Rested Newgarden seeking IndyCar lead at home in Nashville

By JENNA FRYER
AP Auto Racing Writer

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Josef Newgarden finished a disappointing 10th in the debut Music City Grand Prix on the downtown streets of his Nashville hometown. That’s not good enough to keep Newgarden in the hunt for a third IndyCar title, so the American slimmed down his schedule this week to ensure he’s rested for Sunday’s race. He’s had a disruptive two weeks since he collapsed following a crash at Iowa and hit his head. Newgarden admits he wasn’t at 100% when he raced last week at Indianapolis. He’s third in the standings. Team Penske teammate Will Power is the points leader with four races remaining.