Sports Josef Newgarden wins 2019 IndyCar championship as Colton Herta wins season finale race September 22, 2019Christopher DeHarde, Special to the Indianapolis StarComments Off on Josef Newgarden wins 2019 IndyCar championship as Colton Herta wins season finale race Josef Newgarden finished eighth behind race winner Colton Herta Sunday at Laguna Seca, but that was good enough to win his second championship.