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Lap It Like It’s Hot: An IndyCar PodcastEpisode #31: IndyCar Basics: Leader Circle, Charters, and Championship PointsIn this week's episode, we continue our series on IndyCar fundamentals! In this final episode, we will dive into the new charter system (Prema…hello?), how points are awarded for the championship, what the heck is leaders circle, and all the awards the teams fight for in the season.
2026-01-2746 minLap It Like It’s Hot: An IndyCar PodcastEpisode #30: IndyCar Basics: Push to Pass & Qualification FormatIn this week's episode, we continue our series on IndyCar fundamentals! Monica will delve into the qualification process for IndyCar teams, with a special focus on how various ovals, particularly the Indy 500 grid, qualify.She'll explore the nuances that make each track unique and how teams prepare for these challenges. From understanding the different types of ovals—short ovals, superspeedways, and everything in between—to the strategies employed by drivers to secure the best possible starting positions, Monica will cover it all.
2026-01-2041 minLap It Like It’s Hot: An IndyCar PodcastEpisode #29: We’re Back! The ‘26 IndyCar Season Kick OffOn this week's episode, Monica will be kicking off the 2026 season with some IndyCar news. No Dale has not announced his second driver yet... but we will kick off the new season with some IndyCar basics! We will go over the anatomy of an IndyCar, the 2026 Schedule and track and tires. We are counting down the days until St. Pete and we cannot wait!
2026-01-1357 minLap It Like It’s Hot: An IndyCar PodcastEpisode #27: Catching up on IndyCar Silly Season & Off-Season NewsOn this week's episode, Monica goes back in time a few weeks to go over some of the latest breaking news in IndyCar. We had drivers signed for the first time, contract extensions, and more information about McLaren, Palau, and them signing Captain America! What!
2025-11-2538 min
An INDYCAR Radio ExclusiveINDYCAR Radio Best of 2025Some of the most memorable moments from the 2025 NTT IndyCar Series on IndyCar Radio.
2025-09-0150 minAn INDYCAR Radio ExclusiveAlex Palou wins the 2025 NTT IndyCar Series ChampionshipJake Query spoke with Alex Palou after securing the 2025 NTT IndyCar Series Championship after the BITNILE.com Grand Prix of Portland.
2025-08-1101 minAn INDYCAR Radio ExclusiveEric Smith Updates the IndyCar Fantasy Challenge at Mid-OhioIndyCar Radio's Michael Young speaks with Eric Smith from the IndyCar Fantasy Challenge Driven by Firestone during Qualifying for the Honda 200 at Mid-Ohio on July 5th, 2025.
2025-07-0501 minAn INDYCAR Radio ExclusiveEric Smith discusses the INDYCAR Fantasy Challenge driven by FirestoneEric Smith discusses the INDYCAR Fantasy Challenge driven by Firestone with Ryan Myrehn at the 2025 Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach
2025-04-1201 minLap It Like It’s Hot: An IndyCar PodcastEpisode #05: Unstoppable Legends: Celebrating IndyCar's Greatest of All TimeWith having to wait three weeks until we see cars on track, we wanted to share with the GOATs of IndyCar. Some of them are still on the grid today! Listen in to learn a little bit more about IndyCar History and all the news and gossip from the paddock.
2025-04-0340 minLap It Like It’s Hot: An IndyCar PodcastEpisode #01: Racing into 2025: An IndyCar PrimerWelcome to Lap it Like It’s Hot: An IndyCar Podcast where two midwestern millennials, Milena and Monica explore the fast-paced world of IndyCar racing. In this episode, we introduce ourselves, talk a little bit about why we love IndyCar, and really dive into the 2025 schedule and all 11 teams and drivers. Join us as we talk about our favorite tracks, teams, and drivers are we prepare for the kickoff of the 2025 IndyCar series.
2025-02-2448 min
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2024-10-071h 41
Fast Cars Fast GirlsIndyCar Silly Season: Surprises and Predictions for the Final RacesWelcome to Fast Cars, Fast Girls, hosted by Abby Meyer and Mike Knapp. After a busy summer, Abby and Mike are back to discuss the latest developments in the IndyCar series.
The episode kicks off with an in-depth look at David Malukas' early Silly Season moves and his transition to Asian Port Racing. The hosts analyze the implications for Malukas and other drivers who find themselves without a seat, touching on the importance of staying active in the series.
The conversation then shifts to Alexander Rossi, debating whether he’s getting a raw deal at Mc...
2024-08-2357 min
Ziggo Sport: Green Green Green!#45: IndyCar is terug, met een top 10 weekend voor Rinus VeeKay!In de vijfenveertigste aflevering blikken IndyCar-commentator René Hoogterp, autosportschrijver Jeroen Demmendaal en IndyCar-kenner Henri Faun uitgebreid terug op de IndyCar-seizoensopener in St Petersburg! Uiteraard bellen ze ook met Rinus VeeKay en beantwoorden ze samen met Rinus volop vragen van de luisteraar. Dat en meer in dé Nederlandse IndyCar-podcast!
2024-03-191h 01Ziggo Sport: Green Green Green!#44: IndyCar 2024 staat in de startblokken!In de vierenveertigste aflevering blikken IndyCar-commentator René Hoogterp, autosportschrijver Jeroen Demmendaal en IndyCar-kenner Henri Faun uitgebreid vooruit op het komende IndyCar-seizoen! Ze nemen de kalender en de laatste technische veranderingen door, en bespreken de kansen van alle 27 full-time deelnemers. Verder beantwoorden ze vragen van de luisteraar en geven ze de traditionele YouTube-kijktip. Dat en meer in dé Nederlandse IndyCar-podcast!
2024-02-171h 15
INDYCAR First to the FlagINDYCAR First to the Flag: Ed CarpenterOn this episode...Nick Yeoman catches up with Ed Carpenter to look back at his first INDYCAR win in 2011 at Kentucky Speedway.
2024-01-1713 minFast Cars Fast GirlsFast Cars Fast Girls -- IndyCar Content DaysAbby and new co-host Mike check in from IndyCar content days and share our first takes on the 2024 season.
2024-01-121h 05INDYCAR First to the FlagINDYCAR First to the Flag: Marcus EricssonThis is your chance to catch up with NTT INDYCAR driver Marcus Ericsson reliving his first major win in 2021 at Belle Isle.
2023-12-2015 minINDYCAR First to the FlagINDYCAR First to the Flag: Josef NewgardenNick Yeoman looks back at the first major win by NTT INDYCAR Series standout Josef Newgarden. Let's go back to 2015 and the Barber Motorsports Park for this exciting win.
2023-11-2212 minINDYCAR First to the FlagINDYCAR First to the Flag: Alexander RossiThis week Nick takes a look at the first win by NTT INDYCAR Series driver Alexander Rossi at the 100th running of the Greatest Spectacle in Racing in 2016.
2023-10-2519 minINDYCAR First to the FlagINDYCAR First to the Flag: Will PowerNick Yeoman sits down with NTT INDYCAR Series driver Will Power to reminisce about his first career open-wheel win in 2007 on the streets of Las Vegas.
2023-10-1113 minZiggo Sport: Green Green Green!#42: Triple header als kers op Palou’s Picture Perfect IndyCar-seizoenIn de tweeënveertigste aflevering kijken IndyCar-commentator René Hoogterp, autosportschrijver Jeroen Demmendaal en IndyCar-kenner Henri Faun vooruit naar de slotfase van het IndyCar-seizoen 2023. Verder bespreken ze de laatste silly season- en transfergeruchten, beantwoorden ze vragen van de luisteraar en geven ze de traditionele YouTube-kijktip. Dat en meer in dé Nederlandse IndyCar-podcast!
2023-08-231h 05Ziggo Sport: Green Green Green!#41: IndyCar 2023 mid-season review met Rinus VeeKayIn de eenenveertigste aflevering maken IndyCar-commentator René Hoogterp, autosportschrijver Jeroen Demmendaal en IndyCar-kenner Henri Faun de balans op halverwege het IndyCar-seizoen 2023 en delen rapportcijfers uit aan alle teams: wie is hot en wie is not? Verder bellen ze met Rinus VeeKay in Amerika, beantwoorden vragen van de luisteraar en kijken vooruit naar de komende races in Iowa en Nashville. Dat en meer in dé Nederlandse IndyCar-podcast!
2023-07-191h 11
16th Street Scanner - IndyCar Podcast16th Street Scanner Episode 1 - Intro to IndyCarCo-hosts Tyler Page, embarking on his first season following the NTT IndyCar Series, and A.J. Hecht, a lifelong fan, cover some of the basics of America’s top open-wheel racing series, discuss expectations for the 2023 season, make some bold predictions and more in the first-ever episode of the 16th Street Scanner podcast. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit 16streetpod.substack.com
2023-03-0154 minZiggo Sport: Green Green Green!#34: Grote vooruitblik op IndyCar-seizoen 2023In de vierendertigste aflevering blikken IndyCar-commentator René Hoogterp, autosportschrijver Jeroen Demmendaal en IndyCar-kenner Henri Faun uitgebreid vooruit op het nieuwe IndyCar-seizoen. Ze spreken uiteraard met vriend van de show Rinus “VeeKay” van Kalmthout over zijn verwachtingen voor 2023 en nemen daarnaast de gehele grid door. Dat en meer in dé Nederlandse IndyCar-podcast!
2023-02-081h 26
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2022-05-152h 29Fast Cars Fast GirlsS5E23 - They‘re All Winners (2021 INDYCAR Season Wrap Up)It's the end of the 2021 INDYCAR season and we're giving out awards to all of the drivers before having some personal reflections. What do you think of the awards? Any different ones you'd give?
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2021-10-0756 minFast Cars Fast GirlsS4E35 - 2020 INDYCAR Season Wrap UpWe finally get to wrapping up the 2020 INDYCAR Season, and because just way to much happened we decided to hand out awards and best/worsts. If you enjoyed this please subscribe, rate, review, and share this podcast with your friends and family. Thank you for listening!
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2020-11-131h 09Fast Cars Fast GirlsS4E15 - GMR Grand Prix PreviewWe're previewing the INDYCAR GMR Grand Prix (formerly the INDYCAR Grand Prix and a few other names we suddenly remember). The excitement is palpable as this race kicks off a stretch of INDYCAR races...also us finally getting to hang out again. Listen in as we discuss some interesting tidbits about the road course at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, the race and records, and what we think will (or won't!) happen! After you listen, tell us what you think!
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2020-07-0145 minFast Cars Fast GirlsS4E14: INDYCAR Dad Jody KaramIn (a few days late) our Fathers Day Episode, we chatted with Jody Karam, father to Dreyer and Reinbold INDYCAR Driver Sage Karam. Jody provided great stories about being a dad, and coach, to an INDYCAR driver. It is the quintessential Dad discussion with stories and good lessons for everyone. We absolutely enjoyed chatting with Jody and we know you all will enjoy this episode!
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2020-06-2442 minFast Cars Fast GirlsS4E13: ICYMI INDYCARA lot of stories we missed, so we cover Ferrari; Engines; IndyLights, the Road to Indy; and another run through the INDYCAR schedule. There is of course straight facts, and also a ton of opinions! So ICYMI (in case you missed it) we’re hear to run down all the recent news for you.
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2020-06-1759 minFast Cars Fast GirlsS4E4 - Video Games, Replays, and UsBecause of...everything we've been a bit inconsistent in dropping episodes. If you follow us on social media (links below) we dropped this in video format too. We're discussing the INDYCAR iRacing championship, NBCSN replaying some great INDYCAR races, and the new-new 2020 INDYCAR Schedule. Don't worry we're working on some great content for you all as we wait for June. Also keep an eye on our social media channels. They're all listed at www.fastcarsfastgirls.com or if you go to: Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, or TikTok and search "Fast Cars Fast Girls" you'll find us!
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2020-04-1058 minFast Cars Fast GirlsS4E1 - 2020 INDYCAR Season and Firestone Grand Prix (St. Pete) Race PreviewIt's time for Season 4 to start, and we kick it off in typical FCFG fashion. We quickly run through the drivers and big changes for the 2020 INDYCAR Season before turning our attention to the Firestone Grand Prix at St. Petersburg. We're heading down to the Streets of St. Pete and hope to see if you there! If not follow along on our social media channels - and of course let us know who you think will win the race!
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2020-03-1140 minFast Cars Fast GirlsS3E47 - Don't Assume with INDYCAR Silly SeasonAfter some news, including an Australian Supercars Champ testing (and potentially getting a ride for a race) with Penske: time for the monthly INDYCAR Silly Season Discussion! We run down who all is safe, who maybe safe, and what cars need drivers and what drivers need cars. Anyone else questioning the hold up on Ferrucci? Has Hinchcliffe's personal Honda sponsorship precluded him from the accepted open seats? We also asked, and of course answered, our two drivers for our INDYCAR team - now it's your turn! Let us know your thoughts and what you think will shake out in...
2020-01-1554 minZiggo Sport: Green Green Green!#2 IndyCar 101 - deel 2In de tweede aflevering van Green Green Green! bespreken René Hoogterp, Jeroen Demmendaal en presentator Frederik Middelhoff alle ins en outs van IndyCar. In het tweede deel van deze IndyCar 101 komen onder andere de reglementen en de provisional grid voor 2020 aan bod. Dat en meer in dé Nederlandse IndyCar podcast.
2020-01-1554 minFast Cars Fast GirlsS3E39 - Full Timers and INDYCAR MomsOf course you know we're excited that Meyer Shank Racing and Jack Harvey and now full-time entrants in the 2020 and 2021 INDYCAR Season! That leads off our discussion of the Silly Season including guessing who gets what open seats and just where in the world is James Hinchcliffe going? A carryover from last week's episode we discuss the owners of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Shit We Didn't Make Up (35:00) and because it's their birthdays, a special Women of the Week all about 'your mom' (actually our moms - 45:00). Let us know your thoughts on what you think will shake...
2019-11-131h 03Fast Cars Fast GirlsS3E37 - Marriages, Breakups, and Scary INDYCAR AnnouncementsWhen the latest INDYCAR Silly Season news is scarier than the true crime stories - you know the internet lost it's mind! We run down the happy marriages and scary INDYCAR announcements (dang Hinch what is going to happen) before getting into the Halloween spirit and discussing True Crime stories involving INDYCAR. Have a safe Halloween and remember, the monster in your closet is just a driver looking for a ride!
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2019-10-3051 min
Honda IndyCar ReportHonda IndyCar Report -- Will Power Honda -- August 18 2019Our next guest is another NTT IndyCar Series great. It's 2014 IndyCar Series champion and 2018 Indianapolis 500 winner Will Power, the winner of the ABC Supply 500 at Pocono Raceway on August 18. It was Power's third Pocono win in the last four years and the 36th NTT IndyCar Series victory of his career. Power's No. 12 Verizon Chevrolet was in front 32 laps in the rain-shortened race that was called after 128 laps.RACEDAY's Bruce Martin caught up with Power after the race to talk about that and other topics on today's Honda IndyCar Report.
2019-08-2916 min
Honda IndyCar ReportHonda IndyCar Report -- Scott Dixon -- July 28 2019Our next guest is a true NTT IndyCar Series legend. It's five-time champion Scott Dixon of Chip Ganassi Racing, who solidified his claim as "Mr. Mid_Ohio" in the July 28 Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio. Dixon started eighth and led twice for 38 laps to win at Mid-Ohio for the sixth time in his career. It was also career victory No. 46 for Dixon vaulted him back into contention for the 2019 NTT IndyCar Series championship.RACEDAY's Bruce Martin caught up with Dixon to talk about that and other topics on today's Honda IndyCar Report.
2019-08-2909 min
Honda IndyCar ReportHonda IndyCar Report -- Ryan Hunter-Reay -- June 22 2019Our next guest is NTT IndyCar Series star, Ryan Hunter-Reay of Andretti Autosport. The driver of the No. 28 DHL Honda has 18 career NTT IndyCar Series victories, including two in the old Champ Car Series. Hunter-Reay is also the 2012 NTT IndyCar Series champion and the winner of the 98th Indianapolis 500 in 2014. Hunter-Reay, however, has yet to win a race in the 2019 IndyCar Series season.RACEDAY's Bruce Martin caught up with Hunter-Reay at Road America to talk about that and other topics on today's Honda IndyCar Report.
2019-08-2813 min
Honda IndyCar ReportHonda IndyCar Report -- Scott Dixon -- June 3 2019.MP3Our next guest is the five-time NTT IndyCar Series champion who won at the Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix for the second year in a row. It's Scott Dixon, who scored career victory No. 45 in Sunday's second race of the Detroit doubleheader. Dixon used a brilliant two stop pit strategy, that began when he pitted on Lap 15 to switch from Firestone Reds to Firestone Blacks. While he was in the pits, Sebastien Bourdais's Honda slammed into the back of Spencer Pigot's Chevrolet as Pigot was attempting to dive onto pit road. That closed the pit area and Dixon was able to...
2019-06-1212 min
Honda IndyCar ReportHonda IndyCar Report -- Colton Herta -- March 24 2019.MP3Our next guest became the youngest winning driver in IndyCar racing history. It's Colton Herta of Harding Steinbrenner Racing, who drove to victory in the March 24 INDYCAR Classic at Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas.By winning the race, Herta broke Graham Rahal's record as youngest winning driver. Rahal was 19 years 3 months and 2 days when he won the 2008 Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg. Herta was 18 years, 11 months and 25 days when he took the checkered flag at COTA on March 24, 2019.RACEDAY's Bruce Martin caught up with Herta after his big win at COTA to talk...
2019-03-2712 min
Honda IndyCar ReportHonda IndyCar Report -- Josef Newgarden -- March 11 2019.MP3Our next guest won the season opening NTT IndyCar Series race for 2019, the March 10 Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg. It's 2017 IndyCar champion Josef Newgarden of Team Penske. Newgarden led 60 laps in the 110-lap street race, including the final 19 laps to score the 11th IndyCar win of his career. The 28-year-old from Hendersonville, Tennessee who now lives in Davidson, North Carolina is determined to get back to championship form in the 2019 NTT IndyCar Series season.RACEDAYS' Bruce Martin caught up with Newgarden after the race to talk to him about his big victory and other topics on today's...
2019-03-1110 min
Honda IndyCar ReportHonda IndyCar Report -- Josef Newgarden -- Thursday February 28 2019MP3.MP3Our next guest is one of bright, young talents of the NTT IndyCar Series. It's 2017 IndyCar champion Josef Newgarden of Team Penske. Newgarden finished fifth in the 2018 IndyCar championship but had some success through last year's campaign. He won three races and four poles, but did not have the consistency to match eventual champion Scott Dixon and runner-up Alexander Rossi throughout the year.Newgarden drove to victory at Phoenix, Barber Motorsports Park and Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin. He was third in points entering the season-finale at Sonoma Raceway, but an eighth-place finish in the double-points race...
2019-03-0421 min
Honda IndyCar ReportHonda IndyCar Report -- Art St. Cyr -- February 14 2019.MP3Our next guest is the man who oversees Honda’s racing efforts as well as the Team Acura program in IMSA. It’s Honda Performance Development President Art Sty Cyr. After its great season in 2019, the hopes remain high at Honda and with the Honda teams in the NTT IndyCar Series season.RACEDAY's Bruce Martin caught up with St. Cyr at INDYCAR’s Spring Training at Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas to talk about the Honda effort and the upcoming 2019 season, as well as other topics on today's Honda IndyCar Report."
2019-02-2412 min
Honda IndyCar ReportHonda IndyCar Report -- Alexander Rossi -- January 9 2019.MP3Our next guest is not only one of Honda's most successful drivers, he's also one of IndyCar's biggest stars. It's the winner of the 100th Indianapolis 500, Alexander Rossi of Andretti Autosport. The 27-year-old Rossi continued to emerge in 2018 with three victories including wins in the prestigious Long Beach Grand Prix as well as the Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio and the ABC Supply 500 at Pocono Raceway. Rossi was a serious contender for the 2018 IndyCar crown before falling just short in the season's final race at Sonoma Raceway.Look for Rossi to once again contend for the Indy 500 win and...
2019-01-2810 min
Honda IndyCar ReportHonda IndyCar Report -- Ryan Hunter-Reay -- January 2 2019.MP3Our next guest is one of Honda's most successful drivers. It's 2012 NTT IndyCar Series champion and 2014 Indianapolis 500 winning driver Ryan Hunter-Reay of Andretti Autosport. With 18 race victories and seven career poles, Hunter-Reay knows all about success. He finished fourth in last year's IndyCar Series championships and is primed for a run on another title in 2019RACEDAY's Bruce Martin caught up with Hunter-Real to talk about his accomplishments in 2018 and his outlook for 2019, as well as other topics on today's Honda IndyCar Report.
2019-01-2809 min
Honda IndyCar ReportHonda IndyCar Report -- Mark Miles -- December 18 2018.MP3Our next guest on the Honda IndyCar Report is always looking toward the future. It’s INDYCAR CEO Mark Miles, who never has an offseason as he continues to move the series forward.RACEDAY's Bruce Martin caught up with Miles on the phone from his office at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway to talk about that and other topics on today's Honda IndyCar Report.
2018-12-2117 min
Honda IndyCar ReportHonda IndyCar Report -- Jon Bouslog -- Thursday December 6 2018.MP3Our next guest plays a very important role at Team Penske. It's longtime IndyCar team manager Jon Bouslog, who in October was promoted to General Manager of the Acura Team Penske sports car effort in IMSA. Bouslog will report to Team Penske's recently named managing director, Ron Ruzewski, and will be in charge of the impressive Acura sports car effort at Team Penske. Bouslog has enjoyed much success in IndyCar and called the race strategy for two of the last four winners of the Indianapolis 500 including Juan Pablo Montoya in 2015 and Will Power in 2018.RACEDAY'S Bruce Martin caught...
2018-12-2016 min
Honda IndyCar ReportHonda IndyCar Report -- 2018 IndyCar Champion Scott Dixon -- Monday September 17 2018.MP3And now, Honda has one more championship to celebrate. It's Scott Dixon's fifth career Verizon IndyCar Series championship. Dixon won the 2018 IndyCar title in the No. 9 PNC Bank Honda with a second-place finish to fellow Honda driver Ryan Hunter-Reay of Andretti Autosport in Sunday's INDYCAR Grand Prix of Sonoma. Dixon entered the double-points paying season finale at Sonoma Raceway with a 29-point lead over Honda's Alexander Rossi.After Rossi was involved in contact with teammate Marco Andretti at the start of Sunday's race and ultimately went one lap down to the field, Rossi was able to fight his...
2018-09-1813 min
Honda IndyCar ReportHonda IndyCar Report -- Alexander Rossi -- September 15 2018Our next guest is the man who hopes to overcome that 29-point deficit and win his first Verizon IndyCar Series championship. It's the winner of the 100th Indianapolis 500, Alexander Rossi. Rossi starts sixth in Sunday's race with Dixon starting second in what should be another dramatic finish to an IndyCar Series battle. Rossi drives the No. 27 NAPA Auto Parts Honda for Andretti Autosport. Sentire Media's Bruce Martin caught up with Rossi to talk about his championship battle heading into Sunday's race and other topics on today's Honda IndyCar Report.
2018-09-1809 min
Honda IndyCar ReportHonda IndyCar Report -- Takuma Sato -- September 9 2018.MP3"Today's Honda IndyCar Report celebrates Honda's 2018 INDYCAR Manufacturer's Championship. This year, Honda power has been the choice of race winners and champions as Honda clinched the 2018 INDYCAR Manufacturer's Cup Championship with two races remaining in the season. Their lead in the constructor's title was so large, Honda clinched the title, simply by having its cars start the August 25 Bommarito Automotive Group 500 at Gateway Motorsports Park. Once again, all of us at RACEDAY want to congratulate Honda and its teams for winning the 2018 INDYCAR Manfacturer's Championship."Our next guest is the one of the drivers behind that effort. It's...
2018-09-1111 min
Honda IndyCar ReportHonda IndyCar Report -- Art St. Cyr -- September 9 2018.MP3"Today's Honda IndyCar Report celebrates Honda's 2018 INDYCAR Manufacturer's Championship. This year, Honda power has been the choice of race winners and champions as Honda clinched the 2018 INDYCAR Manufacturer's Cup Championship with two races remaining in the season. Their lead in the constructor's title was so large, Honda clinched the title, simply by having its cars start the August 25 Bommarito Automotive Group 500 at Gateway Motorsports Park. Once again, all of us at RACEDAY want to congratulate Honda and its teams for winning the 2018 INDYCAR Manfacturer's Championship."Our next guest is the man behind that effort. It's Honda Performance Development...
2018-09-1114 min
Honda IndyCar ReportHonda IndyCar Report -- Will Power -- August 27 2018.MP3"Today's Honda IndyCar Report celebrates Honda's 2018 INDYCAR Manufacturer's Championship. This year, Honda power has been the choice of race winners and champions as Honda clinched the 2018 INDYCAR Manufacturer's Cup Championship with two races remaining in the season. Their lead in the constructor's title was so large, Honda clinched the title, simply by having its cars start the August 25 Bommarito Automotive Group 500 at Gateway Motorsports Park. Once again, all of us at RACEDAY want to congratulate Honda and its teams for winning the 2018 INDYCAR Manfacturer's Championship."Our next guest is the winner of that race. It's Team Verizon driver...
2018-08-2810 min
Honda IndyCar ReportHonda IndyCar Report -- Scott Dixon -- July 15, 2018Our next guest is one of Honda's all-time greats. It's Scott Dixon, winner of Sunday's Honda Indy Toronto for the third time in his career. It was Dixon's third win of 2018 and the 44th of his career as he moves closer to Mario Andretti's 52 wins that are second on the all-time list. Dixon started on the outside of the front row and took the lead on Lap 33. He would go on to lead 49 laps in the 85 lap contest and defeated Simon Pagenaud by 5.2701 seconds. Dixon's lead in the Verizon IndyCar Series standings increased to 62 over Josef Newgarden and 70 over Alexander...
2018-08-2810 min
Honda IndyCar ReportHonda IndyCar Report -- Alexander Rossi -- July 2 2018"Our next guest is one of the biggest stars in the Verizon IndyCar Series. It's Andretti Autosport driver Alexander Rossi, who is deep in contention for the 2018 Verizon IndyCar Series championship. He is currently third in points, just 45 points behind the leader, Scott Dixon heading into Saturday Iowa Corn 300 at Iowa Speedway. Both Rossi and his Andretti Autosport teammate Ryan Hunter-Reay have 348 points, but Hunter-Reay gets second place based on tie-breaker. Earlier this year, Rossi won the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach and has been one of the most exciting drivers in the series this season."RACEDAY's...
2018-08-2813 min
Honda IndyCar ReportHonda IndyCar Report -- Michael Andretti -- July 2, 2018Our next guest is one of the biggest names in Verizon IndyCar Series history. It's Michael Andretti, winner of 42 races in his career as a driver and team owner for one of the most successful teams in the Verizon IndyCar Series. The Honda team owner has experienced victory this season with Alexander Rossi and Ryan Hunter-Reay and both of those drivers are just 45 points behind Scott Dixon for the Verizon IndyCar Series championship lead. His other two drivers are two-time race winner Marco Andretti and talented rookie Zach Veach. Sentire Media's Bruce Martin caught up with Andretti to...
2018-08-2813 min
Honda IndyCar ReportHonda IndyCar Report -- Jon Bouslog -- May 28, 2018Our next guest is also the man who helped guide Team Verizon driver Will Power of Team Penske to victory in the 102nd Indianapolis 500 on May 27. It's Team Penske IndyCar Team Manager Jon Bouslog. He returned to his duties as race strategist for Power for the two races in May at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. And Power won both the INDYCAR Grand Prix on May 12 and the biggest of all, the Indianapolis 500. Bouslog also called the race strategy for Juan Pablo Montoya's Indy 500 win in 2015. Power's Indy 500 victory was the first for the driver, but the 12th for Bouslog since...
2018-08-2816 min
Honda IndyCar ReportHonda IndyCar Report -- Will Power -- May 12, 2018"Our next guest is also a legend. It's Team Verizon driver Will Power of Team Penske who won Saturday's INDYCAR Grand Prix at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway for the third time in the five years the event has been held. It was the 33rd victory of his IndyCar career and that places him ninth on the all-time victory list. It was also his 30th career win at Team Penske breaking a tie with the great four-time Indianapolis 500 winning driver Rick Mears. And, it was the 200th IndyCar victory for team owner Roger Penske -- the winningest team owner in Indianapolis 500...
2018-08-2804 min
Honda IndyCar ReportHonda IndyCar Report -- Josef Newgarden -- April 27, 2018"Our next guest is one of the leading contenders for the 2018 Verizon IndyCar Series championship. It's the defending series champion, Josef Newgarden of Team Penske, who won Monday's conclusion of the Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama at Barber Motorsports Park in Birmingham. Newgarden started on the pole and dominated the race that actually began on Sunday but was stopped for heavy rain after 22 laps of the timed race. They were back at it Monday morning with Newgarden in control of the race on both racing slicks and the rain tires, as rain once again began to fall in the...
2018-08-2847 min
Honda IndyCar ReportHonda IndyCar Report -- Alexander Rossi -- April 17, 2018Our next guest is one of the leading contenders for the 2018 Verizon IndyCar Series championship. It's Honda driver Alexander Rossi, who started on the pole and dominated last Sunday's 44th Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach. Rossi was never passed on the race track and led 71 laps in the 84-lap contest to score his third career Verizon IndyCar Series victory. Rossi didn't turn a wheel wrong all weekend and his three career wins have come in the 100th Indianapolis 500 in 2016, at the most historic road course in the United States -- Watkins Glen International in 2017 and the biggest street course...
2018-08-2809 min
Honda IndyCar ReportHonda IndyCar Report -- Alexander Rossi -- March 30, 2018"Our next guest is one of the leading contenders for the 2018 Verizon IndyCar Series championship. It's Andretti Autosport driver Alexander Rossi, the winner of the 100th Indianapolis 500 in 2016. Rossi was quite a story in the 2018 season opener when he was involved in contact with race-leader Robert Wickens on the final restart of the race with two laps to go in the March 11 Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg. Rossi was running second at the time and went to the inside to try to pass Wickens in Turn 1, Wickens made a defensive move and that put Rossi's Honda into the "marbles."...
2018-08-2811 min
Honda IndyCar ReportHonda IndyCar Report -- Mark Miles -- March 31, 2018Our next guest continues to move INDYCAR forward with some very positive developments. It's Hulman & Company CEO Mark Miles, who serves as INDYCAR CEO. Miles recently completed INDYCAR's new television contract that begins in 2019 where the entire series will be on NBC and NBCSN. The NBC network will televise eight race on "over-the-air" broadcast. Currently, ABC televises five on its network. The remainder of the schedule will continue to be on NBCSN. The deal also includes a streaming package with NBC Gold that will allow fans to watch all practices and qualifications live as well as other packaged content for...
2018-08-2819 min
Honda IndyCar ReportHonda IndyCar Report -- Sebastien Bourdais -- March 14, 2018Our next guest is one of the greatest names of all the Honda drivers. It's four-time Champ Car Series champion Sebastien Bourdais, who drove to victory in last Sunday's Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg for the second-straight year. The driver from Le Mans, France lives in St. Petersburg and was able to celebrate an emotional victory in his adopted hometown. It was his first win since a massive crash at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway during the second lap of his qualification attempt for the 101st Indianapolis 500 left him with multiple fractures of his pelvis and legs on May 20, 2017. Some...
2018-03-1512 min
Honda IndyCar ReportHonda IndyCar Report -- Helio Castroneves -- March 9, 2018Our next guest is one of the all-time greats in the Indianapolis 500 and one of the biggest names in the Verizon IndyCar Series. It's former full-time IndyCar driver Helio Castroneves, who was moved over to Team Penske's Acura Sports Car Program in the IMSA Series. Castroneves will no longer be competing in every IndyCar Series race, but will return to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in May for the IndyCar Grand Prix of Indianapolis on May 12 and the 102nd Indianapolis 500 on May 27. Castroneves is a three-time Indianapolis 500 winner and will attempt to become the fourth four-time Indy 500 winner this May. Castroneves...
2018-03-1015 min
Honda IndyCar ReportHonda IndyCar Report -- Mark Miles -- 122617Our next guest has many reasons to reflect back on a great 2017 Verizon IndyCar Series season and he's already hard at work to make some big things happen in 2018. It's INDYCAR CEO Mark Miles, who has been quite busy all year as he leads INDYCAR into prominence. Negotiating a new television contract, finding a replacement sponsor to Verizon after the 2018 season and finding an additional manufacturer are three of the major projects Miles is currently involved with. Miles joins RACEDAY's Bruce Martin to talk about a variety of topics on Today's Honda IndyCar Report.
2018-01-1118 min
Honda IndyCar ReportHonda IndyCar Report -- Jay Frye -- 122617Our next guest has many reasons to reflect back on a great 2017 Verizon IndyCar Series season and he's already hard at work to make some big things happen in 2018. It's INDYCAR President of Competition and Operations Jay Frye, who is in charge of all things competition at INDYCAR. The 2017 season was another highly competitive campaign for IndyCar but Frye and his staff also successfully rolled out the new universal aero kit that will debut in 2018. Frye is also in charge of a lot of other technical and competition improvements heading into the 2018 season. Frye joins RACEDAY Nation's Bruce Martin to...
2018-01-1115 min
Honda IndyCar ReportHonda IndyCar Report -- Mike Hull -- 122217Our next guest works with one of the greatest drivers in INDYCAR history. It's Chip Ganassi Racing managing director Mike Hull, who calls the race strategy for the legendary Scott Dixon and the No. 9 Honda. It's a season of change at Chip Ganassi Racing as it trims back from a four-car operation to two entries in 2018 with Dixon in the No. 9 and second-year driver Ed Jones from Dubai taking over the No. 10 entry after Tony Kanaan was released from the team at the conclusion of the 2017 season. The team’s other two drivers, Max Chilton and Charlie Kimball, will join fo...
2018-01-1117 min
Honda IndyCar ReportHonda IndyCar Report -- Ryan Hunter-Reay -- December 12, 2017Our next guest would just as soon forget about the 2017 Verizon IndyCar Series season as he did not win a race for the second season in a row despite having a car that ran up front in several races, including a dominating performance in the 101st Indianapolis 500. It's 2012 Verizon IndyCar Series champion and 2014 Indy 500 winning driver Ryan Hunter-Reay of Andretti Autosport. He did not win a race in 2017 but scored three podium finishes. Hunter-Reay finished ninth in the championship but in the 2017 Indianapolis 500 Hunter-Reay's Honda was out front for 28 laps in the race before engine failure on Lap 136 doomed him...
2017-12-1213 min
Honda IndyCar ReportHonda IndyCar Report -- Simon Pagenaud -- December 12 2017Our next guest finished second in the 2017 Verizon IndyCar Series championship. It's 2016 Verizon IndyCar Series champion Simon Pagenaud, driver of the No. 1 Chevrolet for Team Penske in 2017. Although Pagenaud did not win the championship in 2017, he won two races, including a decisive victory in the season finale at Sonoma, and one pole to finish second in the championship, just behind his Team Penske teammate Josef Newgarden. Pagenaud was a threat at most of the races on the schedule but a 14th place in the double-points paying Indianapolis 500 and a 16th place at Detroit proved costly at the end of the...
2017-12-1213 min
Honda IndyCar ReportHonda IndyCar Report -- Will Power -- December 2 2017Our next guest finished fifth in the 2017 Verizon IndyCar Series championship. It's 2014 IndyCar champion Will Power, driver of the No. 12 Team Verizon Chevrolet for Team Penske. Although Power did not win the championship in 2017, he won three races and a series high six poles to finish fifth in the standings. Power was a threat at most of the races on the schedule but a slow start to the season including a crash and 23rd place finish in the double-points paying Indianapolis 500 put Power in a points hole he couldn't climb out of. Power joins RACEDAY Nation's Bruce Martin to talk...
2017-12-0210 min
Honda IndyCar ReportHonda IndyCar Report -- Kyle Moyer -- November 30 2017Our next guest is Team Penske Competition Director Kyle Moyer. In addition to overseeing the team's four-car effort in the Verizon IndyCar Series season in 2017, Moyer also called the shots for 2016 Verizon IndyCar Series champion Simon Pagenaud for the third season in a row. Pagenaud finished second to teammate Josef Newgarden in the standings after the driver from France accumulated two wins and one pole in 2017. Moyer joins RACEDAY Nation's Bruce Martin to talk about a variety of topics on Today's Honda IndyCar Report.
2017-12-0213 min
Honda IndyCar ReportHonda IndyCar Report -- Rolando Coronado -- October 26 2017Rolando Coronado of Colombia is the chief mechanic on the No. 26 Honda at Andretti Autosport and worked with Sato during the 2017 Verizon IndyCar Series season including the big win at the Indianapolis 500. Coronado talks about working with Sato and engineer Garrett Mothershead last season as Sato moves on to Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing in 2018. Coronado also talks about his path from go-karting in Colombia brought him to the Verizon IndyCar Series. Coronado joins RACEDAY Nation's Bruce Martin on Today's Honda IndyCar Report.
2017-12-0112 min
Honda IndyCar ReportHonda IndyCar Report -- Zach Veach -- October 25, 2017The driver that replaces Takuma Sato in the No. 26 Honda at Andretti Autosport is our next guest. It's 22-year-old Zach Veach, who becomes the first driver to advance to the Verizon IndyCar Series by climbing every step of the INDYCAR Ladder Series. And, he took every one of those steps with Andretti Autosport. Veach also made his Verizon IndyCar Series debut in 2017 driving one race at Barber Motorsports Park in Birmingham, Alabama for Ed Carpenter Racing as a fill-in for the injured JR Hildebrand. He also made his Indianapolis 500 debut for AJ Foyt, starting 32nd and finishing 26th. ...
2017-10-2616 min
Honda IndyCar ReportHonda IndyCar Report -- Mark Miles -- October 15, 2017There's always plenty of news with our next guest. It's Hulman & Company CEO Mark Miles, who is in charge of INDYCAR as its CEO. The 2018 Verizon IndyCar Series schedule is out and it's time to make those reservations for Portland, Oregon for Labor Day Weekend 2018 as that popular venue returns to the schedule for the first time since it was a Champ Car Series race in 2007. Miles breaks down the entire 2018 schedule and talks about a few other topics as he joins RACEDAY's Bruce Martin on Today's Honda IndyCar Report.
2017-10-1626 min
Honda IndyCar ReportHonda IndyCar Report -- 2017 Champ Josef Newgarden 091917"You can call our next guest -- the 2017 Verizon IndyCar Series champion. "It's Team Penske's Josef Newgarden, who capped a spectacular season with the championship when he finished second to defending series champion and teammate Simon Pagenaud in the September 17 GoPro Grand Prix of Sonoma. Newgarden won four races this season -- the most of any driver in the Verizon IndyCar Series in 2017. "The new champion joins RACEDAY Nation's Bruce Martin on Today's Honda IndyCar Report."
2017-09-1913 min
Honda IndyCar ReportHonda IndyCar Report -- Josef Newgarden -- September 14, 2017The season has come down to this -- one race and a virtual winner-take-all for the 2017 Verizon IndyCar Series championship with five drivers having a legitimate chance at the championship heading into Sunday's Go Pro Grand Prix of Sonoma. One of those five drivers is Verizon IndyCar Series points leader Josef Newgarden of Team Penske. Newgarden leads four-time Verizon IndyCar Series champion Scott Dixon. Of all the scenarios, the easies is this one -- If Newgarden wins the race, he's the champion -- it's that simple. Newgarden joins RACEDAY Nation's Bruce Martin on Today's Honda IndyCar Report.
2017-09-1512 min
Honda IndyCar ReportHonda IndyCar Report -- Scott Dixon -- September 14, 2017The season has come down to this -- one race and a virtual winner-take-all for the 2017 Verizon IndyCar Series championship with five drivers having a legitimate chance at the championship heading into Sunday's Go Pro Grand Prix of Sonoma. One of those five drivers is four-time Verizon IndyCar Series champion Scott Dixon of Chip Ganassi Racing. Dixon is second in the championship, just three points behind Team Penske's Josef Newgarden. Dixon wins the championship if he wins on Sunday. Dixon joins RACEDAY Nation's Bruce Martin on Today's Honda IndyCar Report.
2017-09-1513 min
Honda IndyCar ReportHonda IndyCar Report -- Helio Castroneves -- September 14, 2017The season has come down to this -- one race and a virtual winner-take-all for the 2017 Verizon IndyCar Series championship with five drivers having a legitimate chance at the championship heading into Sunday's Go Pro Grand Prix of Sonoma. One of those five drivers is defending Verizon IndyCar Series champion Helio Castroneves of Team Penske. Castroneves is third in the championship, 22 points behind his Team Penske teammate Josef Newgarden. Castroneves can win the championship if he wins on Sunday and finishes several positions ahead of both Newgarden and second-place in the standings Scott Dixon. Castroneves joins RACEDAY Nation's...
2017-09-1514 min
Honda IndyCar ReportHonda IndyCar Report -- Simon Pagenaud -- September 14, 2017The season has come down to this -- one race and a virtual winner-take-all for the 2017 Verizon IndyCar Series championship with five drivers having a legitimate chance at the championship heading into Sunday's Go Pro Grand Prix of Sonoma. One of those five drivers is defending Verizon IndyCar Series champion Simon Pagenaud of Team Penske. Pagenaud is fourth in the championship, 34 points behind his Team Penske teammate Josef Newgarden. Pagenaud realizes he must score maximum points and then have a little help on his side in the form of poor finishes by some of the drivers ahead of him in...
2017-09-1510 min
Honda IndyCar ReportHonda IndyCar Report -- Will Power -- September 14, 2017the season has come down to this -- one race and a virtual winner-take-all for the 2017 Verizon IndyCar Series championship with five drivers having a legitimate chance at the championship heading into Sunday's Go Pro Grand Prix of Sonoma. One of those five drivers is 2014 Verizon IndyCar Series champion Will Power of Team Penske. Power is fifth in the championship, 68 points behind his Team Penske teammate Josef Newgarden. Power realizes he must score maximum points and then have a little help on his side in the form of poor finishes by some of the drivers ahead of him in the...
2017-09-1511 min
Honda IndyCar ReportHonda IndyCar Report -- Alexander Rossi -- September 3, 2017Our next guest was the major story of the weekend for both Honda and the Verizon IndyCar Series. It's Alexander Rossi, winner of the 100th Indianapolis 500 in 2016 who won his second Verizon IndyCar Series race in the September 3 INDYCAR Grand Prix at the Glen. Just one day after winning his first pole and two days after announcing he had signed a contract extension to remain with Andretti Autosport for 2018 and beyond, led 32 laps in the 60-lap race at Watkins Glen International to score his second career Verizon IndyCar Series win.The 25-year-old Rossi joins RACEDAY's Bruce Martin on...
2017-09-0410 min
Honda IndyCar ReportHonda IndyCar Report -- Josef Newgarden -- August 26 2017.MP3Our next guest is the man who thrilled the huge crowd at Saturday night’s Verizon IndyCar Series return to Gateway Motorsports Park. It’s Bommarito Automotive Group 500 presented by Valvoline race winner Josef Newgarden. The Team Penske driver gave teammate Simon Pagnaud the old “Bump and Run” to make the race winning pass with 31 laps to go bringing the large crowd of race fans to their feet with a thunderous roar. “Newgarden went on to win the race by 0.6850-of-a-second to Scott Dixon with an angry Pagenaud finishing third. It was Newgarden’s fourth victory of the season and i...
2017-08-2710 min
Honda IndyCar ReportHonda IndyCar Report -- Ryan Hunter-Reay -- August 18 2017.MP3"The Verizon IndyCar Series returns from a two-weekend break in Sunday's ABC Supply 500 at Pocono. It's the second 500-mile race of the season and Sato hopes to sweep both 500-mile events in 2017. It's also a big track for our next guest. It's Ryan Hunter-Reay, the winner of the 2015 ABC Supply 500 at Pocono who led four times for 31 laps in last season's race, only to see his bid for victory hampered when his engine suddenly shut off. Hunter-Reay was eventually able to get the engine to retire but it dropped him from the lead to the very back of the pack...
2017-08-1813 min
Honda IndyCar ReportHonda IndyCar Report -- Marco Andretti -- August 18 2017.MP3"The Verizon IndyCar Series returns from a two-weekend break in Sunday's ABC Supply 500 at Pocono. It's the second 500-mile race of the season and Sato hopes to sweep both 500-mile events in 2017. It's also a bit of a homecoming for our next guest who lives 45 minutes away from the triangle-shaped race course. It's Marco Andretti of nearby Nazareth, Pennsylvania, who will be driving the same Honda in Sunday's Pocono race that Fernando Alonso used in the 101st Indianapolis 500 this past May. "It's been another disappointing season for Andretti, who enters the Pocono are 13th in points with just...
2017-08-1812 min
Honda IndyCar ReportHonda IndyCar Report -- Josef Newgarden -- July 30, 2017Today's guest is the hottest driver in the Verizon IndyCar Series. It's Team Penske driver Josef Newgarden, who won his second-straight race in Sunday's Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio and took over the Verizon IndyCar Series points lead with four races remaining. Newgarden joins RACEDAY's Bruce Martin on Today's Honda IndyCar Report.
2017-08-0611 min
Honda IndyCar ReportHonda IndyCar Report -- Mark Miles -- July 24, 2017"There's always plenty of news with our next guest. It's Hulman & Company CEO Mark Miles, who is in charge of INDYCAR as its CEO and the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The Verizon IndyCar Series had last weekend off so Miles and his staff at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway were conducting the 24th Brickyard 400 NASCAR race. The Verizon IndyCar Series is back in action this weekend with the Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio at the famed Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. Miles has been very busy with this season and preparing for the 2018 Verizon IndyCar Series season. And that includes the new universal aero...
2017-08-0615 min
Honda IndyCar ReportHonda IndyCar Report -- Helio Castroneves -- July 10, 2017Helio Castroneves of Team Penske scored his first victory since June 1, 2014 when he dominated Sunday's Iowa Corn 300 at Iowa Speedway. The victory ended a 54-race winless drought for the three-time Indianapolis 500 winning driver, who has been the source of speculation over the weekend that this may be his final full-time Verizon IndyCar Series season. It was reported over the weekend that Team Penske is considering switching Castroneves to a full-time sports car ride next season. He would also get to compete in the Indianapolis 500. Team Penske sources have yet to officially announce its entry into Sports Car racing and that...
2017-07-1210 min
Honda IndyCar ReportHonda IndyCar Report -- Josef Newgarden -- July 6, 2017Our next guest is one of the hottest young stars in the Verizon IndyCar Series. It's Team Penske driver Josef Newgarden, who returns to Iowa Speedway for Sunday's Iowa Corn 300 as the defending winner. He won last year's race driving for team owner Ed Carpenter and set an IndyCar Series record by leading 282 laps in the 300-lap race. This year, Newgarden won the Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama at Barber Motorsports Park and has been in contention for other victories, including a second-place finish to race winner Scott Dixon in the Kohler Grand Prix at Road America in Elkhart...
2017-07-0813 min
Honda IndyCar ReportHonda IndyCar Report -- Tim Cindric -- July 7, 2017Our next guest is the man in charge of Team Penske's powerful four-car Chevrolet team. It's Team Penske President Tim Cindric. The long-time veteran of the sport helps oversee the effort that includes defending Verizon IndyCar Series champion Simon Pagenaud, talented newcomer Josef Newgarden, 2014 Verizon IndyCar Series champion Will Power and three-time Indianapolis 500 winning driver Helio Castroneves. In addition, Cindric also watches over the NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Series and NASCAR Xfinity Series programs as well as all of Team Penske's other racing ventures. Plus, he is the father of young racing talent Austin Cindric, who has shown speed in...
2017-07-0814 min
Honda IndyCar ReportHonda IndyCar Report -- Kyle Moyer -- June 29, 2017Our next guest is the man in charge of Team Penske's powerful four-car Chevrolet team. It's Team Penske Competition Director Kyle Moyer. The long-time veteran of the sport helps oversee the effort that includes defending Verizon IndyCar Series champion Simon Pagenaud, talented newcomer Josef Newgarden, 2014 Verizon IndyCar Series champion Will Power and three-time Indianapolis 500 winning driver Helio Castroneves. Moyer offers his thoughts on the season so far as he joins RACDAY's Bruce Martin on Today's Honda IndyCar Report.
2017-07-0214 min
Honda IndyCar ReportHonda IndyCar Report -- Simon Pagenaud -- June 24, 2017Our next guest is 2016 Verizon IndyCar Series champion Simon Pagenaud of Team Penske. The driver from France is second in the Verizon IndyCar Series championship standings, just 13 points behind Scott Dixon heading into Sunday's Kohler Grand Prix at Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin. Pagenaud won earlier this year at Phoenix Raceway and is attempting to win another title in 2017 as the series heats up during the summer months."Pagenaud joins RACDAY's Bruce Martin on Today's Honda IndyCar Report.
2017-06-2415 min
Honda IndyCar ReportHonda IndyCar Report -- Esteban Gutierrez -- June 24, 2017We're celebrating the arrival of our next guest. It's Esteban Gutierrez, who completed a deal with team owner Dale Coyne last Thursday to complete the remainder of the 2017 Verizon IndyCar Series season in the No. 18 Honda. That car was previously driven by four-time Champ Car Series champion Sebastien Bourdais, but that driver continues to recover from injuries suffered from a crash during his qualification run for the 101st Indianapolis 500. Gutierrez made his IndyCar debut at the beginning of June in the Chevrolet Dual at Detroit doubleheader but did not compete the following week at Texas Motor Speedway because INDYCAR was...
2017-06-2412 min
Honda IndyCar ReportHonda IndyCar Report - Scott Dixon -- May 21 2017Time to celebrate the latest outstanding achievement of our next guest. It's four-time Verizon IndyCar Series champion and 2008 Indianapolis 500 winning driver Scott Dixon, who won the pole for the 101st Indianapolis 500 Sunday at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Dixon's Honda blistered the 2.5-mile IMS oval with four-lap average of 232.164 miles per hour. That's the fastest four-lap average in Indy 500 qualifications since Arie Luyendyk the the track record in 1996. Dixon's second lap of 232.135 miles per hour was the fastest qualifying lap since Luyendyk set the one-lap record of 237.498 miles per hour on May 12, 1996. He is the fastest Indy 500 pole sitter since Scott...
2017-05-2211 min