Team Penske updates Josef Newgarden’s condition
NEWTON, IOWA — Team Penske updated Josef Newgarden’s condition Sunday night after he was taken to a local hospital.
Newgarden was taken by helicopter to the hospital to be treated for ‘head abrasions’ sustained from fainting – after wrecking out of the NTT INDYCAR Series HyVee Salute to Farmers 300 at Iowa Speedway.
Team Penske released a statement detailing, in part, that Newgarden underwent scans at the hospital. The scans came back negative but he was held overnight for further observation.
Newgarden will still need to be evaluated by the INDYCAR medical staff Thursday, in order to be cleared to race July 30 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course (12 p.m. ET; TV: NBC, Peacock).
Newgarden is tied for third in points with Scott Dixon, 34 points behind leader Will Power, with five races left. He won Saturday’s HyVeeDeals.com 250 at Iowa Speedway.
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Jonathan Fjeld is the co-owner of the The Racing Experts, LLC. He has been with TRE since 2010.
A Twin Valley, MN, native, Fjeld became a motorsports fan at just three years old (first race was the 2002 Pennsylvania 500). He worked as a contributor and writer for TRE from 2010-18. Since then, he has stepped up and covered 24 NASCAR race weekends and taken on a larger role with TRE. He became the co-owner and managing editor in 2023 and has guided the site to massive growth in that time.
Fjeld has covered a wide array of stories and moments over the years, including Kevin Harvick's final Cup Series season, the first NASCAR national series disqualification in over 50 years, Shane van Gisbergen's stunning win in Chicago and the first Cup Series race at Road America in 66 years – as well as up-and-coming drivers' stories and stories from inside the sport, like the tech it takes for Hendrick Motorsports to remain a top-tier team.
Currently, he resides in Albuquerque, N.M., where he works for KOB 4, an NBC station. He works as a digital producer and does on-air reports. He loves spending time with friends and family, playing and listening to music, exploring new places, being outdoors, reading books and writing among other activities. You can email him at fjeldjonathan@gmail.com