FILE PHOTO: Sep 22, 2019; Salinas, CA, USA; IndyCar driver Josef Newgarden (2) reacts after winning the NTT Indycar Series Championship during the WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca. Mandatory Credit: Stan Szeto-USA TODAY Sports
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Sitting in a Manhattan restaurant on Tuesday, less than 48 hours after clinching the IndyCar Series title, driver Josef Newgarden contemplated what many in their late 20s often do -- the idea that he might not be that young anymore.
"I was in the 'emerging talent' for like eight years. I never got out of that silo," the 28-year-old Newgarden told Reuters, after hoisting the championship trophy on Sunday at Laguna Seca.
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