IndyCar Rookie Josef Newgarden Quickest In Milwaukee Practice

IndyCar rookie Josef Newgarden has ended the first practice session for this weekend’s Milwaukee IndyFest fastest, only a fraction quicker than the Penske of Helio Castroneves. This weekend’s race is the first of the season on a short-oval, a week after the race around the daunting 1.5-mile Texas Motor Speedway.

The top five was rounded out by EJ Viso, last weekend’s pole-sitter Alex Tagliani, and JR Hildebrand. Last years Milwaukee Mile winner Dario Franchitti only managed 11th, just behind his team-mate Scott Dixon whereas Championship leader Will Power finished a lowly 19th.

Both Will Power and Scott Dixon will endure 10-place grid penalties for tomorrow’s race, after they both changed their engines prior to the race weekend due to engine related issues at the Iowa mid-week test. However, with passing relatively easy around the 1-mile oval, both drivers should gradually rise to the top as the race progresses.

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