JR Hildebrand stood in for him at today’s Iowa Speedway test, but Josef Newgarden has confirmed that he will be racing the #21 Ed Carpenter Racing entry at next week’s Iowa Corn 300. Following his 200mph shunt at Texas Motor Speedway that left him with a broken right clavicle and a fractured right hand, there were doubts over Newgarden’s fitness for last week’s race at Road America. However, the 25-year-old took part and finished ninth despite a qualifying spin relegating him to 20th on the grid. However, the Tennessee native had said his bigger fitness worry was the 0.894-mile Iowa oval given its bumps, and the almost constant turning required there. “I’d say it’s pretty much...
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