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The IndyCar Report with Elijah Poe and Michelle Garmon (2.290.1) · The Central Indiana Sports Report

• 0:08
  [SPEAKER_02]: You are listening to the Indie car report with Elijah Poe this week with guest Michelle Garman's portseller, the Tipped and Tribune and Elwood car leader, and it's only on the Central Indian of Sports Report.
• 0:23
  [SPEAKER_01]: Welcome to the Indie car port with the Lyship Poe on the Lyship Poe.
• 0:27
  [SPEAKER_01]: I'm here with Greg and Michelle as we have a little off-week here in Indie car, but we have had a domino fall in silly season, everybody.
• 0:35
  [SPEAKER_01]: It's been confirmed that Indianapolis 500 winner Felix Rosenquist will be departing from Meyer Shank Racing next year.
• 0:46
  [SPEAKER_00]: You know, I think after you won the Indy 500, I'm not sure that comes as a major surprise to die hard indie car fans, you figured that, you know, that's a big win and you win the granddaddy that you're going to draw a lot of attention from other teams and
• 1:06
  [SPEAKER_00]: Especially if you, you know, you're looking for a driver possibly in the next year, too, to challenge Kalo for the racing title because I think Rosenquist is a dynamic driver, right?
• 1:20
  [SPEAKER_00]: He doesn't mind loose grace cars, he's real gutsy.
• 1:25
  [SPEAKER_00]: I think he doesn't like, I think he's a nice driver and wherever he ends up, if they have the right support around him, you know, I think he's going to be very successful.
• 1:38
  [SPEAKER_02]: obviously I'm not shocked by it now but a week ago I was I don't know why Felix Rosenquist would want to go anywhere else at this point.
• 1:48
  [SPEAKER_02]: I assume it's about money that would change the equation obviously for anybody.
• 1:55
  [SPEAKER_02]: But it's clearly going to be a ganacheer and dready, and I'm not sure at this point that Meyer Shink isn't the place to be, guys.
• 2:03
  [SPEAKER_01]: Seagull's gone, and Marshall Purit has reported that the heaviest talk he's heard is Felix going back to McLaren.
• 2:12
  [SPEAKER_02]: It just seems odd to me that you would go back after a year.
• 2:14
  [SPEAKER_02]: Did they not know how good he was?
• 2:16
  [SPEAKER_02]: We knew how good he was.
• 2:17
  [SPEAKER_02]: Why didn't they hold on to him last year?
• 2:19
  [SPEAKER_02]: It just seems like a really strange situation to me.
• 2:24
  [SPEAKER_01]: Yeah.
• 2:24
  [SPEAKER_01]: Well, two years ago, that program was totally different.
• 2:27
  [SPEAKER_01]: You have to think that didn't even have Tony Kanan.
• 2:29
  [SPEAKER_01]: Ryan Hunter Ray wasn't in the picture.
• 2:32
  [SPEAKER_01]: I think Aaron McLaren is really rebuilt themselves heavily.
• 2:35
  [SPEAKER_01]: Since Felix has been there.
• 2:37
  [SPEAKER_01]: So I think even though the team is the same on the outside and it's the same on the car, I think internally that team is totally changed to where it was two years ago.
• 2:47
  [SPEAKER_00]: bringing in Tony Kanon, was huge for them.
• 2:49
  [SPEAKER_00]: I think a real huge move for them, this year was a bringing in Ryan Hunter Ray.
• 2:54
  [SPEAKER_00]: If you look at some of the results, since he's come into the program, especially how well Christian Lungard is running a little bit now, I just think that they have put the supporting pieces there and if they have a stable of really three drivers, then yeah, they're
• 3:13
  [SPEAKER_00]: They'll be the team to watch out for, next year, of course, below, with going to ask you right there won't go anywhere.
• 3:21
  [SPEAKER_00]: But it's pensky, they still have good drivers, because they have a new garden.
• 3:31
  [SPEAKER_00]: and Malukas and the McLaughlin and but other than really new garden of those three pesky drivers, there's not been a lot of sustained success per se, you know, through the year, you know, last year.
• 3:47
  [SPEAKER_00]: It'll be interesting.
• 3:49
  [SPEAKER_02]: Pence he is going to have to step up its game, Elijah.
• 3:53
  [SPEAKER_01]: Yeah, I think that's true, but I think, honestly, they're stepping up their game now.
• 3:57
  [SPEAKER_01]: David Malukus only sits at 60 points behind Alex Pelo right now and with three ovals coming up in the in the season, I wouldn't be surprised if maybe he could make it closer to maybe 40 points.
• 4:09
  [SPEAKER_01]: I think it's going to be big middle, middle hiles, a pretty big race for David Malukus, I think, because we know how good Alex Pelo is going to be there.
• 4:18
  [SPEAKER_01]: And if he wants to compete in the championship,
• 4:20
  [SPEAKER_01]: He's going to have to perform well.
• 4:22
  [SPEAKER_01]: Obviously, he's only one point ahead of Kyle Kirkwood who has 61 points behind below.
• 4:29
  [SPEAKER_00]: Yeah, Kirkwood's kind of in a bit of a slump right now.
• 4:32
  [SPEAKER_00]: I mean, you would think that at some point, that's going to end.
• 4:38
  [SPEAKER_01]: I just think in Dreadia some of these road courses, sometimes they just show up and they just don't have the car that these other top teams do and which is the same because you know, you look at a premier organization in any car and and Dreadia's one of the most coveted teams there is then again it feels like in recent years, especially there's just some tracks they show up and they are just not in contention all three of the and Dreadia cars have had a little bit of inconsistency this year.
• 5:04
  [SPEAKER_02]: Yeah, they have.
• 5:06
  [SPEAKER_02]: My question is who's going to end up at my or shank now?
• 5:10
  [SPEAKER_02]: Because clearly that's a program that can win races and can definitely win the 500.
• 5:17
  [SPEAKER_02]: Is there a chance it's collapsed?
• 5:20
  [SPEAKER_01]: I think there could be the only thing I would say with Collette being there is, I don't know how a line he is with the Chevy manufacturing.
• 5:29
  [SPEAKER_01]: I wouldn't be surprised since he is at AJ Foyte that Penske's maybe eyeing him if Joseph Newgarne were to move on, I think Collette would be awesome in that Penske's seat.
• 5:37
  [SPEAKER_01]: But then again, you know, any car is all about timing and if the timing fits, I could totally see Collette.
• 5:44
  [SPEAKER_01]: going to MSR.
• 5:45
  [SPEAKER_01]: It's really up to what chip can ask you once, you know, that team is pretty much a shadow team of Ganesi.
• 5:51
  [SPEAKER_01]: But I think Colette would fit really, really well.
• 5:53
  [SPEAKER_01]: I could even see maybe Dennis Howger moving there.
• 5:57
  [SPEAKER_01]: Maybe we know he's tied to and dready, but with timing is super super important in the car.
• 6:04
  [SPEAKER_01]: If it doesn't work out form, it doesn't work out form, and I could see him making that switch to Ganesi, and why wouldn't Ganesi want Dennis However, that's for sure.
• 6:11
  [SPEAKER_00]: And how about Marcus Armstrong?
• 6:13
  [SPEAKER_00]: Is he gonna be back in and ready or is he going somewhere else?
• 6:18
  [SPEAKER_01]: I could see him replacing Kiffin Simpson.
• 6:21
  [SPEAKER_01]: Going back up to Ganesi.
• 6:24
  [SPEAKER_01]: I just can Kiffin won't be in that car next year.
• 6:27
  [SPEAKER_01]: And you never know Scott Dixon might not even be with Ganesi next year.
• 6:31
  [SPEAKER_01]: So I think all paths lead to Marcus moving up.
• 6:33
  [SPEAKER_01]: And I think he proved it.
• 6:35
  [SPEAKER_01]: Even though he doesn't have a way any pretty much one that race last weekend until his engine blew up.
• 6:42
  [SPEAKER_00]: I just didn't want to work.
• 6:43
  [SPEAKER_00]: Where do we think Dickson's going to end up in?
• 6:46
  [SPEAKER_00]: Because it sounds like he doesn't want to go back to get nasty.
• 6:51
  [SPEAKER_01]: I think he'll be back at get nasty when I do.
• 6:53
  [SPEAKER_02]: I think it'll be a one-year deal.
• 6:56
  [SPEAKER_02]: I think he's negotiating against them now as all that it is.
• 7:00
  [SPEAKER_02]: That's my guess.
• 7:01
  [SPEAKER_02]: My question is where it is
• 7:09
  [SPEAKER_01]: Miles Rose is a big question mark, because I could see him, you know, if CLEAT does move on to another team, I could see him maybe in that AJ4C.
• 7:17
  [SPEAKER_01]: Obviously he has the most experience out of anybody in Indian NX.
• 7:20
  [SPEAKER_01]: And I think even if he doesn't get a full-time seat, I think it's almost a guarantee we're gonna see Miles Rose competing next year in the Indianapolis 500.
• 7:29
  [SPEAKER_01]: a football is also a question mark.
• 7:30
  [SPEAKER_01]: I'm not sure.
• 7:31
  [SPEAKER_01]: Maybe he has to stay another year in Indian next, but man, if we talk about a year after a year, it's getting really, really hard to find seats in Indian car.
• 7:39
  [SPEAKER_01]: Maybe he could jump in with the Hungo Salinga racing.
• 7:42
  [SPEAKER_01]: I would be shocked to see Stingray Rob come back.
• 7:45
  [SPEAKER_01]: So maybe definitely one of those smaller teams maybe a deal coin or Hungo Salinga for sure.
• 7:51
  [SPEAKER_00]: Well, I have another question real quick.
• 7:53
  [SPEAKER_00]: We, uh,
• 7:55
  [SPEAKER_00]: Do we think how long do we think that Schumacher is going to remain in any car if it's this season continues to beat like it has been very uneven or A pimple in the wrong way, but on a pimple in results.
• 8:13
  [SPEAKER_02]: I can't imagine that he would want to come back next year at this point, but yeah as far as Ray hall goes, I'm sure they're prepared to give them another year, but
• 8:26
  [SPEAKER_02]: I'd be running away from America right now.
• 8:30
  [SPEAKER_01]: I feel like they're going to give him another year.
• 8:34
  [SPEAKER_01]: He brings a lot to the sport.
• 8:35
  [SPEAKER_01]: Maybe he needs this year for learning.
• 8:38
  [SPEAKER_01]: Maybe he can have a full off season of testing.
• 8:40
  [SPEAKER_01]: I think the...
• 8:43
  [SPEAKER_01]: The benefits are too high and the floor is kind of already where it's at now.
• 8:47
  [SPEAKER_01]: So there's really only way you can go is up or is going to stay at where exactly is next season, but I think just for marketing purposes and high purposes, I think they're going to keep them another year.
• 9:00
  [SPEAKER_02]: I have no question that they want to keep him another year.
• 9:02
  [SPEAKER_02]: My question is, why does he want to stay?
• 9:04
  [SPEAKER_02]: It's clearly not working.
• 9:06
  [SPEAKER_02]: And you would thought by now, at least he'd be somewhere close to competitive.
• 9:11
  [SPEAKER_02]: And he just week after week after week, it's just a nightmare for him.
• 9:17
  [SPEAKER_02]: Yeah.
• 9:18
  [SPEAKER_02]: Outwards.
• 9:18
  [SPEAKER_02]: He's going to go, though.
• 9:20
  [SPEAKER_00]: Well, maybe back to another maybe somewhere else you're a man.
• 9:26
  [SPEAKER_02]: You're if's got lots of good racing He's definitely not getting paid as much that's for sure.
• 9:32
  [SPEAKER_02]: He's not going back to F1, but You know, at this point, but um, there's lots of good racing and he's shown some talent and other kinds of cars and there's definitely other things he can drive, but man if I were him
• 9:45
  [SPEAKER_02]: This has just been I couldn't have if you would have said, hey, drop the worst possible season for mixed shoe mucker.
• 9:51
  [SPEAKER_02]: I don't think I could have come up with something this bad.
• 9:54
  [SPEAKER_01]: Yeah, that's rough.
• 9:56
  [SPEAKER_01]: It's been bad.
• 10:00
  [SPEAKER_01]: Moving on, we just found out news today that there are going to be a slew of legends and Indianapolis 500 winners racing on the race week of the Saturday for the Freedom 250 Grand Prix of Washington, D.C.
• 10:14
  [SPEAKER_01]: In the Iraq series, we have Elio Cashinovio, Nevis, Dario Frankini, Tony Canan, Jeff Gordon, Kurt Bush, Bobby Lobani, Rusty Wallace,
• 10:25
  [SPEAKER_01]: Bill Elliott and more.
• 10:27
  [SPEAKER_01]: I think what a perfect lead in to a really, really hyped up event coming here in August.
• 10:34
  [SPEAKER_00]: Yeah, I'm anxious to see how Bill Elliott takes can take a car around.
• 10:38
  [SPEAKER_00]: He's going to be 72 at the end of the year.
• 10:41
  [SPEAKER_00]: you know, Rusty Wallace is going to be 70, it's going to be interesting.
• 10:47
  [SPEAKER_00]: Two drivers in the 70s, one in early 60s.
• 10:51
  [SPEAKER_00]: I think four in the 50s and of those famous and then you got Kurt Bush who will be, I think it's 47 or 48.
• 10:57
  [SPEAKER_00]: He is 47.
• 10:58
  [SPEAKER_00]: I'm not sure if he'll be, oh, he will be 48 by the time of the race.
• 11:01
  [SPEAKER_00]: His birthday is August 4th, so he'll be 48 by the time.
• 11:05
  [SPEAKER_02]: They race.
• 11:06
  [SPEAKER_02]: Well, Darryl Frinkiti, Alio, and Kurt Bush all could put on their suits right now and race with anybody.
• 11:13
  [SPEAKER_02]: And the others probably not, but she's such a great idea to have these legends out there.
• 11:18
  [SPEAKER_02]: And I hope they can add even more, because that is just such a great idea.
• 11:23
  [SPEAKER_00]: Well, I'll tell you what Tony Kanan can race with.
• 11:26
  [SPEAKER_00]: I think those, the NASCAR guys, I do think I'd other than with Kurt Bush.
• 11:31
  [SPEAKER_00]: I wouldn't put it past Jeff Gordon to perform well.
• 11:34
  [SPEAKER_00]: I mean,
• 11:36
  [SPEAKER_00]: show, you know, so competitive.
• 11:40
  [SPEAKER_01]: That's a good point.
• 11:41
  [SPEAKER_01]: You didn't think about that.
• 11:44
  [SPEAKER_01]: Yeah, it should be awesome race.
• 11:46
  [SPEAKER_01]: They're going to be racing in the Pontiac Firebirds to even make it better.
• 11:49
  [SPEAKER_01]: That's going to look absolutely incredible on that circuit.
• 11:52
  [SPEAKER_01]: And just want a great lead-in to what is hopefully a really great race, you know?
• 11:57
  [SPEAKER_01]: They're looking all numbers are pointing to like this could be one of the biggest races in any car other than the Indianapolis 500, obviously.
• 12:06
  [SPEAKER_01]: But super excited that this event, getting able to
• 12:10
  [SPEAKER_01]: to take place and a super fortunate for any car to jump on this opportunity.
• 12:14
  [SPEAKER_01]: That's for sure.
• 12:15
  [SPEAKER_00]: Well, yeah.
• 12:15
  [SPEAKER_00]: I mean, if you look at the crowds, it like the, I mean, I know there was a lot of criticism for the UFC at the White House.
• 12:21
  [SPEAKER_00]: But if you look at the crowds and the people there, I mean, the people, there are a lot of people that are into the celebration events and the stuff going on for the America's 250th birthday.
• 12:33
  [SPEAKER_00]: And I just think this is just like you said,
• 12:41
  [SPEAKER_02]: I'm really excited about this death, see thing, I think the aesthetics are going to be incredible.
• 12:46
  [SPEAKER_02]: I just, my only concern is it's being run by the government at any time, anything's run by the government, it could just go horribly wrong.
• 12:54
  [SPEAKER_01]: The only thing that is a little bit asserting, a little bit makes me feel a little bit better as that Indie car has been working on this for I think two or three years.
• 13:02
  [SPEAKER_01]: So at least they had the foresight to maybe think of this even though they didn't announce it until what was it, the first week, almost the first week of the Indie car season, at least they were,
• 13:13
  [SPEAKER_01]: planning well in advance.
• 13:15
  [SPEAKER_01]: But I think no matter what, it's going to be interesting.
• 13:18
  [SPEAKER_01]: The eyes are going to be on the sport and talking about eyes on the sport road America came in with 1.8 million average viewers.
• 13:25
  [SPEAKER_01]: So I think biggest race of the year other than the 500 and any car really does seem to be looking up right now.
• 13:32
  [SPEAKER_00]: Yeah.
• 13:32
  [SPEAKER_00]: And even if the soccer lead into it, I mean, that was such a great race.
• 13:37
  [SPEAKER_00]: And of course that the fans stayed with watching it.
• 13:41
  [SPEAKER_00]: And I think, you know, like I said, I think like last week's race was really good.
• 13:48
  [SPEAKER_00]: If you turned tuned into indica for some, I don't know how it couldn't help to make you a fan or want to watch at least another indica race to see if it's always like this because I just think it, I think
• 14:01
  [SPEAKER_00]: Indie car is just keeps getting better year after year after year and I hope the popularity does continue to grow.
• 14:14
  [SPEAKER_02]: Michelle, I completely agree with you on that sentiment.
• 14:17
  [SPEAKER_02]: I don't know why someone would watch that and not tune back in again, but we've been saying this now for 20 years as the racings got better and better used to be just incredible on those mile and a half ovals still never came.
• 14:29
  [SPEAKER_02]: So I'm still skeptical that the,
• 14:33
  [SPEAKER_02]: will ever regain the popularity that it had in the 70s through the 90s, let me do it again at an oyster, you know, from like the 50s through the 90s where it was one of America's biggest sports, but I hope so because it deserves it, it's that good of a product right now.
• 14:51
  [SPEAKER_01]: Yeah, and it will be a good product here in July 5th, when we go racing at Mid-O-Hio, can't wait to see the scenes.
• 14:58
  [SPEAKER_01]: It's usually such a great, such a great event that they have, of course, it's on 4th of July, weekends.
• 15:03
  [SPEAKER_01]: So I'm sure they're going to have, don't get me some pretty cool things for qualifying on July 4th.
• 15:10
  [SPEAKER_00]: They'll kept qualifying off with fireworks, right?
• 15:14
  [SPEAKER_02]: But why are we just race on the 4th of July guys?
• 15:18
  [SPEAKER_02]: Why are we not having this race on the 4th of July every single year, whether it's on a Tuesday or a Friday or Saturday?
• 15:27
  [SPEAKER_02]: Race the freaking middle higher race on the 4th of July every year.
• 15:32
  [SPEAKER_02]: That's my rant.
• 15:33
  [SPEAKER_00]: I think it would be great.
• 15:34
  [SPEAKER_00]: But is it.
• 15:35
  [SPEAKER_00]: That is NASCAR that they still run like the second Daytona race that we can.
• 15:41
  [SPEAKER_02]: Yes.
• 15:41
  [SPEAKER_00]: We're on that day.
• 15:42
  [SPEAKER_00]: Yeah.
• 15:44
  [SPEAKER_00]: might be, that might be why I don't know for sure, but no, they don't do it on the work over a lot before.
• 15:49
  [SPEAKER_00]: So they could overlap again.
• 15:50
  [SPEAKER_00]: I don't tell you, I think that fourth of July race would be just fantastic.
• 15:57
  [SPEAKER_02]: On the fourth every year, at the same time, people who are indie car fans, race fans, plan their day around it.
• 16:04
  [SPEAKER_02]: And all that, and I just don't understand why they will refuse to make that obvious, I think, marketing decision Elijah.
• 16:16
  [SPEAKER_01]: Especially with 250 America this year, and everybody thinking about it.
• 16:22
  [SPEAKER_02]: Yeah.
• 16:23
  [SPEAKER_02]: But it is without question one of the most fun races of the year.
• 16:27
  [SPEAKER_02]: I used to watch indie car and look so forward to the ovals and then the other races was like, and now the other races are just as good as the ovals.
• 16:36
  [SPEAKER_02]: It's just an incredible product they're putting on week to week right now and middle high is one of the best.
• 16:43
  [SPEAKER_01]: couldn't agree more can't wait to talk about it next week.
• 16:47
  [SPEAKER_01]: I'm sure some of our predictions will have a familiar driver up in front.
• 16:54
  [SPEAKER_01]: Who is that?
• 16:58
  [SPEAKER_01]: He's a new Spaniard to the series brand new driver he's only been around for six years.
• 17:15
  [SPEAKER_01]: Thanks, guys.
• 17:16
  [SPEAKER_01]: That was fun.
• 17:16
  [SPEAKER_01]: Thank you.
• 17:17
  [SPEAKER_00]: Thank you.
• 17:20
  [SPEAKER_02]: Producer Susie Pitter's stamp of approval on this podcast, 18 minutes of gold she says.
• 17:27
  [SPEAKER_02]: Thank you so much Elijah.
• 17:28
  [SPEAKER_02]: Thank you so much, Michelle.
• 17:30
  [SPEAKER_02]: Thank you so much everybody for listening.
• 17:36
  [SPEAKER_02]: Stay put.
• 17:39
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• 17:47
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• 17:53
  [SPEAKER_02]: Even if you can't catch onto a bit.