Newgarden plans to “make some magic” in Nashville IndyCar race

Team Penske’s IndyCar title-chaser Josef Newgarden says he needs to “make some magic” in the Nashville race today to keep closing on points dominator Alex Palou.Newgarden starts ninth on his hometown track – with Chip Ganassi Racing rival Palou going from fourth – as he bids to reduce the 80-point deficit in the season's closing stages.topped by his team-mate Scott McLaughlin“We’ll work from the top 10 there and make some magic in the race, that’s the best thing we can do.

“That’s what’s happened the last two years. I think as soon as you predict that, it doesn’t go that way, but you just never know. Palou and Newgarden have each won four races this year, but all of Newgarden’s success has come on ovals, whereas Palou’s victories have come on road and street courses.The Spaniard used a reverse strategy to his rivals in the Firestone Fast Six shootout, opting for fresh primary tyres rather than running again on used, softer alternate rubber.

“We don’t really know [about the tire degradation] on the long run, but we didn’t have the opportunity to find out with the weather. We’ve been pretty good all year.”caused a late red flag by crashing in Q2.position in a dramatic race last year.

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