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The IndyCar Report with Elijah Poe: Palou's 2025 Historically (July 17, 2025; Podcast No. 328.2) · The Central Indiana Sports Report

• 0:15
  [SPEAKER_01]: Before we get going today with the Indie Car Report with Elijah Poe just want to let you know about our plans going forward with the Indie Car Report.
• 0:25
  [SPEAKER_01]: Starting in August our second season of the Central Indiana Sports Report.
• 0:29
  [SPEAKER_01]: The plan is to have Indie Car reports throughout the year
• 0:33
  [SPEAKER_01]: Every single week we will find a regular time and day going forward.
• 0:39
  [SPEAKER_01]: And of course during the season we will continue to preview every race after qualifying and then recap and react to every single race on the schedule with Elijah and sometimes some other guests.
• 0:54
  [SPEAKER_01]: Please join us.
• 0:58
  [SPEAKER_01]: What you're listening to now is the central Indiana Sports Report podcast number three hundred and twenty eight point two the indie car report with Elijah Pearl.
• 1:07
  [SPEAKER_01]: This week looking at Alex blows twenty twenty five from an historic perspective.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: Where he stacks up with the all-time greats heading into the Toronto race this weekend.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: you're listening to the central Indiana Sports Report with your host Greg Mendel's.
• 1:42
  [SPEAKER_01]: Welcome, Indie Car fans to the Central Indiana Sports Report and our weekly Indie Car Report with Elijah Poe.
• 1:50
  [SPEAKER_01]: Of course, I have Elijah Poe with me right now.
• 1:53
  [SPEAKER_01]: And we are going to talk greatest seasons in Indie Car history.
• 1:57
  [SPEAKER_01]: Of course, the name hasn't always been Indie Car, but there's still a
• 2:03
  [SPEAKER_01]: a trail going all the way back to the early nineteen hundred so we're going to talk about that Elijah and what's a little bit of a preview of what's coming up this weekend.
• 2:15
  [SPEAKER_01]: Because we have another street course coming up in Toronto, Elijah and the reason that we're doing the podcast that we're doing today is because Alex blows looking for his eighth win of the season in Toronto, Elijah, welcome.
• 2:32
  [SPEAKER_03]: Yeah, thanks for having me.
• 2:33
  [SPEAKER_03]: You know, with the season Alex Pelo is having, we've been talking about, you know, what what this means for his legacy and we've been talking all year.
• 2:43
  [SPEAKER_03]: How many records he's been breaking in Andy Carr and what a perfect time to get into some of the greatest seasons.
• 2:50
  [SPEAKER_03]: The whole series as a whole has seen, especially leading in Toronto.
• 2:55
  [SPEAKER_01]: Let me give you a few off the top of my head that maybe I remember Elijah or
• 3:00
  [SPEAKER_01]: that I've heard of.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: Of course, there's like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like like, like like, like like, like like, like like, like like, like like, like like, like like, like like, like like, like like
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  [SPEAKER_01]: That's the second one.
• 3:19
  [SPEAKER_01]: Yeah, there was an Allen through junior year, maybe ninety-nine before where he was dominant out of the start.
• 3:24
  [SPEAKER_01]: And I think there was also a maybe a Scott Dixon season recently off the top of my head.
• 3:31
  [SPEAKER_01]: Maybe one Pablo Montoya in two thousand.
• 3:34
  [SPEAKER_01]: I gave you some homework to do.
• 3:35
  [SPEAKER_01]: Eliza, what'd you find out?
• 3:37
  [SPEAKER_03]: So I guess I can start with, I guess I'll go with my personal three most dominant seasons.
• 3:44
  [SPEAKER_03]: Obviously talking about
• 3:46
  [SPEAKER_03]: number one has to be nineteen sixty four AJ points one ten out of thirteen races and one seven consecutive races to kick off the season including the five hundred and one of those.
• 4:00
  [SPEAKER_01]: I would say this first before we move on.
• 4:03
  [SPEAKER_01]: Elijah that.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: Because of the formula how much more impressive this is for Alex below.
• 4:11
  [SPEAKER_01]: because when age a foot rolled his car into every race in nineteen sixty four.
• 4:17
  [SPEAKER_01]: He was immediately the favorite because he had the best car.
• 4:20
  [SPEAKER_01]: Yeah.
• 4:21
  [SPEAKER_01]: Does Alex full of the best car right now.
• 4:23
  [SPEAKER_01]: Yes, but it's pretty much a stock formula right now.
• 4:28
  [SPEAKER_01]: Every car is pretty much the same.
• 4:30
  [SPEAKER_01]: If your car is better than the rest is usually because of the driver.
• 4:35
  [SPEAKER_01]: That was also the case in nineteen sixty four the driver had a lot to do with that as well.
• 4:41
  [SPEAKER_01]: This is ultra impressive that the league is this competitive and to already just be three wins shy of AJ Floyd's all-time record.
• 4:53
  [SPEAKER_03]: It's honestly unbelievable and maybe a little spoiler, but for the reasons you you stated, I would not be surprised if this season for Alex Pelosi does not end up in the top two or three seasons.
• 5:06
  [SPEAKER_03]: A driver's had an indie car
• 5:09
  [SPEAKER_01]: at all time.
• 5:11
  [SPEAKER_01]: Do you mean like a wins wise like going for fourth record of ten or do you mean legendarily?
• 5:19
  [SPEAKER_03]: Well, I would have to go legendarily because I'm not sure.
• 5:23
  [SPEAKER_03]: I'm not sure Alex Polo can reach ten wins.
• 5:27
  [SPEAKER_03]: I mean we all know a can of course we all know we can.
• 5:31
  [SPEAKER_03]: But it's just really hard to do like you said in this age of any car.
• 5:35
  [SPEAKER_03]: Winning is really, really hard and he's found a formula where he's been able to do it seven times.
• 5:43
  [SPEAKER_03]: It's just unbelievable seven out of twelve races for pull positions.
• 5:47
  [SPEAKER_03]: He has eleven out of the twelve races.
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  [SPEAKER_03]: He's finished in the top ten ten out of the twelve races.
• 5:53
  [SPEAKER_03]: He's finished in the top five.
• 5:54
  [SPEAKER_01]: anyone and you five hundred this year and we sell five races to go it's just unbelievable before we go move on to your next greatest season of all time I want to point out that winning the five hundred is almost a prerequisite for this for this stack if it wasn't Michael and Dreddy's nineteen ninety one I believe yes and he was eleven laps from winning the in the five hundred nineteen ninety one would probably also be on this list well maybe I'll argue about this because I've got a
• 6:22
  [SPEAKER_03]: certain driver by the name of Mario and Jerry with his nineteen sixty six season although he didn't win the five hundred he won eight out of fifteen races was on pull for the five hundred but this is my favorite ever's rookie of the year the five hundred yes and this is my favorite stat he led fifty five fifty four point eight percent of all laps run that season wow for over half of all the laps run in any car that season
• 6:52
  [SPEAKER_03]: Mario and Jerry was leading them.
• 6:53
  [SPEAKER_03]: That is unbelievably hard to do.
• 6:55
  [SPEAKER_03]: Unbelievable hard to do.
• 6:56
  [SPEAKER_01]: Unbelievable hard to do.
• 6:58
  [SPEAKER_01]: Elijah, but let me pose this question.
• 7:02
  [SPEAKER_01]: He had only a couple, only a couple fewer wins in nineteen sixty-nine and also won the NB five hundred.
• 7:09
  [SPEAKER_01]: Isn't that kind of to buy default the better season?
• 7:12
  [SPEAKER_03]: Yes, yes, but I don't think a lot of people give the sixty-six season enough credit.
• 7:17
  [SPEAKER_03]: Because obviously, everybody looks to sixty-nine.
• 7:20
  [SPEAKER_01]: And I think I can say the same thing about the nineteen ninety one Michael and Dreddy season that he dominated.
• 7:27
  [SPEAKER_03]: Yes, yeah, that is well.
• 7:29
  [SPEAKER_03]: How to grace these in there.
• 7:30
  [SPEAKER_03]: The only thing is gets a little under shadow because the five hundred and honestly in the sport indie car is.
• 7:39
  [SPEAKER_03]: I don't think it's too unfair to say that to have a great season you have to win the five hundred.
• 7:45
  [SPEAKER_01]: And he finished second to a legendary performance by Rick Meers in that five hundred he was passed with ten laps to go.
• 7:53
  [SPEAKER_01]: So close to being one of the all-time grades with his dad.
• 7:58
  [SPEAKER_01]: I mean, yeah, Michael Andretty is one of the all-time grades.
• 8:01
  [SPEAKER_01]: I'm talking about the all-time great seasons, of course.
• 8:04
  [SPEAKER_03]: That's right.
• 8:04
  [SPEAKER_03]: I can't get into and then my last.
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  [SPEAKER_03]: Definitely my top three.
• 8:09
  [SPEAKER_03]: This one might be interchangeable with Mario's sixty nine season, but
• 8:13
  [SPEAKER_03]: one year after nineteen seventy out on serenure of one ten one ten out of the eighteen races had a five race win streak and a three race win streak in the same season wow on the five hundred and led sixty six point eight percent of all laps whoa yeah that is a like you said whoa moments because that is just unbelievable sixty six point eight percent of all laps run
• 8:40
  [SPEAKER_03]: the nineteen seventy season alone is just eye popping and it's just unbelievable unbelievable I guess I have a couple other notable seasons to talk about the uh... two thousand seven champ car season by Sebastian board a one eight out of fourteen races and uh... let forty two percent all after obviously won the championship didn't win the five hundred that year but uh... you can't even include that one on there the competition was so bad
• 9:11
  [SPEAKER_03]: Everybody, it's not up there, but that is the notable season, you know, and not a lot of people have won eight races in a year.
• 9:18
  [SPEAKER_03]: Correct, a fourteen, two eight out of fourteen.
• 9:21
  [SPEAKER_01]: I understand.
• 9:26
  [SPEAKER_01]: It's definitely an asterisk, asterisk season.
• 9:28
  [SPEAKER_01]: Let's just put it that way.
• 9:29
  [SPEAKER_02]: Oh, yes.
• 9:31
  [SPEAKER_01]: The competition, those are four asterisk championships, just like no offense to all the IRL fans that
• 9:39
  [SPEAKER_01]: But he lives here and Sam Hornish and those guys.
• 9:43
  [SPEAKER_01]: Those are after his championships.
• 9:46
  [SPEAKER_03]: I don't disagree with you.
• 9:47
  [SPEAKER_03]: I don't disagree with you.
• 9:49
  [SPEAKER_01]: Alex or Junior in nineteen ninety four.
• 9:53
  [SPEAKER_03]: Very impressive eight out of sixteen races one.
• 9:57
  [SPEAKER_03]: One the five hundred.
• 9:58
  [SPEAKER_03]: This is my favorite step for Alex or Junior nineteen ninety four.
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  [SPEAKER_03]: Eleven top three finishes.
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  [SPEAKER_03]: On the podium.
• 10:08
  [SPEAKER_03]: eleven times out of sixteen races.
• 10:10
  [SPEAKER_03]: Um, you know, the only person who can say it might be close to that is, uh, is Alex Pelo, but I don't think that's getting done today in any means, uh, magical season in the nineteen ninety four for junior.
• 10:21
  [SPEAKER_03]: That is for sure.
• 10:23
  [SPEAKER_01]: Yeah.
• 10:23
  [SPEAKER_01]: That's a record pull out.
• 10:24
  [SPEAKER_01]: Definitely could go after right.
• 10:26
  [SPEAKER_01]: He's, um, he's got to be pretty close this year.
• 10:30
  [SPEAKER_01]: Yeah.
• 10:32
  [SPEAKER_01]: That's, that's one that's definitely a possibility.
• 10:35
  [SPEAKER_01]: I think he has nine.
• 10:37
  [SPEAKER_01]: nine top five's in eleven races is that right ten ten and twelve ten and twelve eight ten top tens and twelve races.
• 10:47
  [SPEAKER_01]: I'm not sure about the top five's yet that's one to two.
• 10:51
  [SPEAKER_01]: We'll have to look into that.
• 10:53
  [SPEAKER_03]: I guess I can post this question.
• 10:57
  [SPEAKER_03]: I guess where where could you see Alex closed season ending when things are all set and then twenty twenty five.
• 11:03
  [SPEAKER_01]: Man, there's an open-ended question, and that's why I wanted to do this, Alex.
• 11:09
  [SPEAKER_01]: There is a slight possibility that he could go five for five, right?
• 11:14
  [SPEAKER_01]: There's not going to be a track that he enters, that he's not going to be, if not the favorite one of the two or three.
• 11:21
  [SPEAKER_01]: So let's put that out there, that it's possible that he could get to twelve wins.
• 11:28
  [SPEAKER_01]: And the record, of course, is ten.
• 11:31
  [SPEAKER_01]: But let's put the odds at, let's set the odds Elijah and do it like this.
• 11:37
  [SPEAKER_01]: Do you think it's more than fifty fifty that he gets the ten wins?
• 11:42
  [SPEAKER_03]: I want to say it's forty, forty, sixty.
• 11:45
  [SPEAKER_01]: Yeah, that's for sounds about right to me.
• 11:47
  [SPEAKER_01]: And that's a pretty amazing thing that we're crazy.
• 11:52
  [SPEAKER_01]: And again, I want to point it out how how much competition there is in the series.
• 11:58
  [SPEAKER_01]: I've been doing this my whole life.
• 11:59
  [SPEAKER_01]: And if I went through junior at one, twelve out of sixteen races in nineteen ninety four, no one would have been surprised because he was the favorite going into every single weekend.
• 12:09
  [SPEAKER_01]: He had the Pinsky engine and no one else did.
• 12:13
  [SPEAKER_01]: It wasn't, it wouldn't have been that big of a surprise, of course, back then.
• 12:16
  [SPEAKER_01]: You didn't have nearly the engine reliability to win.
• 12:20
  [SPEAKER_01]: That's the, you were going to lose an engine or two during the year pretty much routinely, because engines weren't as reliable as they are now.
• 12:29
  [SPEAKER_01]: So there's also that factor.
• 12:32
  [SPEAKER_01]: Paload has hardly, if you want to talk about the percentage of DNS, Paload is probably the lowest in history, right?
• 12:42
  [SPEAKER_01]: because of the changing conditions and he finishes every freaking race.
• 12:47
  [SPEAKER_03]: It's incredible.
• 12:48
  [SPEAKER_03]: And that's why I think when this season is all set and done, I would be a little bit surprised if he had ten wins, but I wouldn't be shocked.
• 12:58
  [SPEAKER_03]: But I can really see him coming out.
• 13:01
  [SPEAKER_03]: I think he gets to that nine mark.
• 13:03
  [SPEAKER_03]: You look at the tracks coming up like Toronto for this weekend, and Laguna's take and Portland.
• 13:09
  [SPEAKER_03]: These are all tracks that he's won at before.
• 13:12
  [SPEAKER_03]: and he's very quick.
• 13:14
  [SPEAKER_03]: And although the and dreaded cars are also great on those circuits, it's Alex Pelo.
• 13:19
  [SPEAKER_03]: Like, I just will not, I would not be surprised.
• 13:21
  [SPEAKER_03]: He just has the pace.
• 13:22
  [SPEAKER_03]: He has the speed.
• 13:24
  [SPEAKER_03]: And that's why when it's all sent down, I would not be surprised if this is is one of the greatest, maybe one B behind AJ Foit for me, just because the track record he has right now and the competition he's going up against, it's next level.
• 13:40
  [SPEAKER_03]: It really is.
• 13:43
  [SPEAKER_01]: going to be awfully hard to be AJ Floyd's, nineteen sixty four.
• 13:48
  [SPEAKER_01]: But I think if it gets to eleven wins in this and the era that he's in you you almost have to start talking about it.
• 13:56
  [SPEAKER_01]: Is this the greatest season.
• 13:58
  [SPEAKER_03]: Yeah, I think that's that's true as well.
• 14:00
  [SPEAKER_03]: And I just think it's great that.
• 14:03
  [SPEAKER_03]: You know, this AJ Floyd record has has stood the test of time for so long, but yet there are so many runners.
• 14:10
  [SPEAKER_03]: that have been in competition for it.
• 14:12
  [SPEAKER_03]: And I think it's great for the series.
• 14:15
  [SPEAKER_03]: Not only to have somebody who's challenging history, but like that.
• 14:19
  [SPEAKER_03]: But it's important that that history still matters.
• 14:22
  [SPEAKER_03]: It's important people still know about the nineteen sixty four age of four you see and that's what Andy cars built up up upon and I think the people were expected now.
• 14:31
  [SPEAKER_03]: So greatly and to see Alex below have a I've even a chance to accomplish history something great to have in the series.
• 14:40
  [SPEAKER_01]: For those of you, Elijah's ageer around that, who are listening, AJ Point was the greatest star in Indicard history, at least within America.
• 14:54
  [SPEAKER_01]: Mario and Dreddy met have been the bigger world wide star, but they're the two biggest stars in the history of racing, I believe, motor sports.
• 15:03
  [SPEAKER_01]: And to be chasing that is quite impressive.
• 15:10
  [SPEAKER_03]: Yes, it is.
• 15:12
  [SPEAKER_03]: And it's so great for this series as a whole.
• 15:14
  [SPEAKER_03]: I know a lot of people might even say, uh, pillow wins too much.
• 15:18
  [SPEAKER_03]: You know, it's getting boring, but if you watch these races, not one of these races has been boring.
• 15:24
  [SPEAKER_03]: That's been certainly.
• 15:26
  [SPEAKER_03]: Yeah, thermal as far as I'm concerned, thermal didn't even happen.
• 15:31
  [SPEAKER_03]: Yeah, that's got to be the consensus.
• 15:35
  [SPEAKER_03]: But if you watch these races, it's not like he's winning by thirty seconds.
• 15:40
  [SPEAKER_03]: Well, he's maybe winning by a half second here on Iowa last weekend, a two or three seconds here or there.
• 15:50
  [SPEAKER_03]: It's just incredible.
• 15:51
  [SPEAKER_03]: It really is.
• 15:52
  [SPEAKER_03]: And I'll be super interested to see how he turns up in Toronto.
• 15:56
  [SPEAKER_03]: That's a track he's always been strong at, but man, these injury cars have just been the class of the field these last couple of years up in Toronto.
• 16:05
  [SPEAKER_01]: Not just the last couple of years for a lot of years for a lot.
• 16:09
  [SPEAKER_01]: This is we talked about how Ray Hall's been so is so good at middle high.
• 16:14
  [SPEAKER_01]: And they over performed their their norm at middle high every year and of course that's the case for every single team at a track.
• 16:23
  [SPEAKER_01]: This is definitely the case for and ready here.
• 16:27
  [SPEAKER_03]: Absolutely.
• 16:28
  [SPEAKER_03]: Seeing Colton heard of when it last year in twenty twenty four.
• 16:31
  [SPEAKER_03]: He's somebody who I look to pretty much immediately to make an impact for this race on Sunday.
• 16:37
  [SPEAKER_03]: He's so quick on the street course and he really needs a podium or or when to really gets to get some momentum at the end of the season, you know, you started really, really flat.
• 16:49
  [SPEAKER_03]: And any boost that's going to help him into twenty twenty six and close up twenty twenty five is much needed for this for this and ready team.
• 16:57
  [SPEAKER_01]: And you and I have spent more time previewing the Toronto race, which by the way, is Sunday at noon.
• 17:04
  [SPEAKER_01]: After qualifying on Saturday, we'll preview the race.
• 17:09
  [SPEAKER_01]: Do you consider her to the favorite going in or is it pillow?
• 17:16
  [SPEAKER_03]: I would consider it.
• 17:19
  [SPEAKER_03]: Hurda, but I think Vegas might tell you kind of.
• 17:24
  [SPEAKER_03]: Oh, is that really not pillow?
• 17:27
  [SPEAKER_03]: I think they would tell you Kirkwood, just because he has been so strong on the street courses.
• 17:32
  [SPEAKER_03]: I think he's one every one this season.
• 17:35
  [SPEAKER_03]: I wouldn't be surprised to see him win this as well, especially after the absolute miserable week that he had at Iowa Speedway.
• 17:43
  [SPEAKER_01]: Give me just a second.
• 17:44
  [SPEAKER_01]: I'm going to look it up.
• 17:44
  [SPEAKER_01]: All right, here we go.
• 17:51
  [SPEAKER_01]: According to the sports books, Alex Polo is a heavy favorite
• 17:57
  [SPEAKER_01]: At plus two, thirty, Colton heard a next, plus eight hundred with pattoe award.
• 18:03
  [SPEAKER_01]: Scott Dixon is ten to one.
• 18:05
  [SPEAKER_01]: A plus six hundred almost difference.
• 18:09
  [SPEAKER_01]: That's crazy.
• 18:11
  [SPEAKER_01]: I'm, you know, most people don't know.
• 18:14
  [SPEAKER_01]: They count on the people who don't know the ins and outs of indie car.
• 18:21
  [SPEAKER_01]: They count on people all they know is that Alex flows dominating.
• 18:25
  [SPEAKER_01]: Here's the money on Alex.
• 18:28
  [SPEAKER_01]: And it's hard to blame him with the way he's race so far in twenty twenty five, but yeah, and if you had a market that was only available to indie car fans, the odds would be completely different.
• 18:40
  [SPEAKER_03]: Yeah, that's true.
• 18:40
  [SPEAKER_03]: I think even if it was open to any car fans, I still think most people would have to lose the favorite and it's hard not to, but it would definitely be closer than almost five hundred six hundred points difference.
• 18:54
  [SPEAKER_01]: That's Kyle Kirkwood would definitely be in the top three.
• 18:57
  [SPEAKER_01]: Oh, not the top five.
• 19:00
  [SPEAKER_01]: All right, Elijah, dark horse going into the weekend.
• 19:03
  [SPEAKER_01]: Dark horse.
• 19:06
  [SPEAKER_03]: I'm going to feel like it's Rosenquist.
• 19:09
  [SPEAKER_03]: Hasn't been able to pull off a win this year.
• 19:11
  [SPEAKER_03]: Do I think go win?
• 19:13
  [SPEAKER_03]: Not necessarily, but he is so quick everywhere the any car series goes.
• 19:18
  [SPEAKER_03]: And he's been really consistent all season.
• 19:21
  [SPEAKER_03]: And I could see him really fighting for a podium.
• 19:25
  [SPEAKER_03]: I almost expect someone be fighting for a podium at this point, just because he's had such a good track record in twenty twenty five, but especially around Toronto, I think it will for pretty well.
• 19:34
  [SPEAKER_03]: Would Malookus be a dark horse?
• 19:38
  [SPEAKER_01]: Because I think he's going to have a good nice weekend.
• 19:41
  [SPEAKER_03]: Yeah, I think Malookus would be a dark horse, honestly.
• 19:44
  [SPEAKER_03]: You don't really think a lot of AJ Foit racing in street courses, but with the way Malookus has been running this year, wouldn't surprise me at all.
• 19:51
  [SPEAKER_03]: It's funny enough, the fruity and Malookus are actually
• 19:55
  [SPEAKER_03]: That even with two hundred thirty two points.
• 19:57
  [SPEAKER_03]: Wow.
• 19:59
  [SPEAKER_03]: If it shows you that's how good of a season in the foits having.
• 20:01
  [SPEAKER_03]: That's a tenth and eleven.
• 20:03
  [SPEAKER_03]: That's pretty good.
• 20:04
  [SPEAKER_03]: It's pretty good in the in twenty twenty five.
• 20:07
  [SPEAKER_01]: Well, there's no doubt about that.
• 20:09
  [SPEAKER_01]: If you have a foi ends the season with two in the top ten.
• 20:12
  [SPEAKER_01]: I mean, that's popped the pop the corksman.
• 20:16
  [SPEAKER_01]: It's the best AJ foi season since the IRL disbanded properly.
• 20:21
  [SPEAKER_01]: Well, they want to race race or two with Takuma Sato.
• 20:25
  [SPEAKER_01]: Definitely the best since then.
• 20:29
  [SPEAKER_03]: Easily.
• 20:29
  [SPEAKER_03]: And to have them back in victory lane would just be great.
• 20:33
  [SPEAKER_03]: Great for the sport.
• 20:37
  [SPEAKER_01]: Elijah practice gets underway on Friday at Toronto.
• 20:42
  [SPEAKER_01]: Last thought just want to say.
• 20:44
  [SPEAKER_01]: I think it's a pretty great storyline here that Alex below.
• 20:51
  [SPEAKER_01]: is going for double-digit wins, trying to become the second driver of all time.
• 20:56
  [SPEAKER_01]: That needs to start becoming the story.
• 20:59
  [SPEAKER_01]: With five races left, you know, as we say, it's hard not to put below the favor going into all of them, so it's going to be interesting to see what happens.
• 21:10
  [SPEAKER_03]: Absolutely.
• 21:10
  [SPEAKER_03]: It's going to be great to see how this season unfolds with five races left.
• 21:15
  [SPEAKER_03]: Seeing Alex Plo has such a dominant
• 21:17
  [SPEAKER_03]: a streak of wins and having him be so consistent over the season.
• 21:20
  [SPEAKER_03]: It's so great for the sport just to kind of relish the fact that we have a driver that is so dominant and so great that this only happens once every fifteen, twenty years maybe even longer because that's how you, that's what, that's what you're getting into with the history books with Alex for over twenty-five.
• 21:41
  [SPEAKER_01]: And with this formula, we may not see it to them in our lifetime.
• 21:45
  [SPEAKER_01]: I wouldn't be surprised.
• 21:47
  [SPEAKER_01]: I mean, basically, it's not a spec formula, but a near spec formula to have somebody this Dama is extraordinary.
• 21:58
  [SPEAKER_02]: Extraordinary, you hit it on the nail.
• 22:00
  [SPEAKER_02]: It is, uh, other worldly to see the things he does, uh, it's just unreal.
• 22:08
  [SPEAKER_01]: Thanks so much to Elijah for that report.
• 22:11
  [SPEAKER_01]: Always love talking in the car with him.
• 22:13
  [SPEAKER_01]: Love his passion for the sport.
• 22:15
  [SPEAKER_01]: and look forward to talking to him again this weekend again after qualifying on Saturday later that evening we will have a race preview and then after the race we will have a recap and a reaction hope you'll join us
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• 22:39
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• 22:45
  [SPEAKER_01]: Thank you so much.
• 22:52
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