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The IndyCar Report with Elijah Poe (2.301.1) · The Central Indiana Sports Report

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[SPEAKER_01]: You are listening to the Indie Car Report with Elijah Poe, today joined by Tipton Tribunal with Colluter Sports Editor, Michelle Garman, for the weekly Indie Car Report, which will return to its normal time next week on Thursday as we head into another race weekend in Nashville.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Welcome to the Indie Carport with the Lyship Poe.
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[SPEAKER_00]: I'm a Lyship Poe joined here with Greg and Michelle Garmin and it's been an interesting week or actually we say two weeks of Indie Car news as it is now confirmed that Felix Rosenquiston Scott Dixon are headed to Eram McLaren.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Greg, I know you have some thoughts on this with Christian Loongard, are open it up to you.
0:49
[SPEAKER_01]: Yeah, and I know how much Michelle loves Tony Kanon, so I had needed to make sure that she was here to defend him for what I'm about to say, because I listened to his interview yesterday.
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[SPEAKER_01]: About the shake up, the arrow McLaren, and it just doesn't make any sense to me.
1:04
[SPEAKER_01]: It just, it makes no sense.
1:08
[SPEAKER_01]: There's only one way it makes sense, and that is if they just didn't like Christian Lungar.
1:15
[SPEAKER_01]: I do understand that Paddo Award is their number one, Tony Kanon said that's what we're trying to do.
1:22
[SPEAKER_01]: We're trying to make Paddo the champion we're trying to get Paddo to win the 500.
1:27
[SPEAKER_01]: But then he goes in at it, Oyster, and that bringing in Scott Dixon, they think we'll help with that.
1:33
[SPEAKER_01]: And I have no issue, replace Nolan Seagull with Scott Dixon is a great move as far as I'm concerned that would be a championship winning move would make them the best team.
1:45
[SPEAKER_01]: But then to make this thing a second part and say, the last minute and a half of the interview after doing 10 minutes of talking about this, then saying, and we think Felix can win the 500 and Christian camp right now.
2:03
[SPEAKER_01]: After saying for the first 10 minutes that we think he can eventually, I just, I am completely lost on why you would give up
2:15
[SPEAKER_01]: I can't imagine any of the teams in that paddock giving up Christian Loon Guard.
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[SPEAKER_01]: Pinsky, Ganasie, and Dreddy.
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[SPEAKER_01]: I, I'm completely lost here, and if Ganasie doesn't jump on this immediately, I'll be stunned, because there's no doubt that Christian Loon Guard is a top five race car driver in the series, and I'm sorry, Felix Rosenquist is really good.
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[SPEAKER_01]: He's not.
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[SPEAKER_01]: Michelle, Definger boy.
2:49
[SPEAKER_02]: Well, here's a thing.
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[SPEAKER_02]: I will defend Tony Kanon here in a minute.
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[SPEAKER_02]: The one thing I'll say right now is, I'm gonna go somewhere else real quick first.
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[SPEAKER_02]: I really don't think.
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[SPEAKER_02]: When they first threw out or when Dixon first talks about not coming back to Ganasie and I wonder if they touched base at that time and they got the feeling that Dixon wasn't going to, wasn't going to leave Ganasia wasn't really sure about this future.
3:22
[SPEAKER_02]: Or if that happened right after.
3:25
[SPEAKER_02]: with Rosenquist because I really believe Lungard would just stay in the stable.
3:30
[SPEAKER_02]: But Rosenquist was leaving.
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[SPEAKER_02]: It was pretty well known.
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[SPEAKER_02]: He was headed to McLaren before Nixon made his move.
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[SPEAKER_02]: Once that happens, then somebody's going to be out and it ended up being Lungard.
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[SPEAKER_02]: Rosenquist in Paddo are really, really good friends.
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[SPEAKER_01]: The only explanation.
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[SPEAKER_02]: If you would have pulled the offer from Rosenquist,
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[SPEAKER_02]: Um, because I agree with what you said in our group text, um, Greg or even Elijah, who ever said that they think that Dickson Elijah, that all makes sense to me.
4:04
[SPEAKER_01]: But the component that doesn't make sense is they had Rosenquist.
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[SPEAKER_01]: They had a loon guard.
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[SPEAKER_01]: They have to see that loon guard has the brighter future.
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[SPEAKER_01]: Don't they?
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[SPEAKER_00]: It's been stated on many occasions that Zach Brown, uh, you know, he only
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[SPEAKER_00]: It's pretty clear that all chips in are on the in theapolis 500 and I honestly don't think Christian Lumgard is gonna be there at the end to win it within the next three to four years I know test came out to the other day that they were at Milwaukee and I think he was in the in the high 20s So I just don't think he has that oval package that air McLaren once
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[SPEAKER_00]: And that's will power me there did a lot of guys who came into the series and we're still really young.
4:47
[SPEAKER_01]: McLaren is focused on the next 15 years guys at Indy and I will take Christian Loon guards performance over Felix Rosenquist.
4:56
[SPEAKER_02]: Well, here's what tells me about Aaron McLaren.
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[SPEAKER_02]: It tells me that Arrow McClearn, as a thing, they're not good on the oval's yet or for the Indy 500, because Elijah, I will argue with you that if Lume Garden moves to Ganasie, he will win or he will challenge being the podium for the Indy 500 within two years.
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[SPEAKER_02]: There's not a doubt in my mind, because that kind of talent, she's getting better.
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[SPEAKER_01]: Exactly right.
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[SPEAKER_02]: Chip Ganasie is taking those guys and turned him into 500 champions.
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[SPEAKER_00]: I think there's a chance I just haven't seen the oval talent out of him yet to think that he can do that.
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[SPEAKER_00]: It's always possible you never really know an indie car.
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[SPEAKER_00]: But I also, I don't blame Aaron McLaren for being kind of short-sighted in this.
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[SPEAKER_00]: I said in the chat and Michelle brought it up as well.
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[SPEAKER_00]: There's no better name in indie car other than Scott Dixon to help you start the bottom of a program.
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[SPEAKER_00]: No argument there.
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[SPEAKER_00]: No argument there.
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[SPEAKER_01]: That's not the argument I have.
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[SPEAKER_01]: My argument is Rosenquist over a loon guard.
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[SPEAKER_01]: I just don't get it.
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[SPEAKER_01]: He won a 500 and he's, that's great.
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[SPEAKER_02]: He said for the, the owner of McLaren, that is, hit that is what, that's what's important to him.
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[SPEAKER_02]: I believe Tony even said that.
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[SPEAKER_02]: I think he wants the Indie 500 so bad.
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[SPEAKER_02]: There would be the crowning jewel this form, the F-1 standout team through the years to come and win the Indie 500.
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[SPEAKER_02]: And McLaren hasn't won the 500.
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[SPEAKER_02]: Since what Johnny
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[SPEAKER_02]: in the 70s.
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[SPEAKER_02]: So, you know, I mean, I think that's what it is.
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[SPEAKER_01]: Elijah, I have my question for you is this.
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[SPEAKER_01]: Am I wrong that Loon Guard is at least a half level talent above Rosenquist in total?
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[SPEAKER_01]: Is that or am I an overestimator or underestimating Rosenquist?
6:48
[SPEAKER_00]: I don't think you're wrong that I think there's no doubt Lungard is definitely the more talented driver, but at the end of the day I don't think Lungard is ever winning in the last 500 in the next couple of years.
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[SPEAKER_00]: He just hasn't proven to have that speed.
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[SPEAKER_00]: on any ovals now is he one of the best road course racers arguably maybe the best maybe right alongside Alex flow that is a hundred percent true but i got to give credit to air McLaren for being all in on the any five hundred i mean you look at their lineup last year patto award christian lunge article and sequel compared to patto award scott dixon philix rosin quest uh that is an exponentially better lineup and then adding in hunter right hunter ray as well uh my
7:28
[SPEAKER_02]: It's only a great line of the cars are great.
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[SPEAKER_02]: Paddo didn't have a good car this year in the month of May.
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[SPEAKER_00]: I think Scott can help with that.
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[SPEAKER_00]: I really do.
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[SPEAKER_00]: I think that's their biggest plus of this deal.
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[SPEAKER_00]: I mean, sure Scott Dixon's older and then definitely in the later stages of his career.
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[SPEAKER_00]: But the fact they have Scott Dixon and Paddo award Ryan Hunter Ray and Tony can on working together to also set up this 20, 28 program.
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[SPEAKER_00]: I mean, I look at them as maybe one of the front runners comparatively to all teams coming into this new era.
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[SPEAKER_02]: So the bidding now, the bidding is going to go on for longer.
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[SPEAKER_02]: I got to believe that ganassee would take room guard and heart would like to sign room guard.
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[SPEAKER_02]: I believe that injury is a possibility.
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[SPEAKER_02]: I think those two could, I think those two could battle for him.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Yeah, I wouldn't be surprised to see and dready or ganassee.
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[SPEAKER_00]: I think and dready might throw more money than ganassee, which might be a reason.
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[SPEAKER_00]: that Lungart goes to Randy, but I think if he wants to win in battle championship, I could see him going to Chip can ask you racing, but then again, I mean, who wants to be teammates with Alex?
8:32
[SPEAKER_00]: Hello, when you have a shot to win the championship, I wouldn't want to be.
8:36
[SPEAKER_01]: How cool would it be for Christian Lungart to win the Indian Apple's 500 and Scott Dixon's car right in front of Tony Kannon after Tony Kannon just said he can't win the
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[SPEAKER_02]: Well, he didn't say you can't win.
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[SPEAKER_02]: He just can't win it right now as what Tony said.
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[SPEAKER_01]: Right.
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[SPEAKER_01]: Right.
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[SPEAKER_01]: And I love Tony.
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[SPEAKER_01]: I really do.
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[SPEAKER_02]: And Tony admitted, you know, if he does, well, then, you know, it's not so good for us.
9:04
[SPEAKER_02]: He said, but he, you know, that was the one thing.
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[SPEAKER_02]: He did wish room guard well.
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[SPEAKER_02]: I do think I will say this.
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[SPEAKER_02]: I think Tony can on was a fan of room guard.
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[SPEAKER_02]: And he might have really been the only
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[SPEAKER_02]: guy at McLaren that wasn't paying the blue guard.
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[SPEAKER_02]: And then that you have to sacrifice your personal feeling sometimes for the team concept and what your boss is want and Tony would do that.
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[SPEAKER_02]: But that about blue guard in the past, I don't know that like I said, I this was not on Tony's mind to push the guard out this season.
9:39
[SPEAKER_02]: It just kind of happened.
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[SPEAKER_01]: Here's the bottom line Elijah.
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[SPEAKER_01]: And this is what this really
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[SPEAKER_01]: Everyone knows that you have to find a way to compete with Alex Polo and the number 10 car because they're doing everything they can.
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[SPEAKER_01]: I'm a Claire into a Laupado to compete with Alex Polo and we'll see if he does.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Yeah, I think that's one of the reasons.
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[SPEAKER_00]: I'm not sure if Lungard would make that jump to chip Genacity racing.
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[SPEAKER_00]: It's kind of a weird spot for any driver to be in, but then again, I think, I mean, you look at the cars that are available.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Now, I'm going to be surprised if Android has the car to match Genacity in the next year for sure.
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[SPEAKER_00]: But I also think it's interesting that Tony can answer multiple times that he wants to have a team
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[SPEAKER_00]: It was back in his days with and dreading green racing where, you know, the drivers were actually pretty, pretty friendly with each other.
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[SPEAKER_00]: He said, uh, it's just not really the case right now.
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[SPEAKER_00]: When you look at Patto Ward, who's best friends with Felix Rosenquist, you look at Tony Kannon, who's best friends with Scott Dixon and Ryan Hunter Ray, best friends with Scott Dixon as well.
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[SPEAKER_00]: I think a lot of times in Indie Car, when you get a team that is well-oiled and has that,
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[SPEAKER_00]: camaraderie they are able to do some special things because it's a long grueling season and I think if you like each other it's going to make it a whole lot more enjoyable.
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[SPEAKER_02]: I'm going to play doubles out with you a little bit if I'm loongard and I want to change in chip.
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[SPEAKER_02]: I may go to it, ganasic, because then I get to be teammates with Alex Polo and I get to study him.
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[SPEAKER_02]: Let's face it.
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[SPEAKER_02]: ganas is used to having two contenders.
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[SPEAKER_02]: I mean, when he had from Keedy and Dixon, they both were contenders for the championship at times.
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[SPEAKER_02]: I mean, that's, I mean, that's, I mean, that's, I mean, that's, I mean, that's, I mean, that's, I mean, that's, I mean, that's, I mean, that's, I mean, that's, I mean, that's, that's, I mean, that's, I mean, that's, I mean, that's, I mean, that's, I mean, that's,
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[SPEAKER_02]: what's that they were the top two most years yeah so i mean i i can see that and if i'm loongar is young and i'm talented and i know i'm not real good on levels now and a Alex Polo wasn't really good on levels but he's won he won in the 500 you know he sounds so maybe i that's what i do i want to go to ganasu now i guess the only other thing is
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[SPEAKER_02]: As pensky solid are there's three solid or would pensky want to dump somebody for a long time.
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[SPEAKER_02]: They're solid.
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[SPEAKER_02]: They're solid.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Yeah, for at least for another year.
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[SPEAKER_00]: And actually Scotland golf and actually led all the leaders at the Milwaukee test here this week.
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[SPEAKER_00]: So I think pensky is going to be another team.
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[SPEAKER_00]: I mean, like they always are, I think it's really going to be a pensky, ganasi, and McLaren, you know, I'm honestly not sure I can have confidence
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[SPEAKER_00]: I think 20, 28 is going to be such a big season for them because they need to step up, but it just feels like they've been in the background.
12:31
[SPEAKER_00]: But behind, Vince Keen can ask you, which is a shame because you want a name like in Jordi up in the front.
12:40
[SPEAKER_00]: Getting into the championship results, things are getting a little bit closer although Alex blows still has a 56 point lead over Kyle Kirkwood and Christian Lungard moves into third place, just 65 points behind flow with David Malukus 66 points by and below.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Peto Award, I think it starts to get a little out of hand, 94 points behind flow, but there's your top 5 in the championship and I think
13:04
[SPEAKER_00]: You know, going to Nashville, things could get very interesting, especially with somebody I'm focused on, which is David Malukus.
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[SPEAKER_00]: I think he could have a big, big race and maybe his first win in any car.
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[SPEAKER_02]: You're right, I think at Malukas to really well there, I'll be interested to see how much further long in the healing process new gardens left foot is.
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[SPEAKER_02]: Will he be able, will it be at a time point where he can start to use it again?
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[SPEAKER_02]: Is that really due to the, I mean, I think he's performing, he may be the driver that's getting the most out of himself and his car can under the circumstances that he's been driving under.
13:41
[SPEAKER_00]: Yeah, and I think, especially on the oval, I mean, we know New Garden can win at Nashville.
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[SPEAKER_00]: He's done it probably a billion times.
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[SPEAKER_00]: And I think oval is really don't really hinder him at all because you rarely use the break on an oval.
13:53
[SPEAKER_00]: Um, I would be shocked to not find Joseph New Garden in the top three and honestly, at this point, I'd be shocked for him not to win a short.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Exactly.
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[SPEAKER_00]: It was my goodness.
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[SPEAKER_00]: If it's at Nashville, uh, Joseph New Garden's probably win it.
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[SPEAKER_00]: which it would be big he's right now in six place 134 back of pillow not in the championship race by any means but um you know if he's able to myth pillow and maybe in the peon on the race pillow has it could be very interesting and that race actually just got a start time it's going to be a five thirty p.m. green flag so going to finish under the lights there.
14:28
[SPEAKER_01]: There are some ovals left at the double weekend in Milwaukee, as you mentioned.
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[SPEAKER_01]: So there is a chance for some of the oval specialists to make up some distance on houts below, but he's just too good.
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[SPEAKER_01]: I think last week kind of proved that a week, he was a non-factor for the win, essentially the fact that he could just bring it home in a top five.
14:53
[SPEAKER_01]: He's led 401 laps the second most is 132 by the way, Marcus Ericsson, the second most lapsed that he's in 10th place in the standings, but I just think Alex blows too, they're not catching him.
15:06
[SPEAKER_02]: No, I agree, Greg.
15:07
[SPEAKER_02]: I don't think they're going to catch him either.
15:10
[SPEAKER_02]: I think for them to catch him, they'd have to have like 2D and F's.
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[SPEAKER_01]: It leads to.
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[SPEAKER_02]: You know, because he is so good and he's so good at it.
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[SPEAKER_02]: He's just so smart and smooth on the race course that if he doesn't have a great car, he has a way of staying on a trouble and getting the most out of his car.
15:30
[SPEAKER_02]: The only really big mistake they made was when they ran out of fuel.
15:34
[SPEAKER_00]: It's going to be a shocker to see anybody catch pull-up no doubt the closest it's been a couple years.
15:40
[SPEAKER_00]: That's for sure.
15:40
[SPEAKER_00]: So great season that any car has been having so far and the month of August after we get out of July here with Nashville is going to be stacked five races in one month that's going to be awesome.
15:51
[SPEAKER_01]: Got to say Kyle Kirkwood in second place with his teammates in 10th and 14th is an awfully impressive performance by him.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Yeah, he's just a just a world-class driver.
16:01
[SPEAKER_00]: I think he's able to put that car in places.
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[SPEAKER_00]: It is a no business being in time and time and again.
16:08
[SPEAKER_00]: And I think he proved that in middle Ohio.
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[SPEAKER_00]: obviously he's a factor on these street courses.
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[SPEAKER_00]: I think Nashville will be a pretty big week for him.
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[SPEAKER_00]: I'm feasible to maybe scrounge out of top five.
16:18
[SPEAKER_00]: I know he's been pretty competitive on short ovals at some some places, but then kind of a non-factor out of the track.
16:24
[SPEAKER_00]: So pretty hit or missed with that and dready in general, but if there's somebody to will it, I think he could maybe come out with a top three.
16:32
[SPEAKER_01]: Michelle, you know what the Nashville race is going to be missing
16:41
[SPEAKER_02]: They said, you know what, Indicard needs Connor daily back.
16:46
[SPEAKER_02]: Yes, it does.
16:46
[SPEAKER_02]: I mean, they really do it, you know, Fox, their viewership is up over all this year, which is tremendous and is a great thing.
16:54
[SPEAKER_02]: But what would really benefit them is if Connor daily was regular because it's an American driver who a lot of people really love.
17:04
[SPEAKER_02]: Because he's got the personality to really
17:08
[SPEAKER_02]: and to promote it in a good way and engage some people.
17:13
[SPEAKER_01]: Hey, Ed Carpenter is still got a third car.
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[SPEAKER_01]: Get it out there on Oval's, Ed.
17:20
[SPEAKER_00]: Oh, Ed.
17:20
[SPEAKER_00]: Uh, Ed Carpenter team is going to be interesting to see where they go in the next year.
17:24
[SPEAKER_00]: That's for sure.
17:25
[SPEAKER_00]: Well, they got a good one to rise to me soon, right now.
17:27
[SPEAKER_00]: That's for sure.
17:29
[SPEAKER_00]: Yeah, and it's going to be a contender at Nashville.
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[SPEAKER_01]: Let's hope Rossi is too.
17:36
[SPEAKER_00]: Yeah, I think he should be fully healed up by Ben and I was listening to their engine Rossi podcast and I really do think Ed Carpenter, I know they have a lot of backing and with Rossi in the car as well.
17:48
[SPEAKER_00]: He said a lot of positive things about the direction of this program and he would be great for them to be back in the front because the driver line up of Rossi and Rossi is very, very, very entertaining.
18:38
[SPEAKER_01]: and the central Indian sports report loves Connor Daley.
18:42
[SPEAKER_01]: Get him back out there.
18:51
[SPEAKER_01]: The central Indian sports report is a product of ITG media and I love Susie.