Roger Penske was looking to inject some youth into his IndyCar Series line-up with Josef Newgarden. His decision has paid off...Josef Newgarden arrives right on time; team gear pressed Penske-perfect, but driver looking a little spiritually rumpled."Did you get a coffee?" he asks. His voice sounds a touch more gravelly...

Roger Penske speaks with RACER's Marshall Pruett moments after watching his young American driver Josef Newgarden win the 2017 Verizon IndyCar Series championship at Sonoma Raceway."Investment pays off, and that's what it did today," he said.

Schmidt Peterson Motorsports will look for another day to test its Honda-powered IndyCars after steady rain in the Bay Area kept drivers James Hinchcliffe and Mikhail Aleshin parked at Sonoma Raceway.Related StoriesOther than working with a film crew as part of a pre-arranged commercial shoot, the day was a wash...

We work from the general belief that taking a young, race-winning driver like Josef Newgarden and exposing him to the full might of Team Penske will somehow transform the kid into an ass-kicking, championship-dominating machine.If only it was that simple.The Tennessean, who turns 26 in December, will indeed have access...