Pato O’Ward and Josef Newgarden have both had strong starts to the season. We caught up with them just off the red carpet at the “100 Days to Indy” premiere at the Long Beach Convention Center on Wednesday evening just prior to the 2023 Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach. O’Ward talks about his focus after two, second-place finishes to start the year. Newgarden talks about how competitive the series is as a whole and his strategy for Long Beach. They both chime in on their aspirations for success at the Indy 500 which (when this was taped and the interview was briefly interrupted by James Hinchcliffe) was only 50 days away. Enjoy!
NOTE: Josef Newgarden went on to win the “500” while O’Ward led the most laps before crashing out with seven laps to go.
By Larry Mason
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