Tenth in the championship Eight races to go. Six are ovals. An imposing deficit of 143 points to Alex Palou atop the drivers’ standings.

Josef Newgarden’s title hopes are remote at best, but the NTT IndyCar Series’ master of ovals is in his element this weekend with the Hy-Vee Doubleheader, where he’s expected to use the pair of races to draw closer to Palou. So where does the two-time Indianapolis 500 winner place his approach to Iowa and the rest of the events on the calendar in his quest to win this third title? Is it an all-out attack?