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Newgarden opens up over IndyCar rules breach: “I’m not a liar”
In a special press conference at Barber Motorsports Park on Friday, an emotional Josef Newgarden admitted to using push-to-pass illegally, believing rules had changed after an exhibition race. Newgarden took responsibility for his actions, acknowledging he failed to adhere to the rules and let his team down. The transgression was discovered by IndyCar officials during warm-up at Long Beach, leading to disqualification for Newgarden and Scott McLaughlin. Newgarden attributed the mistake to a combination of the rule change and an illegal line of code in the car’s system. Despite the demoralizing situation, Newgarden maintained his integrity, stating he didn’t know he had broken the rules until after Long Beach. Ultimately, Newgarden accepted the consequences of his actions and vowed to learn from the experience.
