The Marshall Pruett Podcast

It's another packed episode of The Week In IndyCar Listener Q&A show, all driven by questions submitted via social media, following the GMR Grand Prix at Indianapolis. A sampling of the items posed this week (Q&A begins at the 19m00s mark in the episode): "Alexander Rossi, two races in a row: Electrical Failures. Do you think this is a string of bad luck, something up with the Hondas, or something going on within the team? Do you think a string of mechanical failures could play into him jumping teams after 2021? Should Honda be worried about keeping him in a Honda car?" "Will the series allow the OEM to work with the teams to use seat cooling technology in order to help the drivers in the cockpit? Or what Pratt and Miller with the A/C used in the IMSA Corvette C8.R or HPD in the Acura NSX GT3." "Now that Road America is going to be a doubleheader weekend, is there a safety limit on the number of brats consumed, and is it per event or for the whole weekend? Is there a B.o.S. (Balance of Sausages) to equalize consumption among different-sized consumers?" "Jay Frye recently said that while IndyCar feels good about moving forward with the new 2.4-liter engine in 2022, the new car that was planned for 2022 may take several more years to realize because of the economic burden on teams. To mitigate the burden on teams, he said the new car might come about via annual updates of new parts and pieces. How would this work? What parts would come first, next, and so on?" Subscribe: https://marshallpruettpodcast.com/subscribe Join our Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/MarshallPruettPodcast

It's a catch-up episode of The Week In Sports Cars where show hosts Marshall Pruett and Graham Goodwin go back and answer the bulk of listener-supplied questions they were unable to grab during their most recent TWISC podcast. Discussion Topics: IMSA (starts at 2m02s) WEC/AsLMS/ELMS/ACO (23m40s) Fun (37m43s) General (1h06m21s) Subscribe: https://marshallpruettpodcast.com/subscribe Join our Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/MarshallPruettPodcast

It was the closest finish in CART IndyCar Series history as Mark Blundell beat Gil de Ferran and Raul Boesel in a three-wide sprint to the line at the 1997 Portland Grand Prix by 0.027 seconds. Go back to an amazing weekend where the incredible engines from Mercedes-Benz, Honda, Ford Cosworth, and Toyota, piloted by some of IndyCar's greatest drivers, filled the air with unforgettable sounds. Subscribe: https://marshallpruettpodcast.com/subscribe Join our Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/MarshallPruettPodcast

NTT IndyCar Series team owner Mike Shank returns to The Week In IndyCar show to answer listener questions that range from silly to serious. Episode Time Stamps For Select Topics: How has Meyer Shank Racing survived financially during COVID-19? (starts at 2m02s) When will AJ Allmendinger drive an MSR Indy car? (14m16s) Eating 'Hardcore' Jack Harvey's baked goods (19m10s) Favorite SiriusXM channels (19m35s) More tales from failed 2012 IndyCar entry attempt (22m40s) Changes to doing B2B deals in a lockdown (27m06s) Should all Indy 500 entrants be given a pass in qualifying during a compromised year? (32m06s) Mike's favorite Acura and Honda products (36m47s) Subscribe: https://marshallpruettpodcast.com/subscribe Join our Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/MarshallPruettPodcast

It's another packed episode of The Week In IndyCar Listener Q&A show, all driven by questions submitted via social media. A sampling of the items posed this week (Q&A begins at the 12m30s mark in the episode): "Wanted to get your opinion on the Indy 500 still being blacked out in Central Indiana even though they’re capping the attendance to 50%, which essentially assures a sellout. Is there any reason why they are doing this during a time where it could be a morale booster during the pandemic? I would see it as a massive middle finger if I were a Central Indiana resident. Am I misreading the situation?" "Looking back over the last 10 years, the number of women drivers at the Indy 500 has dwindled, and will possibly be none this year (I understand Pippa Mann is struggling to get a ride). In 2010, five women were entered (Danica Patrick, Sarah Fisher, Ana Beatriz, Simona de Silvestro, and Milka Duno). Over the next 3 years 4 women entered the 500 each year. What has gone wrong?" "Pick one NBA player that you think would make a good IndyCar driver. #MePersonally, I think Tim Duncan would be good a IndyCar driver. If they could fit him into one." "Let’s say I build a time machine, go back and win a ton of money sports betting and then take a small portion to start a CART team with Honda engines, Reynard chassis, Firestone tires and I employ Buddy Lazier and my team has an operating budget and engineering talent of a Team Green or Forsythe? I run '95-'98 with this setup, what is Buddy’s best championship finish? 5th? 10th? 15th?" Subscribe: https://marshallpruettpodcast.com/subscribe Join our Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/MarshallPruettPodcast

Haas Formula 1 team principal Guenther Steiner visits The Marshall Pruett Podcast for a brisk episode of My Racing Life and Career. The entertaining Italian shares stories of his introduction to the sport through rallying and transition to Formula 1, then dives into a number of topics, including his emotional management style depicted in Netflix's Drive To Survive, unique approach to handling F1 drivers, and a supreme skill at punctuating conversations with curse words. Subscribe: https://marshallpruettpodcast.com/subscribe Join our Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/MarshallPruettPodcast

Veteran race engineer Jeff Braun visits The Marshall Pruett Podcast to discuss the upcoming WeatherTech 240 IMSA race at Daytona International Speedway and the various chassis setup and engineering challenges teams will face. The two also field a few listener questions on topics spanning coffee roasting to air density. Subscribe: https://marshallpruettpodcast.com/subscribe Join our Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/MarshallPruettPodcast

It's time for The Week In Sports Cars podcast, all driven by listener Q&A, with Marshall Pruett and DailySportsCar.com's Graham Goodwin. Discussion Topics: IMSA (starts at 3m43s) WEC/AsLMS/ELMS/ACO (43m55s) General (1h04m19s) Fun (1h16m27s) Subscribe: https://marshallpruettpodcast.com/subscribe Join our Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/MarshallPruettPodcast

Ride inside an IMSA legend as Porsche factory driver Patrick Long straps into the 800hp Fabcar Porsche 935 from 1984, and hurls it around Laguna Seca like he's hunting for lap records during the 2018 edition of the Rennsport Reunion. Subscribe: https://marshallpruettpodcast.com/subscribe Join our Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/MarshallPruettPodcast

George Mack, the last African-American driver to compete in the NTT IndyCar Series, joins the Marshall Pruett Podcast for an in-depth episode of My Racing Life and Career. The Los Angeles native authored one of the most improbable open-wheel stories of the century where, with the new 310 Racing team in 2002, he went straight from karting to the all-oval Indy Racing League...with no oval experience and no experience racing cars. It's the story of a remarkable man, from a remarkable family, who had a single season 18 long years ago to demonstrate his potential while facing impossible odds. Subscribe: https://marshallpruettpodcast.com/subscribe Join our Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/MarshallPruettPodcast

IndyCar veteran JR Hildebrand returns to The Week In IndyCar show to answer listener questions that range from silly to serious. Episode Time Stamps For Select Topics: How do you prepare differently for Indy in August? (starts at 1m41s) Interest in sports cars or sprint cars? (7m34s) His growth with societal awareness (15m12s) JR's STEM program (41m23s) What new technologies might attract more manufacturers? (1h10m11s) Interest in a future team role in IndyCar? (1m23m52s) Casting the buddy-cop show 'JR and The Sage' (1h32m51s) Subscribe: https://marshallpruettpodcast.com/subscribe Join our Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/MarshallPruettPodcast

It's another packed episode of The Week In IndyCar Listener Q&A show, all driven by questions submitted via social media. A sampling of the items posed this week (Q&A begins at the 18m06s mark in the episode): "Alex Zanardi is one of the few people I would consider a hero. Do you have any Zanardi stories you'd like to share?" "Are you satisfied with the response from INDYCAR regarding the social issues taking place in our country right now?" "In the last mailbag, Robin Miller rated IRL 1996-1999 years as kind of second-class racing compared to the 2000's when CART teams began to switch to IRL. What are your thoughts about IRL racing in the 1990s?" "Is it realistic that the next series of engine and/or aero regulations could be designed to induce more lifting and/or braking at large ovals?" Subscribe: https://marshallpruettpodcast.com/subscribe Join our Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/MarshallPruettPodcast

It's time for The Week In Sports Cars podcast, all driven by listener Q&A, with Marshall Pruett and DailySportsCar.com's Graham Goodwin. Discussion Topics: WEC/AsLMS/ELMS/ACO (starts at 10m07s) IMSA (starts at 1h02m15s) DTM (1h39m54s) Fun (1h49m22s) General (2h04m03s) Subscribe: https://marshallpruettpodcast.com/subscribe Join our Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/MarshallPruettPodcast

Recorded in September of 2018, Ed Justice Jr joins us for an episode of Catching Up With to discuss Legacy of Justice, the loving biography he penned with Tom Madigan that chronicles his family's deep roots in stock cars, drag racing, short track, open-wheel, and sports cars. Subscribe: https://marshallpruettpodcast.com/subscribe Join our Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/MarshallPruettPodcast

Championship-winning IndyCar driver and team owner Michael Andretti pays a visit to The Week In IndyCar show to answer fan questions in the listener-driven show. Episode Time Stamps For Select Topics: Racing within a compressed schedule (starts at 0m41s) Carl Haas story and Ferrari F1 (7m27s) Andretti Autosport's strength at the Indy 500 (12m18s) Driving for Chip Ganassi in 1994 (14m13s) Supporting Indy Lights and its future growth (16m35s) Cousin John Andretti (21m15s) Racing with his father Mario as a teammate (26m40s) Next-generation Andretti drivers in the pipeline? (28m05s) Favorite disco song (sent in by Bryan Herta)? (31m07s) Subscribe: https://marshallpruettpodcast.com/subscribe Join our Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/MarshallPruettPodcast

It's a new episode of The Week In IndyCar show driven by questions submitted from fans via social media. Listener Q&A begins at the 10m24s mark in the episode. Among the items covered: "With the issues between the new Laguna Seca promoter and the Historic committee and between his company and the contracts issues with the volunteer group, Is the IndyCar race in peril? Is the track viable with this unproven management?" "How would you incentivize additional INDYCAR teams to field Indy Lights cars? And on the flip side, how can the series better help ladder series teams to progress up the ranks?" "Hearing that some drivers suffered from debris in their helmets delivered via the cooling system hose made me wonder - can the hose be a conduit for fire or other dangerous substance to reach the drivers?" Subscribe: https://marshallpruettpodcast.com/subscribe Join our Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/MarshallPruettPodcast

It's time for The Week In Sports Cars podcast, all driven by listener Q&A, with Marshall Pruett and DailySportsCar.com's Graham Goodwin. Discussion Topics: IMSA (starts at 3m41s) WEC/AsLMS/ELMS/ACO (30m08s) General (57m09s) Fun (1h13m48s) Subscribe: https://marshallpruettpodcast.com/subscribe Join our Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/MarshallPruettPodcast

“The Maxxum just always felt like a fight," Scott Pruett said when answering the question of the strangest car he raced. "You were always arm-wrestling the thing. Always.” The 1987 IMSA GTP creation, run by Roush Racing, looked unique, used a bunch of different engines, and it just didn't work, as the American racing legend tells The Marshall Pruett Podcast in a short and winding interview. Subscribe: https://marshallpruettpodcast.com/subscribe Join our Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/MarshallPruettPodcast

Chip Ganassi Racing managing director Mike Hull is here for The Week In IndyCar show to answer questions about his driver's win in Texas and more in the listener-driven show. Episode Time Stamps For Select Topics: What makes Scott Dixon so good? (starts at 0m48s) How was the Texas event different under COVID-19 restrictions, and on Michael Cannon's engineering influence (4m54s) Thoughts on sim racing for driver development? (21m29s) Felix Rosenqvist's year-to-year growth at Texas, team's reaction to his crash (25m29s) Difficulties in expanding to three cars with Marcus Ericsson? (31m44s) What does the cable that gets connected to the car do? (35m30s) Explaining the job titles and roles on an IndyCar crew (38m48s) Subscribe: https://marshallpruettpodcast.com/subscribe Join our Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/MarshallPruettPodcast

It's a packed new episode of The Week In IndyCar show following the first race of the year at Texas, with questions submitted from fans via social media. Listener Q&A begins at the 25m10s mark in the episode. Among the items covered: "Will we see a change to the impound rules for the next race? It seems that three guys had their races ruined by the fact that the IndyCar implemented special rules." "How much we should put into Ed Carpenter's comments after the race about Rinus VeeKay? Obviously, it wasn't a great weekend for Rinus and wasn't very pleased after what was a great run for him. How long do you think it will take for Rinus to build up Ed's trust in him again? "Has anyone researched whether the traction compound has ruined the Texas track for IndyCar for the long term, or whether it should be fine by next year? Would have been a really entertaining race if people could have passed, but it was brutal." "Following up on the discussion about the cancellation of Indy Lights for this year from last week, you mentioned that it looks like Indy Car was going to be putting pressure on IndyCar teams to get involved with Lights. Is your understanding that they are wanting them to field teams, and subsidize the cost for drivers to participate in the series, or simply field teams for paying drivers, like Andretti Autosport currently does? If the latter, how would that help the series with more entries, if the current demand for entries for paying drivers isn’t there already? All it would seem to do would shift from independent teams to Indy Car development teams and put the small teams out of business." "IndyCar drivers as Ninja Turtles: Who do you cast as each turtle? I'll start by casting Hinch as Michelangelo." Subscribe: https://marshallpruettpodcast.com/subscribe Join our Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/MarshallPruettPodcast

Zach Veach's sophomore NTT IndyCar Series season did not go according to plan, which left the Ohioan to review his approach to driving the No. 26 Andretti Autosport Honda and devise a new strategy for 2020. Veach visited the Marshall Pruett Podcast to share his efforts to turn a young career around and try, provided he's successful, to earn a new sponsor contract and stay with Andretti in the future. Subscribe: https://marshallpruettpodcast.com/subscribe Join our Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/MarshallPruettPodcast

It's time for The Week In Sports Cars podcast, all driven by listener Q&A, with Marshall Pruett and DailySportsCar.com's Graham Goodwin. Discussion Topics: IMSA (starts at 2m43s) WEC/AsLMS/ELMS/ACO (49m02s) Fun & General (1h20m20s) Subscribe: https://marshallpruettpodcast.com/subscribe Join our Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/MarshallPruettPodcast

NBC Sports' Leigh Diffey joined us on March 11 to record an in-depth season preview for the NTT IndyCar Series, and with the opener at St. Petersburg being moved to the end of the year and numerous calendar changes that followed due to the coronavirus outbreak, it's time to share the insights offered for each team as they prepare to get the the season under way. Subscribe: https://marshallpruettpodcast.com/subscribe Join our Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/MarshallPruettPodcast

We are back with another with in-car audio feature, courtesy of Porsche North America, with the championship-winning Porsche 911 RSR captured in the No. 912 entry driven by Earl Bamber and Laurens Vanthoor singing to the heavens with its 4.0-liter flat-6 engines and rear-facing exhausts at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca in 2019. With the Porsche GT Team and its factory 911 RSR program set to fall silent at the end of the year, the car's once-in-a-lifetime sounds will be greatly missed. Subscribe: https://marshallpruettpodcast.com/subscribe Join our Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/MarshallPruettPodcast

Chip Ganassi Racing's Scott Dixon returns for The Week In IndyCar show to answer listener questions as the five-time champion readies to go racing this weekend in Texas. Episode Time Stamps For Select Topics: Thoughts on getting back to action, and moving the Indy 500 to August (starts at 4m29s) Working with the 35-lap tire stint limits and race strategy adjustments at Texas (11m39s) How close is Dixon to his pit crew away from the track? (13m36s) His wife Emma's iRacing debut and her competitiveness (16m24s) With changing calendars, will he continue in IMSA with Wayne Taylor Racing? (22m37s) Memories of Nazareth 2001, his first IndyCar win (24m42s) Dixon's fantasy Indy 500 front row (27m36s) Reflections on racing an Aston Martin at the Bathurst 12 Hours (30m21s) Memories of racing in the Formula Holden series and the impact of Kiwi legend Kenny Smith (38m32s) Subscribe: https://marshallpruettpodcast.com/subscribe Join our Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/MarshallPruettPodcast

It's a new episode of The Week In IndyCar show, with questions submitted from fans via social media. Listener Q&A begins at the 23m05s mark in the episode. Among the items covered: "Why did Firestone implement a very short tire stint limit before they even turned a wheel in Texas? Why not wait and see if maybe they can make the window bigger after practice." "McLaren has been admirable in saying that there would still be a place for Robbie Wickens when he comes back, but is that a realistic prospect when they are running two full-time cars and have a list of part-timers already in mind for next year?" "Now that the Indy Lights season has been cancelled, could any of those teams use their budgets/sponsorship dollars to run a car at Indy or another IndyCar race? Could one of the bigger teams lease them one of their backup cars for a one off run somewhere?" "What can you tell us about software in IndyCar? I know it's a general question, but #mepersonally working in IT and you (I believe) having a CS background, I always wonder what type of off-the-shelf or in-house software they run. Bonus points for using as many technical terms and acronyms as possible." Subscribe: https://marshallpruettpodcast.com/subscribe Join our Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/MarshallPruettPodcast

The 1987 Austrian Grand Prix at the impossibly fast ‎Österreichring pummeled Stefan Johansson and his No. 2 McLaren Racing MP 4/3-TAG Porsche. From hitting a deer to the subsequent maladies that took place, the Swede spins yarns from the pain-riddled weekend where everything kept going wrong. Subscribe: https://marshallpruettpodcast.com/subscribe Join our Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/MarshallPruettPodcast

It's time for The Week In Sports Cars podcast, all driven by listener Q&A, with Marshall Pruett and DailySportsCar.com's Graham Goodwin. Discussion Topics: IMSA (starts at 1m55s) WEC/AsLMS/ELMS/ACO (19m46s) Fun (37m40s) General (57m41s) Subscribe: https://marshallpruettpodcast.com/subscribe Join our Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/MarshallPruettPodcast

Sports car champion Tommy Kendall and his former chief mechanic Dan Binks reunited at Laguna Seca in Monterey in August of 2019 to run the IMSA Mazda RX-7 GTU entry for the first time since winning championships together in the 1980s. Tears were shed in the funny and emotional visit to The Marshall Pruett Podcast as two titans of motor racing share stories from IMSA's golden era. Subscribe: https://marshallpruettpodcast.com/subscribe Join our Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/MarshallPruettPodcast

It's a new episode of The Week In IndyCar show, with questions submitted from fans via social media. Among the items covered: "MP, let’s say in a dream world Ferrari does come to IndyCar, what does it do for the series here and globally?" "I am relatively new to IndyCar as a result of your podcast and therefore know nothing about the split. People love to talk about the huge negative impact of the split. What do you think are positives that can be taken from the split and subsequent merger?" "Do you think the cancellation of this years Toronto Indy puts the future of the race in jeopardy? And a follow up question, what is the prospects of having more races in Canada in the future?" Listener Q&A begins at the 5m46s mark in the episode. Subscribe: https://marshallpruettpodcast.com/subscribe Join our Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/MarshallPruettPodcast

McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown returns for The Week In IndyCar as the Arrow McLaren SP team readies itself for the June 6 season opener in Texas. Episode Time Stamps For Select Topics: Takeaways one year later on McLaren Racing's 2019 Indy 500 entry (starts at 1m27s) Thoughts on the adjusted IndyCar schedule and contingency planning amid COVID-19 (4m48s) Thoughts on Ferrari's expression of interest in joining IndyCar (6m55s) Would a Formula 1-style budget cap be worth considering in IndyCar? (8m08s) Was Fernando Alonso an option for a third AMSP entry at Texas? (13m44s) Will AMSP look to run guest drivers in 2020? (15m21s) Zak's vintage Indy car collection (20m06s) Subscribe: https://marshallpruettpodcast.com/subscribe Join our Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/MarshallPruettPodcast

The 22nd and final episode for Season 2 of Who The Hell Are You? features the infamous German motor racing reporter Wolfgang 'Two Questions' Monsehr, and it's both magnificent and disturbing. Recorded in 2018, the 50 questions offer a window into the interviewee's character and personality using topics that range from the silly to serious and sometimes naughty. Episode Keywords: Merkel Country & Western Music Dolly Parton Fake Police Fight The Jungle Camp People Of Walmart Kroger Flight Of The Phoenix=687 Grand Prix=500 Subscribe: https://marshallpruettpodcast.com/subscribe Join our Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/MarshallPruettPodcast

The 21st of 22 episodes for Season 2 of Who The Hell Are You? features Indy 500 winner Simon Pagenaud, and it's a gem. Recorded in 2018, the 50 questions offer a window into the interviewee's character and personality using topics that range from the silly to serious and sometimes naughty. Episode Keywords: Purge Questions Reggae Lion 1000 Magazines Tattoo Enthusiast Family Guy Licking Yogurt Guilt Subscribe: https://marshallpruettpodcast.com/subscribe Join our Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/MarshallPruettPodcast

The 20th of 22 episodes for Season 2 of Who The Hell Are You? features sports car ace Ryan Briscoe. Recorded in 2018, the 50 questions offer a window into the interviewee's character and personality using topics that range from the silly to serious and sometimes naughty. Episode Keywords: I'm A Lover Daft Punk Justin Wilson High Traffic Item Area 51 Subscribe: https://marshallpruettpodcast.com/subscribe Join our Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/MarshallPruettPodcast

The 19th of 22 episodes for Season 2 of Who The Hell Are You? features sports car champion Richard Westbrook. Recorded in 2018, the 50 questions offer a window into the interviewee's character and personality using topics that range from the silly to serious and sometimes naughty. Episode Keywords: ASAP Rocky Taught By Monks One Hour fight Coco Eric B. & Rakim Subscribe: https://marshallpruettpodcast.com/subscribe Join our Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/MarshallPruettPodcast

The 18th of 22 episodes for Season 2 of Who The Hell Are You? features IndyCar champion Paul Tracy. Recorded in 2018, the 50 questions offer a window into the interviewee's character and personality using topics that range from the silly to serious and sometimes naughty. Episode Keywords: The Internet Depression Napa Cab There/They're/Their Subscribe: https://marshallpruettpodcast.com/subscribe Join our Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/MarshallPruettPodcast

The 17th of 22 episodes for Season 2 of Who The Hell Are You? features Le Mans winner Nick Tandy. Recorded in 2018, the 50 questions offer a window into the interviewee's character and personality using topics that range from the silly to serious and sometimes naughty. Episode Keywords: Britney Spears A ‘Europeaner’ Conspiracies Subscribe: https://marshallpruettpodcast.com/subscribe Join our Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/MarshallPruettPodcast

It's time for The Week In Sports Cars podcast, all driven by listener Q&A, with Marshall Pruett and DailySportsCar.com's Graham Goodwin. Discussion Topics: WEC/AsLMS/ELMS/ACO (starts at 9m34s) IMSA (50m10s) General (1h19m47s) Fun (1h44m24s) Subscribe: https://marshallpruettpodcast.com/subscribe Join our Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/MarshallPruettPodcast

It's a new episode of The Week In IndyCar show, with questions submitted from fans via social media. Among the items covered: "Ferrari is exploring joining IndyCar in 2022 when the new regulations kick in. What do you think this would look like? Do you see a scenario where they say, "we will join if we can build the exact displacement hybrid engine we want"? "We will join if we are allowed to develop our own chassis". Etc.? Surely this would make some other European manufacturers take another look at IndyCar as well?" "Hypothetically, if we only get a few races in and we can't finish the season, will IndyCar crown a champion for the 2020 season? Or will the season be extended to include the 2021 season for a 2020-2021 championship?" "Akin to what Porsche did with its 919 Evo at the Nurburgring and Spa, where they threw out the rule book and modified the car to go as fast as possible - what speeds could be achieved at IMS if an Indy Car team was able to modify a current Indy Car to go as fast as possible? "To what degree are IndyCar teams allowed to repair and maintain their engines without getting Chevy or Honda technical staff involved or sending the unit back to the supplier for repair?" Listener Q&A begins at the 12m00s mark in the episode. Subscribe: https://marshallpruettpodcast.com/subscribe Join our Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/MarshallPruettPodcast

In the absence of this year's race running in May, take a trip back to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 1993 with an ambient audio feature that opens with Carb Day at the Indy 500, then moves to the pageantry of songs, the command to start engines, and the booming voice of Tom Carnegie as the race, led by polesitter Arie Luyendyk and won by Emerson Fittipaldi, unfolds around the legendary 2.5-mile oval. Subscribe: https://marshallpruettpodcast.com/subscribe Join our Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/MarshallPruettPodcast

Indianapolis Motor Speedway president Doug Boles joins us for The Week In IndyCar a few days ahead of the Indy 500's original race date to discuss a variety of IMS-related topics submitted by fans via social media. Episode Time Stamps: Different feelings around IMS during the coronavirus shutdown (starts at 5m17s) Where IMS currently stands on having fans at the Brickyard 400 and Indy 500 (16m50s) Planning for the combined IndyCar/NASCAR July 4 event (20m51s) Ticket renewals for the 2021 Indy 500 (27m58s) What will happen to all the pre-printed May 24 Indy 500 memorabilia? (29m28s) Will the memorabilia show be held? (31m58s) Doug's path to becoming president of IMS (34m08s) Improvement plans for the IMS Museum (41m03s) Bringing various racing series back to IMS (43m20s) Favorite fan stories (48m40s) Subscribe: https://marshallpruettpodcast.com/subscribe Join our Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/MarshallPruettPodcast

It's the third installment of the RACER Magazine Reporter Roundtable feature with NASCAR reporter Kelly Crandall and Formula 1 reporter Chris Medland, along with host Marshall Pruett. Crandall was one of four reporters allowed to cover NASCAR's return to racing at Darlington from inside the circuit, and shares her experiences at the strange and fan-free event, along with the strong TV rating and how the coming weeks might look on the NASCAR trail. And Medland, whose fingers haven't stopped typing for almost a week, weighs in on Sebastian Vettel's pending departure from Scuderia Ferrari and all the ways the split has caused ripples throughout the Grand Prix paddock, plus Ferrari's stated interest in IndyCar, and how McLaren might change with the upcoming arrival of Daniel Ricciardo. Subscribe: https://marshallpruettpodcast.com/subscribe Join our Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/MarshallPruettPodcast

The 16th of 22 episodes for Season 2 of Who The Hell Are You? features social media influencer and Instagram model Sean Heckman. Recorded in January of 2019, the 50 questions offer a window into the interviewee's character and personality using topics that range from the silly to serious and sometimes naughty. Episode Keywords: Jaden Smith All Of Them Humpty Dance F1 Car Number 88 Bruce Jenner Twinkie Burial Gas Indicator Subscribe: https://marshallpruettpodcast.com/subscribe Join our Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/MarshallPruettPodcast

The 15th of 22 episodes for Season 2 of Who The Hell Are You? features three-time Indy 500 winner Helio Castroneves. Recorded in 2018, the 50 questions offer a window into the interviewee's character and personality using topics that range from the silly to serious and sometimes naughty. Episode Keywords: Under My Sink Top Gun Kill Me Now Subscribe: https://marshallpruettpodcast.com/subscribe Join our Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/MarshallPruettPodcast

The 14th of 22 episodes for Season 2 of Who The Hell Are You? features sports car legend Oliver Gavin. Recorded in 2018, the 50 questions offer a window into the interviewee's character and personality using topics that range from the silly to serious and sometimes naughty. Episode Keywords: Tech Hoarding Ralph Firman Friends Addiction Lane Discipline Subscribe: https://marshallpruettpodcast.com/subscribe Join our Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/MarshallPruettPodcast

The 13th of 22 episodes for Season 2 of Who The Hell Are You? features team owner Mike Shank. Recorded in 2018, the 50 questions offer a window into the interviewee's character and personality using topics that range from the silly to serious and sometimes naughty. Episode Keywords: Purge Bunker Ankle Unicorn Cabo Wabo Moon Landing Rockstar Movie Subscribe: https://marshallpruettpodcast.com/subscribe Join our Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/MarshallPruettPodcast

The 12th of 22 episodes for Season 2 of Who The Hell Are You? features IndyCar veteran Graham Rahal. Recorded in 2018, the 50 questions offer a window into the interviewee's character and personality using topics that range from the silly to serious and sometimes naughty. Episode Keywords: Jim from The Office Q-Tip Ducatis Pencilvania Judge Smales Subscribe: https://marshallpruettpodcast.com/subscribe Join our Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/MarshallPruettPodcast

It's time for The Week In Sports Cars podcast, all driven by listener Q&A, with Marshall Pruett and DailySportsCar.com's Graham Goodwin. Discussion Topics: IMSA (starts at 16m37s) WEC/AsLMS/ELMS/ACO (47m51s) General (1h14m34s) Fun (1h37m36s) Subscribe: https://marshallpruettpodcast.com/subscribe Join our Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/MarshallPruettPodcast

A.J. Foyt Racing president Larry Foyt returns to The Week In IndyCar to discuss a wide variety of topics on our listener-driven Q&A show. Episode Time Stamps: Foyt on whether the COVID-19 delay has helped or hurt the team (starts at 1m08s) Thoughts on the team's revised engineering group (4m32s) Where Sebastien Bourdais might fit into the revised schedule (7m08s) How the split Texas and Indy shop setup is working out (10m43s) Building the Foyt Museum (13m21s) Future Lineups (16m41s) What A.J. has been doing during the shutdown (21m26s) Does A.J. have a softer side? (26m55s) 2011 Indy 500 and replacing Bruno Junqueira with Ryan Hunter-Reay (28m57s) Throwback livery plans (34m34s) Subscribe: https://marshallpruettpodcast.com/subscribe Join our Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/MarshallPruettPodcast

It's a new episode of The Week In IndyCar show, with questions submitted from fans via social media. Among the items covered: "Is there concern about starting the season on a high-speed oval? Drivers have been out cars for a long time. Lots of track time in one day for drivers not race-conditioned. Texas is a scary place to brush the cobwebs off. Plus some rookies will start their very 1st IndyCar race." "What driver clone would you want around? I am thinking Rossi for me, he is a neat freak, probably doesn’t eat much, is a smart ass and would be fun for track days." "For those of us who aren’t familiar, can you give us the 'Inside Baseball' on what kind of data the teams have available on the timing stand when their cars are on track?" "While replacing a turbine hydraulic line last week and cussing the GE engineer that apparently decided to build the engine around the stupid thing, I pondered if you had a particular maintenance task you loathed during your time wrenching on race cars?" Listener Q&A begins at the 14m46s mark in the episode. Subscribe: https://marshallpruettpodcast.com/subscribe Join our Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/MarshallPruettPodcast