22 January 2025

Indycars Josef Newgarden had no idea who the Housewives were during the show

Joseph Newgarden. Jason Mendez/Getty Images

in spite of The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City Admire his vision, IndyCar driver Joseph Newgarden He was left confused after appearing on the Bravo reality series.

Newgarden, 34, appeared on a November 2024 episode of the show, where he appeared Bronwyn Newport Treat the cast to a trip to the IndyCar race in Thermal, California, outside Palm Springs. Upon meeting Newgarden with the Housewives of the Ring, Newport described him as the “most handsome” member of the cast Lisa Barlow He shouted: “Take off your shirt!”

The women even tried to create Newgarden with one cast member Heather JayBut we are told that Newgarden is married to his wife, Ashley WelshThe couple has a two-year-old son quota.

“I didn't even know what was going on,” Newgarden admitted in an exclusive interview with Us Weekly “I'm serious, this is how these things happen. We're on the track, we're in this race. Someone comes into our engineering office and says, 'Hey, there's some people here, there's some guests.' Can you come out and say hi?' '

Indycars Josef Newgarden had no idea who the Housewives were during the show
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Newgarden continued, “I go out and say hello to everyone. They're like, 'They're going to film you, so don't worry about it.' I'm like, 'Okay, no problem.' And then you won't hear anything about it for a few months, right?” And then I get all these texts when the show starts. I don't know this show.

Driver had “no idea” that his interactions with the housewives would be featured on the show, but described them as “very nice.”

After the episode aired, Newgarden joked about the surprising demographics that responded most to his Bravo debut.

“You know what's funny? You're getting text messages from husbands,” Newgarden said. “They're all men. Every text message was from a man and they would say, “I was watching with my wife” or “My wife showed this on TV and I noticed you were there.” That's kinda cool. I got about 20 scripts like that. I thought it was really funny.

Out of his new discovery Housewives Fame, Newgarden is also the face of IndyCar's inaugural season on Fox, which officially begins on March 2. Newgarden appeared in a flashy commercial to promote the collaboration, which highlights Newgarden's sculpted jawline and features a look of Tom Brady.

For Newgarden, being in a prominent position for IndyCar is not something to take lightly.

“I care about the growth of the sport, just being a competitor and loving IndyCar,” he said. “I want to see it reach the highest levels possible. I remember when I was younger, IndyCar was a household name in North America. It just went beyond America. It was a global sport. I think it can get back to that point.”

Newgarden added: “I care deeply about its representation and the way it's perceived. I think Fox will capture the essence of what IndyCar is, the cool factor about it. Because it's always been there. It's just a matter of exposure.”

Fox's coverage of the 2025 IndyCar season begins with the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg in St. Petersburg, Florida, on Sunday, March 2.

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