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 recap testing from the Indianapolis Motor Speedway from last Thursday with Josef Newgarden capturing the fastest lap speed, go through some of the performances from drivers that struggled at testing, and then speculate whether the series would consider removing one of the two road course races at IMS. Additionally, Curt and Kevin start previewing the Children’s of Alabama Indy Grand Prix from Birmingham, Alabama. In the second hour of the program tonight, Kevin and Curt start off by discussing the premiere of 100 Days to Indy on the CW. Also, the latest entrant for the Indianapolis 500-mile race presented by Gainbridge in R.C. Enerson joins the program to explain how the partnership with Abel Motorsports, has it made it easier to chase his dream to race in the Indy 500 because of him being in the racing business, and which driver he’s been in communication with on racing at IMS.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

26 Apr 20231h 39min

Tonight, on Trackside with Kevin Lee and Curt Cavin, they recap the dominating weekend of Kyle Kirkwood after taking the pole for the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach then followed that up by leading 53 of the 85 laps during the race Sunday, including the final lap for his first race win of his young career. Later, they discuss some of the stories that happened during the race that created some controversy and provides a brief preview into the first episode of the docuseries, 100 Days to Indy, that debuts next week on the CW. In the second hour of the program tonight, they start previewing the upcoming testing at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway this week on Thursday and Friday. They discuss what they’re expecting to see come testing and then some of the things that they are heading about how drivers are going to approach the greatest spectacle in racing. Lastly, they answer some Twitter questions from fans regarding the race at Long Beach.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

19 Apr 20231h 38min

Tonight, on Trackside with Kevin Lee and Curt Cavin, they examine where the Grand Prix at Long Beach ranks in terms of their favorite races of the season, how the people of Long Beach put on a terrific event that’s like everything leading up to the Indy 500 and highlight a game that the drivers are playing in their driver interviews. Hour number two consists of Kevin and Curt pointing out something that Alexander Rossi said today on a conference call from what happened last week at Texas in pit lane with Kyle Kirkwood and break down some of testing notes from Texas Motor Speedway. Additionally, stock car driver Logan Seavey joins the show to break down his early racing career success, the difference in driving on dirt in a stock car compared to a truck and breaks down the challenges of running all three national series.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

12 Apr 20231h 36min

Tonight, on Trackside with Kevin Lee and Curt Cavin, they start the show by recapping and sharing their thoughts about another exciting race from Texas Motor Speedway with Josef Newgarden capturing the checkered flag, breaking down what Newgarden was saying on the radio during the final pitstop, and go through some of the individual performances from this weekend. Hour number two consists of Kevin and Curt breaking down the incident that happened in pit lane between Alexander Rossi and Kyle Kirkwood, what their theories are as to why Bryan Herta is no longer in Colton’s pit box, highlight the performances of some of the younger drivers from this weekend’s race, and announce the Prime 47 Burger Bash date!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

5 Apr 20231h 30min

Tonight, on Trackside with Kevin Lee and Curt Cavin, they start the show by briefly recapping last year’s race from Texas Motor Speedway, highlighting some notes they have ahead of the race this weekend, and debate as to why they decided on a noon green flag on Sunday. In the first hour of the show, second year driver from Dale Coyne Racing in David Malukas joins Curt Cavin and Kevin Lee on Trackside to highlight how he thought he performed at St. Pete in the first race of the season, what he remembers from racing at Texas Motor Speedway last year, how Texas Motor Speedway’s track compares to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway’s track, and which race he enjoyed racing in the most last year. Later, Curt and Kevin close the hour with the big news of IndyCar and NTT coming together for their second contract to continue being the title sponsor of the IndyCar Series. They also discuss the benefits of having NTT as the presenting sponsor of the series outside of stability. Hour number two consists of Kevin and Curt shifting their conversation to the quickly approaching Indianapolis 500 to discuss some potential drivers that could enter to add to the field of 33 that are already on the entry list and how they would feel if there were 35 participants in the greatest spectacle in racing.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

29 Mars 20231h 28min

Tonight, on Trackside with Kevin Lee and Curt Cavin, they start the show by briefly recapping the 12 Hour Sebring race from last week, the news of Ryan Hunter-Reay signing with Dreyer Reinbold to run in the 107th running of the Indianapolis 500 Mile Race, debate some other teams that could enter one more car to get up to 34 entrants, and highlight some of the rookie testing at Texas Motor Speedway. In the second hour of the show, a pair of drivers. The first driver that joined the program was 2014 Indianapolis 500 champion and 2012 IndyCar Series champion in Ryan Hunter-Reay to explain how this deal with Dreyer & Reinbold came to fruition, why he needed to take last season off, what stood out to him in his visit with Dreyer & Reinbold that led to him joining their team, and how he plans to put himself in the best position to capture his second checkered flag at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The second driver that joined the program tonight is one of the developmental drivers for Chip Ganassi Racing in Kyffin Simpson. He explains the emotions he had finishing on the podium for the Sebring race last week, what it was like working with Scott McLaughlin and Josef Newgarden, and how he balances setting up his car the way he likes it along with the feedback from McLaughlin and Newgarden to improve his ability to get the most out of the car.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

22 Mars 20231h 29min

Tonight, on Trackside with Kevin Lee and Curt Cavin, they start the show by highlighting some racing news that they didn’t touch on during last week’s show, put the rookie drivers under a microscope to look at how they performed in their first race along with what they think their futures can be, share their thoughts on some of the individual performances from last weekend’s race in St. Petersburgh, and announce the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Hall of Fame class. In the second hour of the show, a pair of drivers. The first driver that joined the program was Kyle Kirkwood of Andretti Autosport to recap his performance at St. Pete last week considering he went flying in the air, if he feels like a different driver in year two compared to year one, and the challenges of driving at night at Sebring. The second driver that joined the program tonight is the youngest driver to ever race in the Rolex 24 that is from Ed Carpenter Racing, Josh Pierson. At the age of seventeen years old, he explains the feeling of driving in a formula one race at St. Pete last weekend, shares a story regarding how nervous he was going into the race prior to the Rolex 24, and how his ability to adapt to different situations has benefitted him so far in his young racing career.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

15 Mars 20231h 29min

Tonight, on Trackside with Kevin Lee and Curt Cavin, they recap the first race of the season where Marcus Ericsson captured the checkered flag for the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg, who some of the biggest winners were from the race outside of the obvious, and the situation between Scott McLaughlin and Romain Grosjean.   Later in the first hour, Kevin and Curt answer some Twitter questions from viewers of the race and extend their condolences to the family of a friend that they lost since last week’s show in former Pacers Public Relations Director David Benner. Hour number two started off Kevin and Curt answering some more Twitter questions with the main topic of discussion coming from Andrew’s question pertaining to whether 27 cars is too much for the race in St. Petersburg. Later, they break down what happened to Andretti Autosport on Sunday afternoon and dive into some of the biggest risers from where the driver started to where the driver finished.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

8 Mars 20231h 28min