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Newgarden: Daytona 24h win ‘doesn’t hurt’ my Le Mans target
After winning the Daytona 24 Hours race in his second start in PPM’s LMDh prototype, Josef Newgarden expressed his desire to race at Le Mans in the future. Although he acknowledges that he hasn’t earned a spot yet, Newgarden would love to compete in the prestigious endurance race. As a race car driver, he wants to compete everywhere and believes that Le Mans would be an amazing challenge. Newgarden feels honored to have been part of the winning team at Daytona and recognizes the efforts of everyone involved, including Porsche and Team Penske. He describes the experience as awkward but proud, as he is used to a more singular focus in open wheel racing, but now feels like he has a racing family. Overall, Newgarden considers the victory at Daytona as a significant achievement.
