Curt and Kevin Recap a Palou’s Return to Victory Lane at Road America & Talk Free Agency!

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.   Additionally, Kevin and Curt discuss the situation between Scott Dixon and Will Power during the practice session Saturday morning before qualifying and the comments that Power made towards Power and Romain Grosjean. Finally, they highlight some notes from the race and answer Twitter questions in the first hour. Managing Director Mike Hull of Chip Ganassi Racing joins Trackside to share his perspective on how dominant Alex Palou has been the last four races, when did it really click for Palou as a driver that has led to his success this season, how special of a driver and person Marcus Ericsson is, compliments Scott Dixon and Palou’s teams for getting their cars ready after crashing in the morning practice session before qualifying for Road America, and discuss the future of Marcus Armstrong racing ovals. Also, Kevin and Curt discuss the future of Marcus Ericsson and where the 2022 Indy 500 Champion could be on the move to, the formality of Takuma Sato running ovals the rest of the season for Chip Ganassi Racing, and Kevin highlights how Jackson Lee performed at Road America.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

21 Kesä 20231h 29min

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 regarding Rahal Letterman Lanigan cars.   In the final two segments of the show, they debate why Chip Ganassi won’t pay Marcus Ericsson to come back to his team despite losing Alex Palou after the season, what should Felix Rosenqvist do with Palou moving to Arrow McLaren Racing and recap some things that Penske President Mark Miles said regarding the future of 100 Days to Indy.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

14 Kesä 202348min

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 Curt dive deep into the dominance that Alex Palou has shown the last month, how impressed they have been with his professionalism after the drama surrounding him and Arrow McLaren a season ago and answer some Twitter questions to conclude the first hour. In the second hour of the show tonight they discuss how exhausting mentally and physically the Indy 500 is in connection with the series racing a week later, the way Will Power was able to finish P2 in Sunday’s race, access the dust-up between Alexander Rossi and Felix Rosenqvist, and preview upcoming IndyCar events.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

7 Kesä 20231h 33min

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 and Curt debate why Josef Newgarden was able to catch Marcus Ericsson on the back straight away, why Kevin wants to see IndyCar address the snaking that drivers have started to do coming off turn four since Simon Pagenaud first did it in 2019 and answer some Twitter questions to conclude the first hour. In the second hour of the show tonight they continue answering some Twitter questions, discuss how fans are starting to really like Santino Ferrucci after another great run at IMS, how cool Newgarden’s celebration was, and they discuss the ratings not only for the Indy 500 but for the entire month of May.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

31 Touko 20231h 37min

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 Curt on Trackside tonight to share his opinion on the situation with Graham Rahal, Katherine Legge, and Stefan Wilson over the last week, how Graham feels about the car after just a couple times being in it, what he knows about how Michael Shank feels about Simon Pagenaud and Helio Castroneves ahead of the race, and shares his pick to win the race.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

26 Touko 202343min

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, General Manager Kasey Coler of Indianapolis Raceway Park joins Kevin to promote the upcoming events they have coming up for USAC, who are some of the big names that fans will be able to watch in the midget race, and where fans can purchase tickets.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

26 Touko 202343min

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 stating that two teams are prepared to make a strong push for his services if he doesn’t return to Chip Ganassi Racing.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

24 Touko 202346min

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 that wanted to know more information regarding the qualifying format for the last row shootout on Sunday, impact that Graham Rahal’s move could have on sponsors, and then a couple questions regarding Catherine Legge.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

24 Touko 202344min