A “caution” is when the race slows down because something happened on the track. During a caution, teams often change plans—especially pit stops—because the race is effectively running under safer, slower conditions.
Concept
strategy for the race
“Race strategy” is the plan for when to pit and what tires to use. In this segment, the host explains that the caution rules changed, so teams ended up making different plans than they would have before.
The “pit cycle” is the whole process of stopping—pulling in, getting serviced, and then driving back out. If a caution happens, it can interrupt that timing and force teams to rethink when they pit.
A “full course yellow” means the whole track is under caution, so everyone has to slow down. Because it’s system-wide, it often changes pit timing and strategy for the entire field.
When pit lane is closed, teams aren’t allowed to pull in for service. That means if a caution happens at the wrong time, you may have to wait and your tire and pit strategy can get thrown off.
A “soft tyre” grips the road better, so it can help you go faster. The tradeoff is that it wears out sooner, so teams have to plan how long they can run it.
A “hard tyre” lasts longer but usually doesn’t grip as strongly as a soft tire. Teams use it when they want to stretch a stint and save the faster, grippier tires for later.
Concept
strategy work for him
They’re talking about race strategy—basically planning when to pit and how to manage the race. Cautions and green-flag periods change the best timing, so teams try to line up their moves with what the race is likely to do next.
Conserving tyres means driving in a way that makes the tires last longer. Instead of pushing as hard as possible all the time, you manage wear so you can go longer before needing a tire change.
Conserving fuel means using less fuel than you would if you were driving flat-out. Teams do this so they can stretch the car farther before the next refueling stop.
Concept
changed their mindset
They’re saying the team changed how they approach the race. Instead of waiting and stretching the car as long as possible, they pitted earlier and used the timing to their advantage.
“Detroit” is where this race took place. The track there is described as narrow, which usually makes it tougher to pass and easier to get stuck behind someone.
“Push to pass” is a temporary power boost a race driver can use to help them overtake. It’s limited, so drivers save it for the moment they think they can make the pass.
“Stacked it” is slang for “crashed” or “made a mistake that caused a wreck.” Here it means Schumacher’s error triggered the incident that trapped Maluchus.
This is talking about the Indy 500 weekend in Indianapolis. In that kind of racing, a crash in qualifying or the race can set you back a lot, so recovering afterward is a big deal.
Scott McLaughlin is a professional IndyCar driver. Here, he’s mentioned as part of a racing battle, which is basically about who can get and hold the better position on track.
Andretti is another IndyCar racing team. The point of mentioning it here is that it’s where Will Power went after leaving Penske, which changes the driver relationships.
Joseph Newgarden is an IndyCar driver. They’re talking about a serious crash at the Indy 500 and how he showed up afterward wearing protective gear on his leg.
Here “boot” means a protective medical brace for an injured leg. If a driver’s leg is hurt, it can make it harder to press the pedals the way they need to while racing.
A street circuit is a race course made from regular city streets. If it’s bumpy, the car bounces and grips less consistently, so braking becomes harder—especially if a driver has an injury.
“Gateway” refers to Gateway Motorsports Park, a well-known racing venue used for IndyCar events. It’s the kind of track where driver fitness and braking demands can matter a lot, since the car has to repeatedly decelerate hard while managing traction and bumps.
Mechanical grip is how well the tires “bite” the road. On tighter street-style tracks, it can matter more than downforce, so driving technique becomes extra important.
Aerodynamics is how the car’s shape interacts with air. On some tracks, especially street courses, the aero helps less, so the car relies more on tire grip and driver skill.
The right rear quarter panel is part of the car’s body near the back, on the right side. They’re basically saying Bell needed to be positioned right next to Denny at that exact spot.
Pole refers to the starting position at the front of the grid, earned by qualifying fastest. In racing strategy discussions, pole is treated as a major advantage because it reduces traffic and helps the leader control the pace—so the hosts debate changing the rules to make pole less dominant.
A restart zone is a specific part of the track where the race begins again after a caution. It’s where the cars line up and follow the rules for who controls the restart.
The green flag means the race is officially back on and drivers can go. On restarts, there are rules about when you’re allowed to accelerate, and going too early can get you penalized.
A restart line is a specific spot on the track that tells drivers when they’re allowed to speed up after a caution. If you accelerate before that line, officials can call it a restart violation.
Pit Road is the special lane cars use to pull in for service during the race. If a driver gets a penalty, they often have to drive down Pit Road to fix or serve it, which usually makes them lose positions.
Rotor failures means the brake discs had a problem. If the brakes can’t work properly—especially after lots of hard braking on an oval—the car can slow down less effectively or even fail.
Brake settings are how the car’s braking system is tuned for a specific track. The goal is to get strong, consistent braking without locking up or overheating the brakes.
The brake system is how the car slows down and stops. In racing, it also affects how the car feels in the turns right after braking, not just how fast it stops.
Rotating weight is about how the car’s weight shifts when you brake and turn. That shift can make the car turn in more easily—or make it feel loose or unstable.
That phrase means the brakes on the front-right wheel. Adjusting how that corner brakes can change how the car behaves when you turn, especially on tracks where you’re braking hard a lot.
An Aero package is the car’s aerodynamic setup—things like wings and body shapes that push the car down onto the track. More downforce usually means better grip, but it can also change how the car turns.
“Naturally loose” means the car tends to feel like it wants to slide in the turns. If it’s too loose, the driver can lose control of the car’s balance, so teams try to calm it down.
Term
2311
“2311” sounds like a shorthand the hosts are using for something specific in the racing news. In this snippet, we don’t get enough detail to say exactly what it refers to.
The Jeep Commander is a mid-size SUV, meaning it’s a larger family-style vehicle with room for passengers. The podcast mentions it as a model name in a conversation, not as a detailed technical topic. In general, it’s the kind of vehicle people choose for space and everyday usability.
Ferrari is the car brand being talked about. The host is saying that when Ferrari makes an electric car, the design choices can feel wrong or joyless to fans.
The host is talking about whether a car feels exciting and meaningful, not just functional. They’re saying some designs can feel like they were made to work, but not to be loved.
“Flipped off” means someone gave them an obscene hand gesture. In this context it’s about anger or disrespect after an incident, not about the car’s mechanics.
Kevin Harvick is a famous NASCAR race driver. In this segment, they’re saying he can get very intense and react fast when things turn confrontational on track.
It means don’t start every argument on track. In racing, the wrong kind of fight can easily cause a crash or get you in trouble.
Topic
Super Oval
“Super Oval” is the name of the race track where this event happened. Different tracks feel different for the drivers, so it’s a big part of the story.
“Super Late Model” is a type of race car and racing class used on short tracks. It’s basically a faster, more serious version of late-model stock-car racing, where small setup and driving differences matter a lot.
Charlotte Motor Speedway is a big NASCAR track in North Carolina. The hosts mention it because they held a tribute there for Kyle Busch and his family.
Driver development is how racing teams help young drivers improve. They put drivers in the right kinds of races to teach skills and see how well they’re progressing.
Karting is racing small go-karts on tracks. It’s a common starting point for future race drivers because you get lots of seat time and learn how to race.
Daytona is a famous big oval race track in the U.S. Cars go very fast there and drivers often race in tight groups, so it’s a big deal for a driver to be able to compete.
A “mile-and-a-half” track is a type of oval race track that’s about 1.5 miles around. Because it’s long, the cars run fast for longer stretches, so aerodynamics and car setup matter a lot.
“Ovals” are race tracks shaped like loops. Cars mostly turn one direction, and the racing often depends on staying in the right aerodynamic “draft” and having the right setup for sustained speed.
Concept
cars tour championship
“Cars Tour championship” refers to a specific regional stock-car racing series championship (the transcript doesn’t provide the full official name). In stock-car development paths, winning a series championship is a major step because it proves consistency over a season, not just one-off speed.
Term
light model stock
“Light model stock” describes a stock-car class where cars are prepared to a specific rule set that typically emphasizes lower weight and/or a particular configuration. These class rules affect handling balance, tire wear, and how teams tune the car for race strategy.
The TVR Tuscan is a sports car made by TVR. It’s known for being a driver-focused car, and the podcast brings it up alongside the Tuscan Hills because the name matches that place. It’s mainly discussed as a memorable, characterful sports car.
MotoGP is the top professional motorcycle racing series. When they say someone set a speed record in MotoGP, it means they were extremely fast on a race bike during that event.
It’s a special motorcycle riding suit that has airbags inside. If the rider gets thrown off and the sensors detect a crash, the suit inflates to help protect you when you land.
Spa-Francorchamps is a very famous race track in Belgium. It’s known for being challenging because the track is twisty, changes height a lot, and the weather can be unpredictable.
A timing point is a marked spot on the track where race officials measure how fast each rider is. It helps show who’s ahead at that moment in the race.
Glen Helen is a spot on the Isle of Man TT route where officials time the riders. Saying someone led from the first timing point there means they were in front right from the early part of the race.
Term
37.7 mile mountain course
They’re describing the TT route as long and hilly, not a flat track. That kind of course changes how riders brake and handle the bike for the whole lap.
The Isle of Man TT is a super-dangerous motorcycle race on real public roads. There aren’t the usual safety barriers and space you get on a track, so it takes a special kind of courage.
Term
road races
A road race is when cars or bikes race on regular roads instead of a track. It’s usually harder and more dangerous because the roads are narrower and less controlled.
IMSA is a big North American racing series for sports cars. Races are split into different classes, so you can win your class even if you’re not the overall winner.
The Chevrolet Corvette is a sports car built for speed and performance. In the podcast, it’s mentioned because a Corvette won a race in the GTD Pro class, which is a category for race cars used in endurance events. That means it did very well over the course of the event, not just in a single moment.
Monza is a well-known race track in Italy. It has a tricky area where lots of cars arrive together, so if someone gets squeezed or makes a mistake, it can cause a big crash.
Term
GT WC class
“GT” is a racing category for sports cars that are based on real production models. “GT WC class” is just the specific version of that category they’re talking about in this race.
Brake failure is when the brakes don’t work the way they should. If that happens while approaching a corner, the driver may not be able to slow down in time and the car can crash.
A chicane is a section of the track that forces the car to change direction quickly to slow down. If something goes wrong there, the car can lose control fast.
Sometimes race officials give a time penalty. A pit lane hold means the car has to wait in the pit area for a short time, which usually makes it fall behind other cars.
This is an award named after racing journalist Robin Miller. It’s basically for the most painful or embarrassing mistake from a race—something that nobody wants to be responsible for.
Car
Citroen Amis
The Citroën Ami is a very small, slow electric vehicle meant for short trips. The host is joking that it’s basically like a four-wheeled bicycle because it can’t go very fast.
The Citroën Ami is a very small electric vehicle meant for driving around in cities. It’s designed for short trips and lower speeds, so it’s not like a normal full-size car. The podcast mentions it to explain what it is for people who haven’t heard of it.
Term
four-wheel bicycle
“Four-wheel bicycle” is a descriptive comparison for vehicles like the Citroën Ami that are regulated and used more like low-speed personal transport than like conventional cars. It highlights the vehicle’s limited speed and simplified, commuter-focused design.
WRC means World Rally Championship. It’s the biggest rally racing series, where drivers race against the clock on special stages with lots of grip changes.
Poet is a company promoting a cleaner bioethanol fuel. They’re saying it can give race engines the high-octane fuel they need, but with lower carbon emissions.
Bioethanol is a type of fuel alcohol made from plant or other biological material. The idea is it can be cleaner than regular fuel, depending on how it’s produced.
Octane is a measure of how well fuel resists engine knocking. Race and high-performance engines often need higher-octane fuel so they can run harder without damaging knock.
Graham Rahal is a pro race driver. The host is praising him because he got spun out on lap 41 and still worked his way up to finish third. They’re calling it a gutsy drive because the track made passing very hard.
Denny Hamlin is a well-known pro stock-car driver. The host says his performance stood out because he came from near the back and still ended up in front late in the race. They describe it as a really impressive, high-pressure finish.
“Overdrive the corner” means you go into a turn too hard—too fast or too aggressively. That can make the car slip or come out of the corner worse than planned. The host is saying Bell pushed it too much right when it mattered most.
“The bottom” is the lower racing line through the turn, usually closer to the inside of the track. Drivers choose it based on grip and speed to either pass or stay ahead. The host is saying Hamlin used that line to get a strong exit and take the lead.
Michigan International Speedway is a high-speed oval in the U.S. that’s often used to test aerodynamic efficiency and drafting. In this segment it’s described as “blisteringly fast,” setting expectations for how NASCAR Cup cars will run at the FireKeepers Casino 400.
The Monaco Grand Prix is Formula 1 racing on city streets in Monaco. It’s famous for being tight and unforgiving, so qualifying position often matters more than usual.
A “slide job” is a pass where the driver intentionally lets the car slide a bit while turning. It helps them keep momentum and get alongside another car.
Dakota Speedway is a track in North Dakota where dirt racing is taking place. Dirt tracks can be slippery and change as cars drive on them, so handling matters a lot.
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Sounds like he's frustrated that they even put him in the suit.
Yeah, I mean, you're gonna be guarded over your seat, aren't you?
That's better than our bobbleheads, that's real.
Abomination.
What?
$645,000 that will set you back.
It's an electric Ferrari.
One thing is for sure, Enzo Ferrari is spinning so fast in his grave
that he's producing enough electricity to power that bloody thing.
Welcome to Speed with Harvick and Buxton, fueled by Poet.
Let's talk racing, my friend.
As we do every week, my man.
Yes.
We were on the streets of Detroit with IndyCar.
It was a great weekend.
Alex Polo-Pol, Alex Polo-Win, doesn't tell the full story.
No, it does not.
I watched the highlights and it looked very eventful.
Dude, it was a street brawl.
Yes.
Like proper elbows out, fisty calves.
It was great.
I loved it.
I really, really enjoyed it.
I think we had six full course cautions during the race.
Critically, after what went down at the Indy GP,
where Alexander Rossi's ECR car was left on the front stretch
for so long before they threw a caution,
IndyCar changed the methodology behind throwing cautions this weekend
and said, look, we're just going to throw a caution.
Anytime anybody's in the barrier, straight away,
like no questions asked, caution, close the pits.
And that had a massive effect on strategy for the race.
Because before they would try to just see if it's like,
can we get away with leaving the pits open for a little bit,
let people finish the pit cycle.
And then from this weekend, it was like, no,
like it's just going to be like we're on an oval.
Someone's in the barrier, full course yellow, pit lane closed.
And what that meant, critically, was we had sort of diverging strategies
and Kyle Kirkwood went to finish on the soft tyre.
So for his middle stint, he was trying to extend on the hard tyre,
go as far as he could, as long as he could,
sort of cut that gap back to Polo and ultimately try and come out
either with him or ahead of him.
And Polo was going to do his last stint on the hard tyre.
So theoretically, Kirkwood would have the advantage
in the first couple of laps of that last stint.
And then Polo would have the longevity of the tyre
for the end of the stint.
But just when Kirkwood needed the track to be green,
to make that strategy work for him, it went yellow.
And then just when Polo pitted, it went yellow again.
Perfect.
And so he was perfect.
But what that tells me is, once again,
Gnasi, the 10 crew, Barry Wanzer, they've got the whole thing figured out.
They were the most prepared for the new regulation,
sort of, well not the regulation, but the new sort of approach
to how yellows were going to be called.
It's more of a NASCAR style race.
It is, and everyone's going to kind of got to get used to that.
That's right.
But the big thing was Polo in the old days, right?
He was the master of conserving tyres, conserving fuel.
And when everyone else pitted, he'd stay out, bash in the laps.
And even if a yellow came out, they'd keep the pits open,
he'd come in, stop, win the race.
What we saw in Detroit was totally the opposite.
Polo was one of the first to stop, rather than being the last.
So they totally changed their mindset and they made it work,
as Gnasi so often does.
So brilliant run from Polo.
Kirkwood comes home second.
One of the drivers of the race for me, though, was Graham Rahall,
who got pitched into a spin on lap 41, was last,
fought his way through on Detroit, which, as you can see,
folks, if you didn't see it at home, like it's a narrow-ass track.
Fought his way through, had no push to pass left in the last lap,
so nothing left to defend against the fast McLaren's behind him.
Still came home with the podium.
Yeah, and he's done a good job this year.
I think when you look at Graham and the struggles that they've had
off and on over the last handful of years,
they look consistently good this year, which is great to see.
Three podiums.
Three already.
It's absolutely huge for them and huge for Graham.
He's having one of his best seasons in recent memory,
so really happy for him.
Also got to have a shout out for David Maluchus,
who crashed in qualifying, had to start last.
He was up and fighting for a podium place,
went a battle with Mick Schumacher, went a bit awry.
Schumacher got his break in wrong, stacked it,
and Maluchus had nowhere to go.
But he could have had a podium.
He could have even fought for the win.
And I was worried about him after Indy,
with all the emotions and everything that happened
after Indianapolis, whether a young driver like that
can recover, but he definitely had had plenty of speed,
just unfortunate.
Two crashes this weekend, one in qualifying and one in the race.
But it was, he's beating himself up.
And I don't think he needs to, because I thought Detroit,
the way he came back from that crash in qualifying,
I thought it was sublime.
I thought it was absolutely brilliant.
Speed fixes everything, Will.
Doesn't it?
If you were fast, you can overcome those things a lot easier
than if you're mediocre.
We had some battles between Scott McLaughlin and Will Power,
former teammates at Penske, now, of course,
rivals, Will Power having moved to Andretti,
getting pushed into the wall, a bit of beef between those two.
I'm sure they've, I think they've actually talked it out
after the race, and they'll be fine with each other.
But that was fun.
But one of the weird things for me with the weekend
was Joseph Newgarden, right?
So Newgarden has this big crash at the Indy 500.
And Penske and Newgarden, they're all trying to play it down.
And he turns up in this big boot on his left leg.
And if anything, you know, Alexander Rossi had the crash
before the 500 and did the 500 with his right leg in a splint.
I think Newgarden's, Newgarden's sort of injury appears worse.
For one, it's on his left leg, so it's on his brake leg.
So he's got to put huge amounts of force
through that injury to brake on a bumpy street circuit,
some huge braking moments during the lap.
100 laps.
Penske had Felipe Naza, who runs IMSA for them.
They had him on standby, plain overalls, plain helmet,
standing by, and he was actually on pit lane,
on Newgarden stand during first practice.
So not just ready to take, take part in second practice,
but if Newgarden had done like a couple of laps
and been like, screw this, I'm done,
he would have jumped in straight away, straight away.
His seat was there and ready.
He'd done sim time during the week with Penske as well,
which for me just says Penske's trying to prepare.
And be prepared as much as they can.
But it was Newgarden's comments after the race,
where he was kind of not all that optimistic
about Gateway this weekend, which is a race
where he always runs well and could very easily win
this weekend, not so much pressure on the left leg,
because there's not a lot of braking around Gateway.
But he also said, and it's a really interesting line,
he said, if the team had wanted to win,
they would have put Felipe in the car.
Not they should have, not that he was putting himself down
to say, well, you know, Felipe was here
and the team really should have put him in
and they would have had a better chance.
It was like, they would have put him in
if they wanted to win.
And I don't know if it's just a choice of words
in the moment with adrenaline running through him
after the race, because he must have been in so much pain
after that race.
But it sounds to me like, I don't know, is he?
It sounds like he's mad, like he's frustrated.
And I think when I listen to the Newgarden stuff
and we talk about everything that has happened
with Newgarden kind of becoming the villain
over the last few years, it sounds,
not knowing the inside like you do,
it sounds like he's frustrated
that they even put him in the sim.
Yeah, I mean, you're gonna be guarded over your seat,
aren't you?
And you don't want anybody to stand in.
But he was full of praise for Felipe
and talking about the great job
that Felipe would have done in that seat.
At the same time, like, is he talking himself out
of the seat for next year?
I just, I don't know where those comments come from.
So I'm gonna try and figure that out this weekend
in Gateway and see where Joseph Mellon's at.
Well, I don't think that was the most interesting part
of the race to me.
I think there was this big thing in the crowd
and it had this big picture of your face on it.
Come on.
Yeah, I mean, look at that.
Yeah, that was great.
Actually, I am...
That's better than our bobbleheads, that's real.
It's great.
It made me sign it, actually.
I signed it for him.
That was nuts.
Come on, I might, I need to issue a cease and desist on that.
That's great.
No, that was great, man.
But yeah, I mean, rolling straight onto Gateway,
back to a short oval, can't wait for this weekend.
Interesting, Rasmussen, who's so good on the short ovals,
is having a horror show year.
Like, probably out of all the drivers,
the worst start to an IndyCar season
of everyone in the field.
Pretty much plumb last in points,
but returning to a short oval
where he traditionally does well
and was really racy in Phoenix
until he crashed with Will Power.
He needs a big weekend,
or there's a lot of chat that his seat
might be in danger for him.
Yeah, and I think there's a few of them
that probably need a weekend to just stop the bleeding
of everything that has been happening throughout the season
to get their season back on track,
because we are clicking them off.
Totally, man.
Like, these races are going by in a hurry
and you're running out of time.
We're gonna be halfway through the season.
Yeah.
And I think after Gateway, actually,
we're halfway through the season, so that's, it's going.
It's going.
We also had IndyNext in Detroit, a chaotic lap one.
Big crash triggered by Locky Hughes,
which rearranged the field
and put two of the biggest contenders out there.
Look at it, yeah.
Just caught out under braking.
He went out on the spot.
What that did was it really shook up the order.
We had a great battle during the race.
Miles Rowe was in the mix.
Timmy Kachow and Enzo Fidipaldi,
who had so much damage to his car,
massive hole in the nose, front wing hanging off,
like dragging it around the track.
And yeah, this was Miles putting the move on Kachow,
who was wise to it and went wide with him,
through comes Enzo and wins the race
and takes the championship lead.
So mega job from the rookie, the Brazilian,
and a really good job for him.
Look at how damaged his car is.
That was pretty wild, finished under caution.
And yeah, good job from him.
Well, that's the part that I love about those street courses
is you have the mechanical grip and the driver ability,
and it kind of takes away some of the aerodynamics,
as you see with Enzo's car right there,
to be able to come forward and win that race
is obviously pretty impressive to be able to do.
So not only did he come and win the race,
but a couple guys were in Nashville this weekend,
and we had just an absolute fantastic finish.
Well, great race overall, I thought, really fun.
Absolutely, tons of cautions,
which is not the trend that we have been headed down this year,
but you see Denny Hamlin, Christopher Bell,
Chase Briscoe right here, coming to the white flag,
and Briscoe puts him three wide,
and I really thought that Bell had the best car.
Denny kind of puts him in a tight spot right there,
and Bell just overdrives the car, right?
Like he went in there as hard as he could,
but he needed to be on that right rear quarter panel
of Denny Hamlin as he came off a turn two,
and he would have been in position
to have a chance to win the race,
but he's definitely gonna be kicking himself
in the butt for this one, going back
and looking at that turn one situation,
but same kind of thing that we just saw
in the Indy Next race was Denny Hamlin
just drive in the corner and do everything he could
to keep the car in the bottom,
to get a good launch off the corner,
Bell overdrives the car, gets Briscoe out of line,
and off he goes.
But what a resilient drive from Hamlin
to have the race that he did,
to drop back as far as he did,
and then make his way back up to the right.
It might be what we need to do every week.
Right?
Put Denny Hamlin in a position
where he has to start at the back of the field
to make it fair.
Whoever gets pole needs to start at the back,
and then fight them.
And we talk about how hard it is to pass all the time.
Denny Hamlin passed the whole field
after his mistake at the beginning of the race.
You know, the rule is you start the race,
the leader is in control of the race at the restart zone.
It's just like a normal restart.
You go between the two lines,
and the leader decides to do that.
I have a feeling that Denny was probably looking
at the flag stand, because the rule used to be
when the green flag waves on the initial start,
that's when you go.
Well, he went like 25, 30 feet before the first restart line,
and I was watching the race and I'm like,
oh, that's the easiest call they're gonna make all day.
And sure enough, he had to come to Pit Road
and serve that penalty,
but did an absolutely fantastic job
getting himself through the field.
Can we just say, my boy, Shane van Geersbergen,
he's got ovals figured out.
Yeah, SVG has, I actually talked to him last week
just to tell him, hey man, you're doing a great job
on the ovals and seems to have figured it out,
but Shane has really, he's been the lead car
for Trackhouse, he's outrun Ross Chastain
and Conor Zillich, who both had some bad luck,
lot of rotor failures during this race.
It's one of those racetracks where you're kind of
in between what to do on the brake settings
that you wanna choose in the car.
And we've seen this pretty much every year
that we go to Nashville, St. Louis,
those types of places where you have a heavy brake
and then a long straightaway to cool those brakes back off.
You've got a couple of different things
that you can do with the brake system
to make the choices of rotating weight
and how much you lean on that right front brake package
because with the new Aero package,
you have to be able to,
the car wants to be naturally loose.
So you do some things with the brakes
to try to keep the car from being as loose in the corner,
but SVG's doing a great job
and really the leader of Trackhouse right now.
The leader of Trackhouse, as you say.
For most of this season though,
the news has been around 2311.
More news for 2311 this week.
Great news. Great news.
Yes, yeah, and Corey Heim will be
in the 35 car full time.
And the fact that this kid is not already
in the cup series,
we've seen them put Corey in about 10 races this year
to be able to get him the experience
that he needs to get ready for next season.
Just one of those kids that has the ability
and can process the information,
knows how much work it is,
does a lot of sim work for 2311
and a Toyota folks with the cup cars already.
So very deserving, absolutely dominated the truck series.
We've seen him in the cup car.
He was competitive again this weekend.
So Corey Heim full time for 2311
next year in a 35 car.
Do you expect him to give Redick a run
for his money straight away?
I don't know that he'll give him a run
for his money right off the bat.
I think that as he's going to get into a position
to where he is right there with Redick.
I truly believe that.
He's got the work ethic to go along
with what it takes to be able to not only do the work,
but process it to make himself better.
He made a mistake this week,
got in the back of the 34 car, spun Todd Gilllin out
and immediately on the radio.
God, I got to quit making those mistakes.
So he's very aware of being able to process things.
Self-analyzation, in today's world,
IndyCar, NASCAR, you have to be able
to take that criticism and be able to move forward,
whether it's from yourself, your team, whoever it is,
and he can do that.
Do we put too much pressure on the kids coming in?
Cause you look at someone like Zillich this year, right?
All the fanfare, all the bluster around him.
Here comes this prodigy.
He's going to school everyone.
And he's had a really tough year.
Like how do we avoid doing that with Corey?
Or is it just you jump into the pressure cooker,
you've got to accept it?
Yeah, it's a pressure cooker.
You got to accept it, right?
Like we see the ability that these kids have.
It's just how do you handle everything else?
How does the team handle developing these kids
and I think Zillich getting thrown right in
with what we've talked about as struggle for Trackhouse,
but SVG has managed to make it work.
So really it's the 88 and the one that have struggled.
But the ability to be able to struggle
and put things back on course
is where you find out what these kids are made of.
And I think Connor has that ability,
but I don't think he knows exactly how to do that yet.
I think pure driving talent is what you're looking for.
But then you have to be able to process all the information
and be able to give that to your team
to put your team in a position to make good decisions.
And that's where Denny Hamlin and a lot of these guys
can put their team in a position to make their stuff better.
I think Corey Heim is very tuned in
with the things that he wants in the vehicle
and can process the information
and implement it on the racetrack.
So that's where it becomes a different game
when you get around all the guys
that are good at what they do.
Formula One news, Gucci.
Oh, wow. Yeah.
Will be title partner of Alpine next season.
I don't think that's an official delivery.
I think that's a fan-made mock-up.
There have been a few, some more gauche than the others,
as one would expect with Gucci.
Big, I mean, it's big news.
I think particularly for Gucci,
they've had something like a 20% drop-off in sales
over the last 12 months globally.
Like they're struggling.
So I think for them, it's a big thing to try and tap into F1's
ever-expanding fan base and try and be relevant and cool again.
They better have the best dressed crew in the garage.
Dude, they're actually going to kick out the mechanics.
Oh, good. We mentioned mechanics turning up,
looking like the Ibiza final boss.
It's going to be hilarious.
Do you think they'll have like Gucci fanny packs?
Yeah, exactly that. Exactly that.
It's going to be...
Do you have a fanny pack?
I don't want to say no.
No, and fanny means something totally different in England.
So yeah, Gucci, Mercedes have apparently pulled out
of their intention to buy into Alpine as well.
So that's a story.
And Mohammed Ben Salayim, the president of the FIA,
has this week said that he wants to remove
the length of term that the president can sit for,
thus further eroding any semblance of a concept
of democratic values that ever existed at that institution,
having already made himself Lord Commander of determining
whether he has sort of overstepped his own ethics.
Big fan, huh?
I just may...
It's just...
Don't get me started, will you?
Honestly...
I love the fact that I've learned a few things about you
as we've gone through this whole process,
that I know the things that you're super passionate about.
I've learned a few things, not all the things,
but I know you have a little bit of passion for that topic.
I just think accountability is critical
in sports governance,
and when you don't have that accountability
and when you can see it being eroded,
like month by month, year by year, so blatantly,
we saw it in the election this year, where he stood unopposed
because he'd made it impossible for anybody to stand against him.
He now oversees the ethics committees
and everything within the organization.
I don't care for the centralization of power,
the erosion of democratic principles within governance.
I just think it...
I don't think it benefits the sport as a whole
to have some despotic, you know, Lord Emperor
sort of ruling over his own personal hegemonic fiefdom.
I just think it's ludicrous.
Anyway, talking about ludicrous, Ferrari have done this.
Abomination, $645,000 that will set you back.
It's an electric Ferrari.
I mean, if you're going to rip the heart out of a Ferrari
by removing an actual engine,
what are you going to end up with?
Something with no character and no soul.
And that's ultimately what Ferrari have done.
It's a pig, isn't it?
What's this?
Oh, you've got to love...
Oh, that's magic.
Oh, that's exactly...
Oh, I love that's exactly what it is.
It'd be better to have a Ferrari outhouse than an electric Ferrari.
Dude, who are they trying to appeal to with this?
Who's got $645,000 to spend on something that...
That looks dull.
Honestly, a Hyundai electric car looks better than that.
Like, that's not a Ferrari.
There's a British company called Longbow, right?
And they've designed this beautiful electric roadster
if you're into your EVs.
And that looks like a Ferrari.
That looks like...
But I think this is exactly the problem
that you have with racing in general.
When you have people at Ferrari making decisions
to make an electric car that looks like that in general,
like, these are the types of decisions
that have been made with all the...
Well, it's the guy who designed the iPhone.
Yeah. Designed it.
Really?
Yeah.
I mean, it just looks...
That's the first problem.
Just like a utility instrument.
I can design an iPhone.
There's no soul or joy in that.
Maybe they've designed something so pig-ugly
and so abhorrent to the sort of traditions of Ferrari.
They've done it on purpose,
so they'll never be asked to make another one again.
I hope so.
One thing is for sure.
Enzo Ferrari is spinning so fast in his grave
that he's producing enough electricity
to power that bloody thing.
Anyway, right, we move on.
Cars Tour West.
Dan Zappa earned his first SLM victory
after an attrition-filled event at the Wenatchee's
Valley Super Oval in Washington State.
Did I pronounce that right?
You did. Great job.
Brilliant. Great stuff.
Kevin, you and Keelan finished...
Well, Keelan finished in the top five.
Did you finish in the top five?
I thought you told me you finished ninth.
No, there was only nine cars running.
Oh, there were only nine cars running.
We started with 25 cars, Will,
and we proceeded to...
You still got beat by your kid, though.
I know.
But we started with 25 cars and nine.
We're running at the end.
It turned into a demolition derby.
Dude, is there any part of that car that isn't dented?
No, there is not.
How about the roof?
Yeah, the roof is fine.
The rest of the car is not fine.
My God!
Yeah, I got into a few scuffles there as we went through that.
At one point, I came up off a turn four
and I touched the right front onto Keelan's left rear wheel
as we were racing.
It ripped the wheel out of my hand,
threw the grass back up through the middle of one and two.
Not sure exactly how I didn't get hit more than I did.
Did you enjoy it?
I did not, to be perfectly honest with you.
Was it terrifying?
It wasn't terrifying.
I got flipped off at one point by...
By yourself?
No.
If he flipped me off, I'd be in big trouble.
Got flipped off at one point and was not thrilled with the guy
that flipped me off.
So yeah, there were a few moments in there where I was pissed.
Do you have a target on you when you go and do races like that?
Because the other drivers are like,
Holy shit, it's Kevin Harvick.
No, I don't think.
Most of the time, they're race respectful.
You wind up with a couple guys that want to prove a point.
And for me, I go into,
Okay, if you want to prove a point, I'm going to prove a point.
Don't get Kevin's back off.
Yeah, the old Kevin comes out pretty fast when we get into those moments.
So yeah, sometimes you got to be careful about how you choose to stick your
finger out the window and who you want to call number one.
Pick your battles wisely.
And don't pick them with Kevin Harvick.
Ah, yeah, sometimes.
Is the message.
Yeah, but anyway, they had the biggest fan that they've ever had
in Wenatchee at the Super Oval.
So it was great to see all the fans.
That was the first super late model race that we have run there.
So with the cars to her west.
So it was a great event.
I wish that it didn't tear up so many cars,
but overall a great event up there this weekend.
Lovely moment this weekend.
Kyle Larson's daughter Audrey Payne tribute to Kyle Bush.
That's just, it's too gorgeous.
Yeah, and you know, look, the Larson's and the Bush family,
both spend a lot of time in the dirt world racing together.
So they've been around each other a lot.
It's great.
You saw Owen when they had the tribute to Kyle and his family last week at
Charlotte Motor Speedway.
Owen go up to Brexton and just kind of say, you know, whatever he said to him.
And so what a lovely community.
Yeah, and you know, that's how the racing community is.
And I think when you see all the tributes to Kyle,
you know, with the bow, and you saw that from Audrey, you've seen it from
all the competitors on all the national tours and everything that we have done.
We had, we had a red flag, a moment of silence at the super late model race for
Kyle this week where we stopped and paid tribute to him.
But you see all the fans and all the grandstands holding the 88 fingers up
as you come by for lap eight.
And I just don't think we can do this enough.
And you know, some of the competitors were frustrated that we that we stopped the
race on lap 18.
But I don't know.
You know, I just, I don't think that you can pay enough tribute to Kyle Bush for the
things that he's done throughout his racing career.
I wish he was here to hear it all.
I wish he knew how much respect that everybody in the in the racing world,
you know, really appreciated the things that he did.
It was always competition, competition, competition.
And you never really had a chance to go back and see all those things and the impact that
he had.
So I don't think you can do it enough.
And, and, you know, it's great to see all the competitors giving him,
giving honoring him and giving him the credit he deserves.
That's a lesson for us in life, isn't it?
Just to embrace people and tell them what they mean to you while they're around.
Yeah.
And it's tough, right?
Like, you know, I think that when we went back and talked about it on Happy Hour last week.
Just all the things and all the moments that they're all from a competitor standpoint,
racing against Kyle and competing and just mentally trying to make sure that you're
always in the right spot on the right side of Kyle.
You lose side of that.
And I think, you know, over the past several years that that whole relationship between
Kyle and I kind of eased up and you got to talk about our kids and the things that we're doing.
But yeah, I agree with you.
You know, I think sometimes we get so competitive and into what we do,
we forget to tell people what we think of them.
Very true.
Speaking of kids and driver's kids.
Oh, yeah.
This is great.
Yeah.
AJ's son driving.
Yeah.
AJ Elmendinger's young son driving.
Loving it.
Look at that.
You know, it's funny because there are so many videos that we have of today's races
doing exactly this when they were kids.
That's the next gen right there.
And that's why the next gen and people within the sport.
I mean, look, they're barely old enough to walk driving around in circles.
Already getting the back end out.
Already getting the back end out.
So love it.
Let's get to a voicemail about how the cup finds its next drivers.
Hello, this is Zachary from Phoenix, Arizona.
This is more of a question for Kevin here.
But when it comes to NASCAR teams and potential prospects
when they're looking for their drivers,
do they still look traditionally at like a dirt racing scene
or have they moved over to karting?
Oh, that's a great question.
And I think you can, I think people see it differently.
I think that you look at Corey Day, right?
They pulled him right out of the dirt racing world,
put him in Hendrick Motorsports, taught him how to race in Arca cars
and some truck races and on into the El Riley series.
So I think if I were doing driver development
to go find the next kid that I wanted to develop,
I would do it in karting.
I think when you look at Connor Zillich and Brent Cruz,
they were head over heels better than the kids
that they were racing against in karting.
And I think that from there, they have the basics
of what they need to do in any vehicle that you put them in.
And so I love the karting world.
I think that if they can do it around the world
at a high level from a karting standpoint, that's where I would go.
Interesting. So a shift.
I just don't, I don't think that the NASCAR world
has really recognized karting for what it is
and the development that it gives the kids
to be able to race so much.
I mean, you go to a, a kart race,
you get there on Wednesday and start practicing.
You practice on Wednesday, you practice on Thursday,
you qualify on Friday and then you,
and you race a couple of times throughout the weekend.
And, you know, a lot of times, more than a couple of times,
you're going to run heat races
and everything leading up to the main event.
So the track time is, is when you go to a dirt race,
you better run a lot of dirt races.
Yeah. But how do the costs compare?
Because, because if you're looking at karting,
and I know from, from Europe, you're looking at 250, 300,000.
More than that. Yeah.
I mean, basically just starting out $1,000 a year,
you can be looking upwards, you know, the top teams,
you're looking at half a million.
Yeah. Plus. That's right.
Right. And surely the thing with NASCAR
is finding those grassroots drivers, dirt is a little,
a little easier to get into.
Yeah. And I think it's, it's a lot cheaper.
But I mean, if you're strictly going to go with preparation
and foundation for the things that you need,
I think that dirt racing is, is a great avenue
to be able to, to get to that point.
But I think if you're going with the super young kids
and how they're prepared, I mean, you look at Cory Day
and he's raced a ton of races.
Kyle Larson raced a ton of races on dirt.
I think you can do that.
But you're going to have to race a lot
to get the preparation that you need at an,
at an earlier age to be able to do it.
And there's, there's some kids that have special talent,
but like, like Kyle Larson and Cory Day and Tyler Redick
and a lot of these kids that come out of the dirt cars.
But it's, um.
You're going to need people then to back them,
to give them the money to be able to go and.
At some point anyway.
Karting. Yeah.
Yeah. Yeah. Yeah.
That's a, that's a great question.
And great philosophical.
That is a great question.
I think we should explore that further in another episode.
Yeah. And there's a lot of,
there's a lot of different ways that you can do that.
There's a, there's,
Ken Strader used to say it the best.
There's, you know, there's,
there's a lot more good race car drivers
out there than we will ever recognize
to be able to put in good seats.
And it's just a matter of finding them.
Talking about great race car drivers, O'Reilly.
Yeah. We had the O'Reilly series race,
weather impacted everything at, at, at Nashville this weekend.
But Justin Allgaier put himself in, in Victory Lane again.
And just, what a, the experience that this team has
and the way that they can close these races out
and win races to think about Justin Allgaier,
talk about retiring.
That blows my mind.
And, and you know, I think that it's a,
it's a situation to where I think that you,
you look at when you get 40,
and I went through a lot of these scenarios as well.
When is the right time to retire?
Do you want to retire in the end?
And sometimes you get, you get frustrated
from being away from your kids.
You get frustrated with having to deal with,
with all the things that are going on.
Because it's not like he hasn't been winning
all these other years.
I was really shocked to hear him talk about
seriously considering retirement.
It doesn't sound like next year is,
is going to, to be the year.
But Justin Allgaier and his team
and junior motorsports in general
has just been lighting it on fire.
But the, one of the kids that I just talked about,
Brent Cruz, came from the back of the field
and was battling for that, that went in the end,
had to miss several races at the beginning of the year.
As you see, Allgaier popping out the roof hatch right here.
But Brent Cruz had to miss several races
at the beginning of the year,
because it wasn't even 18 yet to be able to run
at Daytona and some of the places
on the mile and a half racetracks.
So Brent's done a great job
going to get to victory lane before long
and doing it on the ovals.
We think of Brent, you know,
a lot of times as, as a road racer and, and,
but, you know, he, he, he actually competed to,
to, to win the cars tour championship
in our light model stock when,
when they sent him through our team
to get the development.
So it was, it was fun to watch.
You, you watch Allgaier who's, you know,
early 40s and you watch Brent Cruz who is 18.
The racing world is, is very healthy at,
at the younger level of, of the,
everything that's coming through.
Yeah. Great race in the end.
After that, after that delay.
Yeah. And, you know, I think that when you look at,
we had Cletus in this race again.
So Cletus trying to, trying to get some experience,
wound up looping this thing around right here
and did a good job of, of saving that car.
A little power slide right here onto,
onto the apron and into the grass.
So look, a lot of criticism about
whether Cletus should be in these cars
and, and, you know, the best way to learn
is to do exactly this.
Unfortunately for him, he's having to do it on,
on national TV and in front of the world.
And, you know, I think that, that,
I think he has the, the right intent of,
of being involved in, in racing
and wanting to learn and do all the right things.
But it's going to be, be a tough road
to, to get to where it needs to be.
What does he need? More sim time?
Or just more seat time?
Seat time. Like I'd be, I'd race everywhere that I could race.
Late models, trucks, a rally series cars,
anything that I could race.
I think that that's, that seat time
is the only way to make up ground on learning
is to be in this seat, doing something different.
Yeah.
A couple of times a week if you,
if you have the opportunity.
So it'll be, it'll be a long road
to be able to get to where you need to be.
Truck series.
Yeah. Hit me.
Yeah. Lane Riggs, absolutely dominated
one of the first two stages,
wound up making a last lap pass
at the end of this race around Rajah Karuth,
there in the seven truck.
But Lane has, they've kind of been hit or miss,
but they've seem to have found their stride.
You see his teammate Chandler Smith right behind them.
So those front road trucks up on the outside right here,
coming to the white flag.
And, and Lane kind of left his nose right there
on the, on the right rear quarter panel of Rajah.
So he wound up having to give him a lane
and teammate winds up giving him a little push right here
in a turn one and Lane drives off into the sunset right here
down the back straightaway and puts himself in victory lane.
So took over the continues in the, in the point lead.
And I think that, that 34 truck will be able to contend
for the championship if they can keep this,
this up right now.
So they're doing a great job.
Nice.
Exciting races in Nashville this weekend.
It was great fun.
Yeah. It was awesome.
Great track though.
Yeah. Can't wait to get there with Indy Carlay.
Sold out crowd too.
So that's, that's always fantastic.
Love that.
And so, so always so much support.
There is as well.
There is talking about support.
You see the MotoGP at the weekend.
I did not.
Dude, Mugello, right?
Mugello always a huge turnout from the rabid Italian Tifosi
and they had an Italian winner in Marco Bezechi.
Friend of the show who was running an Alex Zanardi tribute helmet.
One for Aprilio was an Aprilio 1-2 Jorge Martín
fighting through as well for a second place finish.
Beze, who is not known for being overly emotional,
was choked up and the most emotional that I think any of us
have seen him, Kimmy Antonelli, championship leader,
waved the flag at the end as well.
After the race, the guys held up their, their pit board signs
and it said Casa Nostra, which is Italian for our house,
like one in the eye for Giacatti.
Like this is, this is our house now.
It was such, such a message of intent.
There he is celebrating with the fans.
Absolutely mega, just beautiful scenes.
And those scenes of the seas of fans and being over there
and seeing a couple of those races and the enthusiasm for those Italian fans is unbelievable.
Mate, we got a couple of F1 races at Mugello during COVID.
It's just, it's right in the heart of the Tuscan Hills.
It is the most beautiful part of Italy that you could ever hope to visit.
And then right in the heart of it is just this undulating,
snaking track through the countryside.
It's so quick.
Look at the people.
No mate, it's, it's just brilliant.
It's such a wonderful place, track.
And earlier in the weekend, Jorge Martín had set a new speed record in MotoGP.
Wow.
368 kilometers an hour, I want to say.
Yeah, that's 229 miles an hour.
So just shy of that kind of magic, 370 kilometers an hour.
But that is a new speed record in MotoGP.
I had no idea that they had those little airbag suits and things that would deploy.
I saw one of the crashes from the weekend when it flipped him off the bike.
Yes, there's like a sensor in the suit.
That's unbelievable.
That kind of latches to the sensor on the bike.
And when it, it kind of realizes that you've been thrown away, the airbag inflates.
So that when you hit the ground, it's supposed to kind of save you as much as it can.
What a thrill.
That has to be running that fast.
I've ridden a motorcycle one time, Will.
Didn't go well, got a flat tire, slid off the side of a mountain,
had to drag the motorcycle back up onto the trail.
It was very low speed, not like a cliff or anything, just a gradual hill.
That sounds hideous.
Well, that was my one and only experience.
I crashed a moped once.
I'm not good on tubes.
Yeah, me neither.
I have no, no sense of balance.
No, none.
Agura, we've got to mention Agura, who so nearly took the podium.
Incredible race.
I think he started down, where was he?
13th, 14th, 13th, and made his way all the way up.
And talking about making their way to the top.
What about this?
Abby Pulling, who was racing in F1 Academy, the all female championship.
She's no longer in the all female championship.
She's racing with the boys.
Not only is she racing with the boys, she's winning.
Took the pole, took the victory, where Spa-Francorchamps,
one of the toughest tracks you are ever going to visit anywhere in the world.
Delighted for Abby.
She's a real talent.
Very, very happy for her.
It's the GB3 championship, which is the new name for the championship
that used to be known as British Formula Three.
Okay.
Which was for decades, the leading kind of feeder category in Europe
for kids to get through and make their way up to F1.
So hopefully that will do great things for her in just the beginning.
But that's what we need.
Yeah.
Wonderful to see Abby winning.
She's great.
She's proper talented.
I really got a lot of time for Abby.
Yeah.
Well, the High Limits sprint cars this weekend were at Lawrenceburg Speedway
and Rico Abru won his 27th career High Limits race.
So that'll make the the the boss man Tony Stewart pretty happy.
Kyle Larson put on the show, though.
He went from the back to second place and wound up kind of stealing the show from
from the entertainment standpoint.
But you know what?
That's Kyle Larson.
And when you see him going through traffic, that's the thing that makes him so special
is he's so creative and can move around the racetrack and just
annoy you to the point where you make a mistake and then drive right by you.
But he put on a great show.
It's sensational.
Yeah.
We had World of Outlaws blast of 57 special.
Yeah, we did just this this right here.
They they put this purse up to a 100057 dollar payout.
Wow.
Can you believe that?
That is that is I just get blown away by the amount of money that that the dirt racing world
can can pay these guys.
But when you look at the attention and everything that that comes with
everything that they have going on from whether it's World of Outlaws, high limits,
whatever it is, they can put themselves in a position to race for a whole bunch of money.
And these guys are making a living at it.
So pretty unbelievable racing, isn't it?
Yeah.
And Nick Hoffman came back after struggling on Friday to secure the first six figure
single race day payout of his career.
So congratulations.
Moving on now to the Isle of Man TT.
And first we were once again sadly reminded of the perils of this race and the incredible risks
taken by the riders with the tragic passing of Daniel Ingham in a crash in qualifying.
Our thoughts, of course, are with his family and friends.
In the race itself, Dean Harrison captured his sixth career TT win leading from the very
first timing point at Glen Helen and cruising.
They don't cruise, do they?
No.
They blurt.
There's no cruising here.
To a 15 and a half second victory on this 37.7 mile mountain course.
We say it's a mountain course.
It flies through villages and village streets and walls and past houses.
And let me say 37 miles, mate.
That's three times the length of the Norge life.
So let me ask you this.
I've watched the race, but how in the world did this tradition start, do we know?
Because every year that I watch it, I think that it's just some
the craziest, it's the craziest thing I've ever seen.
We've actually got a fan question about the race.
So let's try and answer both at the same time.
Okay.
It's from Corey Brock on X.
How tough is it to race the Isle of Man TT?
Are there any comparisons to anything that you've done?
Um, I don't think I can compare anything.
No.
Not just that I've done anything that I've seen to compare it to the Isle of Man TT,
because it's not just about skill.
It's, well, it is about skill, but it's about, it's about bravery more than anything.
It's, there's a great documentary was made, goodness.
I want to say 20 years ago, um, all about the Isle of Man TT.
And, uh, it really gave a great insight into the wise and the house.
They go racing with some of the, some of the legends there.
But I don't know the history of, I imagine it's like,
it's like most of the great European road races is a bunch of mates got together
and figured, Hey, the roads around where we live is pretty great.
Let's try and get around it as quick as we can on a bike.
Yeah.
I think the only thing that, I mean,
I've never done anything on a motorcycle that is comparable to anything that they do.
But we used to race carting through carts, through street courses,
like through town and racing them against the, the square curbs is not ideal.
And carts are not that fast, but that'd be the only thing that I've ever done
that's even close to, to something like that.
But it, it's, it's an unbelievable spectacle to watch.
We say different, we talk different breed all the time about the MotoGP riders,
but those guys are the next step up.
Yeah, way up.
Yeah.
Way up.
Talking about the documentary,
actually Channing Tatum was spotted filming at the race.
No kidding.
Yeah.
They're making a movie about the Isle of Man TT.
There he is.
Right there.
They're making a movie all about the Isle of Man TT.
He might be a little big to be on that motorcycle.
I'm not sure.
Like you need to, you need to be more like a horse jockey, right?
No, mate.
You got to be, you got to be fit.
You got to be, you got to have bulk.
Fit, but small.
No, like you've got to.
Some of those guys are big.
Yeah.
Like they're really, they're not, they're not teeny, teeny weeny like jockeys.
Like they're, you've got to be.
But I mean, in height, he looks like he's pretty, he looks pretty big.
He's not that dissimilar to like, I don't think he's too, not too dissimilar to
like a John McGinnis or someone like that.
Like they're, they're a good size.
Also, mate, on the streets of Detroit, we had IMSA and it was a great weekend for GM on home soil.
They took home both class wins critically for them.
Jack Aitken, Bamba took the pole position in the GTD Pro class and then took their first
win of the season off the back of that great win, richly deserved for them.
And Antonio Garcia and Alexander Sims won for Corvette in the GTD Pro category.
So really, really good weekend for them.
Great racing on the streets of Detroit and probably making up for the fact that it was
a Honda 123 in the that hurts, yeah, that hurts.
There was a lot of contact as you would expect.
And as we saw in the indica racing, as we, as we saw throughout the IMSA weekend,
a lot of contact on the narrow streets.
One moment though, really caught our attention.
And it was a guy that we talked about who had the great win earlier in the season, actually.
Lauren Heinrich with this pretty disgusting move, pretty disgusting move on the Valkyrie.
Now, it's been a few weeks, but I think that probably should get a nomination for a Robin
Miller Award. However, there was a lot of silly driving this weekend.
And I think we've got another couple of videos to look at from both of them from Monza,
because the GT world went completely insane.
So let's take a look at the race start in the GT WC class.
You've seen this, right? My goodness, yes.
This right here was, I mean, it looks like Talladega.
This wreck starts at the end of the first third of the field and winds up at the front of the field.
So Maxine Martin, he runs slightly wide to avoid the sort of the bottleneck head down to turn one.
I've got the notes on my phone here because I'm trying to see exactly who did what.
Cut back onto the circuit, Rivera vied to avoid him, which sent the Porsche spinning directly
to the outside. Kerchhoffer went into a slide. Do you know what? I'm not even going to try and
piece it together. We all saw what we saw. It was mental and tens of millions of dollars worth of
damage. But earlier in the day, in the GT 4 race, there was this moment of madness.
What in the world? Now, I haven't seen this one. I don't know if he had brake failure
or if he just had brain failure. But coming down into the chicane,
surely it's got to be brake failure. It's got to be brake failure because that's insane.
Yeah. I mean, as he shoots down into the corner like that, I mean, surely if the brakes were
working, they'd be smoking. The tires are not on the grass. Yeah, true. Yeah. I don't know.
Is it? I don't think it's that one. Okay. I think for me, because we've praised him,
and he did brilliantly with the win earlier in the year. But for me, it's the Impsil one because
the bottleneck at Monza is such. It's easy to do. I've seen it in all categories. I've seen people
get onto the grass, lose the car, and then caramblage down into turn one. It happens.
That's right. You never want to see it, but it happens. To deliberately run a rival into the wall.
And he got parked for this. Like he had a really long penalty in pit lane. Oh, really?
Yeah. Good. I think he got a 60-second hold on pit lane for it during the race.
So for that move in Impsil, Lauren, you win the coveted Robin Miller award.
That gets me every time.
So good. We'll play it twice. There we go. The one award that nobody wants to win. Lauren,
get the fuck off the racetrack, you stupid son of a bitch for deliberately running the
Valkyrie into the wall. Meanwhile, this I love, and we saw this a little bit earlier,
Citroen Amis. For those who don't know, they're not really classified as a car in Europe. They're
kind of sort of a four-wheel bicycle. Maximum speed of 28 miles an hour. What do we do?
Let's get five of them together and go racing on a wooden velodrome.
I love this. And anytime you can figure out something to race and it's fun,
this just looks like it could be fun. Great fun. You can drive those things when you're like 14-15
in Europe. So good times all around. You think it'd tip over pretty easy? I'm sure you could find out.
Do you know what? We raced the golf carts earlier this year on the Fox lot. I wasn't a fan of that.
Well, let's get those. Yeah, that would be much better. Let's go race those. Yes, I think that
would be a much better race than racing the golf carts. Right, to the WRC and Rally Japan.
Elfin Evans mastered the extreme heat and tyre wear using his early road position
to utterly dominate the proceedings. Great stuff for him. Led a Toyota 1234 clean sweep
on their home roads extending his WRC championship lead to 20 points. And that
is an extended look at the racing world. But there are a few more things left to come this
episode, including, of course, our drivers and riders of the week. Hey, Speedfans, this show
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Okay, now it's time for Driver of the Week.
You want to make fun of me now? No, I'm going to go first this week.
Okay, go ahead. So I picked Graham Rahall for finishing third in Detroit. Now, some people
online, I've already seen, have been like, great choice, Will. A lot of people online have been
like, he finished third. I don't care. I'm with those people. Dude, he was spun out on lap 41.
He was last in this race where it is almost impossible to overtake. And he made his way
through the field. Look at the look at the graphic there. He has one second of push to
pass left. Five laps left to go, two McLarens hunting him down. He held them off
and still took the podium at a race where nobody expected him to. Last to third, no push to pass
to defend. That was a gutsy, ballsy drive. So for me, that was the Driver of the Week. And I care
about the winner. You know me, I'm not about the winner. I'm about who did the most with the
opportunities and with the hand that they would. And you stick to it. I Even though
I know I'm going to lose. You take a lot of ship for it, but you stick to it. And I think Graham
deserved it. So screw everyone who doesn't agree. I'm going to go with Denny Hamlin. Of course you
are. The guy went to the back of the field. He just gave them a mulligan. Same reason. Same thing,
but my guy's a winner. Yeah, that's fair. You know what I mean? Like, we got to go with the
winners. I can't argue with you, mate. Yeah. And what an epic, just an absolutely phenomenal drive
as we're watching what was the white flag lap right here. And you see Christopher Bell just
overdrive the corner. Denny rails it on the bottom and drives off the corner in the lead and off he
goes. But on a week where we also had the Isle of Man TT, are we both going to lose? That's
no, you win. You win. Well, you win. Harrison did get 29% of the vote, though. So that's
that's good. That's decent. Graham came third. Larson came fourth. So I'm not last. No. And
look, I mean, whoever picked the Larson one, he was not a winner either. So but good to see
Harrison in second place. We have we have a knowledgeable viewership to winners. Do you see
the trend? Do you see the trend? The trend? Oh, you the fans pick winners. Oh, yeah. Yeah. But
I won last week. Yeah, but you picked the winner. That's fair. That's okay. See you won last week
with the winner. Good job. This will not be a regular thing.
Right, folks, here's what you need to have on your radar for the coming week on the final lap,
because IndyCar is back to short track. I love this track. Gateway, worldwide technology,
raceway, whatever you want to call it. We're in St. Louis, different banking, different challenge.
Who's going to get it? Well run racetrack to you. Yeah, phenomenal job.
I'm expecting Chevy to be back at the front. I'm expecting McLaren, Penske
to be fighting for the win. It's going to be a thriller. Blip one over last year, right?
New Garden. Yeah. Yeah. It was wild. Went upside down. I think we might see him a Lucas first
time win this weekend. He's back from the 500. That would be that'd be great. NASCAR Cup series
takes place on the blisteringly fast two mile Michigan international speedway. The Fire Keepers
Casino 400, where regular season playoff leverage is on the line. Over in Europe, Formula One
heads into its European season with the Monaco Grand Prix. It is a very glitzy affair. It's not
always a great race, but it is, it is the, you know, jewel in the crown for Formula 11
part of this weekend that is always thrilling, even if the race disappoints. Qualifying at Monaco
is 10 tenths maximum commitment and you need the finesse, the guts, the perfection. Qualifying
at Monaco is it's the race. It is It's phenomenal to
watch though. Yeah. For two wheel fans, get ready. MotoGP returns to Hungary at the Balaton Park
circuit. 18 relentless twisting corners. Can Bez make it another victory. That is a tricky track,
really tricky track. And Saturday night features the stars of High Limit Racing making their highly
anticipated North Dakota debut. Don't miss a single slide job as they take over the dirt
at Dakota Speedway. What are you looking forward to? I'm looking forward to the Monaco Grand Prix.
Yeah. Yeah. I'll watch all three days. And I think that I'm disappointed that it wasn't
during Memorial Day. That it wasn't Super Monaco. Yeah. And I just, I hate that, that we're watching
it now and not then, but I'll still be tuning in. I, of course, will be heavily locked in to
everything going on at Gateway. I'll watch that too. I don't have anywhere to go this weekend,
so I'll be home. You could come to St. Louis. I'll be there in spirit. That makes sense,
mate. That makes sense. Right. That is, folks, all we've got time for on this episode, but there
is still plenty more to come this week because coming up on Wednesday, oh, this is a good one.
It's a big one. We caught up with reigning Formula One World Champion. He was great.
Land, he was good, wasn't he? He was awesome. Lando Norris, folks. He popped into Indianapolis last
week when we were there. And he graced us with, with about half an hour of his time. And it was,
I thought it was a brilliant chat. He was in a great mood to having fun, relaxed. And, and getting,
getting folks away from having to do that type of stuff during the race weekend,
I always feel like it was better. That was a great interview. It was really, really fun.
So much to discuss about him, how the World Championship has changed him, and critically,
the big question of all, will he run the Indianapolis 500? No pressure. Will he go for the
Triple Crown as well with Le Mans 24 hours? His answer to that question I found absolutely
fascinating and you will be able to hear it on Wednesday. If you're enjoying the show, do us a
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About this episode
Hosts kick off with a fiery reaction to Ferrari’s reported $645,000 electric car, then pivot to IndyCar in Detroit where updated caution rules—“Anytime anybody's in the barrier… caution, close the pits”—turn strategy upside down. Alex Palou-style execution is contrasted with Kirkwood’s soft-tyre finish as yellows and pit timing reshape outcomes. The show also covers late-race push-to-pass drama, qualifying incidents, injury impacts on braking, and a broader driver-development and racing-week preview.
From the concrete canyons of Detroit to the high-speed drama of Nashville, Kevin Harvick and Will Buxton are back to break down a wild, full-contact weekend of global motorsport.The guys kick things off in the Motor City, where Alex Palou survived a chaotic, high-stakes Detroit Grand Prix to capture his fourth INDYCAR victory of the season, extending his championship lead and further cementing his historic run toward a fourth consecutive title. The drama didn't stop there, as Enzo Fittipaldi overcame massive front-wing damage to pull off a stunning double-crossover pass for a wild win in INDY NXT.Over in Nashville, Kevin breaks down a masterful final restart by Denny Hamlin, who put on a side-drafting clinic to lead a Joe Gibbs Racing top-three sweep, while Shane van Gisbergen turned heads with a brilliant P5 finish—his best career result on an oval. The guys also look ahead to NASCAR's future as Corey Heim locks down a full-time Cup Series seat with 23XI Racing for 2027.It was also an emotional weekend across the racing community, as drivers and youth racers alike paid tribute to the late Kyle Busch. Justin Allgaier celebrated an Xfinity thriller by hitting Busch’s signature victory bow, a gesture mirrored by Kyle Larson’s eight-year-old daughter, Audrey, after her own dirt-kart win in Nebraska.Plus, there is plenty of short-track and dirt action to unpack. Kevin faces some heat from Will after his son, Keelan, beat him to the line in a top-five family showdown at the Cars Tour West event. Meanwhile, Rico Abreu fended off a hard-charging Kyle Larson in High Limit Racing, and Nick Hoffman cashed a massive, six-figure payday in the World of Outlaws Blaster 57 Special.Crossing the Atlantic, the episode dives into the glitz and glamour of F1's newest sponsorships, a record-breaking weekend for Aprilia and Marco Bezzecchi in front of a massive MotoGP crowd at Mugello, and Abbi Pulling's historic, landmark victory at Spa in the GB3 Championship. The guys also reflect on the immense bravery and perils of the Isle of Man TT following a dominant win by Dean Harrison, before handing out the infamous "Robin Miller Award" to the most spectacular wrecks of the week—featuring a multi-million euro pileup at Monza and some hilarious French hijinks in a Citroen Ami.To wrap it all up, Kevin and Will reveal the fans' choice for Driver of the Week and preview an upcoming blockbuster slate of racing, including INDYCAR at World Wide Technology Raceway, NASCAR's fastest track at Michigan, MotoGP's physical test in Hungary, and the crown jewel of Formula 1: the Monaco Grand Prix.
Chapters:0:00 Intro0:45 INDYCAR: Alex Palou Wins 4th Race of 20266:25 Newgarden's Current Mindset9:00 INDYNXT Wild Lap 110:14 NASCAR: Denny Hamlin Wild Win in Nashville14:30 Corey Heim To Race Full-Time With 23XI Racing In '2716:30 Alpine x Gucci F121:00 Cars Tour West: Keelan Beats Kevin23:35 Kyle Lason' Daughter Pays Tribute to Kyle Busch27:00 For NASCAR prospects: Dirt Racing or Karting?31:25 O'Reilly: Justin Allgaier Earns 4th Win33:15 Cleetus Mcfarland finishes 35th at SI Resorts 25035:00 MotoGP: Bezzecchi Wins & Jorge Martin Sets Top Speed Record40:21 Daniel Ingham Passing41:28 How tough is the Isle of Man TT?45:00 Rest of Motorsports50:50 Driver of the Week56:25 Wrecks of the Week
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