Query & Schultz Podcast

The Pacers writer for The Athletic talks about their interest in Romeo Langford and Carsen Edwards, free agency, and the impact of Tyreke Evans' banishment.

This year's pole-sittier, Simon Pagenaud, pays the show a visit and the guys get back into the Numbers Game for round two.

Q & S open up their Indy 500 Numbers Game and welcome on Kyle Kaiser, who perhaps had the most exciting moment of Sunday's Bump Day, moving past two-time world champ Fernando Alonso.

The guys recap a thrilling Indianapolis 500 qualifying weekend, talk IndyCar with NBC Sports analyst Anders Krohn, and Schultz is "meh" about the Game of Thrones finale.

The Indianapolis 500 pole-sitter talks about his torrid Month of May pace, French drivers in the 500, and McRibs on the road.

After a thrilling qualifying run to bump out two-time world champ Fernando Alonso, the young driver joined the show to talk about rallying from Friday's crash to put his Juncos Racing machine in the show.

Happy Hour from the Firestone Garage at IMS includes the driver/owner combination of Colton Herta and George Steinbrenner IV.

The second hour of Friday's show includes our weekly talk with the injury expert Will Carroll, Jack's Donuts "Shut Your Donut Hole," and IMS President Doug Boles to discuss Indy 500 ticket sales and whether or not you can expect for the blackout to be lifted for the race.

It's Fast Friday from the Firestone Garage at IMS, and the first hour features the legend, Mario Andretti, plus our tiers for who is most likely to win the 103rd Indianapolis 500.

The rookie driver of the #31 Carlin machine sits down after Fast Friday practice and talks about recovering from his scary accident from yesterday, what his racing future holds now that he's been signed by Red Bull, and we ask about his favorite Mexican food in Indy.

The driver and owner of the #88 Hess Harding-Steinbrenner Honda join us from the Firestone Garage. We ask George about his decision to join the racing ranks instead of sticking with the family business of baseball, and talk with the 19-year-old rookie about his experience in victory lane with Dan Wheldon in 2011 and what it would mean to him to become the youngest winner of the 500.

The legendary Mario Andretti joins Q&S to kick off Fast Friday from the Firestone Garage. We look back 50 years to his lone "500" win, plus a few of the heartbreaks the Andretti family as suffered at IMS. We also ask him about his outlook for the future of open wheel racing and how he would like to be remembered in another 50 years.

In the second hour of Thursday's show, we talk NBA Draft Lottery and playoffs with Sean Deveney from Sporting News, plus Max and Chloe Chilton stop by and react to Derek's infamous "hologram" comment.

Hour 1 of Thursday's show from the Firestone Garage at IMS features Cara Adams and Lisa Boggs from Firestone, plus the guys discuss whether we'll see a first-time winner at this year's Indianapolis 500.

Cara Adams and Lisa Boggs from Firestone join us in the Firestone Garage to discuss the tire company's long relation with the Indy 500 dating back to 1911, how two women rose to leadership positions in a mostly male paddock, plus Mario Andretti's affinity for the tires that helped him win the 1969 500.

The Carlin Racing driver Max Chilton and his wife Chloe join the show, and Jake gets their reaction to Derek's infamous "hologram" comment, plus Max discusses leading the most laps at the 500 in 2017 and how he's grown as a driver since then.

Live from the Firestone Garage at IMS, it's "Buy it or Bull" Track Edition, plus Sage Karam, driver of the #24 Chevy for Dreyer & Reinbold Racing.

We continue our conversation with Donald Davidson and Laura Steele in the second hour of Wednesday's show live from the Firestone Garage at IMS.

The first hour of Wednesday's show live from the Firestone Garage at IMS features our reaction to last night's NBA Draft Lottery, plus the first part of our long talk with Donald Davidson and Laura Steele.

The former radio and TV voice of the Indianapolis 500 Bob Jenkins sits down with Jake and Derek to discuss his upcoming induction into the IMS Museum Hall of Fame, how he got into the profession and some of his favorite memories from a career of calling races.

The legendary historian of IMS Donald Davidson and our good friend Laura Steele of WISH-TV sit down with the guys from the Firestone Garage, telling stories ranging from Donald attending concerts at Deer Creek, to his first journey to the track in 1964, and much more.

The 24-year-old is attempting to qualify for his sixth "500," and he talks with the guys about his Dreyer & Reinbold #24 entry, how he's fighting for his racing career, and his thoughts on the new safety additions to the cockpit.

The driver of the NTT Data Chip Ganassi #10 is a rookie in name only, and he joined us from the Firestone Garage to discuss his Pole award in the IndyCar Grand Prix, adjusting to driving on the oval, growing up in Sweden and splitting time living in Indianapolis and Monaco.

The third hour of Tuesday's show, live from the Firestone Garage at IMS, includes some Colts breaking news, and the Indiana "narrative" strikes again in an ESPN NBA Draft write-up.