The Skinny with Rico & Ken

Motorsports Hall-of-Famer Paul Page joins the guys for a look back on his iconic life and career. This is part 1 of a special 2-part conversation. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The racing world lost one of it's larger-than-life figures this week. The Skinny with Rico and Ken shares the time they spent with Robin Miller in this special tribute. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week on The Skinny with Rico and Ken…Buddy Kofoid and Zeb Wise discuss BC39. The race is held on the 1/4 dirt oval at IMS. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this bonus episode of The Skinny with Rico and Ken, Cole Custer and Chase Elliott discuss all aspects of the first road course race at the Brickyard. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week on The Skinny with Rico and Ken, Chase Briscoe visits the show fresh off the Verizon 200 to talk about the clash with Denny Hamlin at the Brickyard at IMS. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week on The Skinny with Rico and Ken, Ken and guest host Michael Young chat with Meyer Shank Racing’s IndyCar driver Jack Harvey. From Nashville, Tennessee to Bassingham, England and all points in-between, get to know one of IndyCar’s rising and most personable stars. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week on The Skinny…Rico, Ken and Michael head to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway for Rev Indy 2021. The event raises funds to support Indiana University Health statewide trauma and critical care programs. Not only are there great bands, food and refreshments at the party, but the guys definitely run into a who’s-who from the IndyCar paddock. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.ihe...

This week on The Skinny with Rico and Ken, Ken and guest host Michael Young sit down with one of Sprint Car’s greats: the Macho Man, Brady Bacon. The Broken Arrow, Oklahoma native is a 3-time Sprint Car National Champion, winning in 2014, 2016 and 2020. Bacon also became the first ever feature winner at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway dirt track with a victory at the USAC BC39 midget race in 2018....

Bobby Santos III has established himself as one of the most diversified short-track drivers in the country. He is a 10-time USAC Silver Crown winner, a NASCAR Whelen Modified Champion, a veteran in the Little 500, the Night Before the 500, and too many more races/cars to mention. Bobby joins Rico and Ken in the studio to talk about his multifaceted and successful career. Learn more about your ad-c...

Tyler Courtney has dominated multiple USAC series since 2017, winning over 50 feature events and earning 2 USAC National Championships. Currently driving for Clauson Marshall Racing in the USAC National Midget Series, and racing in both the World of Outlaws and All-Star Sprint Car Series, Tyler joins Rico and Ken in the studio to talk about his ongoing successful career. Learn more about your ad-c...

Competing in just his second NTT IndyCar season, Alex Palou currently holds first place in the points standings, driving the #10 NTT DATA Honda for Chip Ganassi Racing. Alex talks about his family’s support from the very start of his career, his impressions of Barber Motorsports Park and Road America, along with colorful descriptions of what it’s like to be behind the wheel at the Indy 500.   Lear...

At just 19 years old, Corey Heim is a young superstar on the rise. With recent wins in the ARCA Menards Series at Daytona, Talladega and Poconos driving the #20 JBL Toyota Camry for Venturini Motorsports, his passion and dedication is paying off in a big way. Corey also drives the #51 Tundra in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series for Kyle Busch Motorsports. This interview with Corey demonstrates...

Elliot Cox is a 13-year-old racer with a dream to become the youngest winner of the Indy 500. He is a Development Driver for Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing Development in their new F4 program. He is also am MPG Motorsports/Will Power Kart Team Driver. In 2018 Elliot founded Driving for Dyslexia, using motorsports as a platform to raise awareness and funds for people with Dyslexia. Dr Joe LaPlaca is t...

 “Lone Star JR,” Johnny Rutherford, is a member of the exclusive club of race car drivers who have won the Indy 500 three times. During a career that began in 1959, he’s competed in Grand National, NASCAR Cup, IROC, and he won the 1965 USAC Sprint Car Championship as well as the 1980 CART Championship. He’s an inductee into the IMS Hall of Fame, the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America, the Nationa...

After creating a unique fitness and conditioning program for Penske Racing in 1993, Jim Leo soon expanded to form PitFit Training and began working with drivers and teams in several other series. His current roster of champions is a who’s who of auto racing, and PitFit Training has grown to become the industry leader in motorsports-specific human performance training. Jim joins Rico and Ken in the...

Ask Ken Schrader to describe himself and he’ll say he’s a “driver and racer of anything with 4 wheels and a motor.” His long career certainly proves that to be true, with over 700 NASCAR Cup Series races under his belt, along with achievements in xFinity Series, Camping World Truck Series, ARCA Menards Series, USAC Silver Crown and USAC Sprint Car Series. This successful and beloved racing veteran...

Two NHRA superstars join Rico and Ken in the studio for an hour of pure energy. Antron Brown is a 3-time NHRA Top Fuel Dragster Champion and the first African-American to win a major auto racing title. With 68 career event titles in Top Fuel and Pro Stock Motorcycles, Antron is a dynamic trailblazer with non-stop enthusiasm and an engaging personality. J.R. Todd made history when he became the fir...

To celebrate the upcoming Indianapolis 500, Rico and Ken welcome some of the best-known drivers in the sport. Scott Dixon, James Hinchcliffe, Conor Daly, Marcus Ericsson and Felix Rosenqvist share their personal journeys to success and talk about their amazing adventures behind the wheel at the “Greatest Spectacle in Racing.” Don’t miss this special episode! Learn more about your ad-choices at htt...

Since he was 4 years old, after his father bought him a Go Kart, Mamba Smith has always loved racing. He was named Rookie of the Year at Thunder Road Speedbowl in 2009, participated in the NASCAR Drive for Diversity program, worked with Stewart-Haas/Haas Automation, and is set to drive the #34 GoPro Motorplex Late Model Stock Car at Hickory Speedway on May 29th. Mamba’s bigger-than-life personalit...

Author Bones Bourcier joins Rico and Ken in a special tribute to racing legend Bobby Unser, who recently passed away at the age of 87. A member of one of the most iconic families in racing, “Uncle Bobby” was a three-time Indy 500 winner, a record-setter at the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb, a member of the Indy 500 Hall of Fame and the International Motorsports Hall of Fame. He will also be...

MoTeC tuner Shane Tecklenburg has over 20 years of success in many forms of motorsports. He’s helped produce the world’s fastest four- and six-cylinder drag cars, America’s fastest street-legal Pro Mod, and the NHRA Pro Mod national speed record, to name just a few of his accomplishments. Craig Campton is the owner of HyperSports, the manufacturer of extreme performance Outlaw Drag Racing snowmobi...

Tommy Johnson, Jr. has been racing since he was 15 years old. Now with 37 years of experience and 450 events under his belt, Tommy is one of just 17 drivers who have won NHRA events in Funny Car and Top Fuel; he’s competed in 7 NHRA categories, won drag racing events in 6 countries, and has driven for Hall-of-Fame Team Owners Don Schumacher, Don Prudhomme, Kenny Bernstein and NFL Hall-of-Famer Joe...

Rico and Ken welcome Keith Kunz and Daison Pursley to the studio. You can’t talk about the world of open wheel midget and sprint car racing without hearing from the legendary Keith Kunz. Keith Kunz Motorsports is the All-Time National Event Winning Team, with 9 Chili Bowl Championships and 114 Midget wins among their many accomplishments. Daison Pursley is an up and coming young driver on Keith’s...

The conversation continues with part 2 of our show featuring business titans Forrest Lucas and Morgan Lucas. Along with the immensely successful Lucas Oil Products, Forrest and Morgan talk about their additional enterprises such as Mav TV, Lucas Cattle Company, Lucas Oil Rail Line, Lucas Oil Speedway, and their extensive involvement with the Lucas Oil Racing Series. Hear of Morgan’s adventures in...

April Fool's Day has been replaced by "The Skinny" Day! Our season premiere kicks off with two powerhouse guests: the founder and CEO of Lucas Oil Products, Forrest Lucas, and the President of Lucas Oil Products, Morgan Lucas join Rico Elmore and Ken Stout in the studio. Discover the humble beginnings of this industry giant as told by the founder himself, and learn insider stories about their incr...