Drafting the Circuits

We are back for 2020. The DTC panel takes a look at Daytona Speedweeks, talks about Ryan Newman's horrific crash and debates the safety of superspeedway racing. Additional topics include a preview of the upcoming season for Formula One and IndyCar and an examination of the rookie drivers debuting in all three top series. With Seth Eggert, Richard Youden and your host, Frank Santoroski.

Drafting The Circuits presents the 2019 Motorsports in review. In this years DTC Season Finale, the panel discusses a variety of topics from NASCAR, Indycar and Formula One. The guys also review their bold predictions from last year, and make predictions for 2020. With Gray Warren, Seth Eggert, Richard Youden and Frank Santoroski.

Racing Economics, Hybrid Technology, Volkswagen and Sebastien Bourdais. With a week off from racing, the DTC panel has a round table discussion on the economics of racing and its effect on a variety of topics. Volkswagen's commitment to only electric powerplants in their future Motorsports programs heads up the discussion that also includes how Hybrid Technology will change the future of racing. W...

The DTC panel discusses Kyle Busch's second Cup win and breaks down the rest of the NASCAR championship weekend. Additionally, we look at a highly eventful Brazilian Grand Prix. Also, Special guest Brock Beard joins the conversation to discuss his latest film, "Three Before February". With Gray Warren, Seth Eggert, Richard Youden and Brock Beard.

The DTC panel proudly welcomes a true racing legend to the show, Hall of Fame driver Mel Kenyon. Winner of nearly 400 feature midget races, multiple national and regional championships, and veteran of eight Indianapolis 500 races, Mel talks about his long and storied racing career and shares his thoughts on the state of racing today. Also joining us in conversation, is Mel's son and racing photogr...

The DTC panel proudly welcomes a true racing legend to the show, Hall of Fame driver Mel Kenyon. Winner of nearly 400 feature midget races, multiple national and regional championships, and veteran of eight Indianapolis 500 races, Mel talks about his long and storied racing career and shares his thoughts on the state of racing today. Also joining us in conversation, is Mel's son and racing photogr...

The DTC panel reacts to the biggest racing news in decades as Roger Penske will assume ownership of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and the Indycar Series. We also bring you the racing news from the State of Texas where Formula One ran at COTA and NASCAR put on a show at TMS. Additional topics include reaction to Lewis Hamilton clinching his sixth World Drivers Championship and Kevin Harvick solid...

On the heels of Arrow McLaren SP making their driver announcement for the upcoming Indycar season, the DTC team analylises the choices and discusses the future of James Hinchcliffe, who was released by the team. We also check in on the racing action from the Grand Prix of Mexico and break down NASCAR's visit to Martinsville. Additional topics include a recap of the Truck Series race, an update on...

The DTC gang discusses NASCAR'S playoff elimination round in Kansas and looks at Championship favorites going forward. Indycar journalist, Christopher DeHarde joins the panel to dig into the latest off-season news and rumors. We also preview F1's upcoming swing through North America that begins with the Grand Prix of Mexico this coming weekend. Additional topics include fist fights after the Xfini...

The DTC panel covers the racing action from Suzuka, where Valtteri Bottas took the win for Mercedes, and from Talladega, where Ryan Blaney came out on top after a wild race. Additional topics include penalties issued to Charles LeClerc in F1 and Johnny Sauter in the Truck series, a proposed Grand Prix in Miami, and a discussion about NASCAR's damage clock. Rounding out the show are some thoughts o...

The DTC panel discusses the latest rain tests of Indycar's aeroscreen in rainy conditions at Barber, breaks down the NASCAR race at Dover and weighs in on rainy conditions in general as F1 looks forward to potentially unfavorable conditions at Suzuka. Additional topics include a report from the Late Model race at Martinsville, a new addition to Chip Ganassi's Indycar team, and continued issues wit...

The DTC gang comments on another fantastic race from the Roval at Charlotte, and reports on the F1 Grand Prix from Sochi. Additional topics include Chase Elliot and his phenomenal run to the front, A.J. Allmendinger's Xfinity win, and the future of McLaren with Mercedes power. Also in this episode, Indycar's first test of the proposed aeroscreen, reaction to Josef Newgarden running on the Roval, a...

The Drafting the Circuits Panel welcomes racing legend Willy T. Ribbs to the show. DTC discusses a variety of topics including the recent film "Uppity: The Willy T. Ribbs Story", the evolving nature of diversity in racing, his recent Championship in the SVRA-VROC, and his thoughts on the current state of racing. With Gray Warren, Seth Eggert and Richard Youden. Hosted by Frank Santoroski.

The Drafting the Circuits Panel welcomes racing legend Willy T. Ribbs to the show. DTC discusses a variety of topics including the recent film "Uppity: The Willy T. Ribbs Story", the evolving nature of diversity in racing, his recent Championship in the SVRA-VROC, and his thoughts on the current state of racing. Additional topics include Josef Newgarden winning the Indycar title, running laps at t...

Author Christopher Hinchcliffe joins the DTC panel as we navigate the series championship scenarios that will play out in the Indycar season finale. Additional topics include the eventful year that James Hinchcliffe has seen, NASCAR at Las Vegas and how Garrett Smithley became the most talked about driver this week. We also preview Formula One at Singapore and discuss the Truck and Xfinity playoff...

The DTC panel brings you up to speed on all the action from Brickyard as NASCAR concludes it's regular season and sets the playoff grid. Formula One was at Monza where Charles Leclerc gave Ferrari a big win in their home country. Additional topics include Matt DiBennedetto and the amazing opportunity he has landed for the 2020 Cup Season, curb troubles in Formula 3, and early predictions for the N...

The DTC panel discusses the shocking loss of F2 standout Anthoine Hubert and the reverberations felt throughout the racing community. We also delve into Charles Leclerc's first Grand Prix victory at Spa, break down the action from NASCAR's Southern 500 at Darlington and report on the Indycars visit to Portland. Additional topics include driver news and reaction to the Indycar 2020 schedule announc...

The DTC panel brings you the highlights from Gateway and their very successful Indycar weekend. NASCAR's junior series were the headliners at Road America and at Canadian Tire Motorsports Park while the Cup Series took a week off. Additional topics include Tyler Dippel and his myriad of off-track problems, Formula One driver movement rumors, and a preview of the Southern 500 at Darlington. With Gr...

The Indycar Series race at Pocono has brought out a ton of reaction, some of it sensible, some emotional, some misguided, with a healthy dose of knee-jerk hyperbole. Indycar insider Joey Barnes joins the panel as we navigate the minefield and attempt to separate facts from fiction. Additional topics include the NASCAR night race at Bristol: always a fan favorite. With Gray Warren, Joey Barnes, and...

The DTC panel breaks down the NASCAR race at Michigan, discusses playoff scenarios and silly season rumors. Additional topics include McLaren's enrty into Indycar with Schmidt-Peterson Racing, changes at Red Bull F1 and the Xfinity race at Mid-Ohio. With Gray Warren, Seth Eggert, Richard Youden and Christopher DeHarde.

The DTC panel welcomes filmmaker Michael Miles, director of the film "Rapid Response", which debuts in theaters on September 6th. The film is based on the book by Dr. Steve Olvey and chronicles the story of improvements in medical care, driver protection and safety innovation in Indycar racing over the decades. Miles also discusses the NBC-TV special feature about the Indycar safety team, "Yellow,...

The DTC panel recaps a wild F1 race in Germany where Red Bull is triumphant as Mercedes fails to make the podium. The Indycars' also put on quite a show at Mid Ohio, where Scott Dixon's title hopes got a boost as Josef Newgarden spins into the gravel trap. Finally, the panel discusses NASCAR at Pocono and reveals the details of the double-header scheduled at that track for 2020. Additional topics...

Indycar journalist Joey Barnes joins the DTC panel to discuss the Iowa 300 and a variety of other Indycar topics. Among the items discussed are the rotation of drivers at the Carlin team, Scott Dixon's championship hopes, upcoming test dates for potential future drivers, and the future status of several drivers. Additionaly, Seth Eggert provides a report from NASCAR's New Hampshire weekend and dis...

DTC recaps the F1 action from Silverstone where Lewis Hamilton won his record breaking sixth British Grand Prix. We also examine the Indycar series race from Toronto and the NASCAR weekend at Kentucky. Additional topics include the Rich Energy saga with Haas F1, a confiscated truck in the NASCAR truck series, more rumors about Alexander Rossi and the return of ground effects in Formula One. With R...

A weather-plagued race at Dayton, produced the second first-time Cup winner in as many weeks. The Drafting the Circuits panel takes a look at Justin Haley's improbable win and discusses the perceived conflict of interest with Spire Sports. Additional topics include a contract extension for Silverstone to host the British Grand Prix, a preview of next week's F1 race, and a look at silly season rumo...