MP 230: The Week in IndyCar, Dec. 20, with Ben Bretzman

Team Penske race engineer Ben Bretzman, winner of the 2016 IndyCar championship with Simon Pagenaud, joins Marshall Pruett as guest host of the #WeekinIndyCar podcast to discuss the announcement of Carlos Munoz's return to Andretti Autosport for the Indy 500, the possibility of Esteban Gutierrez joining Ed Carpenter Racing, where Conor Daly stands on finding a ride, the upcoming name change for Laguna Seca, and the data sheets from Ayrton Senna's IndyCar test with Team Penske 25 years ago on Dec. 20. 
The two close cover almost two hours of fan Q&A, with a good portion covering Bretzman's world of race engineering. If you're after knowledge on working with race tires, chassis setup, and many of the inside details of how he and others on the timing stand ply their trade, settle in for a hearty-and-fun episode leading into the holidays.
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MP 229: Who The Hell Are You, Ryan Hunter-Reay?

Verizon IndyCar Series champion and Indy 500 winner Ryan Hunter-Reay is sixth in our series of 15 weekly episodes of Who The Hell Are You? on the Marshall Pruett Podcast. After answering his 50 questions, you might come to a conclusion the Texas-born, California-bred, Florida-domiciled driver lives a life that would make Brennan Huff and Dale Doback from the movie Step Brothers incredibly jealous.
RHR's episode quote: “It was straight out of left field, and we need more of this kind of stuff in the sport.”
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MP 228: The Week in IndyCar, Dec. 13, with Pippa Mann

Six-time Indy 500 starter Pippa Mann joins Marshall Pruett as guest host of the #WeekinIndyCar podcast to discuss the announcement of Michael Shank Racing and Schmidt Peterson Motorsports partnering to field Jack Harvey, the intra-team swap of Marco Andretti and Alexander Rossi, the confirmation of Carlin Racing's two-car program for Max Chilton and Charlie Kimball, SPM formally abandoning its Indy 500 plans with Didier Calmels and its interest in hiring Le Mans-winning engineer Leena Gade, and the final test days of the year at Sebring that are under way.
The two close by covering almost two hours of fan Q&A as Mann, who took a vocal stand against the FIA's dubious appointment of Carmen Jorda to its Women in Motorsports Commission, shares her thoughts on the situation and fields a number of impressive questions--along with one that was decidedly unfiltered--during a long stint with MP.
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MP 227: Trevor Carlin's IndyCar Move

Trevor Carlin joins the Marshall Pruett Podcast for a quick discussion on his team's long awaited move to the Verizon IndyCar Series with drivers Max Chilton and Charlie Kimball in a pair of Chevy-powered Carlin Racing entries.
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MP 223: Michael Shank's 2018 IndyCar and IMSA Plans

Michael Shank takes us deep inside the plans he's crafted for his team to compete in IndyCar and IMSA in 2018 and spells out many of the details that weren't included in the official announcement.
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MP 222: The Week in IndyCar, Dec. 7, with Lyn St. James

IndyCar veteran Lyn St. James joins Marshall Pruett as guest host of the #WeekinIndyCar podcast to discuss the dimming hopes for Danica Patrick at Chip Ganassi Racing next May at Indy, the unfortunate loss of Jim Nabors, IndyCar's move to deregulate more spec parts on the Dallara DW12, the loss of IndyCar digital content guru Brian Simpson, Andretti Autosport's charity garage sale, and Phoenix International Raceway's throwback plans for its 2018 race.
The two close by covering almost an hour of fan Q&A as St. James lends her experience and insights to everything from how more young women can be introduced to the sport to whether she felt more at home racing Indy cars or brutish Trans-Am machines for Ford and Jack Roush.
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MP 217: The Week in IndyCar, Nov. 29, with Bryan Herta

IndyCar team owner Bryan Herta joins Marshall Pruett as guest host of the #WeekinIndyCar podcast to discuss Brian Barnhart's departure from the series to lead Harding Racing's effort, and in a wonderful surprise, Robin Miller returns to offer his perspective on the Barnhart news after decades of cultivating a love-hate relationship with "TGBB." Herta and Pruett also delve into IndyCar's UAK18 aero kit deliveries and the upcoming tests for the series' aeroscreen before covering more than an hour of listener questions--some of the best that have been received so far.
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MP 216: Who The Hell Are You, Juan Pablo Montoya?

Juan Pablo Montoya is the third victim in our series of 15 weekly episodes of Who The Hell Are You? on the Marshall Pruett Podcast. The IndyCar champion, double Indy 500 victor and seven-time Formula 1 race winner paints an absolutely clear picture of who he is--and isn't--while answering 50 rapid-fire questions.
Montoya's episode quote: “I raced against Schumacher, and I could beat him, so…”
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MP 212: The Week in IndyCar, Nov. 22, with Mike Shank

Michael Shank joins Marshall Pruett as guest host of the #WeekinIndyCar podcast to discuss Danica Patrick's plans to bid farewell to her career at Indy in 2018, his goals for the Michael Shank Racing team in IndyCar next season, and provides some stellar answers to listener questions that range from: explaining why his first Indy bid in 2012 failed to his affinity for Jay Frye to taking a deep dive on how IndyCar could learn from IMSA's new DPi formula.
Honest to a fault, the Ohioan is a breath of fresh air in series that needs all the new owners it can find.
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MP 205: Dale Coyne, My Racing Life and Career

Dale Coyne, IndyCar’s most enigmatic and misunderstood team owner, visits the Marshall Pruett Podcast to share his origin story, explains how coming up through junior open-wheel racing on a miniscule budget shaped his career as an Indy car driver and team owner, and details the new approach that is delivering wins and higher expectations throughout Dale Coyne Racing.
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MP 204: The Week in IndyCar, Nov. 17, with Mike Hull

Mike Hull is back for Part 2 of Marshall Pruett's #WeekinIndyCar podcast which, barring Matheus Leist's signing with A.J. Foyt Racing for 2018, is dedicated entirely to answering listener questions with Chip Ganassi Racing's managing director.
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MP 203: The Week in IndyCar, Nov. 16, with Mike Hull

Chip Ganassi Racing managing director Mike Hull joins Marshall Pruett as guest host for the first of a two-part #WeekinIndyCar podcast. With a relatively light news week, they discuss Juncos Racing's plans for its primary entry with Kyle Kaiser, the weight training Andretti Autosport's Zach Veach has undertaken, the Nashville street course event failing to materialize, explore whether teams chase intel when rivals like Team Penske test at Texas Motor Speedway with the 2018 universal bodywork, reflect on IndyCar's outgoing communications ace Mike Kitchel, and dive into a ton of listener Q&A during their two-hour call.
With so many questions left to answer, Pruett and Hull will follow with a second episode dedicated to however many they can cover with another two-hour stint for Friday, Nov. 17.
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MP 201: The Week in IndyCar, Nov. 9, with JR Hildebrand

IndyCar driver JR Hildebrand joins Marshall Pruett as guest host for the #WeekinIndyCar to discuss the frustrating end to his 2017 season at Ed Carpenter Racing, the series' interest in giving rookies and those outside the top 10 in points an extra set of tires, Robin Miller's op-ed on giving young drivers more time to develop, the engineering changes at Rahal and SPM, SPM's possible split with the Didier Calmels Indy 500 program, and Juan Montoya's actual availability to race at the Speedway for a non-Penske team. Pruett and Hildebrand then close with a long list of Q&A items covering everything fake driver Twitter accounts to future open-wheel technology to racing at Indy with full turbo boost that push the episode out to a whopping 2h35m.
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MP 198: The Week in IndyCar, Nov. 2, with Derek Daly

Veteran IndyCar driver and broadcaster Derek Daly joins Marshall Pruett as guest host for The Week in IndyCar to discuss his son and all that's happening to find him a ride, how he handled Conor being dropped by A.J. Foyt Racing, his advocacy for more American drivers in IndyCar, the contractual wranglings between Ganassi and Toro Rosso and insights from a similar situation he went through in F1 during the early 1980s, Marco Andretti's NASCAR aspirations, Carlin Racing's engine supply dramas, and they close with answering a ton of listener questions.
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MP 197: The Week in IndyCar, Oct. 26, with Townsend Bell

IndyCar veteran and NBCSN commentator Townsend Bell joins Marshall Pruett as guest host for The Week in IndyCar to sort through a crazy stretch where Conor Daly was fired by A.J. Foyt Racing, Ed Jones was hired by Chip Ganassi Racing, Dale Coyne lost a driver he expected to return, and Brendon Hartley never drove for the team he'd signed with... Pruett and Bell also answer listener questions on the longest episode to date.
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MP 196: The Week in IndyCar, Oct. 18, with Bob Varsha

The incomparable Bob Varsha joins Marshall Pruett as guest host for The Week in IndyCar where the two explore Schmidt Peterson Motorsports' assembly of the Maple Leaf Mafia with James Hinchcliffe and Robert Wickens, look back at the impact of Canada's Player's driver development system, share personal tales on the sixth anniversary of Dan Wheldon's death, cover Takuma Sato's improbable rise in 2017, and field quite a few listener questions submitted via Facebook and Twitter.
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MP 194: The Week in IndyCar, Oct. 11

Marshall Pruett looks at the expected changes to the 2018 IndyCar calendar, the major headlines over the last week, and answers listener questions in this episode of The Week in IndyCar.
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MP 190: The Week in IndyCar, Sept. 28

Marshall Pruett and Robin Miller discuss and look at all of the major news and developments that have taken place over the last seven days, including the final 2018 bodywork validation test at Sebring, and have Josef Newgarden, Scott Dixon, Spencer Pigot, and James Hinchcliffe share their thoughts on the new package.
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MP 189: The Week in IndyCar, Sept 21, Championship Finale

Marshall Pruett and Robin Miller review the final IndyCar event of 2017 where Josef Newgarden was crowned champion at Sonoma Raceway, and look at all of the major news and developments that have taken place over the last seven days. 
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MP 188: The Week in IndyCar, Sept 14, Championship Preview

Marshall Pruett and Robin Miller preview IndyCar's championship finale at Sonoma Raceway, look at the bevy of driver signings and changes, discuss whether Team Penske will continue running four cars, talk track developments at Gateway and Phoenix, pull back the covers on some past and present interactions with drivers and parents that were less than friendly, and more. 
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