The number two is an important one to Josef Newgarden. He drives the No. 2 Team Penske Chevy, has won two IndyCar Series championships, and became a two-time winner of the Indianapolis 500 last year.

The first race of the 2025 INDYCAR season is in the books, and the championship odds are on the move. Will Alex Palou win it all again, or will a long shot hoist the trophy at the end of the season?

Scott Dixon didn’t spend all of Sunday’s 100-lap race without the ability to communicate with his team on pit lane. But the ...