Josef Newgarden Wins Bommarito Automotive Group 500 at WWTR

MADISON, Ill. – The king of World Wide Technology Raceway has returned to his throne. Josef Newgarden won for the sixth time in 11 starts at the 1.25-mile oval, enduring two rain delays during Sunday night’s race to win a fascinating Bommarito Automotive Group 500.

Newgarden drove his No. 2 Astemo Team Penske Chevrolet to victory by 0.6613 of a second over Marcus Ericsson in the No. 28 Delaware Life Honda. ECR’s Christian Rasmussen secured a season-best third-place finish in the No. 21 Splenda Chevrolet. Rinus VeeKay and Scott McLaughlin rounded out the top five.

“Great job to the group,” Newgarden said. “Just a methodical night. We had a good car to start. It wasn’t perfect, but it really came to us just when we needed it. It was a track position day.”

Newgarden took the lead for good on Lap 221 after a spirited, multi-lap duel with Rasmussen that featured several lead changes. Overall, the frantic race featured an event-record 268 passes for position.

Strategists were tested throughout the night by two red-flag periods totaling 50 minutes. Chip Ganassi Racing attempted to stretch fuel windows, but the gamble backfired for championship leader Alex Palou. Palou’s No. 10 Honda ran out of fuel as he entered pit lane on Lap 203, resulting in a lengthy stop that relegated him to a 17th-place finish.

Official Race Results

Pos	SP	Car	Driver	Laps	Elapsed Time	Pts
1	8	2	Josef Newgarden	260	02:25:26.7673	51
2	12	28	Marcus Ericsson	260	02:25:27.4286	43
3	19	21	Christian Rasmussen	260	02:25:28.6196	36
4	13	76	Rinus VeeKay	260	02:25:30.2020	32
5	5	3	Scott McLaughlin	260	02:25:33.9898	30
6	3	27	Kyle Kirkwood	260	02:25:34.7153	28
7	2	12	David Malukas	260	02:25:35.1357	26
8	21	26	Will Power	260	02:25:36.1043	24
9	6	66	Marcus Armstrong	260	02:25:36.4923	22
10	16	7	Christian Lundgaard	260	02:25:36.8075	20
11	9	5	Pato O’Ward	260	02:25:37.6365	19
12	7	9	Scott Dixon	260	02:25:38.2958	19
13	15	14	Santino Ferrucci	260	02:25:42.1806	17
14	4	60	Felix Rosenqvist	260	02:25:45.6001	16
15	23	18	Romain Grosjean	259	02:25:42.4297	15
16	18	47	Mick Schumacher (R)	259	02:25:42.5826	14
17	1	10	Alex Palou	258	02:25:46.4373	15
18	10	20	Alexander Rossi	258	02:25:48.0058	12
19	25	77	Sting Ray Robb	257	02:25:52.5157	11
20	17	45	Louis Foster	250	02:25:52.1131	10
21	14	8	Kyffin Simpson	236	02:25:53.5851	9
22	20	4	Caio Collet (R)	226	02:10:34.2797	9
23	11	15	Graham Rahal	112	00:55:42.4524	7
24	22	6	Nolan Siegel	53	00:25:20.9800	6
25	24	19	Dennis Hauger (R)	0	00:00:00.0000	5

(R) – Denotes Rookie of the Year candidate.

Box Score: Race Statistics

Leader Summary

Drivers led the following number of laps during the 260-lap race:

• Marcus Ericsson: 114 laps
• Josef Newgarden: 53 laps
• Alex Palou: 49 laps
• Scott Dixon: 32 laps
• Caio Collet: 7 laps
• Christian Rasmussen: 5 laps

Caution Summary

There were four full-course caution periods totaling 60 laps:

• Laps 55–62: Contact, Cars 6 and 10 in Turn 1 (8 laps)
• Laps 114–142: Contact, Car 15 in Turn 4 / Conditions (29 laps)
• Laps 197–211: Conditions (15 laps)
• Laps 226–233: Mechanical, Car 4 (8 laps)

Penalty Summary

The following penalties were issued by INDYCAR Officiating:

• Car 8: Out of Line at the Start (Lap 5) – Drive-Through
• Car 9: Emergency Service in a Closed Pit (Lap 201) – Restart at the Back of the Field

Next Event

The next NTT INDYCAR SERIES race is the XPEL Grand Prix at Road America on Sunday, June 21, at Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin.