NTT IndyCar Series driver Josef Newgarden (2) races during the Music City Grand Prix at the Nashville Superspeedway in Lebanon, Tenn., Sunday, Aug. 31, 2025.

The 2025 NTT IndyCar Series season finale at Nashville Superspeedway has ended, and Josef Newgarden is finally on top. After a miserable 2025 IndyCar season, Newgarden and the No. 2 team for Team Penske won the finale at Nashville, earning the first and final victory of the year.

The driver of the No. 2 car held off Alex Palou after a late-race caution for Scott McLaughlin. It was a war of attrition, as several drivers, such as Pato O'Ward and David Maulkas, crashed from the top two spots. In the end, Newgarden survived the carnage and came out on top.

Newgarden entered Nashville with the possibility of a winless season but pulled through after McLaughlin hit the wall from the lead in the closing laps. It may not have been the season that Newgarden and Team Penske were expecting, but at least they closed out 2025 with a trip to victory lane.

IndyCar results: Nashville Superspeedway (August 2025)

  1. No. 2 Josef Newgarden
  2. No. 10 Alex Palou
  3. No. 8 Kyffin Simpson
  4. No. 3 Scott McLaughlin
  5. No. 76 Conor Daly
  6. No. 27 Kyle Kirkwood
  7. No. 60 Felix Rosenqvist
  8. No. 14 Santino Ferrucci
  9. No. 90 Callum Ilott
  10. No. 20 Alexander Rossi
  11. No. 26 Colton Herta
  12. No. 9 Scott Dixon
  13. No. 18 Rinus VeeKay
  14. No. 83 Robert Shwartzman
  15. No. 28 Marcus Ericsson
  16. No. 77 Sting Ray Robb
  17. No. 6 Nolan Siegel
  18. No. 30 Delvin DeFrancesco
  19. No. 66 Marcus Armstrong
  20. No. 45 Louis Foster
  21. No. 12 Will Power
  22. No. 15 Graham Rahal
  23. No. 51 Jacob Abel
  24. No. 5 Pato O'Ward
  25. No. 7 Christian Lundgaard
  26. No. 4 David Malukas
  27. No. 21 Christian Ramsussen

This article originally appeared on Motorsports Wire: Josef Newgarden wins IndyCar race at Nashville in 2025, full results

Reporting by Austin Konenski, Motorsports Wire / Motorsports Wire

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