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Josef Newgarden races to 4th IndyCar win of season, ups points lead

MADISON, Ill. -- Josef Newgarden passed teammate Simon Pagenaud and drove away to his fourth IndyCar series victory of the season Saturday night at Gateway Motorsports Park.

Newgarden, the 26-year-old Team Penske driver from Tennessee, increased his series points lead over Chip Ganassi driver Scott Dixon with two races remaining in the 17-race schedule. Dixon was second, 0.6850 seconds back.

Pagenaud was third, followed by Helio Castroneves and Conor Daly.

Newgarden led 61 of the 248 laps on the 1.25-mile oval en route to his seventh career victory and Penske's fourth at Gateway and 196th overall.