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The IndyCar Report with Elijah Poe (Guests: Dave Chanley & Michelle Garmon, 2.294.1) · The Central Indiana Sports Report

• 0:04
  [SPEAKER_03]: You are listening to the indie car report with Elijah Poe every Thursday on the Central Indian Sports Report.
• 0:10
  [SPEAKER_03]: A lot of big news and erased this weekend, so I had to bring in some special guests Dave Chandley and Tipton Tribune and Elwood Colleator Sports Editor Michelle Garmin.
• 0:22
  [SPEAKER_03]: Welcome indie car fans of the Central Indian Sports Report for this week's indie car report with Elijah Poe, Elijah it's been a crazy morning tell us about it.
• 0:33
  [SPEAKER_01]: Yeah, I can from today that none other than Scott Dixon and the N5100 winner of this year, Felix Rosenquist, are headed to Eroma Claren.
• 0:41
  [SPEAKER_01]: I think one of the biggest new shakeups I can remember in recent years.
• 0:47
  [SPEAKER_01]: Uh, so it's going to be very interesting to see what silly season has, uh, has also show for us because it's going to be a long season.
• 0:54
  [SPEAKER_01]: That's for sure.
• 0:56
  [SPEAKER_00]: I agree with you, Elijah.
• 0:57
  [SPEAKER_00]: We are.
• 0:59
  [SPEAKER_00]: We already knew that Rosenquest was leaving MSR and trying to figure out where he went would go figured he might end up there at...
• 1:12
  [SPEAKER_00]: arrow and that did happen.
• 1:13
  [SPEAKER_00]: Of course, Dixon left too.
• 1:16
  [SPEAKER_00]: I know I had a feeling that when he said that he would be gone unless there just wasn't a seat for him somewhere.
• 1:24
  [SPEAKER_00]: But I think him going to arrow McLaren as I said in the text earlier, I think
• 1:32
  [SPEAKER_00]: Well, as you said, you said it's a power team and it is, I mean, what a stable of drivers.
• 1:37
  [SPEAKER_00]: But I also believe now there's a lot that is even more pressure on Arrow McClarin to have more consistent better results in Indicar.
• 1:49
  [SPEAKER_02]: Have we ever seen this much movement?
• 1:52
  [SPEAKER_01]: No, no.
• 1:53
  [SPEAKER_02]: It's true that they are all going to finish the season where they are now.
• 1:58
  [SPEAKER_02]: But have we ever seen this much movement this early in a season before?
• 2:03
  [SPEAKER_02]: I cannot remember it, maybe Elijah, can you remember any?
• 2:07
  [SPEAKER_03]: I really can't, I mean, I don't remember anything like this, Dave.
• 2:13
  [SPEAKER_03]: I don't, I don't remember anything like this.
• 2:15
  [SPEAKER_00]: Many drivers.
• 2:16
  [SPEAKER_03]: Yeah, I remember things like this late in a year happening.
• 2:21
  [SPEAKER_03]: But we're halfway through the season.
• 2:23
  [SPEAKER_03]: This silly season just jumped on us like so fast.
• 2:30
  [SPEAKER_02]: It's just incredible and of course, when you play musical chairs, the music stops and somebody usually gets left out and I'm wondering who that might be in this whole thing because I don't I'm not sure where Loungard is going to go.
• 2:47
  [SPEAKER_02]: He may be the odd man out.
• 2:49
  [SPEAKER_00]: Well, no, like I tell you, you think Loungard may end up and I think you are on this something there.
• 2:55
  [SPEAKER_01]: Yeah, I think Lungard, I think the obvious choice for not only himself, but I would say Chip can ask these well stuff to have Lungard come over and which chip can ask you racing.
• 3:04
  [SPEAKER_01]: I think if you look at the season this year, there have been really two drivers that dominate on the road and especially road courses especially, but the street courses as well is Christian Lungard Alex below.
• 3:16
  [SPEAKER_01]: I couldn't imagine having those two on the same team, talk about two championship contenders.
• 3:21
  [SPEAKER_01]: I think those are two some of the best that we have in any car.
• 3:26
  [SPEAKER_00]: Yeah, so that means that it's, I think it's the young guys.
• 3:29
  [SPEAKER_00]: I think, you know, when it all shakes down, I think, Seagull and Simpson are gonna be the ones that are scrambling to find seats.
• 3:38
  [SPEAKER_00]: And they won't be with major race.
• 3:40
  [SPEAKER_03]: Guys, can I say something controversial?
• 3:43
  [SPEAKER_03]: Yeah, you sure show?
• 3:44
  [SPEAKER_03]: Yeah, absolutely.
• 3:46
  [SPEAKER_03]: I think Arrow McClaren just made a huge downgrade in their driver talent.
• 3:51
  [SPEAKER_03]: losing Christian loan guard to an old guy and a guy who won a race one time.
• 3:57
  [SPEAKER_03]: Not their Rosenquist isn't very good, but he is not the talent the Christian loan guard is.
• 4:03
  [SPEAKER_00]: Well, you know what great you're right, for Dixon's age, you really don't have a grace period for a grace time for adjustment because he doesn't have that many years left in any car.
• 4:14
  [SPEAKER_00]: And I'm not sure that he has a championship contender season in him anymore at his age.
• 4:24
  [SPEAKER_02]: Greg, you make a great point there.
• 4:27
  [SPEAKER_02]: And I tend to agree with you.
• 4:31
  [SPEAKER_02]: Lundgaard's the up, one of the up-and-comers.
• 4:34
  [SPEAKER_02]: Rosenquist, as good as he is, he's still a little...
• 4:39
  [SPEAKER_03]: He's 34.
• 4:41
  [SPEAKER_03]: Amy's fantastic.
• 4:42
  [SPEAKER_03]: But a Christian Lundgaard is the guy I would be targeting if I was a team.
• 4:49
  [SPEAKER_03]: Wow.
• 4:50
  [SPEAKER_02]: I think it's getting weird.
• 4:53
  [SPEAKER_01]: shake into this whole picture.
• 4:56
  [SPEAKER_00]: MSR.
• 4:57
  [SPEAKER_01]: Yeah, I think Collette has already been rumored to be headed to MSR and I think that's a perfect fit for him.
• 5:01
  [SPEAKER_01]: Talk about, you know, almost a spot like Marcus Armstrong's in right now.
• 5:06
  [SPEAKER_01]: Being able to develop and really hone in his skills and eventually either could be up with the big boys and gonna ask you or maybe jump ship and go to injury or pinski.
• 5:15
  [SPEAKER_01]: I think all those options are on the table for him.
• 5:24
  [SPEAKER_01]: Either that, or I can see him replacing Kiffin Simpson up at Gnassie.
• 5:29
  [SPEAKER_03]: Oh, so both Myers-Shings to Gnassie.
• 5:31
  [SPEAKER_03]: Like the miners, the majors, right?
• 5:34
  [SPEAKER_03]: Yep.
• 5:35
  [SPEAKER_03]: Wow.
• 5:36
  [SPEAKER_03]: And it would be loaded as well.
• 5:38
  [SPEAKER_03]: And again, nothing gets Rosenquist, but if you're going to give me one future Rosenquist or Marcus Armstrong, I'm taking Marcus Armstrong's.
• 5:48
  [SPEAKER_02]: Yeah, he's an up and comery.
• 5:49
  [SPEAKER_02]: He's one of the young guns.
• 5:51
  [SPEAKER_02]: No question.
• 5:53
  [SPEAKER_02]: No question.
• 5:53
  [SPEAKER_02]: He is just waiting on a great ride.
• 5:56
  [SPEAKER_02]: If he gets a great ride, he will prove he's a great racer.
• 5:59
  [SPEAKER_00]: Right.
• 6:00
  [SPEAKER_00]: But what's the granddaddy race?
• 6:02
  [SPEAKER_00]: It's the Indy 500, right?
• 6:04
  [SPEAKER_00]: Rosenquist is really good on ovals.
• 6:06
  [SPEAKER_00]: We know Paddle
• 6:19
  [SPEAKER_02]: Wow, what, now question here, to all of the teams go with them because Dickson's team has all, has all been with Kinesi for years, is that a package sealer, does he come into a new group, new team, how's that, how's that gonna shake out?
• 6:40
  [SPEAKER_03]: I think they're looking ahead for leadership, right?
• 6:42
  [SPEAKER_03]: And so yeah, I would imagine it would be a new team, but it's,
• 6:46
  [SPEAKER_03]: is again, I think that they have a plan in place at Arrow McLean clearly, but I, this wouldn't have leased me scratching my head just a little bit.
• 6:57
  [SPEAKER_03]: I, again, I just, I'm hearing the news as Elijah's telling me, so I'm trying to process this whole thing and my thought is, I think I'd just rather have loom for anyway.
• 7:10
  [SPEAKER_01]: I honestly think
• 7:12
  [SPEAKER_01]: that air McLaren's program is at a point where, you know, it's starting to get, you know, they've been at this for four or five years of really trying to be super competitive, but just having gotten there.
• 7:23
  [SPEAKER_01]: And I think, you know, with the driver lineup, that brings Scott Dixon with that experience, I think he might be somebody that can push them over the edge and finally get that program where it should be because they're sure as hell's been in the money.
• 7:37
  [SPEAKER_02]: Bunny is no object for the teams we have mentioned.
• 7:40
  [SPEAKER_02]: I think that is, that's the obvious end.
• 7:42
  [SPEAKER_02]: And these drivers don't bring money necessarily, don't bring money with them to keep a ride.
• 7:50
  [SPEAKER_02]: They've already got plenty of money with them.
• 7:52
  [SPEAKER_02]: And so sponsorship, sponsorship will probably follow Dixon to Arrow.
• 8:00
  [SPEAKER_01]: Wow, he's just, it's mind boggling.
• 8:03
  [SPEAKER_01]: Yeah, that P&C car has been with Scott Dixon for his whole careers.
• 8:10
  [SPEAKER_02]: And another question to throw out.
• 8:12
  [SPEAKER_02]: Thursday, race is left.
• 8:14
  [SPEAKER_02]: How does this shake out in the paddock with all these guys moving and staying with their team for the rest of the year?
• 8:24
  [SPEAKER_02]: It's just gonna be interesting to see how this shakes out.
• 8:28
  [SPEAKER_03]: I mean, if, uh, Polo can get along with Ganasie when he was with Aroma Claire and for four years supposedly, um, during that entire lawsuit, I think we could, I think they'll probably be okay, but, uh, yeah, it's, um, it will be odd.
• 8:46
  [SPEAKER_03]: It, again, so early for all this to be happening.
• 8:49
  [SPEAKER_03]: I've never seen anything like it.
• 8:54
  [SPEAKER_01]: It really is crazy.
• 8:56
  [SPEAKER_01]: You usually see these huge moves get put out, you know, more at the end of the season, but man for it to be happening so quick, I think.
• 9:05
  [SPEAKER_01]: You know, some teams that are kind of not been in the talks or pensky and injury, and we know.
• 9:09
  [SPEAKER_01]: Joseph New Garden may be on the rumored to be moving.
• 9:13
  [SPEAKER_01]: You look at and dreading you never know about Marcus Ayrickson.
• 9:16
  [SPEAKER_01]: So I think there's still a lot of that has to play out.
• 9:18
  [SPEAKER_01]: So this is really the first time that we've seen.
• 9:21
  [SPEAKER_02]: Is that a possibility of a sea moving?
• 9:24
  [SPEAKER_02]: Not now.
• 9:25
  [SPEAKER_02]: I think he's pretty cool to down.
• 9:27
  [SPEAKER_03]: Yeah, I would say if he doesn't start winning some, maybe next year it starts to get a little hot, but in Malukas to solid it is his, I assume that Joseph New Garden solid with Pinsky, although he's been pretty unhappy the last year and a half.
• 9:44
  [SPEAKER_03]: It'll be fun to see where Dennis Howger ends up.
• 9:47
  [SPEAKER_03]: You're going to have to have a seat.
• 9:48
  [SPEAKER_03]: I think for Miles Row, I think you're starting to get to a point where you're going to need it within Zofeta Paldi.
• 9:56
  [SPEAKER_03]: So we're going to, oh, sorry.
• 10:01
  [SPEAKER_03]: Fornd Rally is almost a certain driver next year.
• 10:05
  [SPEAKER_03]: And the, there's going to be seat tilt.
• 10:07
  [SPEAKER_02]: And Mick Schumacher, I'm just getting started.
• 10:09
  [SPEAKER_02]: Not in a seat next year in any car.
• 10:13
  [SPEAKER_03]: uh... that opens up a spot i would think so i would think that he would be like who once i feel for kiffence and and no one's eagle are young and they are they're good they just i'm not sure how to explain it but my gosh there then they were
• 10:37
  [SPEAKER_03]: They were not good enough to be in those seats.
• 10:39
  [SPEAKER_03]: That's all it is.
• 10:41
  [SPEAKER_03]: Are they good enough to be in an MSR or a Ray Hall or carpenter?
• 10:47
  [SPEAKER_03]: Maybe, I don't think we know, but what we do for sure is carpenter.
• 10:51
  [SPEAKER_02]: We're expanding the three cars for the whole series.
• 10:56
  [SPEAKER_01]: I don't think there's any charters for that, um, I think the extra, uh, in 2028, there's going to be an extra Chevy that's going to be put out to one of these teams.
• 11:03
  [SPEAKER_02]: I think it may be could be carpenter, but I honestly would be surprised, uh, if it's been a lot of race drivers, go through carpenter to get to a bigger and better seat.
• 11:14
  [SPEAKER_02]: He has been kind of a triple A farm club for some of these, some of these great drivers.
• 11:21
  [SPEAKER_03]: Yeah, that's the change and speaking of which, Christian Rasmussen is a guy that I think
• 11:26
  [SPEAKER_03]: a lot of teams are going to be interested in, but I do think with Alexander Rossi signing he has kind of indicated that he's done doing that, that he's more looking for a solid team now than than just the, as you mentioned, since I can remember, I was wondering if
• 11:50
  [SPEAKER_00]: There's another guy that, you know, I know he's exciting and people like him, but he hasn't put up a lot of results either, you know, with some other drivers, maybe becoming available, being dropped or whatever, somebody, maybe, and I'm not talking like Simpson or Seagull because you want to root you over one of over those guys, but maybe somebody else.
• 12:15
  [SPEAKER_01]: Yeah, I really think for each he's going to have a seat at AJ before he he shows that he's not a contender at the 500.
• 12:23
  [SPEAKER_01]: I think, you know, just him consistently being in the top 10 and think good here and there.
• 12:29
  [SPEAKER_01]: I mean, obviously, I think he had a top 10 at road America.
• 12:32
  [SPEAKER_01]: I think he'll stay as long as, you know, he doesn't make a huge huge mistake and calls the team a lot of money.
• 12:39
  [SPEAKER_03]: Didn't you say, didn't you say that you think,
• 12:45
  [SPEAKER_01]: Yeah, I've seen rumors that that could be in the works.
• 12:48
  [SPEAKER_01]: Obviously Miles Rose been in talks with Penske for a while now, just really hasn't put a great full season together and Indy next, but you know, he's been there for I think this is his third year and obviously is a couple wins to his name, but I would be shocked to see him in a full-time seat, but I know for certain, I can probably expect him to be in a car come May.
• 13:12
  [SPEAKER_00]: All of this silliness kind of makes it harder for to think that our favorite that daily will be in a car full time, right?
• 13:24
  [SPEAKER_03]: Yeah, and with all the young talent to it's coming up.
• 13:29
  [SPEAKER_00]: You know, I will say this.
• 13:30
  [SPEAKER_00]: I'm really surprised like Ray Hall Letterman.
• 13:32
  [SPEAKER_00]: They've never.
• 13:34
  [SPEAKER_00]: they've not really been or maybe they have we just don't know show them a lot of interest in Connor daily just because you know their shop is here in science bill if he is an Indiana native a fan favorite in this area be my favorite team and my favorite driver guys come on and it's another busy weekend indie cars we enter
• 13:56
  [SPEAKER_01]: One of the best road courses for sure in any car's history, heading to Mid-O-Hio this weekend.
• 14:02
  [SPEAKER_01]: It should be an interesting race.
• 14:04
  [SPEAKER_01]: I guess who are some of the people you can see you can expect to maybe contend for a race one here.
• 14:10
  [SPEAKER_01]: We shyed out, let's blow up.
• 14:12
  [SPEAKER_01]: Yeah.
• 14:13
  [SPEAKER_03]: Because we can all just say, let's blow right now.
• 14:15
  [SPEAKER_03]: Exactly.
• 14:18
  [SPEAKER_03]: Scott's approach will be shocked me if he went out and did something like that this weekend.
• 14:24
  [SPEAKER_00]: I'll tell you what.
• 14:25
  [SPEAKER_00]: I think this is a week weekend that Kirkwood bounces back.
• 14:27
  [SPEAKER_00]: You know, he's had a rough stretch here.
• 14:30
  [SPEAKER_00]: They had that week off.
• 14:31
  [SPEAKER_00]: Um, you know, he's been strong.
• 14:33
  [SPEAKER_00]: That team's been strong on road courses and everything.
• 14:36
  [SPEAKER_00]: So I wouldn't be surprised at all to see Kyle Kirkwood.
• 14:39
  [SPEAKER_00]: In the in the mix there to win or I'd put our be on the podium.
• 14:46
  [SPEAKER_01]: Yeah, I have to agree.
• 14:48
  [SPEAKER_01]: I think Scott Dickson is going to perform well and I also think Christian Lungard knowing everything that's going on.
• 14:54
  [SPEAKER_01]: I think he's going to have a really great second half of this season just because he's got a little chip on his shoulder now and he's performed really well and I expect him to continue that.
• 15:05
  [SPEAKER_03]: Guys, I think I picked Pattoe going in every weekend so far this year.
• 15:08
  [SPEAKER_03]: He hasn't won yet.
• 15:09
  [SPEAKER_03]: It's just been a rough year for him and I'm not sure how much of it's his fault, but
• 15:14
  [SPEAKER_03]: uh, he needs a big one.
• 15:15
  [SPEAKER_03]: He's really, we can.
• 15:20
  [SPEAKER_03]: It's just, it's another just amazing course.
• 15:25
  [SPEAKER_03]: Does Ray Hall have a bit of an advantage on its home course here.
• 15:30
  [SPEAKER_03]: That's one that I'll be looking at.
• 15:31
  [SPEAKER_03]: Don't count out Meyer Shank.
• 15:33
  [SPEAKER_03]: They've been consistent every type of course.
• 15:36
  [SPEAKER_03]: Maybe as consistent as any team, but ganasi and could be a really good weekend for those two as well.
• 15:43
  [SPEAKER_01]: I wouldn't be surprised if it wasn't, um, I think when you get with temperatures this extreme, uh, you look at somebody like Scott Dixon who knows how to manage a tire and somebody like Alex blow obviously.
• 15:55
  [SPEAKER_01]: So, uh, it should be a really fun weekend and I think for the July weekend as well, I'm interested to see how many people turn out on the fifth, so can't wait.
• 16:03
  [SPEAKER_00]: Well, how much does the heat play into the qualifying and practices on the Saturday that maybe you have a blow and engine thereafter, you know, maybe qualify and the practice or something because of all that heat, and then you have to replace your engine for the race on Sunday?
• 16:19
  [SPEAKER_03]: All of fine can cause all kinds of hazardous conditions and that kind of, and it's gonna be important for qualifying this on Saturday.
• 16:28
  [SPEAKER_01]: Yep, it will be really big.
• 16:31
  [SPEAKER_01]: I'm expecting just another great,
• 16:33
  [SPEAKER_01]: weekend of Indy Carty.
• 16:34
  [SPEAKER_01]: Look at how great last weekend or two weekends was at Rhode America and you know another classic Indy Car course that usually delivers some good results with going back to last year with Alex Blow making maybe his first ever mistake.
• 16:49
  [SPEAKER_01]: It's right.
• 16:55
  [SPEAKER_03]: Everybody enjoy the fourth of July weekend special weekend in love you America.
• 17:04
  [SPEAKER_03]: Thanks to Elijah, Dave, and Michelle for joining me once again.
• 17:08
  [SPEAKER_03]: Always awesome having them always fun to talk into car.
• 17:11
  [SPEAKER_03]: So we will be back.
• 17:14
  [SPEAKER_03]: I don't believe we're gonna all get together on the Fourth of July after qualifying to preview the race, but we are going to react after the race.
• 17:21
  [SPEAKER_03]: So please join us for that.
• 17:50
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• 17:56
  [SPEAKER_03]: I'll come in Daisy.