The Race IndyCar Podcast

Analysis, interviews and race reviews from one of the most competitive motorsport series in the world. The Race’s American Editor Jack Benyon is joined by Indy 500 regular and Indy Lights champion JR Hildebrand to dissect the main stories with the help of some of the series’ biggest names Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Race IndyCar Podcast is a sports podcast hosted by Unknown Host, with 157 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

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  In tribute: Remembering the remarkable Alex Zanardi

  May 2, 202634 minS0

  <p>After the sad passing of Alex Zanardi this weekend, we thought it was only right to put together a special episode of Bring Back V10s to pay tribute to a driver that is so fondly remembered by motor racing fans all over the world.</p><br><p>Glenn Freeman is joined by Edd Straw and Matt Beer to look back on Zanardi's incredible life and inspirational career, which included two stints in F1, championship-winning success in CART and, after the devastating crash that left him a double amputee, multiple Paralympic hand-cycling gold medals.</p><p > Hosted on Acast...

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  Free sample: Is Palou more vulnerable in 2026?

  Mar 26, 202624 minS0

  <p>UPDATE: Due to a change in coverage plans, The Race IndyCar Podcast will appear exclusively in The Race Members' Club this season, as occasional episodes only. </p><br><p>To access full episodes, you'll need to join The Race Members' Club on Patreon today (where, for a limited time, you can get 90% off your first month). </p><br><p>In this feed we're presenting a sample of the most recent episode, where Jack Benyon and Glenn Freeman join Matt Beer to debate the perhaps surprisingly open first three rounds of the new season.</p><br><p>Is Andretti finally...

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  Indycar at war! Ep. 3 - Peace in our time

  Jan 17, 20261h 23mS0

  <p>Our Indycar Split series concludes by looking at how the CART/IRL war finally came to an end after more than a decade of fighting.</p><br><p>But before we get to that, we have to talk about one of the biggest fights that took place during the split: the battle over who really won the 2002 Indy 500.</p><br><p>Glenn Freeman, Edd Straw and Indy Split book author John Oreovicz dig back in great detail over what happened between Penske IRL driver Helio Castroneves and Team Green CART driver Paul Tracy, who were battling for the lead...

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  Indycar at war! Ep. 2 - The nightmare attempt to rival the Indy 500

  Jan 13, 20261h 2mS0

  <p>We're delighted to bring you episode 2 of our special three-part series on the infamous story of how Indycar racing was torn apart in the mid-90s.</p><br><p>This episode deals with CART's US 500 nightmare as it attempted to go head-to-head with the first 'IRL' Indy 500 in 1996. Glenn Freeman, Edd Straw and John Oreovicz then look back on CART's strength in the late-1990s, and the IRL's struggles to become established. Then at the turn of the century, Chip Ganassi Racing became the first big hitter from CART to go back to Indianapolis, starting a gradual shift of...

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  Indycar at war! Ep. 1 - The insane story of how a sport was split apart

  Jan 9, 20261h 4mS0

  <p>We're delighted to bring you the first episode of a special three-part series focusing on how Indycar racing was torn apart in the mid-90s, shortly after Nigel Mansell had helped make the North American series so popular that Bernie Ecclestone saw it as a threat to F1.</p><br><p>In episode one, Glenn Freeman, Edd Straw and 'Indy Split' book author John Oreovicz head back to early-1994 and the moment Indianapolis Motor Speedway boss Tony George announced he would be forming his own competitor to the CART Indycar series.</p><br><p>We look at what drove...

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