Josef Newgarden chose the date of 11/1 to reveal his choice of car number for 2018 – after teammate and 2016 champion Simon Pagenaud told him “there’s a bunch of stuff they don’t tell you about that you may have to deal with now: a championship to-do list.”

We’ll let Josef explain the rest (courtesy of Team Penske).

ICYMI: It’s 11/1. There’s just something about No. 1. #INDYCAR pic.twitter.com/dH6PZ4CdiJ

— Team Penske (@Team_Penske) November 1, 2017

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No word yet on Pagenaud’s number choice for 2018.