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- 2 weeks ago33 min
In tribute: Remembering the remarkable Alex Zanardi
After the sad passing of Alex Zanardi this weekend, we thought it was only right to put together a special episode of Bring Back V10s to pay tribute to a driver that is so fondly remembered by motor racing fans all over the world.Glenn Freeman is joined by Edd Straw and Matt Beer to look back on Zanardi's incredible life and inspirational career, which included two stints in F1, championship-winning success in CART and, after the devastating crash that left him a double amputee, multiple Paralympic hand-cycling gold medals. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- Mar 26, 202624 min
Free sample: Is Palou more vulnerable in 2026?
UPDATE: Due to a change in coverage plans, The Race IndyCar Podcast will appear exclusively in The Race Members' Club this season, as occasional episodes only. To access full episodes, you'll need to join The Race Members' Club on Patreon today (where, for a limited time, you can get 90% off your first month). In this feed we're presenting a sample of the most recent episode, where Jack Benyon and Glenn Freeman join Matt Beer to debate the perhaps surprisingly open first three rounds of the new season.Is Andretti finally consistently coming good, and has Penske got over its recent troubles? And do those two developments mean we really do have a title fight on our hands not just yet another Alex Palou/Ganassi walkover? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- Jan 17, 20261h 23m
Indycar at war! Ep. 3 - Peace in our time
Our Indycar Split series concludes by looking at how the CART/IRL war finally came to an end after more than a decade of fighting.But before we get to that, we have to talk about one of the biggest fights that took place during the split: the battle over who really won the 2002 Indy 500.Glenn Freeman, Edd Straw and Indy Split book author John Oreovicz dig back in great detail over what happened between Penske IRL driver Helio Castroneves and Team Green CART driver Paul Tracy, who were battling for the lead on the penultimate lap of the race when the yellow flags came out for a crash.We also look into CART's decline and ultimate collapse, as its teams and engine manufacturers started switching full-time to the IRL.And finally we revisit the story of how the two sides finally came together, as well as asking if there really was a winner once the war was over and Indycar racing was reunited again in 2008. Join The Race Members' Club on Patreon today and enjoy bonus F1 podcasts and ad-free listening. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- Jan 13, 20261h 2m
Indycar at war! Ep. 2 - The nightmare attempt to rival the Indy 500
We're delighted to bring you episode 2 of our special three-part series on the infamous story of how Indycar racing was torn apart in the mid-90s.This episode deals with CART's US 500 nightmare as it attempted to go head-to-head with the first 'IRL' Indy 500 in 1996. Glenn Freeman, Edd Straw and John Oreovicz then look back on CART's strength in the late-1990s, and the IRL's struggles to become established. Then at the turn of the century, Chip Ganassi Racing became the first big hitter from CART to go back to Indianapolis, starting a gradual shift of more teams crossing the divide each May, which eventually led to the first big full-time defection to the IRL. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- Jan 9, 20261h 3m
Indycar at war! Ep. 1 - The insane story of how a sport was split apart
We're delighted to bring you the first episode of a special three-part series focusing on how Indycar racing was torn apart in the mid-90s, shortly after Nigel Mansell had helped make the North American series so popular that Bernie Ecclestone saw it as a threat to F1.In episode one, Glenn Freeman, Edd Straw and 'Indy Split' book author John Oreovicz head back to early-1994 and the moment Indianapolis Motor Speedway boss Tony George announced he would be forming his own competitor to the CART Indycar series.We look at what drove George to make his bombshell announcement, and how the world of Indy racing reacted and evolved in the two years before the Indy Racing League hit the track for its first race.There's also discussion around the silly move the CART teams made that helped the IRL get up and running, and how both sides of the war fired major shots at each other with their plans for the weekend of the 1996 Indianapolis 500. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- Sep 8, 202549 min
The champions episode: Palou, Foster and Hauger interviewed
It’s the champions edition of The Race IndyCar Podcast, as we speak to this year’s overall and rookie title winners, plus the victor in the Indy NXT support series.Alex Palou returns to discuss Will Power leaving Team Penske (the interview was done before Power’s Andretti switch was confirmed), his most likely future contenders, how he intends to repeat his near-perfect season and what his focuses are to improve on next year.Louis Foster - IndyCar’s rookie of the year - joins to discuss the breathtaking drama which helped him to his title in the dying minutes at Nashville, his incredible qualifying performances and why there’s positivity over the future at Rahal Letterman Lanigan.And finally, Dennis Hauger of Andretti appears to discuss his monstrous title-winning Indy NXT season, and what’s next for him in the future. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- Sep 3, 202540 min
Herta ignites IndyCar silly season + Nashville reviewed
The IndyCar silly season dominates this episode of The Race IndyCar podcast.Jack Benyon is joined by Josh Suttill to discuss the bombshell news that Will Power is leaving Penske and Colton Herta will become a Cadillac Formula 1 test driver next year, likely twinning that role with a switch to Formula 2. What do these moves mean for the individuals concerned and the rest of the IndyCar grid?There's also plenty of chat about the Nashville season finale, which saw Josef Newgarden return to winning ways. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- Aug 27, 202535 min
IndyCar’s newest race winner interviewed
After a dramatic finish to the Milwaukee IndyCar race last weekend, the person responsible for that drama, Christian Rasmussen, joins the pod exclusively to talk about becoming IndyCar’s newest race winner.The Ed Carpenter driver walks through how he went from sixth to first with outrageous overtakes in the final stint, why he tried so hard to overtake lapped cars in the closing laps, and the reason his car had so much oversteer which he dealt with incredibly.He also discusses the bigger picture of being given the faith of his eponymous team owner who stepped back from his own IndyCar seat for Rasmussen late last year, how new investment in the team is helping now and promising a lot for the future and of course, he addresses the people who say he’s too aggressive in on-track combat.Host Jack Benyon also picks out more of the key storylines from the penultimate race, ahead of Nashville’s finale.If you have questions or suggestions for the podcast, you can email us, podcasts@the-race.com. We can feature voicenotes on the show, too.And don’t forget to sign up to The Race Members’ Club for ad-free listening and bonus content from across our network. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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