MP 283: The Week In IndyCar, March 22, with Sebastien Bourdais

Sebastien Bourdais, winner of the opening round at St. Petersburg, joins the Week In IndyCar podcast to discuss the new TV deal struck between the series and NBC, recent testing at Texas and Barber, and the frustrations of having bad weather ruin the limited testing opportunities made available to teams. Listener Q&A items include what Bourdais would have done differently while racing for Toro Rosso in F1, thoughts on a new track to add to the IndyCar calendar and why drivers are to blame for some of the bad ones, memories of racing the fearsome Peugeot 908 LMP1, and more during a packed episode.
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MP 282: NBC's Jon Miller on the New IndyCar TV Deal

Jon Miller, president of programming for NBC Sports and NBCSN, joins the Marshall Pruett Podcast to discuss the new TV deal that will give the Verizon IndyCar Series a single network home starting in 2019. Miller's insights on everything from live streaming plans to the Indy Lights series lend to the positive direction that lies ahead for NBC and IndyCar.
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MP 277: The Week In IndyCar, March 13, with Mike Hull, Piers Phillips & Rob Edwards

Following a wild and heated weekend in St. Petersburg, Chip Ganassi Racing manager Mike Hull, Schmidt Peterson Motorsports general manager Piers Phillips, and Andretti Autosport COO Rob Edwards join the Week In IndyCar podcast with Marshall Pruett to break down the event won by Sebastien Bourdais after Phillips' driver Robert Wickens and Edwards' driver Alexander Rossi clashed with two lap remaining. Which driver deserved the blame? Should Rossi have received a penalty? And why did IndyCar penalize Hull's driver Scott Dixon for Turn 1 contact but not Edwards' driver?
Listen in for their answers before Hull and Pruett close the episode by answering listener Q&A.
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MP 273: Zach and Roger Veach on Tractor Pulling

IndyCar rookie Zach Veach and his tractor pulling champion father Roger visit the Marshall Pruett Podcast to share their wild family background and how the 23-year-old chose a life in pursuit of the Indy 500 rather than continuing his father's legacy on dirt.
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MP 272: Meet IndyCar's Four New Team Owners

IndyCar's four new team owners, Trevor Carlin, Mike Harding, Ricardo Juncos, and Mike Shank visit with the Marshall Pruett Podcast to discuss the motivations behind buying cars and moving up to the big league, along with the costs, problems, and solutions they have come across while preparing for the 2018 season.
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MP 271: The Week In IndyCar, March 6, with Derek Daly & Jon Beekhuis

Veteran IndyCar driver and color commentator Derek Daly is back as co-host for the Week In IndyCar podcast with Marshall Pruett to preview the upcoming season that starts this weekend in St. Petersburg. After answering an hour of listener Q&A with Daly, NBCSN's Jon Beekhuis takes over to discuss the major technical changes to follow in 2018.
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MP 269: The Week In IndyCar, March 1, with Townsend Bell

NBSCN commentator Townsend Bell is back as co-host for the Week In IndyCar podcast with Marshall Pruett to discuss the final pre-season tests at Sebring, the rumored existence of an IndyCar poll that ranked fans’ favorite (and least liked) TV personalities, and predictions for IndyCar champion and Indy 500 winner.
Next, they move onto listener Q&A that spans Bell’s favorite moments with Paul Tracy, thoughts on which drivers could thrive with the new 2018 bodywork, the advice he’d give to himself as a Champ Car rookie, tips for improving IndyCar broadcasts, learning to engineer a car on an oval, and more in the last episode before the new season gets under way.
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MP 262: IndyCar CEO Mark Miles, Part 1

Verizon IndyCar Series CEO Mark Miles returns to the Marshall Pruett Podcast in the first of a two-part interview to discuss his thoughts on IndyCar's progress since taking the helm, and the intensive efforts to sign a new TV contract that will bring the series a wider audience through terrestrial and over-the-top (digital) distribution. 
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MP 259: The Week In IndyCar, Feb. 13, 1yr Anniv. with Newgarden, Hampson & Miller

It's the one-year anniversary episode for the Week In IndyCar on the Marshall Pruett Podcast, and we have my original co-host Robin Miller, reigning IndyCar champion Josef Newgarden, and four-time Champ Car title-winning race engineer Craig Hampson here to celebrate and discuss the big Phoenix Open Test. 
After Phoenix, Newgarden answers plenty of fan Q&A, starting with Josef's interest in F1, the pass he pulled on Team Penske teammate Simon Pagenaud at Gateway, and which driver(s) he'd like to have as a teammate in the future standing out among many great inquiries.
For Hampson, who serves as Sebastien Bourdais' engineer at Dale Coyne Racing, thoughts on engine development for 2018, the addition of Jimmy Vasser and James Sullivan to DCR, lingering feelings on Seb's big Indy crash, a great Paul Newman story from his time with Bourdais at Newman/Haas Racing, and his opinions on Kurt Busch's talent in an Indy car after running him at the 2014 Indy 500 for Andretti Autosport are part of the first episode for Year 2 of the Week In IndyCar podcast.
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MP 257: The Week In IndyCar, Feb. 7, with Mike Hull

Chip Ganassi Racing managing director Mike Hull is back with Marshall Pruett for the Week In IndyCar podcast to discuss the Sonoma test, upcoming Phoenix test, provides insight on the new IndyCar windscreen his driver Scott Dixon will test, adds insight on the new primary sponsor signed to Dixon's car and the pair of drivers who will share Dale Coyne Racing's second entry.
Then Hull & Pruett two dive into listener Q&A that includes CGR's secret aero testing facility in the Pennsylvania mountains, the time to convert a Dallara DW12 to 2018 bodywork and electronics, the fatal errors by CART that led to its demise, whether the team will run three cars at Indy, and more in a packed episode ahead of next week's one-year anniversary show.
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MP 256: The Week In IndyCar, Feb. 1, with Stefan Wilson

Andretti Autosport IndyCar driver Stefan Wilson joins Marshall Pruett for the Week In IndyCar podcast to discuss the latest news including A.J. Foyt Racing's first test outing of 2018, developments with Dale Coyne Racing's driver lineup, RLL signing a new sponsor, the new relationship between IndyCar and RACER Magazine, Andretti's growing collaboration with United Autosports, and then fields compelling questions from listeners who asked Wilson's opinion on aeroscreens, how he supports himself between Indy 500s, to provide an update on his parents and the family of late older brother, and plenty more in the first episode of February.
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MP 253: The Week In IndyCar, Jan. 25, with Scott Dixon

2008 Indy 500 winner and four-time IndyCar champion Scott Dixon joins Marshall Pruett for the Week In IndyCar podcast to discuss recent testing at Sebring, the change in points offered for qualifying at the Indy 500, upcoming aeroscreen testing, and other news items before jumping into great fan Q&A that includes naming his all-time favorite race car, his Formula 1 test with Williams, and whether being held up at Taco Bell or that crash and flight during last year's Indy race was the worst part of the Kiwi's month of May...
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MP 251: Rolex 24 Roundtable with Franchitti, Haywood, Johansson and Wilson

Take sports car legend Hurley Haywood, open-wheel legend Dario Franchitti, the incredible Stefan Johansson, and Major League Baseball All Star-turned-IMSA driver/owner CJ Wilson, put them together for more than an hour at the 2017 Rolex 24 at Daytona, and all kinds of interesting topics spring to life about motor racing. 
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MP 250: Scott Pruett, My Racing Life and Career, Part 1

Standing at the precipice of his final race, Scott Pruett visits the Marshall Pruett Podcast to discuss his life growing up in Northern California, his family’s heavy influence in the 50-year career he’s about to close, the extreme importance karting played in his development, getting his first shot as a pro in sports cars, the move to Jack Roush Racing that changed his world, the fierce—and sometimes fisticuff-laden--time in IMSA GTO and Trans-Am with Willy T. Ribbs, Paul Newman, and other legends of the era, and his one-off Formula 1 test with the Larrousse Calmels team in 1987.
Part 2, spanning his time in IMSA GTP and IndyCar, will be the subject of the next recording with the 57-year-old phenom, and more episodes will follow to capture his peerless career.
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MP 245: The Week In IndyCar, Jan. 17, with John Andretti

IndyCar veteran and cancer survivor John Andretti joins Marshall Pruett for the Week In IndyCar podcast in one of the most inspirational episodes to date. The two cover the news of Danica Patrick's struggles to find an Indy 500 seat, the appointment of Leena Gade as James Hinchcliffe's engineer, the passing of Dan Gurney, and then the two dive into John's thoughts on driving for Jim Hall, Richard Petty, his days as an NHRA Top Fuel driver, driving the 1990 Porsche Indy car, his charity efforts with the Riley Children's Hospital, his lone appearance at the Bathurst 1000, and other great topics provided by fans and listeners. 
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MP 244: Remembering Dan Gurney

Mario Andretti, David Brabham, Edsel Ford, A.J. Foyt, Derek Hill, Parnelli Jones, P.J. Jones, Robin Miller, Roger Penske, Paul Pfanner, Bobby Rahal, Willy T. Ribbs, Bobby Unser and Bob Varsha visited with the Marshall Pruett Podcast in the days after Dan Gurney’s death on January 14 to share their comprehensive thoughts and love for the Big Eagle.
Mario Andretti (starts at 6m21s)
David Brabham (23m07s)
Edsel Ford (29m24s)
A.J. Foyt (35m34s)
Derek Hill (45m35s)
Parnelli Jones (1h8m42s)
P.J. Jones (1h14m45s)
Roger Penske (1h26m57s)
Paul Pfanner (1h32m16s)
Bobby Rahal (1h47m57s)
Willy T. Ribbs (2h00m23s)
Bobby Unser (2h07m42s)
Bob Varsha (2h38m27s)
Robin Miller & Marshall Pruett (2h53m54s)
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MP 240: The Week In IndyCar, Jan. 11, with Mike Hull

Chip Ganassi Racing managing director Mike Hull joins Marshall Pruett for the Week In IndyCar podcast to cover the first days of 2018 testing at Sebring, the new driver signings with Jordan King and Rene Binder, IndyCar's new race director Kyle Novak, the race between Zachary Claman De Melo and Jack Hawksworth to drive for Dale Coyne, and then dive into almost two hours of listener Q&A before closing with a Sebring update from 2012 series champion Ryan Hunter-Reay.
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MP 239: The Week In IndyCar, Jan. 3, with Conor Daly

Conor Daly joins Marshall Pruett for the first Week In IndyCar podcast of 2018 they discuss the Hoosier's search for a ride, his participation in The Amazing Race on CBS, and a wide array of fan Q&A that touches on everything from Indy 500 and season-long budgets to Daly's interest in gaining NASCAR experience.
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MP 238: Who The Hell Are You, Scott Dixon?

Four-time IndyCar champion and Indy 500 winner Scott Dixon is 11th in our series of 15 episodes of Who The Hell Are You? on the Marshall Pruett Podcast. Among the things you'll learn from the lighthearted Kiwi, his teammates make frequent use of the bathroom, he misses his Subaru WRX STi and the lyrics of Vanilla Ice provide ongoing inspiration...
Dixon's episode quote: “I filed my first restraining order after this interview with Pruett.”
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MP 234: The Week In IndyCar, Dec. 27, with Zach Veach

Andretti Autosport rookie Zach Veach and RACER's Robin Miller close out the final Week In IndyCar podcast of 2017 as Veach joins Marshall Pruett to discuss the limited availability of seats as 2018 approaches and a number of IndyCar rule changes before diving into an hour of fans Q&A.
Pruett and Miller close the episode with some of their favorite, silly, and serious moments from a thrilling season of action.
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