Trackside Podcast

Tonight, on Trackside with Kevin Lee and Curt Cavin , they start the show discussing the Alex Palou call from earlier today and speculate whether he would consider moving to Formula 1 if they offer a great deal before he can sign with Arrow McLaren in September, the roller coaster of a season that Romain Grosjean has had thus far, and debate if this is the weekend that Palou slips up and opens the...

Tonight, on Trackside with Kevin Lee and Curt Cavin , they start the show discussing how fun Sunday’s race at Road America was with Alex Palou capturing his third win in the last four races, debate if someone will be able to catch Palou in the series standings with nine races left, and Kevin and Curt examine how some of the struggling teams at this point in the season did at Road America.   Additi...

Tonight, on Trackside with Kevin Lee and Curt Cavin , they start the show discussing the news that broke shortly after last week’s show with Ryan Hunter-Reay taking over Conor Daly’s seat for the rest of the season with Ed Carpenter Racing. Additionally, they discuss the future of Daly in not only IndyCar, but in racing. Finally, they discuss some rumblings they have heard since last week’s show r...

Tonight, on Trackside with Kevin Lee and Curt Cavin , they start the show off by discussing Kevin’s interview with Flava Flav that went viral from qualifications coverage on Peacock Saturday, how the race was projected to go very much like Nashville the first time around based off driver comments, and dive into some of the minor changes that should be made to the course. Additionally, Kevin and Cu...

Tonight, on Trackside with Kevin Lee and Curt Cavin , they share their thoughts on Josef Newgarden capturing his first Indianapolis 500 victory, where they stand on the decision to red flag the race with two laps to go resulting in a one-lap shootout, discuss some possible changes to rules after the way this race finished, and how important this win was for Newgarden’s resume. Additionally, Kevin...

Tonight, on Trackside with Kevin Lee and Curt Cavin , they share their final thoughts on who they are sticking with as the winner of the Indianapolis 500. Curt sticks with his pick from last night, but Kevin switches up his pick from last night. Additionally, Kevin is life form Lucas Oil Raceway and interviews a couple drivers that are/were in action today. Finally, Tim May of  Letterman Row joins...

Tonight, on Trackside with Kevin Lee and Curt Cavin , they put drivers into specific tiers as to who they believe has the strongest chance at winning the race to the least and which teams may have an advantage during the race in comparison to qualifying. Additionally, they discuss the event schedule for Carb Day, Saturday’s Indy 500 parade, and the race day morning schedule. Later in the show, Gen...

Tonight, on Trackside with Kevin Lee and Curt Cavin , they highlight all the news items that have surfaced since last night’s show. They start out the show explaining the practice session that Graham Rahal and Katherine Legge will be able to get in tomorrow afternoon and eventually transition into the latest status of Stefan Wilson. Finally, they discuss the future of Marcus Ericsson with a report...

Tonight, on Trackside with Kevin Lee and Curt Cavin , they recap the news of Graham Rahal being announced as the replacement driver for Stefan Wilson for this weekend’s race. Plus, they debate who has the biggest name with the public and why it made sense to them late last night that Rahal was the best driver to step in for Wilson. Additionally, Kevin and Curt answer Twitter questions from people...

Tonight, on Trackside with Kevin Lee and Curt Cavin , they are live from the Prime 47 Burger Bash! Here is the list of guests that joined Kevin and Curt on tonight’s show! Ryan Hunter-Reay What it was like taking a year off from racing The benefits of being with Dreyer Reinbold compared to Andretti Autosport Santino Ferrucci Starting up front compared to being in the back If an A.J. Foyt car can w...

Tonight, on Trackside with Kevin Lee and Curt Cavin , they recap the third day of practice at IMS for the Indianapolis 500 with the primary focus for drivers being on getting ready for qualifications tomorrow, break down how all the teams did today, explain the situation that is going on with Callum Ilott, and focus on the Team Penske drivers after an eye-opening day. Additionally, Kevin and Curt...

Tonight, on Trackside with Kevin Lee and Curt Cavin , they recap the second day of practice for the Indianapolis 500 with Marcus Ericsson finishing with the fastest lap speed of 229.607, highlight a driver that doesn’t have the confidence right now in his car because there’s a chance that he could get bumped this weekend, and how far back a driver can start and have a chance to win the race. Addit...

Tonight, on Trackside with Kevin Lee and Curt Cavin, they go over the first day of Indianapolis 500 practices. They detail multiple drivers’ performances including Scott Dixon’s fastest lap, and RC Enerson passing his rookie test for the second time. Takuma Sato took the fastest lap on the first day of practices with Scott Dixon and Scott Ferucci following closely behind. Curt highlights Augustin...

Tonight, on Trackside with Kevin Lee and Curt Cavin , they discuss what they took away during some of the media availability of drivers today with practiced being rained out, how today’s cancellation of practice impacts R.C. Enerson, what the future of Graham Rahal hold in the sport, and point out something that Tony Kanaan said on Kevin & Query earlier in the morning. Additionally, Kevin and...

Tonight, on Trackside with Kevin Lee and Curt Cavin , they recap Alex Palou dominating the GMR Grand Prix because he was Curt’s favorite to sweep the month of May, some drivers that performed well this past weekend, and some drivers that had disappointing games. Additionally, Kevin and Curt discuss the news of the NFL airing a play-off game exclusively on Peacock because it could have an impact on...

Tonight, on Trackside with Kevin Lee and Curt Cavin , they recap qualifications for the GMR Grand Prix with Christian Lundgaard capturing his first P1 in his young racing career! Plus, they examine the performances of the Team Penske drivers in quals for an event they have routinely dominated and the surprise performances of the Rahal Letterman Lanigan cars. Additionally, IndyStar’s Nathan Brown j...

Tonight, on Trackside with Kevin Lee and Curt Cavin , they start examining the possible drivers that could be out of a contract after this season, debate what team Marcus Ericsson would go to if he and Chip Ganassi don’t come to terms on a new contract following the comments he made last year, how important this month is for the future of drivers with their team, and if you would take a Chip Ganas...

Tonight, on Trackside with Kevin Lee and Curt Cavin , they start the show by pointing out a noticeable change inside of turn one that fans should check out prior to the Indy 500, answering a question from someone that wrote Kevin an actual handwritten letter, and how rain on race day makes the race more interesting for the fans. Additionally, Kevin and Curt share their news of the day with Curt’s...

Tonight, on Trackside with Kevin Lee and Curt Cavin , they start the show answering Twitter questions they have received the last couple of days where listeners ask questions about the timing of qualifications and the fast six shootout that replicates how The Masters work, what percentage of tickets that are sold for the Indy 500 are renewal tickets, and debate which rookie they believe will finis...

Tonight, on Trackside with Kevin Lee and Curt Cavin , they start the show with Kevin’s adventure to Road America with his son, revisit some of the historic results of the Indy Grand Prix with it being race week, who they think will be serious contenders for this weekend’s race, and who they think are some sleeper drivers that could capture the checkered flag for the GMR Grand Prix. Additionally, K...

Tonight, on Trackside with Kevin Lee and Curt Cavin , they start the show by answering Twitter questions that they needed more time to answer like which drivers need to have a good month of May to secure their spot with their team next year, the official details of the Prime 47 Burger Bash that’s happening in a few weeks, and what their overall thoughts on the first two episodes of the 100 Days to...

Tonight, on Trackside with Kevin Lee and Curt Cavin , they start the show by answering some more Twitter questions regarding future winners of the NTT IndyCar Series, which team has the best chance to sweep the front row of qualifications for the Indy 500, and more! Plus, rookie Sting Ray Robb from Dale Coyne Racing and Rick Ware Racing joins the program to try and explain his excitement level in...

Tonight, on Trackside with Kevin Lee and Curt Cavin , they catch up on some twitter questions that Kevin has received the last few days, including one question where they recount the first time that they watched the Indy 500. Additionally, they spend some time on the news of Juan Pablo Montoya joining Rick Ware Racing for sprint car races and spend some time debating if there is a chance that a dr...

Tonight, on Trackside with Kevin Lee and Curt Cavin , they open today’s show by discussing the frustrations that Romain Grosjean is going through right now considering he’s had the car to win each of the first four races this season. Additionally, they speculate on what could be coming with Meyer Shank Racing pertaining to the four-time Indy 500 champion Helio Castroneves. Finally, they touch on t...

Tonight, on Trackside with Kevin Lee and Curt Cavin , they open the first show in the month of May by recapping yesterday’s Children’s of Alabama Indy Grand Prix with Scott McLaughlin finishing with his first checkered flag this season. Additionally, they examine where some of the fan favorite drivers are in the standings as they enter the month of May and break down the upcoming schedule that was...