Tonight, on Trackside with Kevin Lee and Curt Cavin , they talk about the hot week we’ve had! How it will probably affect the race this weekend at the Bommarito Automotive Group 500, the possible experiments with oval tracks going on. To close out hour #1, the guys talk about the loss of racing legend Bill Vukovich Jr. They talk about how his family has always suffered tragedy but how he was so inspirational and a great person who will be greatly missed. During the second hour of the show, Kevin...
Aug 23, 2023•1 hr 33 min
Tonight, on Trackside with Kevin Lee and Curt Cavin , they recap the exciting weekend at the Brickyard at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, and what their thoughts are on Connor Daly moving to Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing. They talk about the latest scenarios surrounding Alex Palou with Chip Ganassi Racing, the television ratings from the weekend, what they think about the number of spectators who tuned in and what it compared to last year. During the second hour of the show, Kevin and Curt dis...
Aug 16, 2023•1 hr 33 min
Tonight, on Trackside with Kevin Lee and Curt Cavin , they start the show by recapping the news of Alex Palou backing out of his contract with Arrow McLaren after this afternoon’s practice session, prognosticate whether Palou will be racing in IndyCar next season or in Formula One, debate what the future of Felix Rosenqvist in IndyCar looks like following the Palou news from this afternoon, and which team is most likely to sign David Malukas. Later in the hour they recap how well Rahal Letterman...
Aug 12, 2023•45 min
Tonight, on Trackside with Kevin Lee and Curt Cavin , they start the show by going over all the events leading up to this weekend’s NASCAR/IndyCar double header, explain what they were able to take away from the conversations they had with drivers today, and speculate where they could add another oval to give inexperienced oval drivers a chance to compete. Later in the hour they break down some of the betting odds for who is the favorite to win the Gallagher Grand Prix and then access who they t...
Aug 10, 2023•43 min
Tonight, on Trackside with Kevin Lee and Curt Cavin , they start the show by talking with Chip Ganassi Racing’s Marcus Armstrong to explain how beneficial Scott Dixon has been to his development this season, the new look to his racecar that fans will be able to see this weekend, what kind of optimism he has going into the race this weekend with him being familiar with the road course at IMS, and explains if he’s itching to race an oval. Later in the hour they recap what happened with David Maluk...
Aug 10, 2023•52 min
Tonight, on Trackside with Kevin Lee and Curt Cavin , they start the show by highlighting some of the announcements that were made pertaining to who will be racing in Indianapolis this weekend for IndyCar and touch on IndyStar’s Nathan Brown’s story from earlier today pertaining to silly season. Later in the hour they let their in-studio guest Judy Greeson has the opportunity to pepper Kevin and Curt with questions pertaining to the future of some events, the future of some drivers with their te...
Aug 09, 2023•45 min
Tonight, on Trackside with Kevin Lee and Curt Cavin , they start the show by recapping Kyle Kirkwood’s win in Nashville yesterday, why they believe Kirkwood will be able to compete next season for the championship, how important it was for Alex Palou to finish ahead Josef Newgarden and spotlight some individual performances from yesterday’s race. Later in the first hour they discuss the lack of official announcements during silly season considering all the chatter they had been hearing up to the...
Aug 07, 2023•43 min
Tonight, on Trackside with Kevin Lee and Curt Cavin , they start the show by providing an update on the status of Simon Pagenaud for this weekend’s race in Nashville, highlighting the NTT IndyCar Series debut for Linus Lundqvist this weekend for Simon, and share some thoughts on the race time being moved up to be a late morning race. Later in the first hour they discuss the way the events that will be taking place leading up to the race in Nashville, discuss the future of the race in terms of wh...
Aug 02, 2023•1 hr 30 min
Tonight, on Trackside with Kevin Lee and Curt Cavin , they recap Josef Newgarden sweeping the races at Iowa Speedway in dominant fashion this weekend, explain how Alex Palou finishing third in the second race at Iowa essentially makes him the winner of the series with Newgarden gaining less than forty points, and point out some of the key moments in each race. Later in the first hour they discuss the way the final ten laps in the second race transpired and what would happen if they were to red f...
Jul 26, 2023•1 hr 25 min
Tonight, on Trackside with Kevin Lee and Curt Cavin , they start the show discussing the Christian Lundgaard capturing his first career NTT IndyCar Series win a couple days ago in Toronto, examine some of the other drivers that they expect to win a race at some point this season, and recap some of the individual performances of players in a good and bad way. Later in the first hour they give an update on who is filling in for Simon Pagenaud while he recovers from the scary accident he was in and...
Jul 19, 2023•1 hr 29 min
This July 12th edition of Trackside serves as a preview for the upcoming Toronto IndyCar Race. Kevin and Curt reflect on where IndyCar was at this point last season with the Alexander Rossi drama, and Scott Dixon tied Mario Andretti's streak of 18 years with at least one win in an IndyCar event. Simon Pagenaud will miss his second consecutive race due to concussion symptoms after a streak of 190 straight starts. Meyer Shank Racing is going to substitute sportscar driver Tom Blomqvist in his firs...
Jul 13, 2023•1 hr 35 min
Tonight, on Trackside with Kevin Lee and Curt Cavin, they review the finish of IndyCar's most recent race, the Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio. Alex Palaou continues his path of dominance in IndyCar winning his fourth race this season and third race in a row. Palou's dominance this season has pretty much sealed the deal for him winning the IndyCar series this season, though Josef Newgarden's history on short-track ovals is still something to watch out for. Scott Dixon finished second, and Will Power ...
Jul 06, 2023•1 hr 20 min
Tonight, on Trackside with Kevin Lee and Curt Cavin , they start the show discussing the Alex Palou call from earlier today and speculate whether he would consider moving to Formula 1 if they offer a great deal before he can sign with Arrow McLaren in September, the roller coaster of a season that Romain Grosjean has had thus far, and debate if this is the weekend that Palou slips up and opens the door for someone else to win the series. Later in the first hour they look at some drivers that Chi...
Jun 28, 2023•1 hr 31 min
Tonight, on Trackside with Kevin Lee and Curt Cavin , they start the show discussing how fun Sunday’s race at Road America was with Alex Palou capturing his third win in the last four races, debate if someone will be able to catch Palou in the series standings with nine races left, and Kevin and Curt examine how some of the struggling teams at this point in the season did at Road America. Additionally, Kevin and Curt discuss the situation between Scott Dixon and Will Power during the practice se...
Jun 21, 2023•1 hr 30 min
Tonight, on Trackside with Kevin Lee and Curt Cavin , they start the show discussing the news that broke shortly after last week’s show with Ryan Hunter-Reay taking over Conor Daly’s seat for the rest of the season with Ed Carpenter Racing. Additionally, they discuss the future of Daly in not only IndyCar, but in racing. Finally, they discuss some rumblings they have heard since last week’s show regarding Rahal Letterman Lanigan cars. In the final two segments of the show, they debate why Chip G...
Jun 14, 2023•49 min
Tonight, on Trackside with Kevin Lee and Curt Cavin , they start the show off by discussing Kevin’s interview with Flava Flav that went viral from qualifications coverage on Peacock Saturday, how the race was projected to go very much like Nashville the first time around based off driver comments, and dive into some of the minor changes that should be made to the course. Additionally, Kevin and Curt dive deep into the dominance that Alex Palou has shown the last month, how impressed they have be...
Jun 07, 2023•1 hr 33 min
Tonight, on Trackside with Kevin Lee and Curt Cavin , they share their thoughts on Josef Newgarden capturing his first Indianapolis 500 victory, where they stand on the decision to red flag the race with two laps to go resulting in a one-lap shootout, discuss some possible changes to rules after the way this race finished, and how important this win was for Newgarden’s resume. Additionally, Kevin and Curt debate why Josef Newgarden was able to catch Marcus Ericsson on the back straight away, why...
May 31, 2023•1 hr 37 min
Tonight, on Trackside with Kevin Lee and Curt Cavin , they share their final thoughts on who they are sticking with as the winner of the Indianapolis 500. Curt sticks with his pick from last night, but Kevin switches up his pick from last night. Additionally, Kevin is life form Lucas Oil Raceway and interviews a couple drivers that are/were in action today. Finally, Tim May of Letterman Row joins Curt on Trackside tonight to share his opinion on the situation with Graham Rahal, Katherine Legge, ...
May 26, 2023•44 min
Tonight, on Trackside with Kevin Lee and Curt Cavin , they put drivers into specific tiers as to who they believe has the strongest chance at winning the race to the least and which teams may have an advantage during the race in comparison to qualifying. Additionally, they discuss the event schedule for Carb Day, Saturday’s Indy 500 parade, and the race day morning schedule. Later in the show, General Manager Kasey Coler of Indianapolis Raceway Park joins Kevin to promote the upcoming events the...
May 26, 2023•43 min
Tonight, on Trackside with Kevin Lee and Curt Cavin , they highlight all the news items that have surfaced since last night’s show. They start out the show explaining the practice session that Graham Rahal and Katherine Legge will be able to get in tomorrow afternoon and eventually transition into the latest status of Stefan Wilson. Finally, they discuss the future of Marcus Ericsson with a report stating that two teams are prepared to make a strong push for his services if he doesn’t return to ...
May 24, 2023•46 min
Tonight, on Trackside with Kevin Lee and Curt Cavin , they recap the news of Graham Rahal being announced as the replacement driver for Stefan Wilson for this weekend’s race. Plus, they debate who has the biggest name with the public and why it made sense to them late last night that Rahal was the best driver to step in for Wilson. Additionally, Kevin and Curt answer Twitter questions from people that wanted to know more information regarding the qualifying format for the last row shootout on Su...
May 24, 2023•44 min
Tonight, on Trackside with Kevin Lee and Curt Cavin , they are live from the Prime 47 Burger Bash! Here is the list of guests that joined Kevin and Curt on tonight’s show! Ryan Hunter-Reay What it was like taking a year off from racing The benefits of being with Dreyer Reinbold compared to Andretti Autosport Santino Ferrucci Starting up front compared to being in the back If an A.J. Foyt car can win the race this season Benjamin Pederson What it means to be the fastest rookie to qualify for the ...
May 23, 2023•44 min
Tonight, on Trackside with Kevin Lee and Curt Cavin , they recap the third day of practice at IMS for the Indianapolis 500 with the primary focus for drivers being on getting ready for qualifications tomorrow, break down how all the teams did today, explain the situation that is going on with Callum Ilott, and focus on the Team Penske drivers after an eye-opening day. Additionally, Kevin and Curt discuss the sixth fastest practice lap in Indy 500 history with Takuma Sato, answer some Twitter que...
May 20, 2023•42 min
Tonight, on Trackside with Kevin Lee and Curt Cavin , they recap the second day of practice for the Indianapolis 500 with Marcus Ericsson finishing with the fastest lap speed of 229.607, highlight a driver that doesn’t have the confidence right now in his car because there’s a chance that he could get bumped this weekend, and how far back a driver can start and have a chance to win the race. Additionally, Kevin and Curt highlight the news of the day today involving Kyle Larson being at the India...
May 19, 2023•41 min
Tonight, on Trackside with Kevin Lee and Curt Cavin, they go over the first day of Indianapolis 500 practices. They detail multiple drivers’ performances including Scott Dixon’s fastest lap, and RC Enerson passing his rookie test for the second time. Takuma Sato took the fastest lap on the first day of practices with Scott Dixon and Scott Ferucci following closely behind. Curt highlights Augustin Canapino as a driver who had a day full of ups and downs spending most of the day at the lower end o...
May 18, 2023•42 min
Tonight, on Trackside with Kevin Lee and Curt Cavin , they discuss what they took away during some of the media availability of drivers today with practiced being rained out, how today’s cancellation of practice impacts R.C. Enerson, what the future of Graham Rahal hold in the sport, and point out something that Tony Kanaan said on Kevin & Query earlier in the morning. Additionally, Kevin and Curt explain why Marcus Armstrong, Spencer Pigot, JR Hildebrand, and some other drivers that are at ...
May 17, 2023•44 min
Tonight, on Trackside with Kevin Lee and Curt Cavin , they recap Alex Palou dominating the GMR Grand Prix because he was Curt’s favorite to sweep the month of May, some drivers that performed well this past weekend, and some drivers that had disappointing games. Additionally, Kevin and Curt discuss the news of the NFL airing a play-off game exclusively on Peacock because it could have an impact on IndyCar, what he learned last week from his dinner with Marcus Ericsson in connection with this doc...
May 16, 2023•44 min
Tonight, on Trackside with Kevin Lee and Curt Cavin , they recap qualifications for the GMR Grand Prix with Christian Lundgaard capturing his first P1 in his young racing career! Plus, they examine the performances of the Team Penske drivers in quals for an event they have routinely dominated and the surprise performances of the Rahal Letterman Lanigan cars. Additionally, IndyStar’s Nathan Brown joins Curt Cavin on Trackside to discuss his latest story regarding the attendance of fans at the Ind...
May 13, 2023•43 min
Tonight, on Trackside with Kevin Lee and Curt Cavin , they start examining the possible drivers that could be out of a contract after this season, debate what team Marcus Ericsson would go to if he and Chip Ganassi don’t come to terms on a new contract following the comments he made last year, how important this month is for the future of drivers with their team, and if you would take a Chip Ganassi car or the field. Additionally, Kevin and Curt share some news of the day regarding an injury to ...
May 12, 2023•44 min
Tonight, on Trackside with Kevin Lee and Curt Cavin , they start the show by pointing out a noticeable change inside of turn one that fans should check out prior to the Indy 500, answering a question from someone that wrote Kevin an actual handwritten letter, and how rain on race day makes the race more interesting for the fans. Additionally, Kevin and Curt share their news of the day with Curt’s pertaining to the birthday of a driver that has won the Indianapolis 500 multiple times and Kevin’s ...
May 11, 2023•43 min
