Rides & Drives Team Radio

IndyCar is supposed to be testing the new Dallara IR28 in between the Nashville Race and Portland. It's reported to be lighter, use more ground effects, and will have a new 2.4-liter, twin-turbo hybrid engine. Here's what we'd like to see the new car improve for the drivers. What would you like to see in the new car?

It was a scorcher at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course as IndyCar's best fought wheel to wheel for 90 green flag laps. Pato O'Ward demonstrated why he's an elite competitor even though his results this season haven't been as good as he'd hoped. We break down the race, who performed, who fell short and what it means for the championship, which is tighter than it's been all season thanks to Palou missi...

The soon to be ex-Arrow McLaren driver stormed to the pole in qualifying at Mid-Ohio yesterday. Does he have what it takes to hold on for victory today? We give a quick reaction to the qualifying action and make our predictions in the Rides & Drives Victory Lane game.

Silly season is in full swing now that McLaren has pushed all its chips to the center of the table and is likely to sign both Scott Dixon and Felix Rosenqvist for the 2027 IndyCar season. This shakes up the entire field and opens up one of the best seats in the field to a number of drivers. Who's going to be driving the number 9 Chip Ganassi Racing PNC Bank car next year? Ganassi has a lot of opti...

While the on track action provides excitement, the real drama in IndyCar happens off the track. With Felix Rosenqvist announcing that he won't be returning to Meyer Shank Racing next year, the floodgates for speculation have opened wide. With 12 drivers under contract, that leaves 13 seats up in the air for the 2027 season. Put on your tin foil hats and join us for a discussion of who's st...

Road America had it all. Daring overtakes, unusual mistakes, and rules interpretations that left us shaking our heads. But in the end it was yet another heartbreak for Marcus Armstrong who was cruising to victory, when his Honda engine let go, clearing the way for Christian Lundgaard to seal his second victory of the season by pulling away from second place finisher, David Malukas. It was a great...

It was a picture perfect day at America's National Park of Speed especially for Alex Palou and CGR. But Penske and Dave Malukas are nipping at his heels, which all sets up for a great race tomorrow. There are a lot of questions around tire strategy and weather could play a factor in tomorrow's Xpel Grand Prix. We'll be there to bring you all the action. As a special bonus, we teach you...

It's been called "America's National Park of Speed" and in this episode we'll not only tell you why Road America deserves this nickname, but how it got it. We also talk about the town of Elkhart Lake and why you absolutely have to put this week on your calendar next year. Plus, there's a great race ahead. We cover some fun fact, like who's led the most laps here since...

While Alex Palou still looked fast, cracks in the Ganassi machine in the way they executed their race strategy, along with strong showings by Josef Newgarden, Marcus Ericsson, and the other Penske and Andretti drivers bode well for a fight to the finish for this year's IndyCar championship. The race in St. Louis was everything you expect from a short oval, lots of passing, close action, and mo...

Alex Palou completed qualifying today more than a mile an hour faster than the second place car of David Malukas. Does this mean he's a lock to win his fifth title? Qualifying isn't racing, but if he manages to take the win from the pole, it could signal the beginning of the end of the championship for 2026. The Penske cars looked strong with Scott McLaughlin just .375 mph slower than his...

IndyCar heads back to a short oval for some of the most exciting racing of the season. Lots of drivers are hungry for a win. Even though Alex Palou leads, the championship race still has plenty of life in it. And, this tricky 1.25 mile oval produces a lot of passing and requires drivers to lay it all on the line if they want to end up on the podium. We break it all down and get a little preview of...

Qualifying at the Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix didn't go the way the hometown team hoped it would with only Scott McLaughlin cracking the Fast Six for Chevy. Alex Palou may be changing his last name to Alex Pole after winning three in a row, but he has only convert one of his three poles into a win this year. Can he survive the mayhem that usually occurs in Detroit and do it tomorrow? We'l...

The Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix was a lot more entertaining than we had expected with lots of action up and down the grid and drivers fighting tooth and nail for every inch of the bumpy concrete that passes as a race track once a year. With three wins in four races on street courses this year, it seems that Alex Palou has replaced Kyle Kirkwood as the king of the streets in Detroit. While Graham...

This may be the toughest circuit on the calendar. The walls are close, the pavement is rough, and the action is fierce. We share our thoughts about the circuit and who we think has the most to gain and lose here. Harvey also shares some insider knowledge about where to it and stay, as well as a few things to do in his hometown. Welcome to Detroit, everyone!

After an amazing race filled with great drives, bad racing luck, improbable victory and a heartbreaking loss, we woke up to find that IndyCar has penalized Alex Palou's team for a rules infringement and that's creating some controversy. We break down the race, talk about the infraction, and more on this episode of Rides & Drives Team Radio

It was an amazing race and we wanted to give you a quick instant reaction to the race we just saw. We'll be back tomorrow with a full recap to what had to have been one of the most exciting Indy 500s in history.

They call it Carb Day, but we should probably start referring to it as Wienie Day at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. We're just two days away from the 110th running of the Greatest Spectacle in Racing and we couldn't have had more fun at the track. Join us as we discuss Carb Day practice, the Wienie 500 and make predictions for Sunday's (we hope) Race on this episode of Rides & Dr...

Who's going to win the 2026 Indy 500? No one really knows until the checkered flag drops. But from what we've seen in practice and qualifying we have a few favorites. Who do you like going into the weekend? Let us know in the comments.

It turns out, you don't need bump day or the manufactured drama of a 10-15 shootout to create drama during qualifying. Yes, the stakes were a little lower but the battles for the Top 12 and the Firestone Fast Six were epic. The result is a grid with a few people out of position and a lot of great stories up and down the field. We cover it all in this episode of Rides & Drives Team Radio.

It was an exciting day at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway with the full field qualifying from noon to three and the Top 12 and Firestone Fast Six happening late it the afternoon. Fox and IndyCar couldn't have hoped for a better show. We took 1O minutes to give you a quick reaction to what we saw and will share more tomorrow when we record a full podcast on qualifying weekend. Until then enjoy...

We waited all day and didn't get to see a single car on the track, but not all is lost. All of the Indy 500 Qualifying events will take place tomorrow. The good news out of this is we don't have to suffer through the meaningless top 15 shootout they had concocted to create a little drama due to the lack of cars on bump day. Here's what's happening:9:30- 10:30 Practice12:00 - 3:00 Q...

Just a quick one from a sound booth in the media room at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. We saw a lot of cars top 232 miles per hour and learned that it's anyone's game for qualifying tomorrow. As long as the rain stays away, it should be an exciting day. We saw a few surprises and got a couple of great stories and will have plenty more to talk about tomorrow.

In a reaction to the incident that left Alexander Rossi exposed to cars passing him at 170 miles per hour while his car was stopped on the track, IndyCar has clarified that driver safety is the most important factor when deciding between a local and full course yellow. Good. Not so good? IndyCar has reworked the qualifying rules in attempt to add a little drama to a Bump Day that won't have an...

From the drop of the green flag to just a few laps from the finish there was non-stop action in the 2026 Sonsio Grand Prix of Indianapolis. Felix Rosenqvist's first corner lockup kicked off the chaos and IndyCar has some explaining to do for the local yellow with a car stopped on track at the fastest part of the course. It all led to one of the most unpredictable races of the season which saw...

It's May and that means it's all Indy, all the time, starting with the Sonsio Grand Prix on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course. Yes, Alex has won this race three times in a row, and there's no reason to believe neither he nor his Ganassi teammates will stumble, but Will Power has 5 wins here, Graham Rahal always seems to show up, and both Christian Lundgaard and Pato O'War...