Just like that, following a … Jack Harvey -23115. In 2018, IndyCar Series champ Josef Newgarden asked his longtime girlfriend Ashley Welch to marry him. After getting engaged the couple got married in 2019 in Nashville, TN, United States. Found this beautiful little gem today and put a huge smile in my heart. He proposed while they were on a vacation together in Japan. Graham Rahal 8. A number of Newgarden’s fellow racers congratulated the couple on Instagram, including Graham Rahal, Helio Castroneves, Tony Kanaan and Conor Daly. She even created a hashtag: #TheNewestGarden. 25 Funny Tweets for Anyone Who Is Quarantining While Married, This Guy Recreated the Eiffel Tower to Propose to His Girlfriend 'in Paris' During the Quarantine, Here's What Carmen Electra Is up to These Days. 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Skyping one of your favorite people doesn't make home seem too far away. More AP sports: https://apnews.com/apf-sports and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports. Team Penske's Josef Newgarden gained 24 points on Scott Dixon over two days in Lexington. 9 car to reclaim the title of champion for the second time in three years. These days, Ashley isn't doing as much dressing up for work anymore. But here’s the thing that truly indicates that Dixon’s sixth title is practically wrapped up. Here’s the alarming thing: not once through 11 races this season has Newgarden, who has surprisingly led more laps than Dixon this year (400 to 340), outscored him by more than 24 points in a single race, much less outscored him by a 24-point average over the span of multiple races. I would go to the end of the seas and back for you, and travel whatever distance as many times over to be the helping hand that you should ever need. Marcus Ericsson -22613. Just like that, following a … It should have been an easy points day," Dixon said after the race. As always, the (IndyCar) points title comes down to the last race.". Instead, Newgarden, Power's teammate, earned a bonus point by qualifying on the front row Thursday, when Dixon qualified 12th. A 'rookie mistake' by Scott Dixon on Sunday at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course likely means the IndyCar championship battle will come down to the last race next month in the Grand Prix of St. Petersburg. Jack Harvey 7. Foyt (67) and Mario Andretti (52). On Saturday, there were more problems when Newgarden weaved his way through the field from the No. But the bigger story may be Scott Dixon's continuing struggle. All rights reserved. These days, Josef and Ashley are as happy as ever. The next day he qualified third, but an early spin in the first turn dropped him to 10th again, allowing defending champion Josef Newgarden to cut the deficit to 72 points. ", On lap 22 Points leader @scottdixon9 lost control of @PNCBank @HondaRacing_HPD and fell back to 20th place. ——————————————— I never knew that I could love someone the way that I love you. The organization will receive a permanent garage at the speedway, brand new tools from Snap-on and the money will help create a yearlong curriculum for students. Over Here! While Newgarden picked up a bonus point Thursday by qualifying on the front row for the first of two races, Dixon caught a bad break when Takuma Sato's spin into the gravel pit ended his group's session prematurely. A post shared by Josef Newgarden (@josefnewgarden) on Oct 5, 2018 at 7:10pm PDT. His 50 career wins are third all-time behind A.J. Josef Newgarden -723. He was born on 22nd December 1990 to parents Joey and Tina Newgarden. Colton Herta -1285. It’s unknown whether the couple has set a wedding date yet. Your privacy is safe with us. Ashley and Josef have been dating a WHILE — even back when she was working at Disney World in 2014. Runner-up finishes at Iowa and in the Indianapolis 500 gave Dixon five top-twos in seven races, and a win at St. Louis extended the streak to six of eight. Simon Pagenaud 11. SCOTT DIXON SPINS!The @IndyCar championship leader gets into the dirt and loses control. Then everything turned on one of the greatest drivers of his generation and, suddenly, a 96-point lead dwindled steadily down to 32. Simon Pagenaud -179 9. Takuma Sato -153 7. And Dixon hasn't just completed every lap of every race this season, he's led in points every day of this strange, abbreviated season. They are set to be broadcast live on USA Network beginning at 3:30 p.m. He fought his way back to 10th for the second race in a row -- limiting additional championship damage since Newgarden could only reach as high as eighth in Sunday's race. There are other drivers who are still mathematically alive as well, but none of them are even within 45 points of Newgarden and might as well forget about it. “It's still good to be on the leading side of it and we still have a pretty good window," Dixon said Saturday after a finishing eighth at Indianapolis. The 20-year-old Floridian finished fourth Friday after running near the front for most of the 85-lap race. To beat Dixon, Newgarden needs to make up an average of at least 24 points per race (24 or 24.33 depending on the wins tiebreaker, which Dixon currently leads four to two). Since, 2014, Josef has secured the most race wins and has led the most laps pf any driver. “I can never tell you how many people have given me fist bumps," Ashley told the Indy Star. Newgarden trails Dixon by a sizable gap of 72 points in the standings with three races to go after Dixon’s disappointing weekend at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, where he is a six-time winner. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings). All rights reserved. Of course not; a Newgarden win (51+ points) and a Dixon DNF (likely less than 10 points) suddenly throw this out the window and create a much more manageable gap. I Must Be a Fast Car, Look! 108k Followers, 548 Following, 1,389 Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from Josef Newgarden (@josefnewgarden) Scott Dixon, Chip Ganassi Racing, and Josef Newgarden, Team Penske, IndyCar (Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images). @josefnewgarden, A post shared by Ashley Newgarden (@ashleynewgarden) on Mar 17, 2013 at 9:45pm PDT. 1. By finishing eighth or higher, he still earns the title, moving within one of matching Foyt's career record. Before qualifying began, series officials also announced they were teaming up some corporate partners to help expand the operations of NXG Youth Motorsports, which introduces minority students to motorsports, with more than $500,000 in additional funding. The Australian driver from Team Penske posted a fast lap of 1:08.9767 to earn his fifth career pole on the 14-turn, 2.439-mile road course. ). ET, respectively. Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to share on Flipboard (Opens in new window), Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window), Click to email this to a friend (Opens in new window). The two officially got married in 2019 in Nashville. In 2018, IndyCar Series champ Josef Newgarden asked his longtime girlfriend Ashley Welch to marry him. It was coincidental seeing one of the most ancient gardens in Kyoto, because I’ll soon be the Newest Garden of them all. INDIANAPOLIS – Scott Dixon looked invincible in the first half of this IndyCar season. Dixon could only muster a 10th place finish on Saturday after a subpar qualifying effort while defending champion Josef Newgarden gained 20 points with a runner-up result in the first half of the weekend doubleheader. “But we've definitely got our work cut out.". Alex Palou -27118. Look at Me! Crushes come and go, but love seems to latch on to ones soul with full force. There's no doubt about it after the struggles of the last two race weekends. Dixon managed to finish eight, but the gap is now just 32 points with the Oct. 25 season finale at St. Petersburg looming. The truth is Dixon is still in the driver's seat. It's unknown whether her parents still live in Georgia. Fans Are Already Crossing Their Fingers for ‘Fargo’ Season 5 — Will It Return. This content is imported from Twitter. "So you have to keep digging deep and moving forward the best you can.”, More AP sports: https://apnews.com/apf-sports and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports. INDIANAPOLIS – Will Power will start from the pole Saturday at Indianapolis after posting the fastest lap in morning qualifying. The most surprising part of what's happened is that Dixon has been one of the steadiest drivers in the series for two decades. It's his fifth pole this season and the 61st career pole, which is second all-time behind Mario Andretti (67). “It will take more horsepower we'll use more in these conditions, where as in July it would have been easy to do a two-stop race," Power said.