Beyond the Bricks Podcast

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Jake and Mike Remember Two Former NASCAR/IndyCar Drivers + A Historic Race Aug 11, 2023

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Tonight, on Beyond the Bricks with Jake Query and Mike Thomsen, they continue to discuss drivers that have dabbled in NASCAR and IndyCar with the doubleheader this weekend at IMS. The first drive Jake and Mike profile is Lee Roy Yarbrough with audio from IMS Historian Donald Davidson recapping his racing career and his postrace interview after winning the 1969 Daytona 500.

In the second segment of tonight’s show, Jake and Mike bring back the IMS Historian to recap the careers of Bobby Allison and Fred Lorenz. Additionally, you will hear a commercial that Allison did with Hardees back in the day and a story from Mike about him as well.

In the final segment of the show, Jake and Mike bring back Donald Davidson one final time for him to remember one of the biggest stock car races held at the IRP in the Yankee 300.

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Jake and Mike Spotlight Johnny Rutherford and Mario Andretti's NASCAR Careers Aug 10, 2023

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Tonight, on Beyond the Bricks with Jake Query and Mike Thomsen, they open the show by replaying some audio from one of the first Brickyard 400 broadcasts in 1967. Eventually they spotlight Mario Andretti’s dominance in the 1967 Daytona 500 victory by bringing back his radio conversation after winning the race.

In the second segment of the show, Mike and Jake spotlight one of their favorite drivers in Johnny Rutherford, but it’s centered around his time in NASCAR. You will hear Rutherford explains how he got into NASCAR and how his early days of racing in stock car went. Finally, Jake and Mike share some historic facts pertaining to Johnny Rutherford.

In the final segment of the show, Jake spends the final minutes going over this weekend’s race events leading up to the IndyCar/NASCAR double header.

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Jake and Mike Celebrate Nigel Mansell’s 70th Birthday + Matt Yocum Joins! Aug 09, 2023

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Tonight, on Beyond the Bricks with Jake Query and Mike Thomsen, they open the show by celebrating the 70th birthday of Nigel Mansell. Jake and Mike touch on the career that he had in racing, bring back some audio of IMS Historian Donald Davidson talking about Mansell, and the guys share their favorite memory of Mansell.

In the second and third segment of the show, Matt Yocum joins Jake and Mike on the program to highlight the importance of stock cars coming to Indianapolis, why he believes racing interest among fans is climbing to an all-time high in various series (IndyCar, SRX, NASCAR, etc.), and where things stand right now with Tony Stewart’s team.

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Jake and Mike Highlight Racing Anniversaries Aug 08, 2023

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Tonight, on Beyond the Bricks with Jake Query and Mike Thomsen, they open the show by touching on the ending to the month of May with Josef Newgarden capturing his first Indianapolis 500-mile race victory. They eventually transition to the career of Jigger Sirois and Cale Yarborough as both of those guys are battling health issues.

In the second segment of the show, Mike and Jake celebrate the birthday of the first Indianapolis 500 pole winner, first Indianapolis 500 driver to pass away, and the guy in the “vision” photograph in Lewis Strang. Additionally, they celebrate the 35th anniversary of the 1988 Michigan 500 and the anniversary of Tony Stewart capturing his first Brickyard win in 2005.

In the final segment of the show, Jake and Mike remember Bryan Clauson with today with his passing being seven years ago today.

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Jake and Mike Spotlight Indy 500 By Decades Starting With 1946 May 27, 2023

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Tonight, on Beyond the Bricks with Jake Query and Mike Thomsen, they will put together a montage of highlights for the Indianapolis 500 dating back to 1946. Throughout the course of the show, Jake and Mike will share stories, opinions, and memories from those races that they witnessed, were told about, or had close friends tell them about the race. Additionally, there is one special montage at the end of the show that you will not want to miss that follows some legendary commercials that Mike and Jake remember vividly.

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Jake and Mike Spotlight That Worked Behind The Scenes May 26, 2023

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Tonight, on Beyond the Bricks with Jake Query and Mike Thomsen, they spotlight some of the people that have contributed to making the Indianapolis 500 the great event that it is today. Jake and Mike will talk about a variety of people that had careers in public relations, reporting, and starters. The people that Jake and Mike will spotlight tonight are:

Al Bloemker
Clarence Cagle
Seth Klein
Sally Larvick
Paula Carr
Tony Hulman
Harlan Fengler
Harry McQuinn

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Jake and Mike Continue Spotlighting Former Indy 500 Winners May 25, 2023

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Tonight, on Beyond the Bricks with Jake Query and Mike Thomsen, they start the show talking about something that is close to Mike’s heart in the Racing Memorabilia Show. They discuss some of the most coveted items that people go there looking for along with some other pieces of Indy 500 memorabilia that will be there for purchase. Additionally, they continue revisiting Indianapolis 500 winners with some rare audio that Mike has recently discovered and some audio that he’s had stored in his library.

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Jake and Mike Tell Spotlight the Master Mechanics May 24, 2023

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Tonight, on Beyond the Bricks with Jake Query and Mike Thomsen, they spotlight some of the master mechanics behind some of the most successful drivers in the history of the Indianapolis 500. Jake and Mike spotlight the following mechanics:

George Bignotti
- Chief mechanic for SEVEN Indianapolis 500 victories
  - J. Foyt (1961 and 1964)
  - Graham Hill (1966)
  - Al Unser (1970 and 1971)
  - Gordon Johncock (1973)
  - Tom Sneva (1983)
- Clint Brawner
  - Won 51 races in National Championship race series from 1953 through 1969
    - Mario Andretti (1969 Indianapolis 500 mechanic)
    - Eddie Sachs (Pole winner of 1960 and 1961 Indianapolis 500)
  - J. Watson
    - Car builder and chief mechanic from 1949 through 1984 in the Indianapolis 500
      - Bob Sweikert (1955 winner)
      - Pat Flaherty (1956 winner)
    - George Salih
      - Winning crew chief of three Indianapolis 500’s
        
        Lee Wallard (1951 winner)
        
        Sam Hanks (1957)
        
        Jimmy Bryan (1958 – same car Hanks won with)

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Jake and Mike Spotlight Indy 500 Legends May 23, 2023

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Tonight, on Beyond the Bricks with Jake Query and Mike Thomsen, they spend some time remembering the legends that have won the Indianapolis 500. They start the show with a four-time winner of the Indy 500 in A.J. Foyt. You’ll hear pieces from an interview that Foyt did with Mike.

Additionally, Jake and Mike spotlight a family name that has been associated in racing for decades. Mario Andretti is the second legend that you will hear from on tonight’s edition of Beyond the Bricks. They discuss who Mario’s racing hero was growing up, how he got started in racing, and how he hid his love for racing from his dad.

Finally, Jake and Mike tribute their last segment to the late great Al Unser. The audio you will hear from the four-time winner pertains to him rolling over the Model A, getting to ride with Lotus 66, missing the 1969 Indianapolis 500, and why he left the Jim Hall team.

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Jake and Mike Spotlight Indianapolis 500 Winners From 1950’s May 20, 2023

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Tonight, on Beyond the Bricks with Jake Query and Mike Thomsen, they highlight more winners of the Indianapolis 500. They start the show by recognizing one of Sid Collins’ favorite winners in Lee Wallard (1951 winner) after Tony Bettenhausen passed on using the winning car. The 1953 and 1954 winner of the race was the next driver that Jake and Mike discussed in Bill Vukovich.

Additionally, Jake and Mike spend some time talking about the 1955 Indianapolis 500 victory that belonged to Bob Sweikert because after winning the race he had a vision as to how fast cars would eventually get to (and now blowing it out of the water). Other drivers that you will hear from on tonight’s show are Pat Flaherty (1956), Sam Franks (1957), and Jimmy Bryan (1958).

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