Send us a text Round 9 is in the books!! Still only two race winners!! Tune in to get John and Michael's opinion on the race from scenic Elkhart Lake Wisconsin. John was on a solo (Red Solo) mission this year, but was able to beat the heat and have a great race. Michael watched from his AC cooled couch and took in the FOX feed live (well slightly delayed). It was another incredible win for Palou who can get the job done no matter the circumstances. Have a happy 4th and check us out after the rac...
Jun 27, 2025•1 hr 4 min•Season 5Ep. 12
Send us a text Kyle Kirkwood establishes himself as one of the top drivers in IndyCar with a huge win at World Wide Technology Raceway. Kirkwood gets his third win of the season..his first ever on an oval. The race has everything. A prime-time TV slot. Spectacular pre-race pyrotechnics. Incredible wheel to wheel action. A few different potential first-time winners. A dramatic crash. A fairy-tale like sunset. And a very close finish!! Tune-in, chill out, and enjoy. IndyCar is the best!...
Jun 20, 2025•1 hr 16 min•Season 5Ep. 11
Send us a text Kyle Kirkwood is the class of the IndyCar field on the streets of Detroit. Alex Palou runs into trouble along the way and leaves the door slightly ajar for the championship title. Detroit is a great place for a street race and the city embraces the event. It's the perfect follow-up to May in Indy. Check out the review. Send us a note. See you in St. Louis.
Jun 05, 2025•1 hr 1 min•Season 5Ep. 10
Send us a text The 2025 Indy 500 had it all...sold out IMS, weather, action, DQ's, plus another well-earned WIN by the incredible Alex Palou! The IndyCar Fan Podcast has pieced it all back together and recorded their thoughts on the Greatest Spectacle in Racing, along with comments on each and driver. Check it out. Enjoy. Comment. Reach out and say hello. Godspeed!
May 30, 2025•1 hr 41 min•Season 5Ep. 9
Send us a text After a brief statement regarding the Penske Racing rules violations Michael and John get on with their highly anticipated preview of the 2025 Indy 500. Rather than dwell on the news, the hosts talk about the Speedway, their expectations for the race, and then they do a thorough run through of the entire 33-car grid (or maybe 34?). This is going to be another incredible race. They don't call it "The Greatest Spectacle in Racing" for nothing!! Start Your Engines...
May 22, 2025•1 hr 18 min•Season 5Ep. 8
Send us a text Our hosts are scrambling to catch up with the pace of the NTT IndyCar Series as the caravan moves to IMS after an excellent weekend at Barber Motorsports Park. Nobody can match the pace of Alex Palou...tune in and listen to Michael and John bring themselves up to date on the championship. The Midwest residency for IndyCar is underway. It's the best time of the year!
May 15, 2025•1 hr 4 min•Season 5Ep. 7
Send us a text Welcome Race Fans! Check out the review of the IndyCar action from Long Beach CA. Kyle Kirkwood runs a flawless race and beats Alex Palou and the 25 other drivers to get the W. No yellow flags and zero attrition provided for a challenging and entertaining race. John and Michael share their observations and insights of the race and, as always, comment on each (almost) driver's day at the track....
Apr 17, 2025•56 min•Season 5Ep. 6
Send us a text IndyCar re-visits the Thermal Club and this time there's a real race!! Alex Palou works his magic on the final stint and robs McLaren of a possible 1-2 finish. The IndyCar Fan Podcast gets a phone call from an old friend that was in attendance...pretty interesting take. And after the normal deep-dive into the race and after going through the finishing order, the hosts vent a little bit about FOX..but not too much! Overall it was another excellent IndyCar race...check out the podca...
Mar 29, 2025•1 hr 10 min•Season 5Ep. 5
Send us a text Welcome back...From the streets of sunny St Petersburg FLA! The 2025 NTT IndyCar Series is now underway. Alex Palou mostly flies under the radar for the first 2/3rds of the opening race until...presto, he and his crew work their magic to get the opening round WIN and jumpstart another potential championship season. Listen in as Michael and John discuss IndyCar and the Firestone GP of St. Petersburg. As usual they share their insights on the race and run through the entire line-up ...
Mar 09, 2025•57 min•Season 5Ep. 4
Send us a text The IndyCar Fan Podcast Team is getting pumped for the 2025 IndyCar Season! They go over a few new rules, then touch on the schedule before launching into their preview of all the drivers currently slated to race in 2025. Finally, they talk betting as well as making a few predictions for the upcoming season. Tune in before the green flag flies on March 2nd at the Firestone Grand Prix of St Petersburg! -Godspeed...
Feb 26, 2025•1 hr 10 min•Season 5Ep. 3
Send us a text Michael and John start at the bottom of the points standings and discuss all 43 drivers that participated in the 2024 NTT IndyCar Series. Let us know what you think! Go to www.indycarfanpodcast.com and hit the "contact" tab.
Feb 03, 2025•1 hr•Season 5Ep. 2
Send us a text Michael and John are back with the first part of their 2024 Season Review. Check it out as they rehash some of the highlights from another incredible IndyCar season. They go through the calendar on a race-by-race basis to recreate the championship battle. Come back for part 2 as they run down the points standings with comments on every driver that participated in the 2024 NTT IndyCar Series....
Jan 23, 2025•35 min•Season 5Ep. 1
Send us a text The Grand Finale of the 2024 NTT IndyCar Series was a race to remember!! After getting evicted from the original Downtown Circuit, the race promoters (i.e. Scott Borchetta) secured the Nashville Superspeedway for the promised "Final Event" of the IndyCar season. Those who made the short trip out to the 1.33 mile concrete oval were rewarded with a far better race than the makeshift street circuit could have provided. Even though title challenger Will Power's race (and belts) unrave...
Sep 21, 2024•1 hr 10 min•Season 4Ep. 20
Send us a text The return to The Milwaukee Mile was most triumphant....showcasing 500 total laps of wheel-to-wheel racing around the historic one mile oval at State Fair Park in West Allis Wisconsin. Tune in and listen as Michael and John share their at-the-track experience. The hosts review both races in detail and go through both finishing orders driver by driver. It's been another amazing season of IndyCar racing! The NTT IndyCar Series is down to one race to go. Alex Palou is holding on to a...
Sep 09, 2024•1 hr 33 min•Season 4Ep. 19
Send us a text Will Power trounces the field and gets his third win of the season. Alex Palou is strong in 2nd place while Josef Newgarden rounds out the podium. Join Michael and John as they review the BitNile.Com Grand Prix of Portland and discuss the points scenarios for the upcoming final three races....all on ovals!
Aug 29, 2024•51 min•Season 4Ep. 18
Send us a text The NTT IndyCar Series returns to World Wide Technology Raceway just outside of St. Louis, and puts on an instant classic of a race! High speeds, multiple strategies, tons of passing, crashes, controversies....you name it. Michael and John were there in person, have reviewed the TV coverage, they've busted out the lap charts and have done their best to piece together the details. Give it a listen...and send us some feedback!!...
Aug 23, 2024•1 hr 2 min•Season 4Ep. 17
Send us a text IndyCar goes north of the border to the Streets of Toronto, and Colton Herta and Andretti Global return to Victory Lane in dominant fashion. Tune in to The IndyCar Fan Podcast and dig in to the details with Michael and John.
Jul 26, 2024•54 min•Season 4Ep. 16
Send us a text The NTT IndyCar Series partners up with Hy-Vee and a solid lineup of musicians, and returns to Newton, Iowa for a huge double-header. The two oval races kickstart a late-season focus on small bullring type ovals that make up six of the final eight races on the schedule. Team Penske continues its dominance at Iowa although the races take on a whole different character than in recent years. Join the fun as John and Michael talk all things IndyCar....
Jul 19, 2024•1 hr 13 min•Season 4Ep. 15
Send us a text The IndyCars visit The Mid-Ohio Sportscar Course in Lexington Ohio over 4th of July Weekend. Pato O'Ward brings the fireworks as he and Alex Palou battle it out during a hard fought, full-on, green flag race! Colton Herta represents THE USA in 4th place, as a few of the up and coming drivers from around the world strive to make a name for themselves. Unfortunately the hosts could not attend, but as always, they paid VERY close attention. Listen in with John and Michael as they dis...
Jul 11, 2024•55 min•Season 4Ep. 14
Send us a text The NTT IndyCar Series heads to Laguna Seca! With a new slot on the schedule, a ton of driver/team news, and a huge new TV deal, the Firestone Grand Prix of Monterey provides much to talk about. The race lives up to the hype! Tune in to get Michael and John's take on the race, and the off-track developments.
Jun 29, 2024•1 hr 13 min•Season 4Ep. 13
Send us a text Check out the review of Road America 2024! Michael and John discuss driver changes, the Canapino scenario, pre-race sessions and of course they dig in deep to rebuild the race. Will Power takes home the win for Team Penske. Newgarden and McLaughlin fill out the podium for Penske....the team on a major roll since the penalties.
Jun 13, 2024•1 hr 4 min•Season 4Ep. 12
Send us a text IndyCar takes to the streets of Detroit! In a race that saw about half the laps run under yellow, some variable weather and track conditions, and lots of car-to-car contact Scott Dixon comes out on top again. For Dixon that's five wins in the last ten races!! And he's now in the points lead. Listen in as Michael and John piece the race back together, run down the finishing order, and offer up their take on the race....
Jun 05, 2024•1 hr 7 min•Season 4Ep. 11
Send us a text Josef Newgarden wins a thriller in Indy! Michael and John were there of course and they discuss their own day....but more importantly, they get out the lap charts, the sector times, the pitstop summaries and rebuild the race from flag to flag. It was a crazy day at the Speedway! Check it out!!
May 31, 2024•1 hr 26 min•Season 4Ep. 10
Send us a text Michael and John discuss the action leading up to race weekend from the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. They talk about practice mishaps, strategy and of course they go through the entire 33 car field and offer facts and opinions on every driver. Listen in and get ready for the 108th Running of the Indianapolis 500!!
May 24, 2024•51 min•Season 4Ep. 9
Send us a text The Month of May is upon us! It was a great opening to the month, with three teams represented on the podium. Alex Palou brings home the win, followed by Will Power and Christian Lundgaard. Michael was in attendance and brings some exceptional insight. John brings a strong Intro and Outtro. Tune in and get psyched for Indy!!
May 15, 2024•1 hr 1 min•Season 4Ep. 8
Send us a text Scott McLaughlin goes pole-to-pole for the win in Alabama, followed by teammate Will Power who started outside the front row...although it wasn't nearly as straightforward as it may appear in the boxscore! Listen in with Michael and John to get their take on the race, as well as their opinions on the other big newsflashes from IndyCar...the Penske debacle and the McLaren fiasco.
May 03, 2024•1 hr 5 min•Season 4Ep. 7
Send us a text John and Michael discuss the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach from April 21st, 2024. The atmosphere was great, the on track action even better, with another classic IndyCar finish to top off the day. Throw in a little off-track drama from Team Penske, and some killer tunes straight outta Long Beach and you've got another fine episode of the Indycar Fan Podcast. Hope you like it! Visit our Instagram page! @the_indycar_fan_podcast Official Grand Prix Website: https://www.gplb.com/ Ind...
Apr 25, 2024•1 hr 11 min•Season 4Ep. 6
Send us a text Sting Ray joins the IndyCar Fan Podcast to discuss his new team, his new sponsor, the start to the 2024 campaign, as well as some details about St. Pete, the hybrid introduction, and goals for Long Beach. Please listen and enjoy!!
Apr 17, 2024•28 min•Season 4Ep. 5
Send us a text Tune in for a candid and insightful conversation with Santino Ferrucci..driver of the # 14 AJ Foyt Racing Chevy. We mostly discuss details of last year's Indy 500, but also dive into the current IndyCar season, the Penske Partnership, new rules at Indy, the upcoming implementation of the "hybrid", etc. And stay tuned for the outtro song by Santana (get it?)...Everything's Coming Our Way....
Apr 10, 2024•40 min•Season 4Ep. 4
Send us a text The Thermal Club hosts a unique event for IndyCar. Opinions were mixed.... Our hosts bring in a special guest who was at the event to offer a first hand perspective. And of course, as always, Michael and John dig in deep to break down the heat races and the main event. And if you appreciate the music choices...the two songs are a good fit.
Mar 29, 2024•1 hr 14 min•Season 4Ep. 3
