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Detroit Qualifying Recap & Race Preview (The IndyCar Report with Elijah Poe; Guest: Michelle Garmon, 276.1) · The Central Indiana Sports Report

• 0:08
  [SPEAKER_00]: Welcome, Indie Carr fans to the Central Indiana Sports Report for the Indie Carr Report with Elijah Poe, joined today by Kippton Tribune, Elwood Collider Sports Editor, Michelle Garman, to recap qualifying at the Grand Prix in Detroit.
• 0:23
  [SPEAKER_00]: I'm gonna go through all of the results and have Elijah and Michelle comment on each driver as I go through a man.
• 0:32
  [SPEAKER_00]: to no one surprise, 95.668 miles per hour, one minute, one second, 0.9017, third straight pole for the three-time reigning champion, and he's just better than everybody else guys, Alex Polo.
• 0:49
  [SPEAKER_01]: Yeah, I think you said it best.
• 0:51
  [SPEAKER_01]: He's just better than everybody else.
• 0:53
  [SPEAKER_01]: It's just a fact, and you said that in the text chain, and I said, that's maybe the most true thing I've ever heard somebody say about Indie Cars.
• 0:59
  [SPEAKER_01]: and the last honestly five years.
• 1:01
  [SPEAKER_01]: It's incredible to see what Alex Cloak keeps on doing.
• 1:04
  [SPEAKER_01]: And, you know, credit to him.
• 1:05
  [SPEAKER_01]: A lot of people can look at this and say, well, Alex Cloak just dominates everything.
• 1:09
  [SPEAKER_01]: You know, there are 24 others drivers that could challenge him.
• 1:14
  [SPEAKER_01]: And he's still on the top all these years later, it's incredible, really is.
• 1:19
  [SPEAKER_00]: Oh, yeah, Michelle, they even said on the telecast that his ride wasn't nearly as smooth as Will Power who will start next to him.
• 1:30
  [SPEAKER_02]: Not cars lit on him a couple of times and that's, you know, I think I didn't put in the text chain.
• 1:35
  [SPEAKER_02]: That's when I said he's just a great driver and you could see that that car sliding in.
• 1:39
  [SPEAKER_02]: He's just, oh, it's pillow is so good.
• 1:43
  [SPEAKER_02]: He's fun to watch.
• 1:45
  [SPEAKER_02]: It's, I mean, it's fun.
• 1:46
  [SPEAKER_02]: He can make, he can make it looks, make it looks smooth and make.
• 1:52
  [SPEAKER_02]: some things look like oh that's part of the plan like when that car's lit a couple times but yeah he's just incredible that whole team is incredible but pillow is definitely the best driver on the circuit right now and I think there's anyone really close to him I know have people up the points but if it's just starting to race team and you have everything else you need and you're picking a driver that you want right now I'm picking Alex pillow so
• 2:20
  [SPEAKER_00]: It really is Alex Polo and everybody else Elijah.
• 2:23
  [SPEAKER_00]: And it's a little boring to have it that way, but like Michelle said, he's so much fun to watch that it's just not boring.
• 2:32
  [SPEAKER_01]: I mean, I would say that push would be almost appreciative of what he's doing.
• 2:35
  [SPEAKER_01]: You think of the names in any car who have been as dominant as him and what he have maybe three, maybe four other drivers who have had this prolonged success that we're seeing.
• 2:47
  [SPEAKER_01]: It's incredibly hard to continuously win in any car.
• 2:50
  [SPEAKER_01]: You know, we could look up up and down the grid.
• 2:52
  [SPEAKER_01]: It's just not
• 2:54
  [SPEAKER_01]: It just doesn't happen for every driver, but it's happening to Alex below and he's putting himself in categories to be, you know, maybe the best Indie car driver ever when it's all said and done.
• 3:04
  [SPEAKER_00]: I'm going to say right now, Elijah, that it's the most impressive five year run in Indie car history.
• 3:12
  [SPEAKER_00]: You know, Mario and Dreddy and AJ folks, statistically may have had some runs that were this impressive, but not against
• 3:21
  [SPEAKER_00]: competition like this when you're in spec cars.
• 3:24
  [SPEAKER_00]: Everybody has the same chance every week.
• 3:27
  [SPEAKER_00]: It was never like this during their era.
• 3:29
  [SPEAKER_00]: They had superior equipment and they had superior talent.
• 3:34
  [SPEAKER_00]: And you can say that close with the best team and he and he is.
• 3:39
  [SPEAKER_00]: I think it has the best team right now.
• 3:40
  [SPEAKER_00]: But this is the series right now is designed for no one to dominate it and he's still finding
• 3:50
  [SPEAKER_00]: That's fun.
• 3:50
  [SPEAKER_02]: You know, I think what's also interesting to watch is when you watch Chip Ganesi and he's with Alex, but he never looks worried or concerned or stressed.
• 3:59
  [SPEAKER_02]: Then that's not the case for owners of race teams.
• 4:06
  [SPEAKER_00]: And as I said, will power, the king of pole positions, number two, great day for him.
• 4:12
  [SPEAKER_00]: None of us mentioned him on Thursday, which is kind of strange because of how good he has been at Detroit and how good and dread he's been at Detroit.
• 4:20
  [SPEAKER_00]: We shouldn't have been surprised by it, but I think we all work.
• 4:24
  [SPEAKER_01]: I would be very shocked if will power doesn't win this race or ends up in the wall because I don't think there's maybe another driver on the grid who probably wants to win more being with the new team.
• 4:35
  [SPEAKER_01]: He's had kind of a little bit of a struggle bus year so far.
• 4:38
  [SPEAKER_01]: I'm starting second.
• 4:39
  [SPEAKER_01]: I think we have an awesome front row with how it's blown will power.
• 4:43
  [SPEAKER_01]: I cannot wait to see the start.
• 4:47
  [SPEAKER_02]: Oh, I can't either.
• 4:48
  [SPEAKER_02]: He's he's been looking really good this weekend.
• 4:51
  [SPEAKER_02]: And I agree with you Elijah.
• 4:53
  [SPEAKER_02]: I think he's going to be podium finished on a podium or He may end up in the wall, but he has looked
• 5:03
  [SPEAKER_02]: very good on the racetrack and you know, I guess this is experience, but it's like he's put all the bad incidences that have happened this year behind him and he is onto the next literally onto the next race, which is on Sunday.
• 5:22
  [SPEAKER_00]: Starting third, rough day by the way for Team Pinsky.
• 5:26
  [SPEAKER_00]: But Scott McLaughlin started third and look like he might be on the pole until Pelosi runs.
• 5:32
  [SPEAKER_00]: I think we probably have to consider McLaughlin a contender on Sunday as well.
• 5:46
  [SPEAKER_01]: obviously had a poor session today.
• 5:48
  [SPEAKER_01]: I just think, you know, a lot of people say this is New Gardens team Penske, but I'm going to go off in the last couple of years has been a really, really stellar talent in this series as a whole and he kind of deserves their respect he needs because he is a fantastic driver.
• 6:02
  [SPEAKER_02]: Yeah, team of Glockland.
• 6:05
  [SPEAKER_02]: Pens he wants to have somebody win or on the podium.
• 6:09
  [SPEAKER_02]: It's going to have to be McLaughlin this weekend, I think.
• 6:12
  [SPEAKER_02]: For reasons we'll talk about a little bit of reasons.
• 6:14
  [SPEAKER_02]: I'll talk about later, but McLaughlin was the most impressive Penske car and practice yesterday, practice this morning, and then through the qualifying runs.
• 6:29
  [SPEAKER_00]: Starting next to McLaughlin another all-time great.
• 6:32
  [SPEAKER_00]: You talked about Elijah said three or maybe four drivers who've been as dominant Scott Dixon had a run Early in his career that was similar to Polos as well.
• 6:42
  [SPEAKER_00]: He is starting next to McLaughlin.
• 6:44
  [SPEAKER_00]: I think it's that is best start of the year
• 6:47
  [SPEAKER_01]: And then you might be, yes, and I wouldn't be surprised, you know, especially if there's an early caution that that number nine crew pulls off one of the classic Scott Diction Strategies because he's poised in a pretty good car and Detroit can get pretty crazy.
• 6:59
  [SPEAKER_01]: We've seen it in years past, so he's definitely gonna be somebody to watch.
• 7:04
  [SPEAKER_02]: Scott Diction has been pretty impressive.
• 7:05
  [SPEAKER_02]: These last couple days too.
• 7:07
  [SPEAKER_02]: I thought there was a really good chance that gonna ask you might have owned the front row.
• 7:14
  [SPEAKER_00]: with the way that Dixon and was running laps out there and everything I think he just had the unfortunate thing of having to be go fifth in the in the fast six and starting on the third row era McLaren's top qualifier on Saturday Christian Lune Guard and Kyle Kirkwood who had a rough final qualifying run but looked like one of the contenders until then.
• 7:42
  [SPEAKER_01]: And you got to say as well for Kirkwood, you know, he put it in the wall this morning for practice.
• 7:46
  [SPEAKER_01]: So that ain't dreaded global team was kind of behind the April, and he's still delivered a six place.
• 7:51
  [SPEAKER_01]: We know how good he is on street circuits.
• 7:53
  [SPEAKER_01]: And he's going to be a major factor into Mars race.
• 7:57
  [SPEAKER_00]: All right, row four is going to be paddle award and Marcus Armstrong really nice run for Armstrong the top Meyer shank today.
• 8:05
  [SPEAKER_00]: And, uh,
• 8:12
  [SPEAKER_00]: They're both with instructing range.
• 8:15
  [SPEAKER_00]: I think that's pretty solid for them.
• 8:18
  [SPEAKER_01]: Chevy in general, it is just lacking this weekend.
• 8:21
  [SPEAKER_01]: I think Honda has seven of the top 10 spots secured up.
• 8:26
  [SPEAKER_01]: So to see two Chevy's and they both be from, I guess four four Chevy's in the top 10 with the Ras Musin, Paddo, Lumgard, and Scotty Mac.
• 8:35
  [SPEAKER_01]: But nevertheless, to have two of them up there for air McLaren as a great result.
• 8:41
  [SPEAKER_02]: I thought Paddo was going to make the fast six there for a while.
• 8:45
  [SPEAKER_02]: He had, uh, he was looking pretty good and qualifying, uh, talk about how talented Polo is, but you know, it does a great job of driving and handling cars that aren't always necessarily really smooth.
• 9:02
  [SPEAKER_02]: I think if there is a Chevy that other than maybe a McLachman that will contend, it will be Paddo.
• 9:11
  [SPEAKER_02]: I think that it could make a little noise on Sunday.
• 9:17
  [SPEAKER_00]: Boy, Mark or Simon Strong's a talent, isn't he?
• 9:21
  [SPEAKER_01]: Super talented driver that I think honestly flies under the radar for a lot of people, but I think he's been proving, yeah, exactly.
• 9:28
  [SPEAKER_01]: I think he's been proving this year, and then a couple of years, I would not be surprised to see him up at Ganesi here soon, because he is a Ganesi sign driver.
• 9:36
  [SPEAKER_01]: I think a lot of people kind of forget that.
• 9:37
  [SPEAKER_01]: He's pretty much on lease at Meyer Shank with Ganesi.
• 9:41
  [SPEAKER_01]: not for long.
• 9:43
  [SPEAKER_01]: He is.
• 9:43
  [SPEAKER_01]: That's for sure.
• 9:44
  [SPEAKER_00]: Quite a doubt.
• 9:46
  [SPEAKER_02]: I either Dixon is going to retire soon and he's going to replace him or he's just going to have superior performances and replace Kiffin Simpson.
• 9:57
  [SPEAKER_00]: Christian Rasmussen and Marcus Ericsson, a couple of Scandinavians starting 9th and 10th.
• 10:04
  [SPEAKER_00]: by the way, two dains in the top nine, pretty cool.
• 10:08
  [SPEAKER_00]: And then an all Ray Hall Letterman row in row six with Louis Foster and Graham Ray Hall.
• 10:15
  [SPEAKER_01]: I think that's a pretty good result for our LL.
• 10:18
  [SPEAKER_01]: You know, if they can stay there all day and maybe get one or two of those cars in the top 10, I think that's looking up for them because some of these circuits, they tend to struggle at.
• 10:28
  [SPEAKER_01]: And so this is a good result for our LL.
• 10:30
  [SPEAKER_01]: I think they both needed this for sure.
• 10:33
  [SPEAKER_02]: The Austrian railhole ransom really fast laps today made the top 12 did make that the top sit the fast six but did both have some really stellar laps at times today if they could get two of those drivers in the top 10 that would be even even better for them and you know surprisingly they
• 10:56
  [SPEAKER_02]: maybe say surprisingly, but in some ways based on last year, it is a little surprisingly how strong they've performed, I think so far this year, especially on the road courses.
• 11:09
  [SPEAKER_00]: Ro7 is no one's single and Alexander Rossi.
• 11:12
  [SPEAKER_00]: Ro8 Dennis Hager and your ND500 champion Felix Rosenquist to 16th.
• 11:19
  [SPEAKER_00]: I'm not a great day for him.
• 11:22
  [SPEAKER_00]: We thought he might ride some
• 11:27
  [SPEAKER_01]: I think we'll get it up in the top 10.
• 11:29
  [SPEAKER_01]: The Indianapolis 500 hangovers very real, but if there's anybody who can maybe get it up there, it's gonna be a Rosenquist.
• 11:35
  [SPEAKER_02]: I agree with you, Elijah.
• 11:41
  [SPEAKER_02]: We talked about our item, I mentioned it in our last 500 report that I wondered how the hangover would affect him because the any 500 champion just has so many obligations in that week, following the win that I think it can be hard
• 11:58
  [SPEAKER_02]: be ready for the next the next race and even though you're a really good driver and as much as you try I think there's just a lot of obligations as the 500 winner that just take a little bit away from you.
• 12:12
  [SPEAKER_00]: Ninth Rose Kiffin Simpson and Reenus VK Tenthro Kio Collet and Roman Rojon, good to see Kio Collet out there.
• 12:22
  [SPEAKER_01]: very good to see him back at least a pretty okay result and maybe maybe he can ship that thing up to a higher place tomorrow.
• 12:30
  [SPEAKER_00]: And then starting 21st is Joseph New Garden that I rough day and in Santino for Ruchi 22nd.
• 12:41
  [SPEAKER_01]: Yeah, I rough for rough for Santino.
• 12:43
  [SPEAKER_01]: I feel like some tracks are just doesn't have it and this is one of them.
• 12:48
  [SPEAKER_02]: I didn't realize and you probably didn't realize it until they mentioned it during the qualifying today that New Garden had injured his foot.
• 12:57
  [SPEAKER_02]: He's in a boot and I've got to imagine that they're bulking uncomfortable.
• 13:02
  [SPEAKER_02]: He's wearing it in the car.
• 13:04
  [SPEAKER_02]: So I've got to imagine that takes away a little bit.
• 13:07
  [SPEAKER_02]: So I guess he's got a lot of adjusting to do this weekend and it'll be interesting to see how that plays out in the race.
• 13:18
  [SPEAKER_00]: I got to say it is so nice to see grumpy Joseph New Garden is gone away.
• 13:25
  [SPEAKER_00]: Because he's taken a minute and he's gripped this year like he did not last year.
• 13:31
  [SPEAKER_01]: Oh, he did not, but I think he's been better this year and hopefully he's able to get over this injury pretty quick as we kind of hit a stride here in the summer months.
• 13:46
  [SPEAKER_00]: his teammates had a good weekend.
• 13:47
  [SPEAKER_00]: He had a very bad weekend.
• 13:50
  [SPEAKER_00]: And he will be starting next the stingray.
• 13:52
  [SPEAKER_00]: Rob.
• 13:54
  [SPEAKER_01]: It just looks rough for a number for me as we go along this season.
• 13:58
  [SPEAKER_01]: Had a obviously winning rookie the year for the 500.
• 14:02
  [SPEAKER_00]: But man, so pretty brutal.
• 14:05
  [SPEAKER_00]: Just keep expecting him to break through one week because we've seen in his queries a talent to drive or it's not just his dad's name, he's one championship.
• 14:16
  [SPEAKER_00]: He's been a contenderish and formula one at times to be so far behind a guy like Louis Foster who's a good talent, but to be so far behind him, just inexplicable.
• 14:31
  [SPEAKER_02]: Okay, my question is, how much do you think that carrying the shoe mocker name?
• 14:38
  [SPEAKER_02]: Wait, I mean, he that he used it puts pressure on himself because of that name, maybe that, you know, you would it, you think, I mean, he does.
• 14:49
  [SPEAKER_00]: He's been doing it for a moment in championships and sports car.
• 14:53
  [SPEAKER_00]: That's what makes any sense.
• 14:55
  [SPEAKER_02]: It may not, but I mean, he's in a different, he's in a different
• 15:00
  [SPEAKER_02]: division, I mean, different things, different tracks, and I mean, just whatever it is, because of being a shoe marker, he may, it's just, I mean, he may not be handling the pressure as well.
• 15:12
  [SPEAKER_02]: It'll be interesting to see if if this continues all year, at some point, you would think he's just somebody's got to tell him, just relax and drive.
• 15:25
  [SPEAKER_01]: And he just needs to settle down.
• 15:28
  [SPEAKER_01]: I think it, but none of the last he's been in the world endurance championship.
• 15:34
  [SPEAKER_01]: He's been in formula one.
• 15:35
  [SPEAKER_01]: I was going to have to turn it around quickly.
• 15:37
  [SPEAKER_00]: I drive her.
• 15:38
  [SPEAKER_00]: No doubt he's a qualified driver, but right now he doesn't even look like he's qualified to be an indie car driver.
• 15:43
  [SPEAKER_00]: Been rough.
• 15:44
  [SPEAKER_00]: And then starting last look like he was headed for the.
• 15:48
  [SPEAKER_00]: top 12 and toward the end of the qualifying run, clip the wall brought out a red flag that is David Malukus Michelle.
• 15:56
  [SPEAKER_00]: I all I remember is thinking you said out the best thing for David Malukus is just to get on to next week and who things have just gotten worse.
• 16:07
  [SPEAKER_02]: Oh, yeah, I heart went out to him when he hit the wall and that and, you know, his, they have to.
• 16:16
  [SPEAKER_02]: Totally changes car and he's going to have to start from way back and I don't think it's real easy to make your way up from that far back at Detroit with the tight turns and the passing and everything.
• 16:33
  [SPEAKER_02]: And as you're doing it, there's an opportunity to be collected in accidents or hit the wall again because you're trying to press your way to the front.
• 16:44
  [SPEAKER_02]: Yeah, it's been a rough couple of weeks for, um, Malook is, hey, the best thing for David, though, is Raste is May 31, so he'll be done with a month of May, so he can, maybe shut off that head into June.
• 17:01
  [SPEAKER_00]: Yeah, you need a tender and St. Louis for sure.
• 17:05
  [SPEAKER_00]: If not the winner, would not be shocked.
• 17:10
  [SPEAKER_00]: All right, let's do it again tomorrow after the race again early when Elijah.
• 17:15
  [SPEAKER_01]: Yep, 1230 green flag, really looking forward to some racing in the streets of Detroit.
• 17:20
  [SPEAKER_01]: Usually always brings some interesting strategy plays into question, which is how tight these walls are.
• 17:25
  [SPEAKER_01]: We're either going to get a lot of costumes or we're going to get no costumes, because everybody's being so careful, but we'll see.
• 17:32
  [SPEAKER_00]: And of course we will talk about it after it ends.
• 17:36
  [SPEAKER_00]: Thanks so much, guys.
• 17:41
  [SPEAKER_00]: Thanks so much to Elijah and Michelle, cannot believe I forgot to get their predictions and stop story lines.
• 17:47
  [SPEAKER_00]: We were up against the clock, and I just completely forgot.
• 17:50
  [SPEAKER_00]: Sorry about that.
• 17:51
  [SPEAKER_00]: We will continue to do that next week.
• 17:53
  [SPEAKER_00]: We will be back Sunday after the race.
• 17:56
  [SPEAKER_00]: Pretty early, I think.
• 17:58
  [SPEAKER_00]: Also, join us tonight for our fever report with John Robertson and Michelle, talking some fever after the game tonight, and just kind of talking about,
• 18:09
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• 18:13
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• 18:53
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