Indy 500 2012: Speedy Josef Newgarden Will Be Tough to Beat

He may be young, but he has the speed to conquer the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The odds aren't necessarily in his favor, but Josef Newgarden doesn't care. As he said, he came to Indianapolis for just one reason. "I think we can win. That's what the team wants to do. You don't go to Indianapolis and finish second," the rookie driver told The Tennessean's Greg Sullivan. There are plenty of firsts facing Newgarden at this year's Indianapolis 500. He's the first Middle Tennessean to start the race. It's his first time taking on the Indy 500. If he won, he'd be the first American rookie to do so since since Louis Meyer in 1928.  It's a lot of pressure, but if anyone has the right attitude to conquer it, it's Newgarden. He has the enthusi...

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