The Marshall Pruett Podcast

MP 509: The Week In IndyCar, March 28, with Colton Herta, Kate Gundlach, and Rinus VeeKay

It's another packed episode of The Week In IndyCar as Colton Herta returns for his second visit in seven days after winning the IndyCar Classic at Circuit of The Americas. The Harding Steinbrenner Racing driver takes us inside his busy life since winning at COTA, the new album he's almost ready to release, and answers great questions submitted via social media in our listener-driven show.
Herta is followed by insights from Scott Dixon's assistant engineer Kate Gundlach, who helped the Chip Ganassi Racing driver to win his fifth IndyCar championship, and we close the interviews with Holland's rising star Rinus VeeKay, the reigning Pro Mazda champion, who already has one win in Indy Lights with Juncos Racing and is chasing the $1.2 million advancement prize to become an IndyCar star of the future.
We wrap show with a long list of questions sent in for host and IndyCar reporter Marshall Pruett with everything from Honda engine reliability to listener's thoughts on the non-use of Formula 1 track limits at COTA's Turn 19.
Guests:
Colton Herta (starts at 8m11s)
Kate Gundlach (42m44s)
Rinus VeeKay (1h26m53s)
MP Q&A and Turn 19 Feedback (1h50m57s)
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MP 508: The Week In Sports Cars, March 27, with Graham Goodwin

It's the latest edition of The Week In Sports Cars podcast with Marshall Pruett and Graham Goodwin driven by listener-submitted questions from Facebook, Reddit, and Twitter.
Topics:
WEC/AsLMS/ELMS (starts at 0m50s)
IMSA (48m24s)
General (1h00m5s)
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MP 507: Inside The Sports Car Paddock, March 25, with Jeff Braun, Nick Tandy, Jeff Segal, and Richard Lietz

It's the 10th installment of the Inside The Sports Car Paddock interview show, and we start with CORE autosport race engineer Jeff Braun on the subjects of cross-pollination between CORE's DPi and GT Le Mans efforts, plus the most frustrating car Jeff's engineered.
We continue with the first of two Porsche GT Team drivers as Nick Tandy, whose 911 RSR entry earned a surprising win in the GT Le Mans class at the 12 Hours of Sebring, brings us inside the program's big swings in performance. Next is Jeff Segal, who was signed to a new ELMS Ferrari 488 GT3 deal by JMW Motorsport, and we close with Tandy's stablemate Richard Lietz, who was part of Porsche's GTE-Pro-winning squad at Sebring's 1000-mile WEC race.
Interviews:
Jeff Braun (starts at 3m34s)
Nick Tandy (41m42s)
Jeff Segal (53m54s)
Richard Lietz (1h06m02s)
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MP 506: The Week In Sports Cars, March 20, with Graham Goodwin

It's the latest edition of The Week In Sports Cars podcast with Marshall Pruett and Graham Goodwin recorded after a busy 'Super Sebring event where IMSA and the WEC headlines in Florida. Driven by listener-submitted questions, Pruett and Goodwin answer a wide array of submissions from Facebook, Reddit, and Twitter.
Topics:
IMSA (starts at 2m27s)
WEC/AsLMS/ELMS (45m39s)
General (1h18m)
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MP 505: The Week In IndyCar, March 20, with Colton Herta, Felipe Nasr, and Oliver Askew

It's a packed episode of The Week In IndyCar starting with teenage sensation Colton Herta from Harding Steinbrenner Racing, followed by ex-Formula 1 driver and reigning IMSA Prototype champion Felipe Nasr, who wants to find a future home in IndyCar, and we close our guest list with Andretti Autosport Indy Lights driver Oliver Askew on our listener-driven Q&A show.
We wrap with the long list of questions sent in for host and IndyCar reporter Marshall Pruett with everything from the "McCarlin" relationship at the Indy 500 to which teams are likely to pursue Alexander Rossi when he becomes a free agent.
 
Guests:
Colton Herta (starts at 6m28s)
Felipe Nasr (47m07s)
Oliver Askew (1h14m51s)
MP Q&A (1h38m34s)
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MP 504: Inside The Sports Car Paddock, March 18, with Braun, Bamber, McNish, King, Kern, Leupen, and Zurlinden

It's the ninth installment of the Inside The Sports Car Paddock interview show, and coming out of a busy IMSA and WEC weekend at Sebring, we have seven short-form interviews for you starting with CORE autosport race engineer Jeff Braun and Marshall Pruett on wet-weather chassis setups and strategies. Next, it's Porsche GT driver Earl Bamber on the evolution of his GT3 racing team, then Sebring Grand Marshall Allan McNish joins in to discuss his career after retiring from the cockpit.
Aston Martin Racing's Dave King follows to talk 2020 Hypercar and the brand's growing GT3 and GT4 sales, and we close with three interviews starting with factory Porsche driver Lars Kern, whose job testing and developing road cars led to a surprise role as a racer in IMSA, then Toyota Gazoo Racing principal Rob Leupen checks in on 2020 Hypercar, and Pascal Zurlinden, Porsche's Director of GT Factory Motorsports, takes us home with thoughts on fielding dual IMSA/WEC efforts at Sebring.
Interviews:
Jeff Braun (starts at 3m45s)
Earl Bamber (30m23s)
Allan McNish (40m28s)
Dave King (55m29s)
Lars Kern (1h01m54s)
Rob Leupen (1h16m19s)
Pascal Zurlinden (1h25m40s)
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MP 503: Arie Luyendyk on Nissan's 1989 Sebring Win

Two-time Indy 500 winner Arie Luyendyk helped Nissan earn its first major IMSA GTP endurance racing victory in 1989 with Geoff Brabham and Chip Robinson. The Dutchman shares his memories of the fine achievement on its 30th anniversary. 
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MP 502: The Week In Sports Cars, March 14, From Sebring with Graham Goodwin

It's the latest edition of The Week In Sports Cars podcast with Marshall Pruett and Graham Goodwin recorded at Sebring with an array of unexpected guests including Anthony Davidson, Sebastien Bourdais, David Hobbs, Rene de Boer, and Wayne Taylor, who helped answer a wide array of IMSA, WEC, and fun questions submitted via Facebook, Reddit, and Twitter in the listener-driven show.
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MP 501: Stefan Johansson's 'Planes, Tranes, and Automobiles' Sebring Adventure

Stefan Johansson is half convinced the crazy adventures and obstacles he faced while trying to reach Sebring in 1984 inspired the popular 1987 movie ‘Planes, Trains, and Automobiles’ starring Steve Martin and John Candy.
Some 35 years ago, Johansson was doing his best to keep a shaky Formula 1 career from flaming out. Invited to race at the famed 12-hour endurance event in Florida in an aged Porsche 935 against cutting-edge IMSA GTP models from March, Lola, and Jaguar, a battle of eras was at play. Taking paying rides when offered, Johansson accepted the challenge in the Joest-built 935 arranged by Colombian gentleman racer Mauricio de Narvaez. Along with German pro Hans Heyer, the trio weren’t expected to do more than pad an obscene entry list loaded with sports cars.
Provided Heyer and Johansson made it to Sebring.
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MP 500: The Week In IndyCar, March 12, with Mike Hull, Marcus Ericsson, and Parker Thompson

To celebrate the 500th episode of the Marshall Pruett Podcast, we have a monster Week In IndyCar show with one of our most popular guests, Chip Ganassi Racing managing director Mike Hull, who's followed by Swedish IndyCar rookie Marcus Ericsson, plus Canadian Road To Indy standout Parker Thompson, to analyze all facets of season opener at St. Petersburg driven by questions submitted from our listeners.
Here's to the next 500!
Guests:
Mike Hull (starts at 10m44s)
Marcus Ericsson (2h17m)
Parker Thompson (2h49m17s)
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MP 499: Catching Up With Randy Lanier

1984 IMSA GTP champion Randy Lanier is back for his second visit to the Marshall Pruett Podcast in a quick 'Catching Up With' episode.
The star of our first long-form special feature in 2016 (https://marshallpruettpodcast.com/podcast/mp-95-randy-lanier-my-racing-life-and-career/), the happy and free Lanier joined us at the 2019 Rolex 24 At Daytona where he was a guest of Chip Ganassi.
Providing updates on his life since being freed from decades of imprisonment for narco trafficking, Lanier also offers thoughts on the transition from high-power/low-downforce IMSA prototypes to the immense physical demands found in the GTP era.  
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MP 498: Inside The Sports Car Paddock, March 11, with Braun, Dyson, Bell, and Maxwell

It's the eighth installment of the Inside The Sports Car Paddock interview show and our guests include CORE autosport race engineer Jeff Braun who explores in-race Balance of Performance monitoring and adjustments with Marshall Pruett days ahead of the Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring, and then we're joined by Chris Dyson, who brings us inside the Trans Am Championship's opening weekend where he stood on the podium.
Our final two interviews captured by Graham Goodwin come from the launch of the 2019 British GT Championship where he took time with McLaren Factory Development Driver Rob Bell to discuss progress with the new 720S GT3, and with Multimatic's Scott Maxwell to talk about the drive to bring their Mustang GT4 to customers across Europe and beyond.
Interviews:
Jeff Braun (starts at 3m54s)
Chris Dyson (27m22s)
Rob Bell (46m29s)
Scott Maxwell (1h00m46s)
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MP 497: The Week In Sports Cars Live with Mazda From Daytona

Join in the fun from the Rolex 24 At Daytona edition of The Week In Sports Cars Live featuring Mazda Team Joest where IMSA president Scott Atherton, broadcaster Justin Bell, Mazda's John Doonan, Oliver Jarvis, Jonathan Bomarito, and Tristan Nunez joined Marshall Pruett and Graham Goodwin to entertain more than 100 fans with stories and Q&A shortly after the team broke Daytona's 26-year-old lap record in qualifying.
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MP 496: Catching Up With Marco Andretti

IndyCar veteran Marco Andretti visits the Marshall Pruett Podcast for an episode of Catching Up With to discuss his recent decision to buy into the Andretti Herta Autosport with Curb-Agajanian entry he drives, and shares his thoughts on the new season where he'll have promising new race engineer Mark Bryant on the timing stand.
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MP 495: The Week In Sports Cars, March 6, with Graham Goodwin

It's the latest edition of The Week In Sports Cars podcast with Marshall Pruett and Graham Goodwin who answer a wide array of WEC, ELMS, SRO, IMSA, and fun questions submitted via Facebook, Reddit, and Twitter in the listener-driven show.
Discussion Topics:
IMSA (starts at 5m00s)
WEC/AsLMS/ACO/ELMS (starts at 25m50s)
General (1h19m16s)
Fun (1h26m45s)
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MP 494: The Week In IndyCar, March 5, with Robin Miller and Cara Adams

It's The Week In IndyCar podcast with my colleague Robin Miller to help preview the 2019 season with questions supplied by listeners via social media, and Firestone chief race tire engineer Cara Adams, who takes us inside all the changes and plans for the brand's IndyCar products across the 17-race calendar.
Guests:
Robin Miller (starts at 10m00s)
Cara Adams (1h17m24s)
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MP 493: Inside The Sports Car Paddock, March 4, with Braun, Gill, Buncombe, and Brundle

It's the sixth installment of the Inside The Sports Car Paddock interview show and our guests include CORE autosport race engineer Jeff Braun who details the art of qualifying setups with Marshall Pruett, and then we're joined by SRO Motorsports America CEO Greg Gill, who discusses the season-opening Blancpain GT World Challenge America weekend at Circuit of The Americas.
Our final two interviews captured by Graham Goodwin begin with Chris Buncombe, whose return to the sport has the veteran competing in GTs and offroad racing with Jenson Button, and he closes with Alex Brundle, whose frustration with the Le Mans entry list choices are worth hearing.
Interviews:
Jeff Braun (starts at 3m08s)
Gregg Gill (24m26s)
Chris Buncombe (50m49s)
Alex Brundle (1h05m29s)
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MP 492: The Week In Sports Cars, March 1, with Graham Goodwin

It's the latest edition of The Week In Sports Cars podcast with Marshall Pruett and Graham Goodwin who answer a wide array of WEC, ELMS, SRO, IMSA, and fun questions submitted via Facebook, Reddit, and Twitter for the listener-driven show.
Discussion Topics:
Final Le Mans Entry List (starts at 0m39s)
Fun (starts at 29m05s)
General (41m43s)
IMSA (50m40s)
WEC/AsLMS/ACO (1h01m24s)
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MP 491: IROC Origins with Roger Penske and Bobby Unser

The International Race Of Champions completed its inaugural season 45 years ago in February of 1974 where Mark Donohue claimed the first crown in the all-star series created by Roger Penske, Les Richter, and Mike Phelps. Using production-based Porsche Carrera RSRs, the modern greats from Formula 1, IndyCar, and NASCAR came together at the Riverside road course in California and the famed Daytona circuit in Florida for four rounds to determined the best driver in a group containing A.J. Foyt, Emerson Fittipaldi, Richard Petty, and other legends of the sport.
With help from Penske to open our podcast, followed by all manner of wild tales from three-time Indy 500 winner Bobby Unser, who placed third in 1974 while hating the Porsches, and returned to win the IROC championship in 1975 after a switch to Chevy Camaros was made, we have a fun look back at the origins of a classic series in a special edition of the Marshall Pruett Podcast.
And just wait until Uncle Bobby starts talking about cheating...
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MP 490: The Week In IndyCar, Feb 28, with Anders Krohn and Zach Veach

It's The Week In IndyCar podcast with driver Zach Veach from Andretti Autosport joining in to discuss his upcoming sophomore season, and driver-turned-broadcast Anders Krohn from NBC Sports and IndyCar Radio to field listener questions with host Marshall Pruett and preview some of the anticipated highlights for IndyCar and the Indy Lights series in 2019.
Guests:
Anders Krohn (starts at 3m08s)
Zach Veach (1h13m11s)
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