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Rob Howden Previews the 2024 Indy NXT and USF Pro Championships

This week's episode: USF Pro Championships Series Development Director Rob Howden joins to preview the 2024 Ind NXT, USF Pro 2000, USF2000 and USF Juniors championships. Plus, updates on an IndyCar charter system, future chassis and engines, silly season notes and more. 

IndyCar 2024 Broadcast Schedule Released

This week's episode: IndyCar has released the 2024 race broadcast start times with an early start for the Thermal race and several early evening starts in place of true night races, IndyCar has banned Josef Newgarden's pit entry maneuver from the end of the 2023 Indy 500, a rundown of recent livery reveals and we break open a pack of the "Legends of Indy" Racing Collector Cards. 

IndyCar Season Finale moved to Nashville Superspeedway

This week's episode: The IndyCar season finale has been moved from the streets of downtown Nashville citing construction concerns due to the building of a new football stadium for the Tennessee Titans. Plus, David Malukas will be out at least 6 weeks due to a wrist injury suffered in a mountain biking crash, Takuma Sato returns to Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing for a 4th Indy 500 entry for the team and Fox Sports is a serious player for IndyCar's next TV contract. 

IndyCar Weighs Guaranteed Indy 500 Starting Spots

This week's episode: A discussion over the positives and negatives of IndyCar considering guaranteed Indy 500 starting spots to full-time teams, the latest IndyCar silly season news and rumors, 100 Days to Indy will have a second season plus a Feb. 16 season 1 launch on Paramount+ and IndyCar trading cards are now on sale.

Andretti F1 Bid Rejected

This week's episode: Reaction to the news that F1 has rejected Andretti's bid for an F1 team starting in 2026 but leaving the door open for 2028, Cusick Motorsports is partnering with Dreyer & Reinbold Racing to enter Ryan Hunter-Reay and Conor Daly into the Indy 500. Plus, a wild Rolex 24 that included a team owner hitting a driver's puppy, a pace car crash and the race not going a full 24 hours ended with Josef Newgarden and Penske Porchse Motorsport getting the overall win and Christian Rasmussen winning in LMP2.

Chloe Chambers on Fort Wayne, F1 Academy and a World Record

This week's episode: Fort Wayne's Chloe Chambers joins to discuss being named the Haas F1 driver for the F1 Academy Series, life in Fort Wayne, her racing career growing up, setting a Guinness World Record and competing on America's Got Talent. Plus, Marco Andretti's entry is confirmed for the 2024 Indy 500 and an updated look at car count for the race. 

Adam Stern on IndyCar TV rights, Honda, New Events and More

This week's episode: Adam Stern of Sports Business Journal joins to discuss IndyCar's negotiations for the next TV contract, Honda's threat to leave the series, IndyCar adding a big new event, owners not saying anything publicly despite the struggles this offseason and more. 

Ferrucci back at Foyt, iRacing returns, de Ferran passes

This week's episode: Santino Ferrucci is back with A.J. Foyt Enterprises in 2024 in the no. 14 Chevrolet while Benjamin Pedersen will not return to the team in the no. 55 entry, Prema Racing is interested in coming to IndyCar in 2025 along with Pratt Miller Engineering and Abel Motorsports, iRacing is back with IndyCar after the Motorsport Games venture failed, remembering Gil de Ferran after his shocking passing, and other notes and takeaways from IndyCar Content Days.

2024 IndyCar Wish List

This week's episode: The top item on our IndyCar wish list for 2024, plus Sting Ray Robb is announced at A.J. Foyt Racing while Benjamin Pedersen still claims to be under contract with the team. 

Honda threatens to leave IndyCar after 2026

This week's episode: Honda threatens to leave IndyCar after the 2026 season unless costs can be reduced through cuts or the addition of a third engine manufacturer.