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The IndyCar Report with Elijah Poe (Guest: Dave Chanley, 3.22) · The Central Indiana Sports Report

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[SPEAKER_03]: You are listening to the IndyCar Report with Elijah Poe.
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[SPEAKER_03]: It's only on the Central Indiana Sports Report.
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[SPEAKER_03]: Today, Elijah and I are joined by Dave Chandley to discuss Alex Pelosi Championship.
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[SPEAKER_03]: One of the best race courses in the world coming up this weekend.
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[SPEAKER_03]: And a lot more.
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[SPEAKER_02]: Welcome to the Indie Carport with Elijah Poe.
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[SPEAKER_02]: I'm Elijah Poe joined with Greg and Dave Chandley here today, previewing sadly the final Indie Car race to the season coming up here on Sunday at an absolute Indie Car classic at Laguna Saka.
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[SPEAKER_02]: Really excited for this race, but man, it is a bummer Indie Car season is coming up to an end just in a few days.
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[SPEAKER_03]: And Dave, of the best season we've ever had, it's been one of them, just race to race entertainment.
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[SPEAKER_01]: Oh, I totally.
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[SPEAKER_01]: It's an phenomenal season.
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[SPEAKER_01]: And with some drama, especially with the silly season, and it's still going on.
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[SPEAKER_01]: And we still have some drama because three guys are within four points in the battles for points.
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[SPEAKER_01]: For second, third, and fourth place.
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[SPEAKER_01]: So that shakes out well.
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[SPEAKER_02]: Yeah, I think the battle for second place is obviously
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[SPEAKER_02]: And the past couple years, you can say maybe in the past every year that Alex blows one of the championship, the battle for second place is almost the real driver championship, because nobody is touching full of.
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[SPEAKER_02]: So it should be interesting, I think Kirkwood and Paddle Ward, Christian Loongard, and I think David Lucas, might have a little bit of a shot there, depending on how he ends up, but it's gonna be interesting to see how it plays out.
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[SPEAKER_02]: And, man, we go back to the beginning of season.
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[SPEAKER_02]: I didn't think we'd be entering the last week,
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[SPEAKER_02]: of the indie car season and Dave of Malookis is still sitting without a win.
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[SPEAKER_02]: Crazy admit.
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[SPEAKER_01]: It is, but man, he is had a good season.
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[SPEAKER_01]: He's had a great season.
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[SPEAKER_01]: He really has.
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[SPEAKER_01]: He just hasn't gotten that blue ribbon yet.
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[SPEAKER_03]: Wrong.
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[SPEAKER_03]: And he's lost it in such agonizing ways.
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[SPEAKER_03]: Yes, yeah.
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[SPEAKER_02]: It's been unfortunate, I think.
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[SPEAKER_02]: Like Dave said, I really do think this is a success for David Maluchus.
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[SPEAKER_02]: I think we all kind of expected him to come in and have a good year, but even though he doesn't have a win, I'd say he's outperformed my expectations I had for him and with a stacked team Penske to be the point leader in the clubhouse for that team is very impressive for somebody who is then their first year in the organization.
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[SPEAKER_01]: He's the top of the Penske's leader board and that is just
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[SPEAKER_01]: He's good.
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[SPEAKER_01]: He's tremendous and we don't have to worry.
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[SPEAKER_01]: I told my wife last week.
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[SPEAKER_01]: I said, don't worry.
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[SPEAKER_01]: He's going to get plenty of wins.
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[SPEAKER_03]: Yeah.
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[SPEAKER_03]: No doubt about that.
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[SPEAKER_03]: It was about five years ago when I got a text from Dave Chandley saying, man, this Malukus kid is a real talent.
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[SPEAKER_03]: when he was there live watching him and so I've had my eye on him ever since.
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[SPEAKER_03]: And if there was any doubt that he belongs at the top of the series with the Pinsky, he's put that to rest even though he hasn't won.
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[SPEAKER_03]: And the whole he can't win thing is ridiculous.
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[SPEAKER_03]: It'll happen.
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[SPEAKER_03]: If Rasmussen and Rosenquist hold each other up for a fraction of a second, he wins the ND500.
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[SPEAKER_03]: So don't give me that stuff.
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[SPEAKER_03]: I mean, of course he's gonna win.
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[SPEAKER_03]: And I hope he gets to be the hundred different driver to win at race because he's been so close so
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[SPEAKER_02]: I think another driver who is not in a similar boat to David Malukus because we know he has the experience, but somebody that David Malukus took over for this year who I thought would have had a win this year and dready, but I think has been perfectly adequate in his new and dready seat is willpower who has had some highs and lows for the season, but then again, I think.
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[SPEAKER_02]: him being on that and dreaded team has made that whole team better.
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[SPEAKER_02]: I mean, look at Marcus Erickson, he was absolutely nowhere last year, and all of a sudden this year is winning a race and has some pace we haven't seen in a long time for him.
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[SPEAKER_01]: I think that whole team is really kind of exploded here in the last half of the season.
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[SPEAKER_01]: They have just done a great job of all three, all of them getting up there and being race drivers and being in the, in the, in the fray.
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[SPEAKER_03]: Yeah, they have to like where they're sitting for sure.
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[SPEAKER_03]: I know there's some engine conersy going on with the end ready and
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[SPEAKER_03]: Some things like that, but they have to like where they're sitting right now.
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[SPEAKER_03]: The moves they made in the offseason, I wasn't a big fan of the Willpower move.
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[SPEAKER_03]: I thought Willpower lost his competitive edge about the time you won the Indy 500 and has a quite bend the same sense.
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[SPEAKER_03]: But he's proven me wrong this year.
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[SPEAKER_03]: He's not the only one.
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[SPEAKER_03]: And we'll talk more about that because I've had three or four guys just kind of proved me wrong this year.
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[SPEAKER_03]: He's been great.
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[SPEAKER_02]: I know there's engine speculation with Dr. Eddie that might have switched to Chevy in the future, but when you talk about Honda racing, that goes side by side within Dr. Eddie.
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[SPEAKER_02]: I just could never imagine a world where in Dr. Eddie's not powered by hot that Honda engine.
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[SPEAKER_02]: And I honestly think, well, I'm honestly surprised that it was even in conversations.
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[SPEAKER_02]: I know a lot of it was due to the formula one side of TWG.
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[SPEAKER_02]: owning the Cadillac F-1 team, but man, I think that would just kill that team.
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[SPEAKER_02]: And I'm glad the here recent reports are saying that they're going to stick with Honda because I think that's what gives them their advantage on road and street courses.
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[SPEAKER_02]: I mean, you look at them on the streets and they have been unmasked for honestly the past four or five years.
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[SPEAKER_01]: I don't think Andretty's ever going to switch their Honda, their Honda through and through.
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[SPEAKER_01]: They have been the poster child for Honda.
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[SPEAKER_01]: Honda is not gonna let him go and they'll do the two.
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[SPEAKER_01]: We'll do whatever it takes to keep that marriage going.
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[SPEAKER_03]: I would have thought so, but it sure sounds like Andretty's trying to make a deal or I thought Andretty and Honda was kind of a team and I'm really surprised by all this news Elijah.
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[SPEAKER_02]: It's really odd, obviously you get in TWG, which is owned by Dan Towers, who owns the Cadillac F-1 team, who now is pretty much the owner of an dreaded global.
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[SPEAKER_02]: I don't ever think this would be a conversation if any of the injuries were still leading.
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[SPEAKER_02]: And dreaded motorsport, and then dreaded global.
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[SPEAKER_02]: I honestly find it baffling that it's even in question, like I said, and dreading Honda that just go hand in hand.
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[SPEAKER_02]: a huge factor of what any car is as a whole.
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[SPEAKER_02]: So I'm glad they're going to be sticking around and that Honda engine for years to come here because I just think it would be wrong.
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[SPEAKER_02]: And honestly, it'd probably throw a whole loop in the whole charter system and how many engines and allocations we have for any car.
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[SPEAKER_02]: So I'm glad we don't have to deal with that at least for the next couple of years.
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[SPEAKER_03]: Because you would think if they went to Chevy, they'd be lower in the pecking order, right?
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[SPEAKER_02]: They might have a better shot around Indy, maybe, but, you know, last couple of years.
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[SPEAKER_03]: You know, when it's been there, they're chargers, essentially.
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[SPEAKER_03]: And so, you know, they're going to be second in the pecking order there at the very highest.
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[SPEAKER_02]: Yeah, and you look at McLaren as well.
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[SPEAKER_02]: You know, the only really team that has made that Chevy really, really work has been McLaren and especially Penske.
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[SPEAKER_02]: Every other team that's in a Chevy don't get me wrong.
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[SPEAKER_02]: I think they have the prowess on ovals where Chevy's are more known for.
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[SPEAKER_02]: But you go to a road and street course.
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[SPEAKER_02]: I mean, it's pretty much a time to sweep every time we get to qualifying.
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[SPEAKER_01]: I think Willpower for all intents and purposes he was let go by, Pinsky last year, and I think his competitive juices have fired back up.
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[SPEAKER_01]: I think this was a year where he said, watch this because I'm really going to throw myself into this.
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[SPEAKER_01]: And as we all know, he really doesn't have too many years left.
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[SPEAKER_01]: So I think the move for him to enter Eddie was really a good move for him.
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[SPEAKER_02]: It's almost like what Scott Dixon is doing here with McLaren next year when he changes over to Aaron McLaren, you know, he's able to build that team up and ultimately lead them success when we have the new car rolling out in 2028.
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[SPEAKER_02]: I think both of those drivers definitely not comparable on the track, but comparable in how many accolades they have on the sport, that's for sure.
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[SPEAKER_03]: You know, it's funny.
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[SPEAKER_03]: They were talking about on the broadcast the other day that Will Power is the fastest driver in the history of Indy car racing.
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[SPEAKER_03]: I thought about it.
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[SPEAKER_03]: And I think Mario and Dreddy and he would have a debate, but all those polls always outleading in his career is a career probably at the end because he only won one indie and only what two championships in the end.
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[SPEAKER_03]: But man, he horribly underrated that guy.
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[SPEAKER_01]: Yes, and another thing here, when we say he's one only one in the I say he has one one in the I know but I'm saying if you're talking about rush more greatest of all time that matters in the matter it it does but Dixon is got to be in he's he's one one and has thrown away a couple right but he is definitely in consideration for the Mount Rushmore.
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[SPEAKER_03]: Absolutely.
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[SPEAKER_03]: The big difference, of course, with that is Scott Dixon's six championships and and also for those of us who have watched the Indy 500, Scott Dixon was in contention at least 15 times, at least to win the 500.
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[SPEAKER_03]: At some point in the race and will power just hasn't been.
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[SPEAKER_02]: And I think honestly, the one thing that's great about Will Power is the fact he has been one of the best personalities for Indie Carr for the last 20 years.
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[SPEAKER_02]: You look at some of the down years of Indie Carr.
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[SPEAKER_02]: He was probably the biggest personality in Indie Carr for five or 10 of those years, really.
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[SPEAKER_03]: I didn't like him at first, because he was prickly, and I grew to like him because of that.
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[SPEAKER_03]: Because, yeah, you know.
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[SPEAKER_03]: What's an interesting development?
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[SPEAKER_01]: I think he's come a long way from his standpoint of, yeah, he was the jerk to begin with, and that was kind of his saying.
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[SPEAKER_01]: And now he's really accommodating, and he can still have his moments.
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[SPEAKER_03]: Yes, I was going to say, he definitely does his moments, but he's truthful.
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[SPEAKER_03]: He's very, he's straightforward.
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[SPEAKER_02]: Yeah, I think he'll be around for, I think his last season might be 2028, maybe sooner than that, maybe, but still, he's been an end-in-de-car legend, sure.
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[SPEAKER_03]: Please join Elijah and Dave and myself and probably Tipton Tribunal would call leader
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[SPEAKER_03]: on Monday as we recap the race at Laguna Saka and the season.
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[SPEAKER_03]: And it's only on the central Indiana Sports Report.
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[SPEAKER_02]: And somebody who's coming into Laguna Saka, picking up two wins at the Milwaukee Mile, none of it in Padoa War, he's had a really up and down season, but you know, I honestly think he might be, if Aaron McLaren is there where to get their stuff together,
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[SPEAKER_02]: a contender for the championship next year, which is something we are all hoping for, I would say.
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[SPEAKER_01]: Absolutely, and he is the darling still of the Indie car.
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[SPEAKER_01]: He is the face of Indie car.
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[SPEAKER_01]: He has been for the last several years.
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[SPEAKER_01]: And this year, he would tell you straight up front that he hasn't had the pace, and we have talked about it many times where he's had a 12th place car and finished fifth with it.
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[SPEAKER_01]: And then last week, he was happy going in,
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[SPEAKER_01]: And it was like, oh, oh, and yeah, he won both ends of that.
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[SPEAKER_01]: That boat's well for McLaren for next year.
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[SPEAKER_01]: I think it really gives him a jump start for next year.
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[SPEAKER_01]: And he is always, always a factor at Indy.
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[SPEAKER_03]: Yeah, he needs to win one.
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[SPEAKER_03]: We got some guys who need to win some Indies because you talk about the Mount Rushmore Dixon or Power when one more and it changes everything.
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[SPEAKER_03]: My one wish for this weekend is a pillow award shoot out at the end.
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[SPEAKER_03]: That's, that's what I really want.
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[SPEAKER_02]: Yeah, I could see that maybe happening.
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[SPEAKER_02]: I think McLaren is, is on the up here.
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[SPEAKER_02]: It's going to be interesting to see what Lune guard does in his final race in Papaya.
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[SPEAKER_02]: That'd be fun too.
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[SPEAKER_02]: And it's going to be, it's always going to be tough to be pillow at Laguna Staker, who Townsend Bell said is average finish.
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[SPEAKER_02]: as 1.2 at that track, which is just so crazy.
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[SPEAKER_02]: It's insane.
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[SPEAKER_01]: And no question he's got to beat, but, oh yeah.
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[SPEAKER_01]: Yeah, below, yeah, make a race of this with below and Lunar Guard both and Kirkwood and Man.
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[SPEAKER_01]: It could be, it's gonna be a great show regardless.
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[SPEAKER_01]: But if they're all battling at the front, wow, what a great close to the season that would be.
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[SPEAKER_02]: And Laguna Sake itself, I didn't know if you guys saw this, but they're gonna rename the corkscrew to the Zenardi corkscrew for Alex and Nardi who passed away.
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[SPEAKER_02]: And Indicard Legend is right, I'm sure everybody has seen that famous overtake on the final lap at Laguna Sake.
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[SPEAKER_02]: So super cool, and honestly, I couldn't imagine an Indicard season without Laguna Sake.
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[SPEAKER_01]: Oh, that's what we is.
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[SPEAKER_01]: And it should be the last or next last race on the agenda.
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[SPEAKER_01]: And it has been, and it's just great, it's a great course.
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[SPEAKER_01]: I think so, driver's love it.
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[SPEAKER_03]: I think they really enjoy this.
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[SPEAKER_03]: Yeah, the most beautiful part of the world, literally, right smack dab in the middle of it.
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[SPEAKER_03]: And then that course is just so much fun to watch.
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[SPEAKER_03]: When I grew up watching IndyCar, I really looked forward to the ovals.
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[SPEAKER_03]: I didn't care that much about the street and robbing courses, but Laguna Sake was different.
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[SPEAKER_01]: And I've either, have either of you been the Laguna Sake.
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[SPEAKER_01]: I have not.
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[SPEAKER_01]: No, but I've been a career of the country.
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[SPEAKER_01]: And it is amazing.
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[SPEAKER_01]: It is amazing.
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[SPEAKER_01]: I've been by the place in between trips to a wine tasting, which is all around there.
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[SPEAKER_03]: That's right.
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[SPEAKER_03]: Racing and wine.
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[SPEAKER_03]: That's the, it's all it is.
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[SPEAKER_03]: Yeah.
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[SPEAKER_03]: Yeah.
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[SPEAKER_03]: And the most interesting mountains in the world.
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[SPEAKER_02]: You know, I think somebody who, um, I'm going to have a dark horse pick this weekend, um, you know, somebody who has won a race every indie card season he's been in.
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[SPEAKER_02]: And that is Scott Dixon who has been quite all year just how, how awesome would it be for him to pick up a win?
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[SPEAKER_02]: And this final weekend with chip can ask you racing.
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[SPEAKER_01]: I would love it, and I would love it if he's competitive, because I think ever since he has been announced for Arrow, he has just not been sharp.
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[SPEAKER_01]: He has just struggled, the whole team, his whole team has struggled for whatever reason.
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[SPEAKER_01]: But yeah, if he could pull that off, wow, what is it, 21 consecutive seasons?
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[SPEAKER_01]: Yeah, that's phenomenal.
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[SPEAKER_03]: That's a track that Dixon is famously struggled at.
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[SPEAKER_03]: It was a last track he hadn't won.
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[SPEAKER_03]: He won there in 2023 was the only win he had there.
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[SPEAKER_03]: And yeah, famously has struggled there.
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[SPEAKER_03]: It's kind of a race over the years that have favored the guys who have been successful there in the past.
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[SPEAKER_03]: It seems like it's one of those tracks where you have repeat winners a lot.
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[SPEAKER_03]: Bobby Ray Hall famously was amazing at the tri-thing six wins in four in a row.
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[SPEAKER_03]: Four wins in a row at Laguna's second.
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[SPEAKER_03]: There's also a Bobby Ray Hall corner.
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[SPEAKER_03]: Laguna sake you mentioned hello.
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[SPEAKER_03]: I really think this is going to be a Hello award-loon guard and I like it.
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[SPEAKER_03]: I like Dixon being in there too.
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[SPEAKER_03]: It feels like those two teams are going to be the two teams at the front and it would be so much fun If Christian.
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[SPEAKER_01]: It would be It would be and strategy always plays a park there
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[SPEAKER_01]: And qualifying, qualifying will be huge.
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[SPEAKER_01]: And I'll go to Sega and just to get on the front end of that.
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[SPEAKER_01]: And I want to say this about Scott Dixon.
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[SPEAKER_01]: Scott Dixon is, I don't know how to say it.
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[SPEAKER_01]: He's the Godfather of the indie league right now.
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[SPEAKER_01]: He is one guy that you hardly ever hear anybody get mad at.
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[SPEAKER_01]: He is always the one guy, he likes everybody there.
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[SPEAKER_01]: He patched him on a back.
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[SPEAKER_01]: He says, good things about him.
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[SPEAKER_01]: As far as Indie goes, as Indie car goes, he is just a tremendous ambassador for that program.
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[SPEAKER_01]: And it's always been that way.
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[SPEAKER_03]: It hasn't just been since he got old and fatherly.
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[SPEAKER_03]: He's always been that way.
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[SPEAKER_02]: Yeah, he's just an absolute indie car staple, you know, you think of the generations he's been in the sport now in the decades, you know, he is, you know, this era of indie cars, AJ Foie or Mario and Dreddy, you know, he is the, the soul a person that has been the ambassador for indie car for 20 plus years, there's not.
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[SPEAKER_02]: a driver in this sport who is as, you know, cherished as God Dixon is, and the fact that he has at least a couple more years racing at and dready, I mean, at era McLaren is going to be super, super fun because, you know, we've all seen him in that chip-genacity car for his whole career.
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[SPEAKER_01]: I like this.
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[SPEAKER_01]: We're talking about, uh, we're covering a lot of basics.
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[SPEAKER_01]: What about the, what about the rookie of the year?
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[SPEAKER_01]: Oh, yeah, you can get, you know what I'm bringing that one up.
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[SPEAKER_03]: Um, can we just vote on it?
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[SPEAKER_03]: Because we all know if we were voting on it, who would be rookie of the year, right?
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[SPEAKER_03]: Because that's Kyle, I don't think there's any doubt he's been the most impressive of the three.
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[SPEAKER_01]: I think Kyle is the, the three.
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[SPEAKER_01]: He definitely is the driver of the future.
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[SPEAKER_01]: He has so much talent.
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[SPEAKER_01]: I think, but I think he's ran into some hard times lately.
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[SPEAKER_01]: Don't know why that is.
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[SPEAKER_01]: probably because the Yeah, and experience and the 14th struggle the last third of the season.
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[SPEAKER_01]: So that's part of it as well.
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[SPEAKER_01]: Halgar has been exceptionally steady all year.
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[SPEAKER_01]: If you're gonna vote for the one that has been At the end of the year, he's been steady day.
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[SPEAKER_03]: I thought through 10 races.
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[SPEAKER_03]: He was very inconsistent Second half of the season though.
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[SPEAKER_03]: He has been quite steady Yeah, you see his name up there on top of the leaderboards from time to time
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[SPEAKER_01]: It is, it is.
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[SPEAKER_01]: And we can talk about Max Schumacher, but, and I think I'll have a ride.
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[SPEAKER_01]: I think I'll have a ride because the Schumacher name is just too valuable, and he has shown enough to get a ride with somebody.
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[SPEAKER_03]: Yeah, I'll get him toward the end.
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[SPEAKER_01]: Yeah, yeah, yes.
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[SPEAKER_01]: And surprisingly, it's been on ovals.
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[SPEAKER_01]: Uh, that he's actually looked better.
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[SPEAKER_01]: So, good for him.
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[SPEAKER_01]: I like all three, and what are we gonna do with the indie next league?
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[SPEAKER_01]: I mean, we've got, oh, two, two names for sure, three that are going to be knocking on the door at getting a ride with somebody.
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[SPEAKER_02]: Yeah, I think that's one of the most interesting parts about indie car in recent years is that we have,
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[SPEAKER_02]: a ton of great drivers in the Indie car series, but then you look at Indie Max and
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[SPEAKER_02]: There was a ton of good drivers in that series as well who I have been knocking at the door at an indie car ride for quite some time.
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[SPEAKER_02]: So eventually that bubble is going to pop.
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[SPEAKER_02]: I don't know when it's going to be.
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[SPEAKER_03]: I don't think it's going to be this year for silly season and don't forget that we have some legacies coming to with some weldons and I know there are some others as well.
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[SPEAKER_03]: So you know they're going to be the politics of ancient football.
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[SPEAKER_03]: Yeah, he's one of those.
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[SPEAKER_03]: Yeah, but there are even more kids of drivers coming.
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[SPEAKER_03]: back in the 80s when it started happening.
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[SPEAKER_02]: Yeah, and I think there's going to be, I think Indie cars in a perfect spot right now, you know, I think this series as a whole has set up really, really well for the future.
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[SPEAKER_02]: And you know, we talked about how Indie cars kind of have changed, you know, I think this is the third year for this podcast.
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[SPEAKER_02]: We've kind of seen it grow from the days of NBC to Fox to where now they're in a position where this sport could really boom.
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[SPEAKER_02]: And I think they've got the talent for it.
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[SPEAKER_01]: If your ship is up 27% this year, that is what you think of that, that's quite an improvement.
22:35
[SPEAKER_01]: Yeah, imagine if it's not been ringed out three times.
22:39
[SPEAKER_01]: Yeah, yeah, that hurt, no question.
22:44
[SPEAKER_01]: But I think Indie cars in the best spot, it's been in many a year.
22:49
[SPEAKER_03]: Because it's so much fun.
22:51
[SPEAKER_01]: It is.
22:52
[SPEAKER_01]: It's great.
22:52
[SPEAKER_01]: We haven't.
22:53
[SPEAKER_01]: We have had maybe one doll race the whole year.
22:58
[SPEAKER_01]: Most of the the others have been very good racing.
23:03
[SPEAKER_01]: It just is.
23:06
[SPEAKER_01]: Even a little bit of follow the leader.
23:07
[SPEAKER_01]: I mean that the freedom to we had the freedom to 50 this year.
23:13
[SPEAKER_01]: What a phenomenal race and setting.
23:18
[SPEAKER_01]: And
23:21
[SPEAKER_01]: If anything, kind of, put Andy Carr over the top on somebody's looking and watching, that had to do it.
23:29
[SPEAKER_02]: Yeah, and I think their position so well, and hopefully they're able to have a competitive race in Alex Pillow doesn't run away with it at Laguna Saker, because it really has been a really good season.
23:41
[SPEAKER_02]: And I think credit to Andy Carr, I think it's a shame that they are wrapping up their season so soon.
23:46
[SPEAKER_02]: But hey, they're getting out of the way of NFL football.
23:49
[SPEAKER_02]: And I think that's what's smart.
23:52
[SPEAKER_01]: It is, but it is soon, and this sound goofy, but I would love to say, yeah, the season's over, but we're gonna have one exhibition race in the middle of October in Mexico, just for the heck of it.
24:05
[SPEAKER_01]: Let's do it.
24:07
[SPEAKER_01]: Be very successful.
24:09
[SPEAKER_01]: Yeah, I just think that would be pretty cool.
24:14
[SPEAKER_01]: Uh, yeah, if I get to tell you in there, you could do that if you can't really wear a lottery.
24:18
[SPEAKER_01]: I'll do it.
24:19
[SPEAKER_01]: Find that.
24:19
[SPEAKER_03]: Yeah, you could do it in January.
24:20
[SPEAKER_03]: You could do it in Christmas time.
24:22
[SPEAKER_03]: You could do it in November and Mexico and man, they would love it.
24:28
[SPEAKER_02]: Well, maybe not even an exhibition.
24:30
[SPEAKER_02]: Maybe just have an open test or an open practice where it's televised, where, you know, they're seeing if Indy Car could even go to this track and potentially race.
24:38
[SPEAKER_02]: I think anyway that we're seeing cars on the screen when it's not just our scheduled time for Indie car racing, I think it would be big.
24:48
[SPEAKER_01]: You what?
24:49
[SPEAKER_01]: Let me throw one more.
24:50
[SPEAKER_01]: Just since we're discussing.
24:53
[SPEAKER_01]: Is there any way that we can get prima funded again?
24:59
[SPEAKER_01]: You sat even possible and get two more cars.
25:02
[SPEAKER_01]: That's a good question.
25:03
[SPEAKER_02]: I think it might be out of the window now Which is a shame because I mean just to think a little over a year and a half ago They were sitting on the pole for the ending app was 500 tricks.
25:14
[SPEAKER_03]: Yes Yeah, and more how about the Lucas motor sports.
25:20
[SPEAKER_03]: Can we bring them up?
25:23
[SPEAKER_03]: Now you got the money Wow, they're performing well in indie mixed
25:32
[SPEAKER_01]: juice.
25:33
[SPEAKER_01]: I, this is so, it's so fun to watch.
25:36
[SPEAKER_01]: It is so fun to watch.
25:37
[SPEAKER_01]: I think there are some teams that this year, they know they've got to bounce back.
25:45
[SPEAKER_01]: And let's talk about it, carpenter racing.
25:47
[SPEAKER_01]: Oh, they, they have got to bounce back.
25:51
[SPEAKER_01]: I mean, I'll tell you,
25:57
[SPEAKER_01]: millions of dollars into that race team.
26:01
[SPEAKER_01]: They're going to want to see some results pretty soon.
26:03
[SPEAKER_01]: I've said before, they have the best commercials.
26:08
[SPEAKER_03]: I don't know why the Reenus VK thing didn't work out because he was so competitive with them.
26:15
[SPEAKER_03]: Now he goes everywhere else and was competitive.
26:17
[SPEAKER_03]: It'd be interesting to see what happens with him and Loan Guard.
26:20
[SPEAKER_03]: I think that's what's left for the silly season.
26:23
[SPEAKER_03]: There's more than that, but it'll be interesting to see what happens up for it, too.
26:29
[SPEAKER_02]: Yeah, there's definitely a lot of questions.
26:31
[SPEAKER_02]: I still need to be answered, I'll be.
26:32
[SPEAKER_02]: It'd be interesting to see what happens.
26:35
[SPEAKER_02]: And when those questions get answered, a lot of these smaller teams usually don't release their lineup until maybe a month, a couple months before a season starts, so we have a lot of time before
26:48
[SPEAKER_03]: and we'll talk about it whenever anything happens.
26:50
[SPEAKER_03]: We'll start to tail off a little here on the IndyCar Report won't be every single week like we were before, but when there's news, we'll be here, Elijah, right?
26:59
[SPEAKER_03]: Absolutely.
27:00
[SPEAKER_03]: Hey, don't forget everybody.
27:02
[SPEAKER_03]: Elijah is now at the Cocomotra-Bune.
27:04
[SPEAKER_03]: If you're in that area, check out his work.
27:07
[SPEAKER_03]: He's doing phenomenal work at Cocomot.
27:09
[SPEAKER_03]: They're at Howard County.
27:11
[SPEAKER_03]: I love Howard County, Elijah.
27:13
[SPEAKER_02]: Yeah, it's been a good time.
27:16
[SPEAKER_02]: Cover and sports at Kokomo, especially in Howard County.
27:19
[SPEAKER_02]: Every school really does have a deep tie to their high school athletics, which just makes it all the more fun to cover.
27:26
[SPEAKER_01]: I'll say this too, if you're a indie car fan, and you're a sports fan, and you go to high school sports in Howard County, go introduce yourself to Elijah, and tell him that what a fan you are of indie car,
27:43
[SPEAKER_01]: Yeah, he will be very accommodating.
27:46
[SPEAKER_01]: Yeah, sure.
27:47
[SPEAKER_02]: Please, I can talk, Andy Car with it with the door knob for all I can.
27:52
[SPEAKER_02]: Please, come up.
27:53
[SPEAKER_03]: He's the ugly one, in case you don't know what it looks like.
27:59
[SPEAKER_03]: Guys, it's perfect.
28:01
[SPEAKER_03]: Thank you so much as always.
28:03
[SPEAKER_03]: And I just got to say, I sound like I'm cheerleading.
28:07
[SPEAKER_03]: And if you listen to the central Indian sports report, Greg doesn't cheerlead.
28:12
[SPEAKER_03]: Uh, I always give my opinion whether it's, uh, I think it's going to be well received or not.
28:20
[SPEAKER_03]: That's the policy on the central Indiana sports report with everybody, it sounds like I'm just cheerleading Indie car on the Indie car report, but I'm just being honest, it is so much fun right now, it's,
28:34
[SPEAKER_03]: I am I think I'm gonna miss it more than I'm looking forward to the NFL season.
28:37
[SPEAKER_03]: That's how much Indie car how good Indie car has been this year And I don't know the last time I felt that way Thanks for for me.
28:48
[SPEAKER_01]: I've got Indie and a football Yeah, I take yeah, I take Indie car
28:57
[SPEAKER_01]: People have asked me because I've coached almost every sport and people have said what's your what's your favorite sport?
29:02
[SPEAKER_01]: Now I say indie car and and they're all shocked.
29:05
[SPEAKER_01]: They're all are you serious?
29:06
[SPEAKER_01]: I said absolutely.
29:07
[SPEAKER_01]: I'd go to an indie car race over NCAA tournament over Super Bowl over anything.
29:14
[SPEAKER_01]: I did it.
29:16
[SPEAKER_01]: Yeah, and the and out of all the events out of all the events anywhere
29:25
[SPEAKER_03]: Absolutely, couldn't have said it better.
29:28
[SPEAKER_03]: My two passions, the Pacers, and the Indy 500.
29:31
[SPEAKER_03]: Those are the two things in my life, sports-wise, that are my top passion.
29:39
[SPEAKER_03]: And the Indy 500 is a kid, which just such a big deal to me.
29:42
[SPEAKER_03]: I went the first time I was eight years old and went everyone through 2012.
29:46
[SPEAKER_03]: So, 37 Indy 500s in a row, and I can't even,
29:54
[SPEAKER_03]: I've missed it the last 10 years, I think I'm going back next to your guys.
29:58
[SPEAKER_01]: You sure?
29:58
[SPEAKER_01]: You sure?
29:59
[SPEAKER_01]: Yeah.
29:59
[SPEAKER_01]: You should.
30:01
[SPEAKER_03]: Not good with the big crowds anymore.
30:05
[SPEAKER_03]: It's something that I just don't do well.
30:09
[SPEAKER_03]: And I wasn't doing well with crowds, but I was doing, I was working in the media center and watching the anti-500 from the media center is just not fun.
30:18
[SPEAKER_03]: You gotta be in the stands.
30:20
[SPEAKER_01]: I agree with that.
30:22
[SPEAKER_01]: Yeah, you're part of it in the stands.
30:26
[SPEAKER_01]: And people who watch it on TV and say, well, I watch it on TV.
30:29
[SPEAKER_01]: Hey, no, it's not, it is great, but it is nothing compared to life.
30:35
[SPEAKER_01]: The speed is incredible.
30:38
[SPEAKER_03]: Watch it once and it'll change the way you perceive it.
30:41
[SPEAKER_03]: Watch it once live, it'll change the way you perceive it on TV.
30:45
[SPEAKER_03]: Exactly.
30:46
[SPEAKER_03]: Perfectly said,
31:01
[SPEAKER_03]: Producer Suzy and I are dancing in the studio during bonus time.
31:07
[SPEAKER_03]: Thanks so much Elijah and Dave.
31:10
[SPEAKER_03]: Thank you so much for listening.
31:11
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31:12
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31:16
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31:48
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