#TUClassic: Racing for a Legacy with Josef Newgarden
JAYSON WALLER UNLEASHED
Jayson Waller
4.4 • 649 Ratings
🗓️ 12 September 2022
⏱️ 45 minutes
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Summary
Today on the show we’re replaying Jayson’s talk with professional racecar driver, Josef Newgarden. Josef has won the Indie series twice, he has been racing since he was a kid, and he didn’t finish high school or college!
We talk about Josef being an introvert and not allowing anything to hold him back in his race to be the best driver in the world. Having passion for what you do, becoming obsessed with beating the competition, not letting failures become deterrents, but using them to fuel your passion; that is what Josef brings to the table in today’s interview, and everyday he races.
Highlights:
- 00:00 - Josef Newgarden
- 01:53 - Josef growing up in Nashville
- 03:46 - Chasing Your Why
- 05:03 - Loving the Process of Whatever You’re Doing
- 06:55 - The Importance of 20% Talent and 80% Hard Work
- 08:35 - Winning Comes First
- 12:14 - Josef Selling Himself to Sponsors and Coming Out of His Shell
- 15:19 - Becoming Stronger From Hearing “No” Many Times
- 21:49 - Learning Life Lessons From Hardships
- 24:25 - Life Becomes Your Mentality
- 27:10 - Loving the Challenge of Climbing New Mountains
- 33:34 - Becoming a Father
- And much more…
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Jason Waller here, True Underdog podcast and YouTube channel. |
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| 0:15.1 | Damn, damn, true underdog. |
| 0:18.3 | Damn, they unleash the power with him. Damn, damn. Build it with me, baby. Damn. Unleash the power with him. |
| 0:21.4 | Damn. |
| 0:22.6 | Hey all you underdogs. |
| 0:27.9 | It's Jason Waller here, and welcome back to another episode of True Underdog Classic. |
| 0:33.2 | Today, we're replaying my interview with none other than my dear friend Joseph Newgard. |
| 0:38.0 | That's right. |
| 0:38.8 | Joseph's a professional race car driver, has won the indie series, not once, but twice. |
| 0:45.0 | His win at Iowa in 2016 set an indie car record for most laps led by a race winner. |
| 0:49.7 | He also appeared on American Ninja Warrior in 2016. |
| 0:54.1 | And I've got some other news. |
| 0:55.5 | He married a princess. |
| 0:57.1 | Yes. |
| 0:57.8 | In this episode, Joseph and I talked about how nothing can hold you back. |
| 1:01.5 | He's an introvert, but that didn't stop him from rising to the top of the racing game. |
| 1:05.2 | We also talked about how important it is to be passionate about what you do and how to beat the competition. |
| 1:10.8 | If you need to get out of your comfort zone, listen to this episode. |
| 1:14.0 | You'll feel inspired to take over the world. |
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