RACER Weekly Audio Podcast

Loren Healy isn’t the winningest driver in Ultra4 history for nothing. The New Mexico native got hooked on rock crawling after giving it a go with a beat-up truck and a few friends and, multiple titles later, is still the guy to beat when the Ultra4 4400s hit the boulders at King of the Hammers or Crandon International Raceway. Loren joins RACER Weekly to tell us what makes Crandon so special, why...

As former NHRA Funny Car champ and 2026 title contender J.R. Todd tells it, taking one of these 12,000hp beasts down a 1,000ft drag strip in 3.8 seconds and hitting 335mph as you reach for the chutes can be anything but funny… The driver of the Kalitta Motorsports DHL GR Supra joins RACER Weekly hot off a win in Seattle and getting set for what promises to be a closely-fought Countdown for the Fun...

When Wayne Taylor Racing reunited with Cadillac for a two-car IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship GTP class attack in 2025, it seemed that the wins would quickly follow. In reality, it took until Road America’s 6-hour enduro on Aug. 2 for Ricky Taylor and Filipe Albuquerque to crack the code and take their No. 10 WTR Cadillac V-Series. R to victory lane. Ricky joins RACER Weekly to look back o...

When Meyer Shank Racing made the strategy call that put Felix Rosenqvist in the frame for a 2026 Indianapolis 500 win, the Swede sealed the deal with a classic last-lap move. But just weeks later, Rosenqvist announced he’d be moving from MSR to Arrow McLaren for the 2027 NTT IndyCar Series. MSR founder and co-owner Michael Shank joins RACER Weekly to talk about his team’s second Indy 500 win, its...

Is talk of Corey Heim being NASCAR’s next generational talent a little premature? A Brickyard 400 victory in only his 15th Cup Series start says maybe not. Add in a win on San Diego’s Naval Base Coronado street track, and we could be in for something special when 23XI Racing lets its 24-year-old phenom loose on a full campaign next year. RACER’s NASCAR expert Kelly Crandall joins RACER Weekly to t...

Like so many up-and-coming racecar drivers, Matt Brabham dreamed of reaching the rarefied air of Formula 1 or the NTT IndyCar Series. The son of IMSA legend Geoff and grandson of triple F1 champ Sir Jack had the talent and the drive – as hisjunior open-wheel seasons proved – yet racing’s a fickle business, where budgets, luck or “right place, right time” can be just as big a factor as skill. Brabh...

Connor De Phillippi joins Racer Weekly fresh off back-to-back podiums and sitting atop the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship’s GTD Pro standings with BMW. He breaks down the crucial driver-role split with teammate Neil Verhagen, previews the new-for-2026 six-hour race at Road America, and reflects on a career that took him from sleeping in a tent at Monaco to winning the Rolex 24 At Daytona....

Laurence Foster is joined by RACER's Formula 1 expert Chris Medland for the latest episode of RACER Weekly, digging into the storylines defining F1’s summer. Kimi Antonelli and George Russell's intra-team battle at Mercedes has tightened up over the last three races, but has George really closed the gap, or is he starting to psych himself out? Chris breaks down why he's now leaning toward Antonell...

When NHRA Funny Car legend Ron Capps chose Maddi Gordon to drive his team’s all-new Top Fuel dragster, he knew it would be only a matter of time before she started delivering on her potential. Two semi-final appearances in her first two NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series events hinted at what was to come, but a win at Norwalk in just her 10th start has taken “Maddi Mania” to a whole new level a...

After a race-winning career as an Indy car driver, Bryan Herta’s not letting up outside of the cockpit. He’s calling strategy in the NTT IndyCar Series for Andretti Global ace Kyle Kirkwood, building a powerhouse race team in Bryan Herta Autosport, and enjoying being a proud racing dad as his son, Colton, takes on the challenge of Formula 2 in pursuit of a Cadillac F1 race seat. Bryan joins RACER...

With the dust still settling on the 94th running of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, Jonny Edgar joined RACER Weekly to look back on an epic LMGT3 class win for TF Sport’s No. 33 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R. Along with teammates Ben Keating and Nicky Catsburg, Edgar put in a flawless performance to take the ’Vette from a 17th-in-class starting spot to a lead they’d never lose. From Keating’s “ironman” op...

JR Hildebrand’s 12 starts at the Indianapolis 500 including a second-place finish in 2011. But now the open-wheel racing ace is taking on a different mission and setting his sights on the production car record at the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb. JR joins RACER Weekly to talk about the weapon of choice for his “Race to the Clouds” attempt, a 1,250hp Chevrolet Corvette ZR1X hybrid hypercar,...

Like so many who experience the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb for the first time, Robin Shute came, saw and was hooked for life. He’s now a four-time King of the Mountain on the 12.42 miles and 156 turns that make up one of America’s most iconic and daunting motorsports challenges. This year, the U.S.-based Brit brings an all-new car, the wild and winged SendyCar V1, in his quest for a fifth...

The sudden passing of Kyle Busch left the world of NASCAR stock car racing reeling. On track, he was one of the giants of the sport. A multi-time champion, record-setting race winner and guaranteed future Hall of Famer. Off the track, the brash kid from Las Vegas had grown into a loyal and loving family man and a mentor and role model for his son and next-gen driver, Brexton. RACER’s NASCAR editor...

When Italian teenager Kimi Antonelli was handed the Mercedes seat vacated by Formula 1 legend Lewis Hamilton, the expectation and the pressure was sky high. How do you follow the G.O.A.T.? Now, just a handful of races into his second season of F1, the 19-year-old phenom is delivering on the hype, winning grands prix for fun, and stretching his lead in the world championship points. RACER’s F1 expe...

The fastest guy in motorsports? That would be Top Fuel racer Shawn Langdon, who hit a record-shattering 345.00mph top speed as he rocketed his Kalitta Air dragster to a 3.724sec ET pass in Southern Nationals qualifying, May 1. The former Top Fuel champ and current points leader joins RACER Weekly to talk about the art, science and brute force of taking a nitro-burning, 12,000hp dragster to record...

Ryan Hunter-Reay won the 2014 Indianapolis 500, and he can reel off the times he came oh so close again. It’s a race that rewards or frustrates on a whim, but Hunter-Reay is still in thrall to its challenge, and still fast and motivated as he seeks that second win. Last year, driving for Dreyer & Reinbold Racing, he was a factor once again and led 48 laps – that’s a quarter of the race distanc...

It’s a big season for off-road racing ace Seth Quintero. Already making his mark in the FIA World Rally-Raid Championship, he’s added a whole new challenge in the ARA National Rally Championship. From Saudi Arabia and Portugal aboard a T1+ Toyota Hilux GR, to the woods of Missouri and Washington at the wheel of the all-new GR Corolla RC2, it’s been a whirlwind few months for the 23-year-old Califo...

It’s early days in the 2026 NTT IndyCar Series, yet the story reads a little familiar in the race for the championship, with four-time and reigning champion Alex Palou sitting top of the points after taking three wins from the first five races. Déjà vu all over again? Maybe not, says RACER Weekly guest Oriol Servia. As the 11-time Indy 500 starter explains, the chasing pack – headed by Andretti Gl...

Formula DRIFT brings the sideways spectacle, the tire smoke and the noise. Visually, it’s unlike any other motorsports – short, sharp, intense action where speed, power and precision meet showmanship and style. Three-time Formula DRIFT champion Fredric Aasbø joins RACER Weekly to explain the intricacies of sitting inches off an opponent’s fender – and the wall – at the craziest of angles while dan...

Robert Wickens’ inspiring return to top-level racing after suffering paralyzing injuries in a 2018 IndyCar crash continues with a second campaign in the IMSA WeatherTech Sportscar Championship’s ultra-competitive GTD class. He’ll get behind the wheel of DXDT Racing’s specially-modified Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R for five races in 2026, sharing with friend and long-time teammate Mason Filippi. Ro...

Four races in the books in the 2026 NTT IndyCar Series, and four-time and reigning champ Alex Palou…isn’t leading the points! RACER Weekly checks in with the guy who is, Kyle Kirkwood, to get his take on the season so far and the momentum he’s carrying into some of the season’s biggest races. After winning on the streets of Arlington, Texas, the Andretti Global driver is the guy to beat as IndyCar...

What’s your take on F1 2026? Have Formula 1’s latest power unit regulations broken the world’s most popular motorsports series? Or are we at the start of a new era of competitiveness, unpredictability and thrilling racing? Chris Medland joins RACER Weekly and leans into the upsides and downsides of what we’ve seen so far and how things may evolve over the coming races. Plus, is Max Verstappen’s ta...

The NASCAR Cup Series season has barely started, but already Tyler Reddick and 23XI Racing are putting up record-breaking numbers. Four wins in the first six races for the No. 45 Toyota, including a record-breaking three in a row to start the year, have put the team co-owned by Denny Hamlin and NBA legend Michael Jordan in rarefied air. Add in that the first victory came in NASCAR’s biggest race,...

Daytona’s twice-around-the-clock Rolex 24 is the longest race on the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship calendar, but the toughest – no argument – is the Twelve Hours of Sebring. It might be only half the length of Daytona, but Sebring International Raceway’s bumpy concrete runways and the central Florida heat make this a real survival test for cars and drivers. Five-time IMSA champion Dane C...