Josef, The Indy Car Driver

Apex Legends and Verizon IndyCar Series star Josef Newgarden have teamed up to create a unique racing-themed childrens picture book unlike any other. "Josef The Indy Car Driver" mixes Indy car racing education with entertaining on-track action that is sure to please budding race fans and their parents! Set at iconic Road America the content is designed to provide an authentic glimpse into the world of Indy car through Josefs eyes. While this book is certainly geared to appeal to core race fans the underlying "chase your dreams" theme offered through Josefs true story serves as inspiration to all kids that anything is possible. A portion of the story is dedicated to showing aspiring young racecar drivers a "path" to the Verizon IndyCar Series by featuring Josefs personal progression through the ranks of motorsports. From there the content takes readers on a journey through a high-speed race with informational content about Indy car race elements such as pit stops and the cars themselves are included throughout the book to help educate readers about the sport. The book illustrations are as authentic as possible depicting the Road America road course circuit from a variety of vantage points. 2016 spec Honda and Chevy IndyCars are featured as well as representative car paint schemes and numbers so that true IndyCar fans will be able to have a deep connection with the content and storyline. Readers are treated to a mix of car views including in-car side front and backward looking perspectives. All illustrations are hand-drawn and then digitized & colored for placement in the book.