On this episode of the Autoweek Podcast, host Rory Carroll joins Jimmy Pelizzari, Mike Pryson and Wesley Wren to talk about the end of the NASCAR season. Adding some actual relevant information, veteran NASCAR correspondent Al Pearce calls in to explain the season’s wrap and give us the word from the team garages. Pearce talks about Logano’s season, the frustration with some fans about his victory and the history of NASCAR champs without a lot of race wins. Pearce also leads a discussion about t...
Nov 30, 2018•1 hr 28 min
On this episode of the Autoweek Podcast, host Rory Carroll talks with Mike Pryson, Jimmy Pelizzari and Wesley Wren about Lewis Hamilton’s fifth Formula One championship crown. The gang discusses the impact of Hamilton’s fifth title, as well as his position in the history of F1. They also dive into how Hamilton clinched the title, despite not having the fastest car on the field. The motorsport section also tackles Kevin Harvick’s spoiler issues and the NASCAR points possibilities. In this CarLife...
Nov 16, 2018•1 hr 28 min
On this episode of the Autoweek Podcast, host Rory Carroll talks about his recent trip to the US Grand Prix at Austin, Texas. He and Jimmy Pelizzari go over the food, general experience and Rory’s discussions with Daniel Ricciardo and other members of the Red Bull Racing team. The gang also talks about the race, their expectations going into it and Kimi Räikkönen’s upset win over the dominant Lewis Hamilton. After the Formula 1 chitchat, Jimmy tells us about his trip to the Lake Superior Perform...
Nov 02, 2018•1 hr 30 min
On this episode of the Autoweek Podcast, host Rory Carroll is joined by Natalie Neff, Graham Kozak and Wesley Wren to reboot the popular “Spooktacular” episode. In the second “Spooktacular,” the gang reviews the 1971 Steven Spielberg classic “Duel” and John Carpenter’s 1983 adaptation of Stephen King’s “Christine.” Starting with “Duel,” Graham guides listeners through a review that covers the entire film and talks about why it works as a scary car-related movie. At the end of the review, the gro...
Oct 19, 2018•1 hr 9 min
On this episode of the Autoweek Podcast, host Rory Carroll joins Mike Pryson, Jimmy Pelizzari and Robin Warner to talk about the Formula 1 race in Sochi, Russia -- the Russian Grand Prix. The group talks about the team orders that put Lewis Hamilton in place to win the race and the fallout afterward. The group also talks about the growing problem of junior drivers in the series. Before that, Matt Weaver calls in to discuss the current state of NASCAR, the effect of the Roval and Tanner Gray’s ju...
Oct 05, 2018•1 hr 48 min
On this episode of the Autoweek Podcast, host Rory Carroll talks with Mike Pryson, Jimmy Pelizzari and Wesley Wren about Scott Dixon clinching the IndyCar championship. Giving further insight, Bruce Martin calls in to talk about his thoughts on Dixon winning the championship, the race at Sonoma and analyzes the picks from earlier in the year. After Bruce hangs up, Jimmy, Wesley, Mike and Rory talk about Formula 1 at Singapore, Kimi Raikkonen’s switch to Sauber and Lewis Hamilton’s continued domi...
Sep 21, 2018•1 hr 9 min
On this episode of the Autoweek Podcast, host Rory Carroll joins Mike Pryson, Wesley Wren and Jimmy Pelizzari to talk about the recent happenings in Formula 1, IndyCar, NASCAR and the NHRA. Calling in, Al Pearce guides Rory and crew through the Bojangles Southern 500 at Darlington, its implications for the playoffs and how the NASCAR season could play out over the rest of the year. Al also talks about how he broke his arm. After Al hangs up, Mike and Wesley dive into the NHRA U.S Nationals at In...
Sep 07, 2018•1 hr 39 min
On this episode of the Autoweek Podcast, host Rory Carroll talks with Mike Pryson, Wesley Wren and Jimmy Pelizzari about the latest news in racing. Bruce Martin calls in to update the crew on IndyCar -- namely, the looming Fernando Alonso decision and Robert Wickens’ crash at Pocono. Martin also brings the group up to speed with the current state of IndyCar. After Martin’s portion of the show, the group dissects Toyota’s recent loss at the hands of the scrutineers and the pitfalls of MSG before ...
Aug 24, 2018•1 hr 30 min
On this episode of the Autoweek Podcast, host Rory Carroll joins Mike Pryson, Wesley Wren and Jimmy Pellizzari to talk about Daniel Ricciardo’s shift to Renault. The gang also are joined by Autoweek’s NHRA analyst Susan Wade for a report on the NHRA event in Seattle, as well as a general update about the status of professional drag racing. Susan talks about two big controversies that happened during Seattle’s NHRA event. Later in the episode, Robin Warner interviews NHRA top fuel funny car drive...
Aug 11, 2018•1 hr 37 min
On this episode of the Autoweek Podcast, host Rory Carroll is joined by Mike Pryson, Jimmy Pelizzari, Wesley Wren and our resident NASCAR expert Matt Weaver to dive into the status of the sport. After a deep analysis of NASCAR, its tracks and possible changes to the future of the sport, the group dissects the British GP and the German GP -- namely, Vettel’s near-win in Germany and how team orders affected the race. After the motorsports section, Robin Warner and Wesley have a phone conversation ...
Jul 27, 2018•1 hr 46 min
On this episode of the Autoweek Podcast, host Rory Carroll guides Natalie Neff, Mike Pryson and Graham Kozak through the 60th Anniversary issue of Autoweek. Al Pearce calls in to explain how covering racing has changed in over the last 60 years. The team crack open the Autoweek trivia game and talk about the first car to win the F1 constructors' championship -- the Vanwall. The hosts also try to dissect the future of Autoweek, the car industry and the car hobby -- without an orb or crystal ball.
Jul 13, 2018•1 hr 7 min
On this episode of the Autoweek Podcast, host Rory Carroll talks with Jimmy Pelizzari, Robin Warner and Mike Pryson about his trip to this year’s Le Mans. Robin, who was also at Le Mans, compares his experience from the Toyota pits with Rory’s time with Porsche. The guys talk about the race’s highlights, including Fernando Alonso’s overall victory in his Toyota in the LMP1 class. After the Le Mans discussion, the episode moves to a prerecorded interview with the Team Joest Mazda DPi IMSA endeavo...
Jun 29, 2018•1 hr 35 min
On this episode of the Autoweek Podcast, host Rory Carroll, Wesley Wren, Jimmy Pelizzari and Jake Lingeman tear into the battle against the Detroit Grand Prix. The group discusses the reasons behind the race’s protests and talk about how it didn’t seem to affect the race. The guys also talk about Mark Reuss’s unfortunate spin at the race, which captured everyone’s attention. After the Detroit GP wrap-up, Jimmy talks about the Olympus Rally -- a stage rally that’s part of the American Rally Assoc...
Jun 15, 2018•1 hr 28 min
On this special episode of the Autoweek Podcast, Robin Warner, Mike Pryson and Wesley Wren join host Rory Carroll to tackle the Indianapolis 500, the Monaco Grand Prix and the Coca-Cola 600. Rory also introduces a series of interviews held ahead of the Detroit Grand Prix that should give some insight into what the teams and the fans should expect during the races on Belle Isle. After the short motorsports section and brief introduction, Mike, Robin and Wesley interview Ed Carpenter Racing’s Jord...
Jun 01, 2018•1 hr 21 min
On this episode of the Autoweek Podcast, host Rory Carroll guides Mike Pryson and Wesley Wren through the terrible Formula 1 race in Spain and Ford’s recent dominance in NASCAR. Before dissecting why the Spanish GP was bad, the team is joined by Jimmy Pelizzari by telephone to talk about his reconnaissance laps of the Southern Ohio Forest Rally. When Jimmy isn’t talking about F1 on the podcast, or doing his actual job at Autoweek, he races a Subaru 2.5RS in various stage rallies around the Midwe...
May 18, 2018•1 hr 24 min
On this episode of the Autoweek Podcast, host Rory Carroll is joined by guest Tony Kanaan to talk about Kanaan’s Indianapolis 500 win, his new line of wheels and his car collection. Before the interview, motorsports editor Mike Pryson, Jimmy Pelizzari and Robin Warner talk about the Formula 1 race in Baku and the NASCAR race in Talladega. The gang analyzes Lewis Hamilton’s victory, the Red Bull team’s crash and Valtteri Bottas’ tire puncture. After the motorsports section and the Kanaan intervie...
May 04, 2018•1 hr 33 min
On this episode of that Autoweek Podcast, host Rory Carroll dives into the Bahrain Grand Prix and the Chinese Grand Prix with Jimmy Pelizzari, Wesley Wren and Graham Kozak. The guys look at the Bahrain Grand Prix briefly and analyze the close racing as well as Kimi Raikkonen’s crew member’s mishap. It’s a similar story for the Chinese GP, except of course no crew members were injured. Later, Rory talks about his recent trip to the Long Beach Bubba burger Sports Car Grand Prix in Long Beach, Cali...
Apr 20, 2018•1 hr 1 min
On this episode of the Autoweek Podcast, host Rory Carroll talks about the Australian GP with Robin Warner, Jake Lingeman and Jimmy Pelizzari. The gang dives into ESPN’s bumbling of the race’s broadcast, its half-hearted attempt at a Twitter avatar and how Lewis Hamilton lost. Afterward, the guys talk about the start of the IndyCar season and how it might be more exciting to watch than F1. After the motorsports section, Wesley Wren joins the discussion about everyone’s project cars. Rory gives a...
Apr 06, 2018•1 hr 15 min
On this episode of The Autoweek Podcast, host Rory Carroll talks with Steven Cole Smith about the 2018 12 Hours of Sebring, the Ferrari flip, Mazda’s future in IMSA and what teams are looking good early in the year. Afterwards, Robin Warner and Wesley Wren talk with Rory about Formula 1’s Barcelona testing sessions and what we can expect at from the F1’s first race of the season. After the motorsports section, Graham Kozak and Jake Lingeman join the table to talk about the 2018 Detroit Autorama,...
Mar 23, 2018•1 hr 18 min
On this episode of the Autoweek Podcast, host Rory Carroll is joined in studio by IMSA racer and Wright Motorsports driver Christina Nielsen to talk about her switch to Porsche, the best airports in the country, being a woman in racing and her feelings about becoming immortalized by Lego. Also joining in on the interview are Graham Kozak, Mike Pryson and Natalie Neff. After the interview, Wesley Wren joins the group to talk about the 2018 Lincoln Navigator and the 2018 Infiniti Q60 Red Sport 400...
Mar 09, 2018•1 hr 5 min
On this episode of the Autoweek Podcast, host Rory Carroll is joined by Mike Pryson, Graham Kozak and Jake Lingeman to talk about the Daytona 500 with NASCAR legend Al Pearce. Pearce has been to 50 Daytona 500s, 46 of which were reported to Autoweek magazine. Over his time, Pearce has gone from asking Richard Petty why he climbed through the door of his Plymouth to insider deep dives into the personalities of the sport. During the interview, Pearce talks about his first Daytona 500, how he got t...
Feb 23, 2018•1 hr 17 min
On this special episode of the Autoweek Podcast, host Rory Carroll talks with Mark Vaughn, Robin Warner and Mike Pryson about the late Dan Gurney. The show starts with Mark detailing Gurney’s early life in New York, his move to California and his inclusion in the Southern Californian hot rod scene of the late 1940s. From there, Mark takes us through his racing career, eventually reaching a seminal time in 1967 where Gurney cemented his legacy as one of the top drivers to ever climb behind the wh...
Feb 09, 2018•1 hr 30 min
On this episode of the Autoweek Podcast, host Rory Carroll joins Mike Pryson, Robin Warner and Graham Kozak to talk about the upcoming racing season. The group talks about Danica Patrick’s Daytona 500 return and what it means to racing as a whole. They also talk about the other race in Daytona -- the Rolex 24. They speculate about the expected heavy hitters and discuss Jackie Chan’s DC Racing team’s inclusion of the race. A quick look at Dan Gurney’s life is also mentioned, but expect a more sub...
Jan 26, 2018•53 min
On this episode of the Autoweek Podcast, host Rory Carroll talks with Jimmy, Graham and Robin about the 2018 Dakar Rally and news from the Roar Before the 24 in Daytona. The gang discusses the history of the Dakar Rally and mentions that rally legend Sébastien Loeb still races this race. It should be noted this was recorded before Loeb crashed during the race. After Jimmy leaves, Wesley joins the discussion to talk about Graham’s latest financial burden -- a 1948 Packard. Graham bought the Packa...
Jan 12, 2018•1 hr 13 min
On this episode of the Autoweek Podcast, Host Rory Carroll is alone in the studio to introduce a special treat -- an interview with Willy T. Ribbs. The accomplished racing driver talks about his life on and off the track. Tibbs spent time in various racing series, such as Trans Am, NASCAR, IndyCar to name a few. This interview was recorded during the early stages of Autoweek’s podcast, so ignore the format and interview recording quality and enjoy the life of one of racing’s underappreciated leg...
Dec 24, 2017•20 min
In episode 17 of the Autoweek Podcast, Mike Pryson, Matt Weaver and Graham Kozak join host Rory Carroll to discuss the Autoweek Awards. The guys talk about the whys and wherefores behind all the awards coming to the next issue of Autoweek magazine. After the awards section, Executive Editor Natalie Neff and Wesley Wren join in to talk about what cars the staff would pick … if we did a Car of the Year. While Autoweek doesn’t do a traditional end-of-year award for a car, the group talks about the ...
Dec 15, 2017•1 hr 13 min
On this episode of the Autoweek Podcast, host Rory Carroll leads a discussion with Graham Kozak, Jimmy Pelizzari and Wesley Wren about their various project cars languishing around the Midwest. Rory dives into the history of his Porsche 911 and its current state of disrepair. Jimmy talks about his 1974 Datsun 260Z, 1988 Mazda 323 GTX rally car and 2000 Subaru Impreza 2.5RS. Wesley tells us about his fleet of seemingly absent cars: a 1954 Ford Crestline Victoria, 1959 Ford Fairlane 500 Galaxie an...
Dec 01, 2017•1 hr 10 min
In this episode of the Autoweek Podcast, host Rory Carroll, Mike Pryson, Graham Kozak and Jake Lingeman talk about the end of the racing season, NASCAR’s playoff season and Formula 1. The group also talks about the big names that won’t return to the track next year -- namely Dale Earnhardt Jr. After the motorsports section, the gang talks about the recent dune buggy ban in Texas and the Koenigsegg Agera RS top speed run. The legacy of the Dodge Viper is also discussed, along with notes about Gra...
Nov 17, 2017•1 hr 20 min
On this episode of the Autoweek Podcast, the motorsports section features host Rory Carroll talking about the events of the U.S. Grand Prix with Wesley Wren and Robin Warner. Later, Jake Lingeman, Graham Kozak and special guest Trevor Strunk of the “No Cartridge Audio” podcast join Rory and Robin to talk about video games. The hosts run discuss how racing games like Gran Turismo and Forza affect car culture. The hosts also dive into the strange world of uber-specialized simulators. Instead of a ...
Nov 03, 2017•1 hr 27 min
On the special Spooktacular episode of the Autoweek Podcast, Master of Scaremonies Gory Scarroll (Rory Carroll) talks with Snake Lingeman (Jake Lingeman), Wooohhhh-esley Wren (Wesley Wren) and Graham Stoker (Graham Kozak) about The 24 hours of LeMons at GingerMan Raceway. Then, Graham leads a discussion about “Christine,” “Rubber” and “Maximum Overdrive” to argue that car movies where cars are the villain aren’t scary before exploring the various paranormal places that popped up after the rise o...
Oct 19, 2017•50 min
