Indycar's Josef Newgarden's Best Go Kart Tips

All right, rule number one. Don't panic.

I don't trust you.

What did he just say? What's up guys? Leslie Robbins here for Young Hollywood, joined by the reigning IndyCar champion Mr. Joseph Newgarden. Welcome back to Los Angeles. What's up? How are you?

I'm good. I'm good. You invited me to my uh these are my hunting grounds you got me at.

Hunting grounds because it's go karts and you started in a go kart.

I started racing carts when I was 13. Got in the IndyCar when I was 20. So it's, you know, six years on from now I'm 27, so it's uh time's it clicks by pretty quick. But I I feel young. You know, hopefully I got another 10, 15 years in the sport.

You're in between races right now. Came from Toronto. Yep. You have Mid-Ohio next. You're here in LA for the Espys. Yeah. You're nominated for best driver. That's a big deal.

You work you work your whole life to get to the professional level of motor sports. For me, I mean, I always wanted to be a race car driver. So to to be a hired racing driver for a team like Team Penske. Yeah. which is to me, it's like playing for the Yankees or something. Right. You know, they're like a dynasty this group. So to be able to be recognized for winning a championship with them last year. It's a huge deal.

Who are your best drivers that kind of you modeled your career after and you said, you know, I want to look like that. I want to be like that.

Jimmy Johnson, He's a great NASCAR guy. Mario Andretti. It's hard not to be. Dan Weldon, two-time Indy 500 winner.

Outside of your sport, I know you're a huge homebody, though.

Very much so. I'm such an introvert and most people don't realize that about me. Like if they meet me, they don't believe that I'm an introvert. But

Look at this charm, are you kidding?

That's not me. It's I mean, it is me, but it's it's just I I gotta be heightened. I got to be like at 100% when when I'm doing this type of stuff. But I think what's tough for me is it's all the travel. You travel so much when you race cars. I mean, if you you're driving in the IndyCar series, you're traveling, I I would say I I do at least 80 to 100 flights a year. Yeah. Which is a lot. Yeah. You know, so when I get home, I like to relax. I don't want to go anywhere. I just want to stay in one spot.

We're home. Open the door. Paint the picture.

I'm going to grab a Powerade or something. I'm going to go downstairs in my basement. I'm going to put on the big screen. I'm going to watch some movies. I'm going to hang out. I do like to go out at home, but just more with my girlfriend, like we'll relax. We'll go to We'll go to the movie theater. We don't have to watch something at home.

What is routine in your life? Like it has to be every day.

I feel good when I get up in the morning. I get my workout in. And and I for me, it doesn't have to be like I'm in the gym for two hours. If I get a nice 45 minute session and I achieve what I want to for that day, that's what I've got to do. I got to have breakfast in the morning. It's the most important meal of the day. It's a little cliché.

What's your menu?

Me, uh, I'm like oatmeal and eggs in the morning. So oatmeal, berries or what I like to do is I I do like a different version of a peanut butter and jelly where I'll get toast. I'll lay peanut butter on it and then I'll actually put blueberries on it. Oh. So it's not like a it's really weird. But it's like it's like PB and J, but with real berries on top.

I think it's a great idea.

That's actually my girlfriend hates it. I think it's delicious. It's really odd, but it's not that it's a peanut butter and jelly with real berries.

Do you have a fashion routine?

I'm really into the the athletic leisure line stuff right now. You know.

There's a word for that. Athleisure.

Athleisure. Athleisure is is what's up right now.

Is this gear to go go-karting in?

This is good, you know. It's very movable, it's breathable. I'll feel comfy. I can go fast in it.

You going to stick with these heels? Um.

I brought sneakers. Sneakers help. Let's go.

All right, let's go. Done. We got to choose some helmets here, okay? Let's get ready to rock here. I think I'm a medium, maybe a large. I don't know. Joseph. Joseph. That's not how you do it. Okay, you got to try that again. You want this to be on your forehead. No, that is not how it's done. Yeah, there you go. Kind of got it. I didn't realize it was so difficult to put this on. I thought this was just There you go. There it is. You look ready. All right, rule number one. Don't panic. Okay. Okay. Stay calm. Breathe. Number two. Stay off the walls. You got to look for the apexes, okay? That's called the racing line. That's what's going to help us go fast.

What did he just say?

Just do that. You're going to be just fine, okay? Okay. Okay. Let's go. Woo! Let me just rear end this guy. I'm going to be honest with you. You're fairly terrible. I felt the speed. Had fun with you. Is there anything more? That's all that matters. You know, if you felt if you feel good, you feel the speed. That's what this place is all about. You're my SP best driver. Thank you. Done.