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185 - Monumental Deal - Conor Daly and Chase Holden Discuss Fox’s IndyCar Investment

Conor Daly and Chase Holden return to Speed Street to unpack the major news that the Fox Corporation has purchased a one-third interest in Penske Entertainment. Conor and Chase discuss how this and the news that Fox has extended their ownership of IndyCar media rights for the next five years will impact the series going forward. The guys put together their wishlist for what they hope to see as far as crossover with other sports in the Fox umbrella and what they hope this could mean for the IndyCar schedule and breaking into mainstream culture. The guys also preview this weekend’s upcoming race in Portland and make some podium picks.

184 - Elbows Out - Christian Rasmussen Reflects on His Best IndyCar Season to Date

The elbows were out this past weekend as the IndyCar Series did battle at Laguna Seca, and our favorite open wheeler Conor Daly brought home his best road course result of the season. He joins co-host Chase Holden to unpack his team’s weekend, and how struggles with the primary tire and a lap one collision had them battling uphill all day. Despite this, Conor was able to survive some “argy-barginess” and found himself in position for a 14th place finish. He and Chase weigh in on opening lap contact between Kyffin Simpson and Felix Rosenqvist, as well as the new beef between Kyle Kirkwood and Rinus Veekay which has spilled onto social media. Ed Carpenter Racing driver Christian Rasmussen joins the show to discuss his strongest IndyCar season to date, which includes his recent first career podium at Gateway and a series of top 10s finishes. Christian recounts his strong showing at Laguna Seca and how he was on track to have a 7th-place day before dropping his tires off course and losing a couple of positions. He and Conor discuss their love for the highline at the short ovals this year, and how the IndyCar paddock has adopted an aggressive mentality as the season winds to a close. The guys also discuss their recent golf outing at Pebble Beach and other hobbies away from the track.

183 - The Art of Saving Fuel - Rinus Veekay Celebrates a Hard Fought Podium in Toronto

The IndyCar Series made its annual pilgrimage north of the border, and our resident open wheeler Conor Daly held on for a 15th place finish. He joins co-host Chase Holden this week on Speed Street to discuss the challenges that street courses like Detroit and Toronto bring to the Juncos Hollinger Racing team. Conor explains that the slick surfaces that are found throughout the courses make it difficult to generate mechanical grip, and Toronto is especially tricky with its mixture of tarmac and concrete. He fills listeners in on what his team’s strategy was and ultimately how the late race caution helped salvage a 15th place finish. The guys also look ahead to Laguna Seca where Conor expects to have more competitive pace.Friend of the show Rinus Veekay returns to celebrate his second place finish and return to the IndyCar podium. Rinus dives into the recent engineering hires that Dale Coyne Racing has made, mainly Michael Cannon and Mike Ciccarelli, and how they are boosting the team’s performance week in week out. Rinus feels his stock as an IndyCar racer is at an all time high, and Conor makes the argument for him being deserving of a high-profile ride in the series. Rinus has elevated the team to an 11th place position in the points standings, far above several of the top runners in the series. The guys look ahead to the final four races of the season and Rinus lays out his expectations of how he’d like to finish out the year.

182 - High Line Shaman - Pato O’Ward Brings Home Chevy’s First Win of the Year at Iowa

Race fans got double the IndyCar short oval action this past weekend in Iowa, and our resident open wheeler Conor Daly was putting on a high line clinic. He joins co-host Chase Holden to unpack the action from Iowa Speedway and how he delivered Juncos Hollinger Racing’s best qualifying effort on a short oval to date. Conor explains that he was combating right front temperature issues in the first race but a late caution put him in position to bring home a seventh-place finish. In race two, an untimely caution for Colton Herta ended up ruining his team’s strategy, which trapped him two laps down late in the running. Conor expresses his heartbreak from the situation, as had the race run green he would have been in contention for a top-five finish and great points effort.Winner of the first race and the first driver to park a Chevy in victory lane this season Pato O’Ward joins the show to debrief with Conor about their time together in Iowa. The guys chat about the strategy in race one and how moving to the high line as soon as possible was key for making up track position. Pato talks about struggling to get around lapped traffic but how overall the racing product was twice as better this year as last season’s doubleheader. Despite this, the guys discuss the low attendance and television ratings and try to come up with solutions for bringing fan interest back to the Iowa short oval. The guys also take a look at the rest of the season and Pato’s championship hopes. 

181 - The Iceman Rises - Scott Dixon Breaks Through to Win at Mid-Ohio

It was quite an eventful day at Mid-Ohio for Conor Daly, and he's back on Speed Street to give us the lowdown. He joins co-host Chase Holden to recap his on-track incident with Santino Ferrucci and the rest of his weekend with the Juncos Hollinger Race Team. Conor reports that he had his best road course qualifying effort of the year and felt incredibly optimistic about the team’s progress before the contact with Ferrucci caused him to lose 11-seconds in track position and took him out of contention for a good finish. Conor also gives listeners some insight to his recent test at Iowa and what can be expected at this weekend’s double header.Mid-Ohio race winner Scott Dixon joins the show to chat about his ability to capitalize on Alex Palou’s late race mistake, which parked him in victory lane for the 59th time in his IndyCar career. Scott explains he was struggling with tire wear at different points in the race and wasn’t sure how the two main strategies would play out before he saw a dust cloud from Palou running off the track. From there, he deployed his hybrid boost and push to pass to gain a major run on the 10-car, which ended up being the winning move of the race. Scott also talks about celebrating with his son Kit at the track for the first time, his takeaways from the recent Iowa test and his expectations for the rest of the 2025 season.