C200\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/JB1_5878-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/JB1_5878-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C684&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/JB1_5878-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C513&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/JB1_5878-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1025&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/JB1_5878-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1367&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/JB1_5878-scaled.jpg?resize=284%2C190&amp;ssl=1 284w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/JB1_5878-scaled.jpg?resize=99%2C66&amp;ssl=1 99w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-31000\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Josef Newgarden wins the Bommarito Automotive Group 500 Race 2 &#8211; Aug 30, 2020. Photo by James Black<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Newgarden, driving the No. 1 Hitachi Team Penske Chevrolet, pitted for the final time on Lap 153 from the third position to try to undercut the leaders and gain time on them. Exiting pit lane, Newgarden was locked in a stirring side-by-side race with Pato O\u2019Ward in the No. 5 Arrow McLaren SP Chevrolet.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RESULTS:&nbsp;<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/click.email.brickyard.com\/?qs=1ebea6e4ff489998aa44f7124628964af6ae28b63457007457b0604a1355c7ef60e456d445dd198e9b4329e71cabfee2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Bommarito Automotive Group 500 Race 2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>As the two approached the backstretch, Newgarden won the game of chicken and pulled ahead of 2020 Indy 500 Rookie of the Year O\u2019Ward and cycled through to the lead on Lap 157 of the 200-lap race. He held off a hard-charging O\u2019Ward in the final laps until last week\u2019s Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge winner Takuma Sato made contact with the wall in Turn 2 with four laps to go, resulting in a caution and an end to the race. Sato finished ninth.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_30999\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/JGS-2020-GATEWAY-149104-1-scaled.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"30999\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/racedaysa.com\/index.php\/2020\/08\/30\/newgarden-staves-off-oward-at-wwt-raceway-for-second-win-of-season\/_jgs-2020-gateway-149104-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/JGS-2020-GATEWAY-149104-1-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1707&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1707\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Joe Skibinski&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS R&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1598824699&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Joe Skibinski&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;37&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;250&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.002&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"_JGS-2020-GATEWAY-149104-1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Josef Newgarden, Pato O&amp;#8217;Ward and Will Power &amp;#8211; Bommarito Automotive Group 500 Race 2 &amp;#8211; Aug 30, 2020. Photo by Joe Skibinski&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/JGS-2020-GATEWAY-149104-1-scaled.jpg?fit=640%2C427&amp;ssl=1\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30999\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-30999\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/JGS-2020-GATEWAY-149104-1.jpg?resize=300%2C200\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/JGS-2020-GATEWAY-149104-1-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/JGS-2020-GATEWAY-149104-1-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/JGS-2020-GATEWAY-149104-1-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/JGS-2020-GATEWAY-149104-1-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/JGS-2020-GATEWAY-149104-1-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1365&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/JGS-2020-GATEWAY-149104-1-scaled.jpg?resize=284%2C190&amp;ssl=1 284w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/JGS-2020-GATEWAY-149104-1-scaled.jpg?resize=99%2C66&amp;ssl=1 99w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-30999\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Josef Newgarden, Pato O&#8217;Ward and Will Power &#8211; Bommarito Automotive Group 500 Race 2 &#8211; Aug 30, 2020. Photo by Joe Skibinski<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cThis was all a pit stop victory right here for me,\u201d Newgarden said. \u201cWe got pretty dicey with Will (Power) and Pato (O\u2019Ward) there on track. My guys have been amazing in the pits. They have put me into position every time. It was really fun racing Pato out of the pit. That was for the win right there, that race when we went side by side out of the pit exit.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cReally proud of my team. They won the race. I didn\u2019t win it; they won it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Following Newgarden and O\u2019Ward in the top five were Will Power in the No. 12 Verizon Team Penske Chevrolet, Rinus VeeKay in the No. 21 SONAX Chevrolet and Saturday\u2019s Race 1 winner Scott Dixon in the No. 9 PNC Bank Chip Ganassi Racing Honda.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_31001\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/JB4_3923-scaled.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"31001\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/racedaysa.com\/index.php\/2020\/08\/30\/newgarden-staves-off-oward-at-wwt-raceway-for-second-win-of-season\/jb4_3923\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/JB4_3923-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1709&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1709\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;JAMES J. BLACK&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D750&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1598804075&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;130&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;160&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0003125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"JB4_3923\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Pato O&amp;#8217;Ward &amp;#8211; Bommarito Automotive Group 500 Race 2 &amp;#8211; Aug 30, 2020. Photo by James Black&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/JB4_3923-scaled.jpg?fit=640%2C428&amp;ssl=1\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-31001\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-31001\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/JB4_3923.jpg?resize=300%2C200\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/JB4_3923-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/JB4_3923-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C684&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/JB4_3923-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C513&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/JB4_3923-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1025&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/JB4_3923-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1367&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/JB4_3923-scaled.jpg?resize=284%2C190&amp;ssl=1 284w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/JB4_3923-scaled.jpg?resize=99%2C66&amp;ssl=1 99w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-31001\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pato O&#8217;Ward &#8211; Bommarito Automotive Group 500 Race 2 &#8211; Aug 30, 2020. Photo by James Black<\/p><\/div>\n<p>O\u2019Ward\u2019s second-place finish matched his career-best finish from earlier this year at Road America July 12. It was his third podium finish of the year. O\u2019Ward is third in the NTT INDYCAR SERIES point standings.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMan, we had a great weekend,\u201d said O\u2019Ward, who finished third in Saturday\u2019s race at WWTR. \u201cOur objective was to come in and try and score two podiums, and we did that. It would have been great to score a win. We\u2019re so close.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis Arrow McLaren SP No. 5 Chevrolet was very strong right out of the gates. We were super, super competitive. We\u2019re knocking on the door, man. We\u2019re very close, and we\u2019re going to keep pushing. I know our time will come. We have to stay there.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_31002\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/JB1_5437-scaled.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"31002\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/racedaysa.com\/index.php\/2020\/08\/30\/newgarden-staves-off-oward-at-wwt-raceway-for-second-win-of-season\/jb1_5437\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/JB1_5437-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1709&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1709\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;6.3&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;JAMES J BLACK&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D750&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1598803804&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0003125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"JB1_5437\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Will Power &amp;#8211; Bommarito Automotive Group 500 Race 2 &amp;#8211; Aug 30, 2020. Photo by James Black&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/JB1_5437-scaled.jpg?fit=640%2C428&amp;ssl=1\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-31002\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-31002\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/JB1_5437.jpg?resize=300%2C200\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/JB1_5437-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/JB1_5437-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C684&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/JB1_5437-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C513&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/JB1_5437-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1025&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/JB1_5437-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1367&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/JB1_5437-scaled.jpg?resize=284%2C190&amp;ssl=1 284w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/JB1_5437-scaled.jpg?resize=99%2C66&amp;ssl=1 99w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-31002\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Will Power &#8211; Bommarito Automotive Group 500 Race 2 &#8211; Aug 30, 2020. Photo by James Black<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Power led 40 laps and was ahead as the final round of green flag pit stops began, but 2014 NTT INDYCAR SERIES champion Power was caught in traffic attempting to enter pit lane, and he entered the warm-up lane behind the slower car of Ed Carpenter in the No. 20 United States Air Force Chevrolet, forcing him to lose time.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI felt like we had the car to win,\u201d Power said. \u201cObviously, it\u2019s a traffic game. I\u2019ve got to thank all of the guys. The Verizon 12 car Chevy was really strong today. We had great stops, great car. The strategy certainly didn\u2019t work out obviously at the end, but still very happy to get a podium.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>VeeKay, a 19-year-old NTT INDYCAR SERIES rookie, scored his best career finish and third top-10 result of the season, besting his fifth-place finish in the GMR Grand Prix on July 4 on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course. VeeKay was the biggest gainer of the day as he climbed from the 18<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;starting position.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_31003\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/JB4_3830-scaled.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"31003\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/racedaysa.com\/index.php\/2020\/08\/30\/newgarden-staves-off-oward-at-wwt-raceway-for-second-win-of-season\/jb4_3830\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/JB4_3830-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1709&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1709\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;JAMES J. BLACK&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D750&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1598803702&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;85&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;640&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0004&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"JB4_3830\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Start of the Bommarito Automotive Group 500 Race 2 &amp;#8211; Aug 30, 2020. Photo by James Black&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/JB4_3830-scaled.jpg?fit=640%2C428&amp;ssl=1\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-31003\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-31003\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/JB4_3830.jpg?resize=300%2C200\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/JB4_3830-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/JB4_3830-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C684&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/JB4_3830-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C513&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/JB4_3830-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1026&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/JB4_3830-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1367&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/JB4_3830-scaled.jpg?resize=284%2C190&amp;ssl=1 284w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/JB4_3830-scaled.jpg?resize=99%2C66&amp;ssl=1 99w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-31003\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Start of the Bommarito Automotive Group 500 Race 2 &#8211; Aug 30, 2020. Photo by James Black<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The race on the 1.25-mile oval just across the Mississippi River from St. Louis, featured a number of interesting, different strategies from the start as drivers in the lead pack deployed several different pit tactics to try to one-up each other.<\/p>\n<p>NTT P1 Award winner Sato led the first 59 laps of the race, but the pit strategy call to stay out longer than the rest of the field hurt him as he lost the lead and fell to eighth after green flag pit stops cycled. Sato led seven more laps throughout the race for a race-high 66.<\/p>\n<p>From there, O\u2019Ward and Power traded the lead on the following green flag pit stop cycles and hounded each other for the lead on green flag runs while Newgarden patiently waited to capitalize for his second win at WWTR. Newgarden won here in 2017 en route to his first series championship.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_31004\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/JB1_5436-scaled.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"31004\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/racedaysa.com\/index.php\/2020\/08\/30\/newgarden-staves-off-oward-at-wwt-raceway-for-second-win-of-season\/jb1_5436\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/JB1_5436-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1709&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1709\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;6.3&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;JAMES J BLACK&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D750&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1598803803&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0003125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"JB1_5436\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Josef Newgarden &amp;#8211; Bommarito Automotive Group 500 Race 2 &amp;#8211; Aug 30, 2020. Photo by James Black&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/JB1_5436-scaled.jpg?fit=640%2C428&amp;ssl=1\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-31004\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-31004\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/JB1_5436.jpg?resize=300%2C200\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/JB1_5436-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/JB1_5436-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C684&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/JB1_5436-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C513&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/JB1_5436-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1025&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/JB1_5436-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1367&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/JB1_5436-scaled.jpg?resize=284%2C190&amp;ssl=1 284w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/JB1_5436-scaled.jpg?resize=99%2C66&amp;ssl=1 99w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-31004\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Josef Newgarden &#8211; Bommarito Automotive Group 500 Race 2 &#8211; Aug 30, 2020. Photo by James Black<\/p><\/div>\n<p>With the lead, Newgarden gained on points leader Dixon. He entered the race 117 points behind five-time series champion Dixon but closed the gap to 96. O\u2019Ward is 119 behind Dixon.<\/p>\n<p>Finishing the day in 19<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;was 2004 NTT INDYCAR SERIES champion Tony Kanaan in the No. 14 Big Machine Vodka \/ AJ Foyt Racing Chevrolet. This was the final race of Kanaan\u2019s \u201cTK Last Lap\u201d tour where he competed on all the oval races this season. 2013 Indy 500 winner Kanaan holds the record for the most consecutive starts in the series at 318, which ended after the season-opening race June 6 at Texas Motor Speedway.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI wish I could have given the boys and A.J. (Foyt) and Big Machine a better result, but the rest of the day was fun,\u201d Kanaan said. \u201cIt was a good way to end it. I want to thank my fans, my team and everyone who has been involved in this journey, my family. It\u2019s been good.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m done for this year but hopefully not done totally, but we\u2019ll see. My fingers are crossed that maybe I could come back for a proper last lap with my fans, but for now, drop the mic.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The next race on the NTT INDYCAR SERIES schedule is the INDYCAR Harvest Grand Prix Doubleheader Oct. 2-3 on the 2.439-mile IMS road course.<\/p>\n<h3>&#8216;What They&#8217;re Saying&#8217; from Bommarito Automotive Group Race 2<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Top 10 Finishers<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>1<sup>st<\/sup>&nbsp;&#8211; JOSEF NEWGARDEN (No. 1 Hitachi Team Penske Chevrolet):&nbsp;<\/strong>\u201cThis was all a pit stop victory right here for me. We got pretty dicey with Will (Power) and Pato (O\u2019Ward) there on track. My guys have been amazing in the pits. They have put me into position every time. It was really fun racing Pato out of the pit. That was for the win right there, that race when we went side by side out of the pit exit. He did an amazing job. He\u2019s going to do great things in this sport, so good job to him. It\u2019s a smaller crowd; we weren\u2019t allowed to have as many people here, but thank you to everyone who came out. I hope you enjoyed your Sunday, and hopefully you enjoyed the race. This was all down to my team. Team Chevy did an amazing job. Great to have Hitachi on the car this weekend. They\u2019ve been good luck for us. Really proud of my team. They won the race. I didn\u2019t win it; they won it.\u201d (About pursuit of seies leader Scott Dixon): \u201cWell, we can\u2019t give up on it yet. Yesterday was a pretty big blow. We\u2019ve been pretty bitten by bad luck this year. The yellows have really gone against us probably three or four of the eight races, so what are you going to do? Sometimes it comes your way; sometimes it doesn\u2019t. I feel like this year they really haven\u2019t come our way, but that\u2019s racing. You\u2019ve got to hopefully get on a good cycle, and maybe this will be a little kickstarter for the end of the season for us.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>2<sup>nd<\/sup>&nbsp;&#8211; PATO O\u2019WARD (No. 5 Arrow McLaren SP Chevrolet):&nbsp;<\/strong>\u201cMan, we had a great weekend. Our objective was to come in and try and score two podiums, and we did that. It would have been great to score a win. We\u2019re so close. This Arrow McLaren SP No. 5 Chevrolet was very strong right out of the gates. We were super, super competitive. We\u2019re knocking on the door, man. We\u2019re very close, and we\u2019re going to keep pushing. I know our time will come. We have to stay there.\u201d (Did you have anything for Josef at the end?): \u201cIt would be great to say I did, but honestly, I was really struggling \u2026 Whenever I got the countdown to 10 laps to go, I was pushing, pushing, pushing to get close to him and try and strike, but I just couldn\u2019t quite do it. Today was harder than yesterday for passing. The asphalt on the track was quite a bit hotter, so that makes it quite a bit tougher with big trains of cars. We got to the back of the pack, and we kind of got stuck there.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>3<sup>rd<\/sup>&nbsp;&#8211; WILL POWER (No. 12 Verizon Team Penske Chevrolet):&nbsp;<\/strong>\u201cI felt like we had the car to win. Obviously, it\u2019s a traffic game. I\u2019ve got to thank all of the guys. The Verizon 12 car Chevy was really strong today. We had great stops, great car. The strategy certainly didn\u2019t work out obviously at the end, but still very happy to get a podium.\u201d (About your bad luck this season): \u201cWe\u2019ve certainly had a lot of potential this year and very strange year. But I feel very fortunate that I get to drive the Verizon car, and we get to do this and can actually have some fans here. It\u2019s a fantastic job. Obviously, we\u2019d love to win, but it wasn\u2019t today.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>4<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;&#8211; RINUS VEEKAY (No. 21 SONAX Chevrolet):&nbsp;<\/strong>\u201cIt was a great race, one of the best races I have ever driven. Yesterday, I started 14th and finished sixth, so today, starting 18th, I was aiming for a top-10 finish. I had an amazing first lap, got around a lot of guys. The strategy was brilliant, so shout out to my team for making this possible. Those last few laps were very tough; everyone was all over the place. Just missed out on the podium, but I don&#8217;t care about that right now. P4 was the best I could do.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>5<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;&#8211; SCOTT DIXON (No. 9 PNC Bank Chip Ganassi Racing Honda):&nbsp;<\/strong>\u201cThe PNC Bank crew did a great job today. We got into a little bit of traffic in those sequences, and Zach Veach totally screwed us. He was laps down and was totally slowing everyone down. I\u2019m not sure if he was trying to help his teammate (Colton) Herta, but he screwed my race and (Takuma) Sato\u2019s race. I\u2019m not sure how that happens when you are fellow Honda teams. I would have expected something else, especially with the other manufacturer running P1-4. It was a decent points\u2019 day, and we just made the most of what we had.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>6<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;&#8211; COLTON HERTA (No. 88 Andretti Captstone Turbine #ShiftToGreen Honda):&nbsp;<\/strong>\u201cI think we had a really good car today, again, and a really good opportunity to get on the podium. Our qualifying just hindered us, starting in 10th. We made it up about sixth and then slowly made up spots in stops and led some laps. We were looking pretty good there toward the end but had some contact that shuffled us back to sixth. It\u2019s unfortunate, but that\u2019s kind of how racing is. Sometimes it\u2019s brutal. Until next time, hopefully we\u2019ll be back at a racetrack real soon.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>7<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;&#8211; FELIX ROSENQVIST (No. 10 Monster Energy Chip Ganassi Racing Honda):&nbsp;<\/strong>\u201cThat was definitely an improvement on ovals, in general, and to yesterday\u2019s finish (P8). I just couldn\u2019t really take advantage of many moments today because it was a pretty static race. We were a bit unlucky when we caught Ed Carpenter going really slow. He let Conor Daly by because I think they\u2019re friends, and then he kind of blocked me, and we lost a lot of time. I got it back in the end there with the yellow. We got really lucky. We used the momentum to get past those two guys, and I thought we had a good finish with the Monster Energy car.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>8<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;&#8211; CONOR DALY (No. 59 Gallagher Carlin Chevrolet):&nbsp;<\/strong>\u201cIt was a pretty good day for us today starting 15th. There was a lot of chaos at the front with the oil dry on the track, so that was hectic. We lost a little bit because we got stuck on the inside at the beginning, but we gained a lot coming back on the outside in Turns 3 and 4 on the first lap. The No. 59 Gallagher Carlin Chevrolet was just fantastic. We worked our way forward every stop, and the guys did a great job in the pits. We were just so fast. We got all the way up behind (Scott) Dixon, but just at the end we had a big moment of understeer on the last stint, which put us back one position. To start the race in 15th and finish eighth here today and to have four of the five races together with Carlin all with top-10 finishes is just really awesome. I&#8217;m just happy and thankful to be here and to have had the opportunity to be competitive with this team and get so close to a podium so many times.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>9<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;&#8211; TAKUMA SATO (No. 30 ABeam Consulting Honda):&nbsp;<\/strong>\u201cWe led the race and saved a bunch of fuel, but we caught the tail end of the pack. Today there was a lot of dust offline, and it was very difficult to overtake. The team made the decision to stay out, but it seems that everybody undercut us on the first stint, and that was it. After that, we tried to stretch the fuel and then go off sequence but caught traffic every time. Some of the cars were four laps down, and the team said they heard they were told, \u2018Keep the 30 car behind,\u2019 which is not racing. It\u2019s not sportsmanlike, and I\u2019m not very happy with that. But there is nothing we can do about it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>10<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;&#8211; SANTINO FERRUCCI (No. 18 SealMaster Honda):<\/strong>&nbsp;\u201cWe finished in the top 10, and the car was phenomenal. It was a solid Race 2 for the SealMaster Honda team in the Bommarito Automotive Group 500. We really had a top-five car. I just got caught up in lapped traffic at the end, so we ended up sitting where we were. Overall, really proud of the engineering team getting the car sorted.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Remainder of Drivers (alphabetical \u2013 with finishing position):<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>MARCO ANDRETTI (Finished 15<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;&#8211; No. 98 Oberto Specialty Meats \/ Circle K Honda):<\/strong>&nbsp;\u201cThe guys did a good job of putting the Oberto Circle K car back together after yesterday &#8211; big thanks to them for that. The race car was good; we shuffled through the top here and there with strategy. But we just got caught in traffic when we needed to be flying, and it just wasn\u2019t our day in the pits. We\u2019ll look ahead.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>OLIVER ASKEW (Finished 17<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;&#8211; No. 7 Arrow McLaren SP Chevrolet):<\/strong>&nbsp;\u201cWe got passed by too many cars at the start. Made it really tough to get through, but I feel like we had a car to be well into the top 10, maybe the top five. We had a fast car in clean air when we had it. Just disappointed at the start and made our race really difficult from there. Looking forward to getting back on a road course in a couple weeks.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>ED CARPENTER (Finished 21<sup>st<\/sup>&nbsp;&#8211; No. 20 United States Air Force Chevrolet):&nbsp;<\/strong>\u201cThis was a really disappointing end to a very tough year. It was really only a couple of months since our first race was in June. It started off well there, but it&#8217;s been a lot of bad luck since then. Today was just another tough day. The car wasn\u2019t the same after I got hit at the start yesterday. There are still a few races left in 2020, so we&#8217;ll focus on Rinus (VeeKay) and Conor (Daly) and finish out the season strong as a team.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>MARCUS ERICSSON (Finished 23<sup>rd<\/sup>&nbsp;&#8211; No. 8 Huski Chocolate Chip Ganassi Racing Honda):&nbsp;<\/strong>\u201cI think the Huski Chocolate Honda was really fast today. We had the pace again today to be fighting for a podium and a win. Again, we lost a lot of positions in the pit sequence, unfortunately, so we need to look at that and analyze what\u2019s going on there. Then, we had an issue with the rear wing. I tried to hang on and reported that something was wrong because the car was sliding everywhere. After a while, we realized that something was wrong with the rear wing, so they brought us in to change the rear wing. We obviously lost a lot of laps, but then when we got out the car felt good again and really fast. We were still a lot of laps down. It\u2019s a disappointing day.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>JACK HARVEY (Finished 13<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;&#8211; No. 60 AutoNation \/ SiriusXM Honda):&nbsp;<\/strong>\u201cIt\u2019s been a pretty frustrating weekend for us. We keep having great qualifying runs, and we somehow just can\u2019t seem to get a good race result. I don\u2019t think we were as quick as we were yesterday. I think the hotter track temperatures laid the car, not necessarily bad in balance, but just lacking grip. One of these days we will turn one of these good qualifying runs into a good race result.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>RYAN HUNTER-REAY (Finished 11<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;&#8211; No. 28 DHL Honda):&nbsp;<\/strong>\u201cOverall, it was kind of an uneventful day for the 28 team, which is both good and bad. We would have liked a little more passing. It was really a track position day, and we just weren\u2019t in a position to gain. We\u2019re looking forward to the next race.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>TONY KANAAN (Finished 19<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;&#8211; No. 14 Big Machine Vodka \/ AJ Foyt Racing Chevrolet):&nbsp;<\/strong>\u201cTrack position was everything. We had a pretty decent start, moved up a little bit but honestly, I think it was pretty boring race &#8212; but it was a boring race for everyone. Mixed feelings on my last one. I wish I could have given the boys and A.J. (Foyt) and Big Machine a better result, but the rest of the day was fun. It was a good way to end it. I want to thank my fans, my team and everyone who has been involved in this journey, my family. It\u2019s been good. I\u2019m done for this year but hopefully not done totally, but we\u2019ll see. My fingers are crossed that maybe I could come back for a proper last lap with my fans, but for now, drop the mic.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>CHARLIE KIMBALL (Finished 18<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;&#8211; No. 4 Tresiba \/ AJ Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet):&nbsp;<\/strong>\u201cWell, kind of a tough day for the No. 4 Tresiba Chevrolet car. We started 21st, kind of ran around there, made a couple of passes at the start and then settled into our pace. I think everyone was really struggling with passing. There wasn\u2019t a whole lot of overtaking, but I know my guys in pit lane got me at least two spots that I know of, so big ups to them, as normal. They did a great job in pit lane, and we\u2019ll learn from this and move forward.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>SIMON PAGENAUD (Finished 16<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;&#8211; No. 22 Menards Team Penske Chevrolet):&nbsp;<\/strong>\u201cYeah, the whole weekend didn\u2019t go well. Yesterday really put us on the back foot, and we didn\u2019t get to really feel the race car. Today, Turn 1 just obviously got us shuffled and sandwiched and didn\u2019t want to end my race in the first corner, so I slowed down and lost all momentum. It caused a freight train around me. We had a really good car the whole race; we were just stuck at the back. I was super happy with the Menards Chevy, but I think we had one of the fastest laps of the race. We just got stuck in the back, so let\u2019s regroup and go to the next race. I guess it\u2019s that kind of a season where you just have to take every race as it comes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>ALEX PALOU (Finished 12<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;&#8211; No. 55 Guaranteed Rate Honda):&nbsp;<\/strong>\u201cThat was an uneventful race. It was super difficult to pass. I think the only passing that happened was at the start and with the pit strategy, where we gained four or five positions. It was easy to follow other cars but just very hard to get a run on them, and that was the same for everyone on track. It ended up being about strategy and trying to make that work in our favor. It\u2019s a shame because we had a really fast car. We had the fastest race lap, and that shows how good our No. 55 Guaranteed Rate car is. I felt really comfortable with the car. It\u2019s too bad we couldn\u2019t finish any higher.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>GRAHAM RAHAL (Finished 20<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;&#8211; No. 15 United Rentals Honda):&nbsp;<\/strong>\u201cRace 2 was disappointing for the United Rentals team just because of where we started. Today is a lesson in how important qualifying is. It was hard to pass on track. The tire is very, very hard here, and it makes it difficult for the drivers, but I\u2019ve got to say it was massively better today. If you look at our fastest lap time, it was as quick as (Pato) O\u2019Ward, who finished second. It\u2019s just a shame we started at the back. We never were able to make our way forward. We lost a lap early when we came in the pits with (leader Josef) Newgarden, and he just beat us out, which put us a lap down, and from there we kind of scrambled. But I\u2019ve got to say the silver lining in all this is yes, this weekend sucked for us, but we made great gains today. Twentieth doesn\u2019t look like it, but I assure you we did. Head down, focus forward, and we\u2019ll get them at the next one.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>ALEXANDER ROSSI (Finished 14<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;&#8211; No. 27 NAPA AUTO PARTS \/ AutoNation Honda):&nbsp;<\/strong>\u201cIt felt like we were a day behind everyone, honestly. I think the NAPA AutoCare guys did a good job rebuilding a whole new car overnight. The pace was OK. At the start, everyone had a pretty good idea of what they had and what they were supposed to do, and I was doing it for the first time. It\u2019s a track position race after that; you can\u2019t pass. It\u2019s just pretty processional. We tried to mix up the strategy, but ultimately since it\u2019s Race 2 here, everyone kind of knows what they\u2019re looking for, and it\u2019s pretty hard gaining.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>ZACH VEACH (Finished 22<sup>nd<\/sup>&nbsp;&#8211; No. 26 Gainbridge Honda):&nbsp;<\/strong>\u201cWe started off the day way too free, unfortunately. The limited amount of track time we get, it doesn\u2019t give you a whole lot of time to build something under you that you\u2019re comfortable with. By the last couple of stints, the track was finally to a place where the car was manageable, but I just struggled the first part of the race. And then we had a pit stop with a loose nut that made us come back in. That unfortunately put the final nail in the coffin. I still want to thank the Gainbridge guys for the work they put in. It just wasn\u2019t our day.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Courtesy of the NTT IndyCar Series MADISON, Ill. \u2013 By using a late-race pit strategy call and winning a daring pit-exit duel, defending NTT INDYCAR SERIES champion Josef Newgarden claimed his second victory of 2020 in the Bommarito Automotive Group&nbsp; 500 Race 2 on Sunday, Aug. 30 at World Wide Technology Raceway. 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