Reigning Indianapolis 500 champion Josef Newgarden apologized on Friday for an IndyCar cheating scandal that led to him being stripped of a victory in March's season opener at St. Petersburg.Newgarden, who had been the season points leader, was stripped of his victory in March's season-opening IndyCar Grand Prix of St. Petersburg.
Xfinity teams compete at Dover for the 78th time.
Reigning Indianapolis 500 champion Josef Newgarden blinked back tears Friday as he accepted blame for manipulating the push-to-pass system in his season-opening IndyCar win that has since been stripped, calling it an embarrassment. Newgarden gave an emotional 25-minute news conference at Barber Motorsports Park in his first public comments since IndyCar punished him Wednesday by taking away his March 10 victory at St. Petersburg, Florida. “I want to deeply apologize to our fans, our partners, my teammates, the competitors that I race against,” Newgarden said.
Hulkenberg has started over 200 Formula 1 races and has never had a podium finish.