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Analysis, interviews and race reviews from one of the most competitive motorsport series in the world. The Race’s American Editor Jack Benyon is joined by Indy 500 regular and Indy Lights champion JR Hildebrand to dissect the main stories with the help of some of the series’ biggest names Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

16 APR • THE RACE EXTRA ONLY

Prema reserve Grosjean interviewed, Long Beach analysed with Hinch

Romain Grosjean joins this week’s episode of The Race IndyCar Podcast to discuss his plan to turn his reserve role at Prema into a series return, while James Hinchcliffe joins to break down Long Beach. Grosjean discusses how he’ll help Prema’s drivers, how he’ll balance giving away his secrets against potential future on-track rivals, his desire to get back into the series, plus he even gives his plan for what IndyCar’s next car should look like (if he was in charge!). Elsewhere, Hinchcliffe helps host Jack Benyon analyse Kyle Kirkwood and Andretti’s position as a rival to Alex Palou, they look at Christian Lundgaard’s rapid assimilation at McLaren, break down how crucial strategies played out at Long Beach, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

38 min
16 APR

Prema reserve Grosjean interviewed, Long Beach analysed with Hinch

Romain Grosjean joins this week’s episode of The Race IndyCar Podcast to discuss his plan to turn his reserve role at Prema into a series return, while James Hinchcliffe joins to break down Long Beach. Grosjean discusses how he’ll help Prema’s drivers, how he’ll balance giving away his secrets against potential future on-track rivals, his desire to get back into the series, plus he even gives his plan for what IndyCar’s next car should look like (if he was in charge!). Elsewhere, Hinchcliffe helps host Jack Benyon analyse Kyle Kirkwood and Andretti’s position as a rival to Alex Palou, they look at Christian Lundgaard’s rapid assimilation at McLaren, break down how crucial strategies played out at Long Beach, and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

38 min
2 APR • THE RACE EXTRA ONLY

Rosenqvist on Shank joining forces with IndyCar’s top team

Felix Rosenqvist has had another strong start to the IndyCar season with Meyer Shank Racing, and is part of an equally strong line-up on this week’s episode of The Race IndyCar Podcast. Among other things, Rosenqvist discusses Shank’s high-profile tie-up with the team that has won four of the last five IndyCar championships - Chip Ganassi racing. He outlines how the relationship is working in practice, how it’s impacted results, and suggests where he thinks Ganassi is ahead of McLaren, the team Shank used to have an alliance with. Jack Harvey also joins the show to discuss his new role as a pitlane reporter, plus his preparations for the Indy 500 where he’ll race for Dreyer & Reinbold in May, plus his desire to return to full-time racing. Finally, host Jack Benyon quickly rounds-up the Thermal IndyCar weekend and points to what to watch at the next race at Long Beach. Join The Race Members' Club on Patreon today for ad-free listening and much more! Head to Patreon.com/therace Follow The Race on Instagram, X and Facebook Check out our latest videos on YouTube Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

57 min
2 APR

Rosenqvist on Shank joining forces with IndyCar’s top team

Felix Rosenqvist has had another strong start to the IndyCar season with Meyer Shank Racing, and is part of an equally strong line-up on this week’s episode of The Race IndyCar Podcast. Among other things, Rosenqvist discusses Shank’s high-profile tie-up with the team that has won four of the last five IndyCar championships - Chip Ganassi racing. He outlines how the relationship is working in practice, how it’s impacted results, and suggests where he thinks Ganassi is ahead of McLaren, the team Shank used to have an alliance with. Jack Harvey also joins the show to discuss his new role as a pitlane reporter, plus his preparations for the Indy 500 where he’ll race for Dreyer & Reinbold in May, plus his desire to return to full-time racing. Finally, host Jack Benyon quickly rounds-up the Thermal IndyCar weekend and points to what to watch at the next race at Long Beach. Join The Race Members' Club on Patreon today for ad-free listening and much more! Head to Patreon.com/therace Follow The Race on Instagram, X and FacebookCheck out our latest videos on YouTube Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

57 min
19 MAR • THE RACE EXTRA ONLY

Lundgaard on silencing doubters + Buxton talks Fox debut

Two stars of IndyCar’s season opener join this week’s episode of The Race IndyCar Podcast, with Christian Lundgaard and Will Buxton joining the show. There was plenty of talk surrounding Lundgaard and what he’d be able to achieve entering a McLaren team built around Pato O’Ward, and he discussing that and the expectation he placed on himself before his eighth-place finish which was basically the worst result possible in a weekend that could have been even better. He discusses his affinity with Barber after a recent test and his transformation there in 2023, plus how the epic first weekend impacts his season expectations. Buxton joins off the back of making his debut as Fox’s lead commentator for the IndyCar Series. He breaks down how the first weekend went with behind the scenes insight, talks about what to expect for the rest of 2025 and talks season and St Pete storylines with host Jack Benyon. LAST CHANCE: Get 90% off your first month when you join The Race Members' Club on Patreon today. Head to Patreon.com/therace Follow The Race on Instagram, X and Facebook Check out our latest videos on YouTube Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

57 min
19 MAR

Lundgaard on silencing doubters + Buxton talks Fox debut

Two stars of IndyCar’s season opener join this week’s episode of The Race IndyCar Podcast, with Christian Lundgaard and Will Buxton joining the show. There was plenty of talk surrounding Lundgaard and what he’d be able to achieve entering a McLaren team built around Pato O’Ward, and he discussing that and the expectation he placed on himself before his eighth-place finish which was basically the worst result possible in a weekend that could have been even better. He discusses his affinity with Barber after a recent test and his transformation there in 2023, plus how the epic first weekend impacts his season expectations. Buxton joins off the back of making his debut as Fox’s lead commentator for the IndyCar Series. He breaks down how the first weekend went with behind the scenes insight, talks about what to expect for the rest of 2025 and talks season and St Pete storylines with host Jack Benyon. LAST CHANCE: Get 90% off your first month when you join The Race Members' Club on Patreon today. Head to Patreon.com/therace Follow The Race on Instagram, X and FacebookCheck out our latest videos on YouTube Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

57 min
5 MAR • THE RACE EXTRA ONLY

Reviewing Palou's sensational season-opening St Pete win

The Race IndyCar Podcast shakes off the off-season rust to get its teeth into the first race of the season in St Petersburg, which provided plenty of drama. Jack Benyon and JR Hildebrand join forces to break down another Alex Palou series victory, how he undercut Dixon, Dixon’s radio dramas, how Scott McLaughlin and Colton Herta’s races fell apart, and some of the star names and drives in the top 10. There’s also a look at Fox’s first race as TV provider and what its big audience number could mean for the series. SPECIAL OFFER: Get 90% off your first month when you join The Race Members' Club on Patreon today - we even have an F1-only tier! Head to Patreon.com/therace Follow The Race on Instagram, X and Facebook Check out our latest videos on YouTube Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

48 min
5 MAR

Reviewing Palou's sensational season-opening St Pete win

The Race IndyCar Podcast shakes off the off-season rust to get its teeth into the first race of the season in St Petersburg, which provided plenty of drama. Jack Benyon and JR Hildebrand join forces to break down another Alex Palou series victory, how he undercut Dixon, Dixon’s radio dramas, how Scott McLaughlin and Colton Herta’s races fell apart, and some of the star names and drives in the top 10. There’s also a look at Fox’s first race as TV provider and what its big audience number could mean for the series. SPECIAL OFFER: Get 90% off your first month when you join The Race Members' Club on Patreon today - we even have an F1-only tier! Head to Patreon.com/therace Follow The Race on Instagram, X and FacebookCheck out our latest videos on YouTube Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

48 min

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6 Jan

Larius Goalkeeper

I love listening to the Race Indycar Podcast, it’s a joy. Unrelated question: When will the next episode be released?
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01/03/2023

Fegamorph

Nice to have a frequent and engaging Indycar podcast.

Analysis, interviews and race reviews from one of the most competitive motorsport series in the world. The Race’s American Editor Jack Benyon is joined by Indy 500 regular and Indy Lights champion JR Hildebrand to dissect the main stories with the help of some of the series’ biggest names Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.