Newgarden Leads Final Indy 500 Practice

Final Practice for 2025 Indy 500 – Courtesy of and Copyright 23 May 2025 Penske Entertainment Corporation

Ken Zino of AutoInformed.com on Newgarden Tops Final Indy 500 Practice, Wins Pit Stop Challenge

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In the Oscar Mayer $150,000 Pit Stop Challenge, Newgarden beat Power in an all-Team Penske final that required all three rounds. Newgarden’s crew won the first round, Power’s the second. However, in the final round, the No. 2 crew changed four tires and completed a simulated fueling in 10.263 seconds, while Power and the No. 12 crew trailed at 10.503. The No. 2 crew earned a $50,000 prize, with the No. 12 crew collecting $25,000.

This was the record-extending 20th victory in the annual pit stop contest for Team Penske, and Newgarden became just the fifth driver to win three or more times. Newgarden last year became the first driver to sweep the pit stop contest and the “500” in the same year since Helio Castroneves in 2009, also for Team Penske.

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