Josef Newgarden holds off Simon Pagenaud to win IndyCar title

Simon Pagenaud did what he had to do to win IndyCar’s season championship Sunday at Sonoma Raceway in California. But so did Josef Newgarden. Newgarden took the series title because he stayed within striking distance of Pagenaud, who needed to win the GoPro Grand Prix of Sonoma to have his best chance to repeat as season champion.