The IndyCar Fan Podcast

Send a text Better late than never. That goes for Josef Newgarden's first win of the season..AND The IndyCar Fan Podcast's delayed release of the final race of the 2025 IndyCar season from Nashville Superspeedway. Michael was at the race. John was watching on TV. They share their perspectives on the race and on all the drivers in the field. Give it a listen. Send us a note. Give us a rev...

Send a text We have a new winner! Christian Rasmussen electrifies the commentators, the crowd, the IndyCar Fan Podcast hosts, and the other drivers in the NTT IndyCar Series with a stunning victory. Tune in and listen to Michael and John give their take on the victory and on all 250 laps up and down the field. One to go....can Rasmussen pull another razzle-dazzle? Is there another first time winne...

Send a text Excellent race from Portland International Speedway!! Will Power scores a well-earned win and puts Team Penske back in the win column. He drives a perfect race,  but still has to hold off a hungry Christian Lundgaard and a hard charging Alex Palou to gain the victory! AND.....Alex Palou caps off an incredible championship run with a strong podium finish. He is now a 4-Time IndyCar Cham...

Send a text Alex Palou makes it look easy at Laguna Seca as he dominates from pole position to extend his practically insurmountable lead in the NTT IndyCar series standings. Our good friend Bob weighs in on his weekend at the track, and of course Michael and John rebuild the race with a play-by-play recap. They follow it up with a complete rundown of the finishing order with comments on every dri...

Send a text The NTT IndyCar Series goes back to Toronto where the open-wheel fans love their auto racing! Many incredible Canadian drivers have participated in IndyCar over the years and over the different iterations of the top North American racing series. The relationship goes way back. This race was won by a Mexican, so other side of the continent, but a North American none-the-less! Pato!! The...

Send a text The NTT IndyCar rolled back to Iowa for the annual double-header. Despite a tornado on Friday, and disappointing crowd numbers on Saturday and Sunday, the racing was excellent. Pato O'Ward got his first win of the season in Saturdays Synk 275 while Alex Palou earned a another oval win in Sundays Farm to Finish 275. 12 down, 5 to go. The title may be all but locked up but there&apo...

Send a text IndyCar returns to Mid-Ohio for 4th of July Weekend. We finally have a third winner on the season! He's no stranger to Victory Lane.  He has 59 wins, and has won in 21 consecutive seasons.  Yes it's Scott Dixon who was able to capitalize when teammate Alex Palou falters. It's a magnificent win for Dixon who once again proves that he's still a master over a full race...

Send a text Round 9 is in the books!! Still only two race winners!! Tune in to get John and Michael's opinion on the race from scenic Elkhart Lake Wisconsin. John was on a solo (Red Solo) mission this year, but was able to beat the heat and have a great race. Michael watched from his AC cooled couch and took in the FOX feed live (well slightly delayed). It was another incredible win for Palou...

Send a text Kyle Kirkwood establishes himself as one of the top drivers in IndyCar with a huge win at World Wide Technology Raceway. Kirkwood gets his third win of the season..his first ever on an oval.   The race has everything. A prime-time TV slot. Spectacular pre-race pyrotechnics. Incredible wheel to wheel action. A few different potential first-time winners. A dramatic crash. A fairy-tale li...

Send a text Kyle Kirkwood is the class of the IndyCar field on the streets of Detroit. Alex Palou runs into trouble along the way and leaves the door slightly ajar for the championship title. Detroit is a great place for a street race and the city embraces the event. It's the perfect follow-up to May in Indy.  Check out the review. Send us a note. See you in St. Louis.

Send a text The 2025 Indy 500 had it all...sold out IMS, weather, action, DQ's, plus another well-earned WIN by the incredible Alex Palou! The IndyCar Fan Podcast has pieced it all back together and recorded their thoughts on the Greatest Spectacle in Racing, along with comments on each and driver. Check it out. Enjoy. Comment. Reach out and say hello. Godspeed!

Send a text After a brief statement regarding the Penske Racing rules violations Michael and John get on with their highly anticipated preview of the 2025 Indy 500. Rather than dwell on the news, the hosts talk about the Speedway, their expectations for the race, and then they do a thorough run through of the entire 33-car grid (or maybe 34?). This is going to be another incredible race. They don&...

Send a text Our hosts are scrambling to catch up with the pace of the NTT IndyCar Series as the caravan moves to IMS after an excellent weekend at Barber Motorsports Park. Nobody can match the pace of Alex Palou...tune in and listen to Michael and John bring themselves up to date on the championship. The Midwest residency for IndyCar is underway. It's the best time of the year!

Send a text Welcome Race Fans! Check out the review of the IndyCar action from Long Beach CA. Kyle Kirkwood runs a flawless race and beats Alex Palou and the 25 other drivers to get the W. No yellow flags and zero attrition provided for a challenging and entertaining race. John and Michael share their observations and insights of the race and, as always, comment on each (almost) driver's day...

Send a text IndyCar re-visits the Thermal Club and this time there's a real race!! Alex Palou works his magic on the final stint and robs McLaren of a possible 1-2 finish. The IndyCar Fan Podcast gets a phone call from an old friend that was in attendance...pretty interesting take. And after the normal deep-dive into the race and after going through the finishing order, the hosts vent a littl...

Send a text Welcome back...From the streets of sunny St Petersburg FLA! The 2025 NTT IndyCar Series is now underway. Alex Palou mostly flies under the radar for the first 2/3rds of the opening race until...presto, he and his crew work their magic to get the opening round WIN and jumpstart another potential championship season. Listen in as Michael and John discuss IndyCar and the Firestone GP of S...

Send a text The IndyCar Fan Podcast Team is getting pumped for the 2025 IndyCar Season! They go over a few new rules, then touch on the schedule before launching into their preview of all the drivers currently slated to race in 2025. Finally, they talk betting as well as making a few predictions for the upcoming season. Tune in before the green flag flies on March 2nd at the Firestone Grand Prix o...

Send a text Michael and John start at the bottom of the points standings and discuss all 43 drivers that participated in the 2024 NTT IndyCar Series. Let us know what you think! Go to www.indycarfanpodcast.com and hit the "contact" tab.

Send a text Michael and John are back with the first part of their 2024 Season Review. Check it out as they rehash some of the highlights from another incredible IndyCar season. They go through the calendar on a race-by-race basis to recreate the championship battle. Come back for part 2 as they run down the points standings with comments on every driver that participated in the 2024 NTT IndyCar S...

Send a text The Grand Finale of the 2024 NTT IndyCar Series was a race to remember!! After getting evicted from the original Downtown Circuit, the race promoters  (i.e. Scott Borchetta) secured the Nashville Superspeedway for the promised "Final Event" of the IndyCar season. Those who made the short trip out to the 1.33 mile concrete oval were rewarded with a far better race than the mak...

Send a text The return to The Milwaukee Mile was most triumphant....showcasing 500 total laps of wheel-to-wheel racing around the historic one mile oval at State Fair Park in West Allis Wisconsin. Tune in and listen as Michael and John share their at-the-track experience. The hosts review both races in detail and go through both finishing orders driver by driver. It's been another amazing sea...

Send a text Will Power trounces the field and gets his third win of the season. Alex Palou is strong in 2nd place while Josef Newgarden rounds out the podium. Join Michael and John as they review the BitNile. Com Grand Prix of Portland and discuss the points scenarios for the upcoming final three races....all on ovals!

Send a text The NTT IndyCar Series returns to World Wide Technology Raceway just outside of St. Louis, and puts on an instant classic of a race! High speeds, multiple strategies, tons of passing, crashes, controversies....you name it. Michael and John were there in person, have reviewed the TV coverage, they've busted out the lap charts and have done their best to piece together the details....

Send a text IndyCar goes north of the border to the Streets of Toronto, and Colton Herta and Andretti Global return to Victory Lane in dominant fashion. Tune in to The IndyCar Fan Podcast and dig in to the details with Michael and John.

Send a text The NTT IndyCar Series partners up with Hy-Vee and a solid lineup of musicians, and returns to Newton, Iowa for a huge double-header. The two oval races kickstart a late-season focus on small bullring type ovals that make up six of the final eight races on the schedule. Team Penske continues its dominance at Iowa although the races take on a whole different character than in recent yea...