Trackside Podcast

Tonight, on Trackside with Kevin Lee and Curt Cavin, they start the show by talking with Chip Ganassi Racing’s Marcus Armstrong to explain how beneficial Scott Dixon has been to his development this season, the new look to his racecar that fans will be able to see this weekend, what kind of optimism he has going into the race this weekend with him being familiar with the road course at IMS, and explains if he’s itching to race an oval. Later in the hour they recap what happened with David Malukus’s run in Sunday’s race in Nashville, discuss how a Honda engine has won all five street races so far this season, and answer Twitter questions pertaining to this weekend’s NASCAR/IndyCar double header.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tonight, on Trackside with Kevin Lee and Curt Cavin, they start the show by highlighting some of the announcements that were made pertaining to who will be racing in Indianapolis this weekend for IndyCar and touch on IndyStar’s Nathan Brown’s story from earlier today pertaining to silly season. Later in the hour they let their in-studio guest Judy Greeson has the opportunity to pepper Kevin and Curt with questions pertaining to the future of some events, the future of some drivers with their team AND their future in IndyCar, and dive into some of the surprising. Finally, they close out the show by answering a couple twitter questions from listeners tonight.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tonight, on Trackside with Kevin Lee and Curt Cavin, they start the show by recapping Kyle Kirkwood’s win in Nashville yesterday, why they believe Kirkwood will be able to compete next season for the championship, how important it was for Alex Palou to finish ahead Josef Newgarden and spotlight some individual performances from yesterday’s race. Later in the first hour they discuss the lack of official announcements during silly season considering all the chatter they had been hearing up to the start of silly season last week and continue highlighting some of the performances of drivers in yesterday’s race.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tonight, on Trackside with Kevin Lee and Curt Cavin, they start the show by providing an update on the status of Simon Pagenaud for this weekend’s race in Nashville, highlighting the NTT IndyCar Series debut for Linus Lundqvist this weekend for Simon, and share some thoughts on the race time being moved up to be a late morning race. Later in the first hour they discuss the way the events that will be taking place leading up to the race in Nashville, discuss the future of the race in terms of when it could be scheduled around the NFL season and time of day, and recap how testing went at Laguna Seka. During the second hour of the show, Kevin and Curt spent some time explaining how the announcement of the IMSA schedule reveals a little bit of the IndyCar schedule for next season, answer some Twitter/X questions from last week and tonight from listeners of the show, and speculate if there have been any drivers that have signed contracts with new teams.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tonight, on Trackside with Kevin Lee and Curt Cavin, they recap Josef Newgarden sweeping the races at Iowa Speedway in dominant fashion this weekend, explain how Alex Palou finishing third in the second race at Iowa essentially makes him the winner of the series with Newgarden gaining less than forty points, and point out some of the key moments in each race. Later in the first hour they discuss the way the final ten laps in the second race transpired and what would happen if they were to red flag the race and allowed drivers to do a normal pitstop with five cars on the lead lap. Additionally, Kevin and Curt spend some time talking about one of people going into the USAC Hall of Fame. During the second hour of the show, Kevin and Curt take a step back and look at how drivers performed in both races, put themselves in Will Power’s spot by debating if he will be able to win a race this season, and then answer some Twitter or “The X” questions from IndyCar fans/Trackside listeners. Finally, they briefly get into silly season rumors and possible drivers that could be on the move.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tonight, on Trackside with Kevin Lee and Curt Cavin, they start the show discussing the Christian Lundgaard capturing his first career NTT IndyCar Series win a couple days ago in Toronto, examine some of the other drivers that they expect to win a race at some point this season, and recap some of the individual performances of players in a good and bad way. Later in the first hour they give an update on who is filling in for Simon Pagenaud while he recovers from the scary accident he was in and highlight who is driving Ryan Hunter-Reay’s car for Ed Carpenter Racing this weekend in Iowa. During the second hour of the show, Kevin and Curt go over this weekend’s schedule for the race in Iowa, spend some time discussing Alex Palou’s race last weekend with him finishing second after a rocky start, and briefly look at some drivers that could be racing in the NTT IndyCar Series next season as a rookie. Later in the second hour of the show, Curt is joined by Joey Barnes of IndyCar.com to tell his story on how he got into IndyCar, shares his thoughts on who has the best chance of getting hot to make a push for first in the series, and examines some potential landing spots for drivers with open seats with various teams.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This July 12th edition of Trackside serves as a preview for the upcoming Toronto IndyCar Race. Kevin and Curt reflect on where IndyCar was at this point last season with the Alexander Rossi drama, and Scott Dixon tied Mario Andretti's streak of 18 years with at least one win in an IndyCar event. Simon Pagenaud will miss his second consecutive race due to concussion symptoms after a streak of 190 straight starts. Meyer Shank Racing is going to substitute sportscar driver Tom Blomqvist in his first Indycar race. Other Topics include, is Alex Palou's seat in Formula One next year not as guaranteed as people may have thought? Potential new drivers in Indy NXT races this season. A conversation with the IMS about their renovation of the museum during the expected 18-month shutdown. Indy Car's competition with the NFL. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tonight, on Trackside with Kevin Lee and Curt Cavin, they review the finish of IndyCar's most recent race, the Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio. Alex Palaou continues his path of dominance in IndyCar winning his fourth race this season and third race in a row. Palou's dominance this seasonhas pretty much sealed the deal for him winning the IndyCar series this season, though Josef Newgarden's history on short-track ovals is still somethingto watch out for. Scott Dixon finished second, and Will Power rounded out the podium finishing third at Mid-Ohio. Other topics include other American racers performing around the country and world, IndyNXT racers, and contract negotiations for IndyCar racersand who they might be racing for next season. In NASCAR news the Chicago street race did well over the weekend viewership wise. Conor Daly andMarco Andretti will be participating in the Truck Series.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tonight, on Trackside with Kevin Lee and Curt Cavin, they start the show discussing the Alex Palou call from earlier today and speculate whether he would consider moving to Formula 1 if they offer a great deal before he can sign with Arrow McLaren in September, the roller coaster of a season that Romain Grosjean has had thus far, and debate if this is the weekend that Palou slips up and opens the door for someone else to win the series. Later in the first hour they look at some drivers that Chip Ganassi could call upon to fill the seats for Palou and Marcus Ericsson if both drivers end up parting ways with CGR and answer some Twitter questions from the race two weeks ago at Road America. During the second hour of the show, Kevin and Curt look at how things are going in the IMSA series, discuss some first half of the season questions that Curt has come up with, hand out grades to performances for some teams and drivers, and recap some of the changes that some teams have gone through with half the season left.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tonight, on Trackside with Kevin Lee and Curt Cavin, they start the show discussing how fun Sunday’s race at Road America was with Alex Palou capturing his third win in the last four races, debate if someone will be able to catch Palou in the series standings with nine races left, and Kevin and Curt examine how some of the struggling teams at this point in the season did at Road America. Additionally, Kevin and Curt discuss the situation between Scott Dixon and Will Power during the practice session Saturday morning before qualifying and the comments that Power made towards Power and Romain Grosjean. Finally, they highlight some notes from the race and answer Twitter questions in the first hour. Managing Director Mike Hull of Chip Ganassi Racing joins Trackside to share his perspective on how dominant Alex Palou has been the last four races, when did it really click for Palou as a driver that has led to his success this season, how special of a driver and person Marcus Ericsson is, compliments Scott Dixon and Palou’s teams for getting their cars ready after crashing in the morning practice session before qualifying for Road America, and discuss the future of Marcus Armstrong racing ovals. Also, Kevin and Curt discuss the future of Marcus Ericsson and where the 2022 Indy 500 Champion could be on the move to, the formality of Takuma Sato running ovals the rest of the season for Chip Ganassi Racing, and Kevin highlights how Jackson Lee performed at Road America.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tonight, on Trackside with Kevin Lee and Curt Cavin, they start the show discussing the news that broke shortly after last week’s show with Ryan Hunter-Reay taking over Conor Daly’s seat for the rest of the season with Ed Carpenter Racing. Additionally, they discuss the future of Daly in not only IndyCar, but in racing. Finally, they discuss some rumblings they have heard since last week’s show regarding Rahal Letterman Lanigan cars. In the final two segments of the show, they debate why Chip Ganassi won’t pay Marcus Ericsson to come back to his team despite losing Alex Palou after the season, what should Felix Rosenqvist do with Palou moving to Arrow McLaren Racing and recap some things that Penske President Mark Miles said regarding the future of 100 Days to Indy.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tonight, on Trackside with Kevin Lee and Curt Cavin, they start the show off by discussing Kevin’s interview with Flava Flav that went viral from qualifications coverage on Peacock Saturday, how the race was projected to go very much like Nashville the first time around based off driver comments, and dive into some of the minor changes that should be made to the course. Additionally, Kevin and Curt dive deep into the dominance that Alex Palou has shown the last month, how impressed they have been with his professionalism after the drama surrounding him and Arrow McLaren a season ago and answer some Twitter questions to conclude the first hour. In the second hour of the show tonight they discuss how exhausting mentally and physically the Indy 500 is in connection with the series racing a week later, the way Will Power was able to finish P2 in Sunday’s race, access the dust-up between Alexander Rossi and Felix Rosenqvist, and preview upcoming IndyCar events.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tonight, on Trackside with Kevin Lee and Curt Cavin, they share their thoughts on Josef Newgarden capturing his first Indianapolis 500 victory, where they stand on the decision to red flag the race with two laps to go resulting in a one-lap shootout, discuss some possible changes to rules after the way this race finished, and how important this win was for Newgarden’s resume. Additionally, Kevin and Curt debate why Josef Newgarden was able to catch Marcus Ericsson on the back straight away, why Kevin wants to see IndyCar address the snaking that drivers have started to do coming off turn four since Simon Pagenaud first did it in 2019 and answer some Twitter questions to conclude the first hour. In the second hour of the show tonight they continue answering some Twitter questions, discuss how fans are starting to really like Santino Ferrucci after another great run at IMS, how cool Newgarden’s celebration was, and they discuss the ratings not only for the Indy 500 but for the entire month of May.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tonight, on Trackside with Kevin Lee and Curt Cavin, they share their final thoughts on who they are sticking with as the winner of the Indianapolis 500. Curt sticks with his pick from last night, but Kevin switches up his pick from last night. Additionally, Kevin is life form Lucas Oil Raceway and interviews a couple drivers that are/were in action today. Finally, Tim May of Letterman Row joins Curt on Trackside tonight to share his opinion on the situation with Graham Rahal, Katherine Legge, and Stefan Wilson over the last week, how Graham feels about the car after just a couple times being in it, what he knows about how Michael Shank feels about Simon Pagenaud and Helio Castroneves ahead of the race, and shares his pick to win the race.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tonight, on Trackside with Kevin Lee and Curt Cavin, they put drivers into specific tiers as to who they believe has the strongest chance at winning the race to the least and which teams may have an advantage during the race in comparison to qualifying. Additionally, they discuss the event schedule for Carb Day, Saturday’s Indy 500 parade, and the race day morning schedule. Later in the show, General Manager Kasey Coler of Indianapolis Raceway Park joins Kevin to promote the upcoming events they have coming up for USAC, who are some of the big names that fans will be able to watch in the midget race, and where fans can purchase tickets.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tonight, on Trackside with Kevin Lee and Curt Cavin, they highlight all the news items that have surfaced since last night’s show. They start out the show explaining the practice session that Graham Rahal and Katherine Legge will be able to get in tomorrow afternoon and eventually transition into the latest status of Stefan Wilson. Finally, they discuss the future of Marcus Ericsson with a report stating that two teams are prepared to make a strong push for his services if he doesn’t return to Chip Ganassi Racing.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tonight, on Trackside with Kevin Lee and Curt Cavin, they recap the news of Graham Rahal being announced as the replacement driver for Stefan Wilson for this weekend’s race. Plus, they debate who has the biggest name with the public and why it made sense to them late last night that Rahal was the best driver to step in for Wilson. Additionally, Kevin and Curt answer Twitter questions from people that wanted to know more information regarding the qualifying format for the last row shootout on Sunday, impact that Graham Rahal’s move could have on sponsors, and then a couple questions regarding Catherine Legge.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tonight, on Trackside with Kevin Lee and Curt Cavin, they are live from the Prime 47 Burger Bash! Here is the list of guests that joined Kevin and Curt on tonight’s show! Ryan Hunter-Reay What it was like taking a year off from racing The benefits of being with Dreyer Reinbold compared to Andretti Autosport Santino Ferrucci Starting up front compared to being in the back If an A.J. Foyt car can win the race this season Benjamin Pederson What it means to be the fastest rookie to qualify for the Indianapolis 500 How he’s approaching the start of the race. James Hinchcliffe What he made of qualifying this weekend How impressed he is that cars keep getting faster and faster Why he’s not confident a Team Penske driver will win the Indianapolis 500 C. Enerson How he felt making the field of 33 What it was like running in race traffic today Additionally, Kevin and Curt share their thoughts on qualifications from the weekend and share some of the drivers that they feel most confident in when it comes to the winning the race. Finally, Kevin and Curt provide an update on Stefan Wilson along with a prediction as to who could fill in for Stefan.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tonight, on Trackside with Kevin Lee and Curt Cavin, they recap the third day of practice at IMS for the Indianapolis 500 with the primary focus for drivers being on getting ready for qualifications tomorrow, break down how all the teams did today, explain the situation that is going on with Callum Ilott, and focus on the Team Penske drivers after an eye-opening day. Additionally, Kevin and Curt discuss the sixth fastest practice lap in Indy 500 history with Takuma Sato, answer some Twitter questions from fans curious as to what happened today during practice, and close out the show with a big announcement!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tonight, on Trackside with Kevin Lee and Curt Cavin, they recap the second day of practice for the Indianapolis 500 with Marcus Ericsson finishing with the fastest lap speed of 229.607, highlight a driver that doesn’t have the confidence right now in his car because there’s a chance that he could get bumped this weekend, and how far back a driver can start and have a chance to win the race. Additionally, Kevin and Curt highlight the news of the day today involving Kyle Larson being at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway today, the situation between R.C. Enerson and Pato O’Ward during the practice session that almost ended badly for the two cars and announce that the Prime 47 Burger Bash VIP tickets are officially sold out.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tonight, on Trackside with Kevin Lee and Curt Cavin, they go over the first day of Indianapolis 500 practices. They detail multiple drivers’ performances including Scott Dixon’s fastest lap, and RC Enerson passing his rookie test for the second time. Takuma Sato took the fastest lap on the first day of practices with Scott Dixon and Scott Ferucci following closely behind. Curt highlights Augustin Canapino as a driver who had a day full of ups and downs spending most of the day at the lower end of the speed chart, then jumping up to 10th, before falling again later. The two hosts breakdown Hunkos Hollinger’s 2023 campaign and the changes that need to be made for them to be successful as a team this Indy 500. Curt gives an anecdote regarding his conversation with Jack Harvey earlier in the day and how he ranks race simulation and qualifications mentally. Could Scott Dixon become the first driver to win the pole position for the third straight year? Additionally, Kevin and Curt discuss F1 racing and Italy’s cancellation of the 2023 Italian Grand Prix due to severe flooding within the country. The Burger Bash is next Monday and Kevin is looking to debut a brand-new feature this year! Connor Daly and Joey Mulinaro will be doing a live edition of their “Speed Street” Podcast during the event. Kevin believes there will be quite a few drivers from different teams who will show up to talk for a while as well. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tonight, on Trackside with Kevin Lee and Curt Cavin, they discuss what they took away during some of the media availability of drivers today with practiced being rained out, how today’s cancellation of practice impacts R.C. Enerson, what the future of Graham Rahal hold in the sport, and point out something that Tony Kanaan said on Kevin & Query earlier in the morning. Additionally, Kevin and Curt explain why Marcus Armstrong, Spencer Pigot, JR Hildebrand, and some other drivers that are at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway this month despite not participating in the race this year, what Kyle Busch said regarding what his future holds in the Indianapolis 500 and remind people about how they can attend the Prime 47 Burger Bask on Monday.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tonight, on Trackside with Kevin Lee and Curt Cavin, they recap Alex Palou dominating the GMR Grand Prix because he was Curt’s favorite to sweep the month of May, some drivers that performed well this past weekend, and some drivers that had disappointing games. Additionally, Kevin and Curt discuss the news of the NFL airing a play-off game exclusively on Peacock because it could have an impact on IndyCar, what he learned last week from his dinner with Marcus Ericsson in connection with this documentary that is out on YouTube, and how Jackson Lee performed this weekend at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tonight, on Trackside with Kevin Lee and Curt Cavin, they recap qualifications for the GMR Grand Prix with Christian Lundgaard capturing his first P1 in his young racing career! Plus, they examine the performances of the Team Penske drivers in quals for an event they have routinely dominated and the surprise performances of the Rahal Letterman Lanigan cars. Additionally, IndyStar’s Nathan Brown joins Curt Cavin on Trackside to discuss his latest story regarding the attendance of fans at the Indianapolis 500, some of the changes that have been made to improve the viewing experience in the infield, and if there is anything from a competition standpoint that stands out to him before the Indy 500 in a couple weeks.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tonight, on Trackside with Kevin Lee and Curt Cavin, they start examining the possible drivers that could be out of a contract after this season, debate what team Marcus Ericsson would go to if he and Chip Ganassi don’t come to terms on a new contract following the comments he made last year, how important this month is for the future of drivers with their team, and if you would take a Chip Ganassi car or the field. Additionally, Kevin and Curt share some news of the day regarding an injury to a driver and a statement that was made in an interview earlier in the day from Sam Schmidt regarding the future of Tony Kanaan with Arrow McLaren.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tonight, on Trackside with Kevin Lee and Curt Cavin, they start the show by pointing out a noticeable change inside of turn one that fans should check out prior to the Indy 500, answering a question from someone that wrote Kevin an actual handwritten letter, and how rain on race day makes the race more interesting for the fans. Additionally, Kevin and Curt share their news of the day with Curt’s pertaining to the birthday of a driver that has won the Indianapolis 500 multiple times and Kevin’s news pertains to some driver/team related news. Finally, they discuss the fact that the number of full-time drivers continues to grow compared to the days when there were seven to nine full-time drivers.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tonight, on Trackside with Kevin Lee and Curt Cavin, they start the show answering Twitter questions they have received the last couple of days where listeners ask questions about the timing of qualifications and the fast six shootout that replicates how The Masters work, what percentage of tickets that are sold for the Indy 500 are renewal tickets, and debate which rookie they believe will finish the highest. Additionally, they revisit which race was more impactful between the finish of the 2006 Indy 500 and the 2011 Indy 500.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tonight, on Trackside with Kevin Lee and Curt Cavin, they start the show with Kevin’s adventure to Road America with his son, revisit some of the historic results of the Indy Grand Prix with it being race week, who they think will be serious contenders for this weekend’s race, and who they think are some sleeper drivers that could capture the checkered flag for the GMR Grand Prix. Additionally, Kevin and Curt highlight the news of the day regarding the geofencing on Peacock for the Indy 500 that will prevent race fans in Indianapolis from watching the race. Then, they transition into some Twitter questions regarding the F1 race yesterday and if there are any chances that they could change the testing rules at IMS.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tonight, on Trackside with Kevin Lee and Curt Cavin, they start the show by answering Twitter questions that they needed more time to answer like which drivers need to have a good month of May to secure their spot with their team next year, the official details of the Prime 47 Burger Bash that’s happening in a few weeks, and what their overall thoughts on the first two episodes of the 100 Days to Indy docuseries. Turn announcer for the IndyCar Radio Network in Nick Yeoman joins Curt on Trackside tonight to give a behind the scenes look at broadcasting the Indy 500, what some storylines that he would focus on if he was a producer of the docuseries, and which Indy 500 from his childhood that he really cemented his love for IndyCar.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tonight, on Trackside with Kevin Lee and Curt Cavin, they start the show by answering some more Twitter questions regarding future winners of the NTT IndyCar Series, which team has the best chance to sweep the front row of qualifications for the Indy 500, and more! Plus, rookie Sting Ray Robb from Dale Coyne Racing and Rick Ware Racing joins the program to try and explain his excitement level in being on the competitor side of the Indy 500 compared to the fan side of it, what it’s like seeing a street sign with his own name on it, and how he’s settled into his rookie campaign as an IndyCar driver. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tonight, on Trackside with Kevin Lee and Curt Cavin, they catch up on some twitter questions that Kevin has received the last few days, including one question where they recount the first time that they watched the Indy 500. Additionally, they spend some time on the news of Juan Pablo Montoya joining Rick Ware Racing for sprint car races and spend some time debating if there is a chance that a driver outside the power four teams can win the Indy 500 and finish inside the top ten in the points standings. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tonight, on Trackside with Kevin Lee and Curt Cavin, they open today’s show by discussing the frustrations that Romain Grosjean is going through right now considering he’s had the car to win each of the first four races this season. Additionally, they speculate on what could be coming with Meyer Shank Racing pertaining to the four-time Indy 500 champion Helio Castroneves. Finally, they touch on the video of Kyle Larson showing the seat bucket that Arrow McLeran was fitting him for next year’s Indy 500 that he will be participating in. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tonight, on Trackside with Kevin Lee and Curt Cavin, they open the first show in the month of May by recapping yesterday’s Children’s of Alabama Indy Grand Prix with Scott McLaughlin finishing with his first checkered flag this season. Additionally, they examine where some of the fan favorite drivers are in the standings as they enter the month of May and break down the upcoming schedule that was released for the events leading up to the Indianapolis 500-mile race. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tonight, on Trackside with Kevin Lee and Curt Cavin, they recap testing from the Indianapolis Motor Speedway from last Thursday with Josef Newgarden capturing the fastest lap speed, go through some of the performances from drivers that struggled at testing, and then speculate whether the series would consider removing one of the two road course races at IMS. Additionally, Curt and Kevin start previewing the Children’s of Alabama Indy Grand Prix from Birmingham, Alabama. In the second hour of the program tonight, Kevin and Curt start off by discussing the premiere of 100 Days to Indy on the CW. Also, the latest entrant for the Indianapolis 500-mile race presented by Gainbridge in R.C. Enerson joins the program to explain how the partnership with Abel Motorsports, has it made it easier to chase his dream to race in the Indy 500 because of him being in the racing business, and which driver he’s been in communication with on racing at IMS.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tonight, on Trackside with Kevin Lee and Curt Cavin, they recap the dominating weekend of Kyle Kirkwood after taking the pole for the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach then followed that up by leading 53 of the 85 laps during the race Sunday, including the final lap for his first race win of his young career. Later, they discuss some of the stories that happened during the race that created some controversy and provides a brief preview into the first episode of the docuseries, 100 Days to Indy, that debuts next week on the CW. In the second hour of the program tonight, they start previewing the upcoming testing at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway this week on Thursday and Friday. They discuss what they’re expecting to see come testing and then some of the things that they are heading about how drivers are going to approach the greatest spectacle in racing. Lastly, they answer some Twitter questions from fans regarding the race at Long Beach.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tonight, on Trackside with Kevin Lee and Curt Cavin, they examine where the Grand Prix at Long Beach ranks in terms of their favorite races of the season, how the people of Long Beach put on a terrific event that’s like everything leading up to the Indy 500 and highlight a game that the drivers are playing in their driver interviews. Hour number two consists of Kevin and Curt pointing out something that Alexander Rossi said today on a conference call from what happened last week at Texas in pit lane with Kyle Kirkwood and break down some of testing notes from Texas Motor Speedway. Additionally, stock car driver Logan Seavey joins the show to break down his early racing career success, the difference in driving on dirt in a stock car compared to a truck and breaks down the challenges of running all three national series.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tonight, on Trackside with Kevin Lee and Curt Cavin, they start the show by recapping and sharing their thoughts about another exciting race from Texas Motor Speedway with Josef Newgarden capturing the checkered flag, breaking down what Newgarden was saying on the radio during the final pitstop, and go through some of the individual performances from this weekend. Hour number two consists of Kevin and Curt breaking down the incident that happened in pit lane between Alexander Rossi and Kyle Kirkwood, what their theories are as to why Bryan Herta is no longer in Colton’s pit box, highlight the performances of some of the younger drivers from this weekend’s race, and announce the Prime 47 Burger Bash date!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tonight, on Trackside with Kevin Lee and Curt Cavin, they start the show by briefly recapping last year’s race from Texas Motor Speedway, highlighting some notes they have ahead of the race this weekend, and debate as to why they decided on a noon green flag on Sunday. In the first hour of the show, second year driver from Dale Coyne Racing in David Malukas joins Curt Cavin and Kevin Lee on Trackside to highlight how he thought he performed at St. Pete in the first race of the season, what he remembers from racing at Texas Motor Speedway last year, how Texas Motor Speedway’s track compares to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway’s track, and which race he enjoyed racing in the most last year. Later, Curt and Kevin close the hour with the big news of IndyCar and NTT coming together for their second contract to continue being the title sponsor of the IndyCar Series. They also discuss the benefits of having NTT as the presenting sponsor of the series outside of stability. Hour number two consists of Kevin and Curt shifting their conversation to the quickly approaching Indianapolis 500 to discuss some potential drivers that could enter to add to the field of 33 that are already on the entry list and how they would feel if there were 35 participants in the greatest spectacle in racing.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tonight, on Trackside with Kevin Lee and Curt Cavin, they start the show by briefly recapping the 12 Hour Sebring race from last week, the news of Ryan Hunter-Reay signing with Dreyer Reinbold to run in the 107th running of the Indianapolis 500 Mile Race, debate some other teams that could enter one more car to get up to 34 entrants, and highlight some of the rookie testing at Texas Motor Speedway. In the second hour of the show, a pair of drivers. The first driver that joined the program was 2014 Indianapolis 500 champion and 2012 IndyCar Series champion in Ryan Hunter-Reay to explain how this deal with Dreyer & Reinbold came to fruition, why he needed to take last season off, what stood out to him in his visit with Dreyer & Reinbold that led to him joining their team, and how he plans to put himself in the best position to capture his second checkered flag at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The second driver that joined the program tonight is one of the developmental drivers for Chip Ganassi Racing in Kyffin Simpson. He explains the emotions he had finishing on the podium for the Sebring race last week, what it was like working with Scott McLaughlin and Josef Newgarden, and how he balances setting up his car the way he likes it along with the feedback from McLaughlin and Newgarden to improve his ability to get the most out of the car.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tonight, on Trackside with Kevin Lee and Curt Cavin, they start the show by highlighting some racing news that they didn’t touch on during last week’s show, put the rookie drivers under a microscope to look at how they performed in their first race along with what they think their futures can be, share their thoughts on some of the individual performances from last weekend’s race in St. Petersburgh, and announce the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Hall of Fame class. In the second hour of the show, a pair of drivers. The first driver that joined the program was Kyle Kirkwood of Andretti Autosport to recap his performance at St. Pete last week considering he went flying in the air, if he feels like a different driver in year two compared to year one, and the challenges of driving at night at Sebring. The second driver that joined the program tonight is the youngest driver to ever race in the Rolex 24 that is from Ed Carpenter Racing, Josh Pierson. At the age of seventeen years old, he explains the feeling of driving in a formula one race at St. Pete last weekend, shares a story regarding how nervous he was going into the race prior to the Rolex 24, and how his ability to adapt to different situations has benefitted him so far in his young racing career.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tonight, on Trackside with Kevin Lee and Curt Cavin, they recap the first race of the season where Marcus Ericsson captured the checkered flag for the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg, who some of the biggest winners were from the race outside of the obvious, and the situation between Scott McLaughlin and Romain Grosjean. Later in the first hour, Kevin and Curt answer some Twitter questions from viewers of the race and extend their condolences to the family of a friend that they lost since last week’s show in former Pacers Public Relations Director David Benner. Hour number two started off Kevin and Curt answering some more Twitter questions with the main topic of discussion coming from Andrew’s question pertaining to whether 27 cars is too much for the race in St. Petersburg. Later, they break down what happened to Andretti Autosport on Sunday afternoon and dive into some of the biggest risers from where the driver started to where the driver finished.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tonight, on Trackside with Kevin Lee and Curt Cavin, they open the show by ranking some of the offseason moves with the season starting this weekend in St. Petersburgh, the history of Team Penske dominating St. Pete since being added to the series, highlight some of the rookies that are making their first appearances in the series, and what they expect for the overall teams. Later, Curt and Kevin give a happy birthday shoutout to Mario Andretti, go over some of the new rule changes when it comes to practice times and tires, and Kevin shares a story as to how Jackson Lee was hit by a maintenance truck.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tonight, on Trackside with Kevin Lee and Curt Cavin, they open the show discussing the Peyton Manning commercial for the Indianapolis 500-mile race along with the Roger Penske commercial for the race. Plus, they also hit on the latest news surrounding the 100 Days to Indy documentary since last week and what Tony Kanaan discussed at his retirement announcement last week at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Later, in the first hour in the show Kevin and Curt open the mailbag and answers some Twitter questions regarding ways that IndyCar can display the athleticism of the drivers when they come to Indiana, a question from their conversation last week with Penske Entertainment’s Mark Miles, and more! In hour number two, Kevin and Curt have a chance to sit down with a pair of drivers in Tony Kanaan and Agustin Canapino. The first driver that joined the program was TK and he opens his conversation with Curt explaining his decision to retire after this season, what fueled him to become a perfectionist on oval courses and relive some of TK’s favorite memories at IMS over the course of his career. Canapino followed up Kanaan with a conversation with Curt discussing if he was surprised that he was consistently faster than some veteran drivers at Thermal Club, if he found it difficult to communicate with his team when he first started driving, and if has experience in racing on street courses.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tonight, on Trackside with Kevin Lee and Curt Cavin, look at the entry list for the Indianapolis 500 with Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing adding a fourth entry in Katherine Legge late last week. Plus, they debate on whether any of the other teams will add another entry for the biggest race of the season. For the majority of the first hour of the show, President and Chief Executive Officer of Penske Entertainment in Mark Miles joins Kevin and Curt to share his thoughts on IndyCar testing at Thermal Club going forward, if there is a chance that they could eventually race at Thermal Club, look at some potential venues that IndyCar could race at in the future, if any of the higher ups in IndyCar will be involved in the docuseries or if the producers will be the people putting together 100 Days to Indy, and the status of an IndyCar video game. Hour number two started off with IndyStar’s motorsports insider Nathan Brown joining Kevin and Curt on Trackside to highlight any story lines that he will be monitoring during the season that wasn’t on his radar prior to the first couple of IndyCar content days, if he thinks Josef Newgarden will win more races than Will Power and Scott McLaughlin combined, would he rather take Chip Ganassi’s team or Arrow McLaren’s team to win the 2023 Indianapolis 500-mile race, and more. Also joining in the second hour of the show were a pair of young drivers in Joao Vergara and Jackson Lee. The Lucas Oil School of Racing scholarship recipient in Joao Vergara to explain how his uncle has had an impact on his passion for racing, his racing background prior to the Lucas Oil Shootout, and where his focus is this year. The most recent member of Turn 3 Motorsports in Jackson Lee joins to break down what he saw from Vergara at the Lucas Oil Shootout, where he will be racing this season, and what event he's got coming up this month.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tonight on Trackside, Kevin Lee and Curt Cavin dive deep into spring training at Thermal Club in Palm Springs, California. Kevin and Curt dive into what happened on track and why that does – or doesn’t – matter on a track that the series won’t race on. Kyle Kirkwood was the fastest in final testing, so Kevin and Curt touch on Kirkwood’s confidence and the last 12 months for the former Road to Indy prodigy. Then, the conversation turns to the series’ newest drivers and how the rookies performed, specifically Agustin Canapino and Marcus Armstrong. The first segment wraps with the slowest cars at Thermal Club. Kevin and Curt wrap up the performance conversation, but then get into the reactions from fans, drivers and others. How do people feel about having an open test in the first place? What about the Thermal Club? Could the series race on this track and at this venue? Kevin and Curt also discuss the idea of having spring training every season and starting to market and sell the event. Could members of the Thermal Club make a financial impact in IndyCar going forward? In the second hour, Kevin and Curt discuss where past spring training leaders ended up in the season-long race and what it means for future success. Plus, new look cars and sponsors (and those that are back once again). To round out the show, Kevin and Curt dive into the 2023 Daytona 500 and Conor Daly’s plans to enter the race. Then, the conversation turns to the removal of double points at the Indianapolis 500, plus what we missed and Twitter questions. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tonight on Trackside, Kevin Lee and Curt Cavin kick off the show with Kevin’s time at the Rolex 24 and what makes the event so unique. Kevin and Curt discuss what happened on track, Helio’s third straight victory and Meyer Shank with Acura coming into the event as the fastest car. The conversation turns to other cars that were fast and which drivers stood out - that includes where other IndyCar drivers finished. Then, Kevin and Curt turn to some of the nuggets and tidbits from content day for IndyCar drivers. In the second segment, NBC Sports Racing Commentator Townsend Bell joins the show to talk about Rolex 24 and what Meyer Shank racing might look like in the coming years as Helio Castroneves gets older and Tom Blomqvist gets even better. Then, Townsend and Kevin get into the week at the Thermal Club. The two go through plenty of bullet points including Andretti Autosport and distractions on and off the track. The conversation ends with the Rod Campbell Internship and the impact he had. The first hour wraps up with time for your Twitter questions. The second hour kicks off with the voice of IndyCar and the Indianapolis 500, Mark Jaynes. Mark and Curt set out to preview the 2023 IndyCar season, starting with what has Jaynes’ attention with so many new drivers having new homes for this season. Do the teams that didn’t make changes have the best chance to put together successful seasons? Mark and Curt discuss the favorites for the season long championship and look ahead to May’s Indianapolis 500 To round out the show, Kevin is joined by Tim Rogers and Nick Rhodes from the Thermal Club to get insight on the site of IndyCar spring training. Rogers lays out the original vision behind Thermal Club and why it’s a unique venue.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tonight on a 1-hour edition of Trackside, Kevin Lee and Curt Cavin begin the show remembering Curt’s late father, Mark, who passed away on Sunday. Then, Kevin and Curt jump into Rolex 24 and what Kevin learned while in Florida for a qualifying show over the weekend. The two preview a big weekend that Kevin says “feels like the beginning of the racing season.” Kevin details the challenges of broadcasting the event and how he approaches keeping up with everything. Then, Kevin and Curt discuss the 27-full time cars in IndyCar for the 2023 season. Takuma Sato will race ovals for Chip Ganassi Racing and Sting Ray Robb will drive with Dale Coyne Racing. Is Robb the front runner for rookie of the year? Why did Robb get a seat over Linus Lundqvist? Kevin and Curt discuss those questions and how young the DCR driver roster is this season. Then, the conversation turns to IndyNXT, the testing being done in that series over the last few days and Kevin’s visit to the Thermal Club. The shortened edition of Trackside concludes with your Twitter questions, Indy 500 seats and what we missed.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tonight on a 1-hour edition of Trackside, Kevin Lee and Curt Cavin begin the show with Kyle Larson’s comments after the announcement that he’ll run for Arrow McLaren in the 2024 Indianapolis 500. Takuma Sato has also officially joined Chip Ganassi Racing for this year’s 500 and the rest of the ovals on the IndyCar schedule. Kevin and Curt break down Larson’s joint entry – with Rick Hendrick and Arrow McLaren – into the Greatest Spectacle in Racing. During the press conference, Zak Brown says four cars is perfect for the 500, but what are the chances they could field five in 2024? The first segment wraps with Takuma Sato once again finding himself in a car that is capable of winning the Indy 500 in May and Twitter questions. Then, Kevin and Curt are joined by AJ Foyt Racing president Larry Foyt. Larry, Kevin and Curt discuss the new drivers on the AJ Foyt roster and how he feels about having such a young roster. Foyt discusses the backbone of his race team and how the leadership and support has changed this offseason. Kevin, Curt and Larry discuss consistency and how important that is to create a strong foothold in the IndyCar series. To close out the show, Kevin touches on Will Power news and answers more Twitter questions!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tonight on Trackside, Kevin Lee and Curt Cavin open the show with the gaining steam of Andretti Autosport’s bid to join Formula 1. Kevin and Curt discuss the response from Formula 1 on the news that Andretti is partnering with Cadillac and General Motors. Why is there pushback? Why does it threaten the F1 hierarchy as it currently stands? Kevin and Curt break it down and extend the conversation to the relationship between IndyCar and Formula 1. Then, the show turns to driver developments, the seeming inevitability of Takuma Sato running ovals for Chip Ganassi Racing and how money impacts development drivers and filled seats. In the second hour, Kevin is joined by Dillon Welch from the Chili Bowl in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Dillon joins the show as Trackside’s event correspondent and participating driver to discuss what’s going on in Tulsa and what makes the Chili Bowl so unique. Welch breaks down how the preliminary races work and how difficult it is to qualify for the main race at the end of the week. After the conversation with Welch, Kevin and Curt continue discussing the Chili Bowl, Will Power racing in Rolex 24 and other news of the day. Then, Rahal Letterman Lanigan COO Steve Eriksen joins the show having just joined RLL Racing as part of a restructuring in the leadership of the team. Eriksen and Curt discuss his new role and what the team has to offer. Eriksen details the workflow of his new job and how to take RLL to the next level. To round out the show, Daniel Incandela joins to discuss Podium Life, another place for racing fans to partake in stories, media and content around motorsports. Incandela discusses what Podium Life is and how he returned to the world of racing.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tonight on the first Trackside of 2023, Kevin Lee and Curt Cavin jump into discussion about the upcoming season with the first race two months away and spring training in just one month. Kevin and Curt discuss some rumors and news from Chip Ganassi Racing and if the team might be preparing for Alex Palou to vacate a seat in 2024. Then, the conversation turns to what full time seats are still open for 2023, as well as the Indianapolis 500. Kevin throws out a handful of names that could be candidates for those job openings. Specifically, Kevin and Curt discuss where Takuma Sato will end up for the 500. For the first quarter of the show, the discussion continues on potential drivers for open seats. Then, Kevin and Curt remember the late Ken Block, a rally driver and YouTuber, who died at the age of 55 in a snowmobile accident on Monday. Trackside then turns to what’s coming in 2023, specifically what’s going on with the docuseries coming ahead of the Indy 500 and Kevin’s role in the production. The first hour wraps up with some 2023 by the numbers. To kick off hour two, Ed Carpenter Racing’s Conor Daly joins the program to kick off the new year. Kevin, Curt and Conor discuss Daly’s podcast - Speed Street - with Joey Mulinaro and what Conor has learned about doing a show and speaking into a microphone. Then the conversation turns to the popularity of IndyCar vs. Formula 1 and the work that can be done to grow the IndyCar audience in Indiana and the midwest. Conor then details what he knows about the upcoming docuseries and what he knows about the content. Are drivers going to be willing to pull back the curtain for the audience? Conor says he hopes so, because the sport doesn’t have a choice. The conversation ends with marketing the series, on-track testing ahead of the season at the Thermal Club, Ed Carpenter Racing, the 2023 driver lineup and Ken Block. After over half an hour with Conor, Kevin and Curt wrap up the show with some reflection on their conversation with Daly, the docuseries and other motorsports news of the day.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.