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Ep.328 – RE-HEATED: Rick Mears, Pt2

Ep.328 – RE-HEATED: Rick Mears, Pt2

Dinner with Racers May 21, 2026 96 min
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About this episode

The latest of our RE-HEATED series, where we re-issue episodes that might share something with racing stories in the news… Episode 106 featuring Rick Mearsi. With the month of May upon us, we figured it was a good episode to re-visit. It’s Rick Mears, do you really need a description? He grew up in Bakersfield as an amateur off-road racer… then somehow he became a driver for Roger Penske’s IndyCar program…. then somehow won the race 4 times. How did that happen? Well we have the story in two parts. Dinner courtesy of Palomino in Indianapolis, IN.. Thanks to Continental Tire for all of their support!

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Acura Mdx

"... on one of those channels that was two guys in an Acura MDX driving around the country interviewing racing le..."
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Rolls-Royce Phantom

"... the things you've got to do, you know, flying F4 Phantoms and F18s and landing and takeoffs and carriers."
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