Josef Newgarden, Team Penske dominate in St. Petersburg

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Josef Newgarden cruised to a convincing victory Sunday at the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg, IndyCar's season-opening race in St. Petersburg, Fla.

The two-time IndyCar Series champion recorded his 30th career victory in the series after driving his No. 2 Penske Chevrolet to a 7.9121-second win over Mexico's Pato O'Ward of Arrow McLaren Racing.

Newgarden, who finished