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Borg-Warner Trophy Special Edition with back-to-back Indianapolis 500 winner Josef Newgarden, IMS President Doug Boles and BorgWarner’s Michelle Collins Dec 11, 2024

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Borg-Warner Trophy Special Edition with back-to-back Indianapolis 500 winner Josef Newgarden, IMS President Doug Boles and BorgWarner’s Michelle Collins

December 10, 2024

Show host Bruce Martin has a special Borg-Warner Trophy edition of Pit Pass Indy, featuring exclusive interviews with back-to-back Indianapolis 500 winner Josef Newgarden of Team Penske, Indianapolis Motor Speedway President Doug Boles and Michelle Collins, Global Director of Marketing and Communications for BorgWarner.

Newgarden is just the sixth driver to win the Indianapolis 500 in back-to-back years in 2023 and 2024. Newgarden joins Wilbur Shaw in 1939 and 1940, Mauri Rose in 1947 and 1948, Bill Vukovich in 1953 and 1954, Al Unser in 1970 and 1971 and Helio Castroneves in 2001 and 2002 as back-to-back winners of the world’s biggest and most famous race.

Newgarden was honored at a special ceremony in Indianapolis on December 4 when his latest face was unveiled on the famed Borg-Warner Trophy. Pit Pass Indy was there to deliver these exclusive interviews.

For more INDYCAR coverage, follow Bruce Martin at X, previously known as Twitter, at @BruceMartin_500

Catching up with Team Penske engineer David Faustino Dec 04, 2024

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PIT PASS INDY – SEASON 4, EPISODE 61 – Catching up with Team Penske engineer David Faustino

December 3, 2024

Show host Bruce Martin has an exclusive interview with one of the hidden heroes of IndyCar, it’s Team Penske’s David Faustino, the longtime engineer for driver Will Power on the No. 12 Verizon Chevrolet.

Faustino has become one of the most successful race engineers in the NTT IndyCar Series with a victory in the 2018 Indianapolis 500 and two IndyCar Series championships in 2014 and 2022, all with Power as the driver.

For more INDYCAR coverage, follow Bruce Martin at X, previously known as Twitter, at @BruceMartin_500

Get to know Borg-Warner Trophy engraver Reid Smith Nov 27, 2024

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PIT PASS INDY – SEASON 4, EPISODE 60 – Get to know Borg-Warner Trophy engraver Reid Smith

November 26, 2024

Show host Bruce Martin has an exclusive interview with the engraver of the famed Borg-Warner Trophy that immortalizes the winner driver of the Indianapolis 500. It’s Reid Smith, an engraver from Charlotte, North Carolina. He explains the process on this edition of Pit Pass Indy.

For more INDYCAR coverage, follow Bruce Martin at X, previously known as Twitter, at @BruceMartin_500

Mario Andretti Pays Tribute to Bobby Allison Nov 20, 2024

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PIT PASS INDY – SEASON 4, EPISODE 59 – Mario Andretti Pays Tribute to Bobby Allison

November 19, 2024

Show host Bruce Martin has an exclusive interview with racing legend Mario Andretti, who pays tribute to the “Blue Collar Hero” Bobby Allison, who passed away at age 86 on November 9, 2024.

Andretti also gives his thoughts on his son, Michael, leaving IndyCar as team owner, as well as other IndyCar topics.

For more INDYCAR coverage, follow Bruce Martin at X, previously known as Twitter, at @BruceMartin_500

Team Penske’s “Season for the Ages” with Roger Penske Nov 13, 2024

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PIT PASS INDY – SEASON 4, EPISODE 58 – Team Penske’s “Season for the Ages” with Roger Penske

November 12, 2024

Show host Bruce Martin celebrates Team Penske’s “Season for the Ages” as Team Penske nearly completed a sweep of 2024.

Penske won the NASCAR Cup Series Championship for the third season in a row, the fifth in team history, when Joey Logano won the NASCAR Cup Series Championship with a victory in the final race of the season at Phoenix Raceway on November 10, 2024.

It’s the first time Roger Penske’s team won the Indianapolis 500 with Josef Newgarden, the NASCAR Cup Series Championship with Logano, the IMSA WeatherTech Sports Car Title with Porsche Penske Motorsport and the World Endurance Championship (WEC) Drivers’ title, also with Porsche Penske Motorsport.

Ironically, the only season championship that Penske didn’t win in 2024 was the NTT IndyCar Series Championship.

Penske is the owner of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, the Indianapolis 500 and IndyCar.

His latest title is the first time his NASCAR Cup Series team has finished 1-2 in the championship.

It was the third-straight NASCAR Cup Series Championship for Penske. In the 76-year history of NASCAR, he is just the third team owner to win at least three NASCAR Cup Series Championships in a row.

Penske joins legends Junior Johnson and Rick Hendrick in that category.

For more INDYCAR coverage, follow Bruce Martin at X, previously known as Twitter, at @BruceMartin_500

How Borg-Warner Trophy Sculptor William Behrends dealt with Hurricane Helene as he creates a second face for Indy 500 winner Josef Newgarden Nov 06, 2024

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PIT PASS INDY – SEASON 4, EPISODE 57 – How Borg-Warner Trophy Sculptor William Behrends dealt with Hurricane Helene as he creates a second face for Indy 500 winner Josef Newgarden

November 5, 2024

Show host Bruce Martin has an exclusive interview with William Behrends, the famed sculptor who creates the face of the Indianapolis 500 that becomes part of the permanent Borg-Warner Trophy.

Behrends art studio and home are located in Tryon, North Carolina. On September 27, 2024 Hurricane Helene ravaged the Western North Carolina area, including Tryon. Behrends was in the process of creating Josef Newgarden’s face in clay – part of the lengthy process that is ultimately reduced to the size of an egg and cast in sterling silver before it is attached to the trophy.

Newgarden was scheduled to sit in for a live study at Behrends’ studio in Tryon on October 4, but the damage in Western North Carolina left many communities devastated with many of the citizens stranded as roads and bridges were washed away.

Behrends explains how he was able to complete the process while giving an update on the ongoing recovery effort in Western North Carolina.

For more INDYCAR coverage, follow Bruce Martin at X, previously known as Twitter, at @BruceMartin_500

Catching up with Conor Daly Oct 30, 2024

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PIT PASS INDY – SEASON 4, EPISODE 56 – Catching up with Conor Daly

October 29, 2024

Show host Bruce Martin has an exclusive interview with IndyCar Series driver Conor Daly. who finished the season with Juncos Hollinger Racing in the 2024 IndyCar Series season.

Daly wasn’t a full-time IndyCar competitor in 2024 but was able to compete in seven of the 17 races on the IndyCar Series schedule.

He started 29th and finished 10th after leading 22 laps in the 108thIndianapolis 500 for Dreyer & Reinbold Racing. He was a fill-in for Dale Coyne Racing in the Hy-Vee OneStep 250 at Iowa Speedway in July before finishing the season with five races for Juncos Hollinger Racing. The highly was a third-place finish from a 25th-place starting position at The Milwaukee Mile on August 31.

Daly also drove in the NASCAR Xfinity Series Pennzoil 250 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on July 20, three races in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series and one ARCA Series race in 2024.

For more INDYCAR coverage, follow Bruce Martin at X, previously known as Twitter, at @BruceMartin_500

Catching up with Arrow McLaren Team Principal Gavin Ward Oct 23, 2024

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Show host Bruce Martin has an exclusive “Deep Dive” interview with Arrow McLaren Team Principal Gavin Ward. Arrow McLaren is coming off its most successful season in IndyCar with driver Pato O’Ward of Monterey, Mexico winning three IndyCar Series races in 2024.

For more INDYCAR coverage, follow Bruce Martin at X, previously known as Twitter, at @BruceMartin_500

IndyCar Series Team Owner Bobby Rahal, Team Penske President Tim Cindric, NASCAR drivers Tyler Reddick and Denny Hamlin and NASCAR team owner Joe Gibbs Oct 16, 2024

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Show host Bruce Martin has lots of big news in this episode of Pit Pass Indy with exclusive interviews from Bobby Rahal involving a new driver arriving, but Hy-Vee leaving the team as well as other topics. Also, Martin catches up with Team Penske President Tim Cindric to talk about Penske Porsche Motorsport winning the 2024 IMSA Weather Tech Sports Car Championship.

Finally, Martin switches gears to NASCAR with interviews with 2024 NASCAR Cup Series regular season champion Tyler Reddick, NASCAR Cup Series star Denny Hamlin and NASCAR Cup Series championship team owner Joe Gibbs from the October 13 Bank of America Roval 400 at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

For more INDYCAR coverage, follow Bruce Martin at X, previously known as Twitter, at @BruceMartin_500

IndyCar Series Victory Lap with champion Alex Palou, team owner Chip Ganassi, Roger Penske and much more Oct 09, 2024

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Show host Bruce Martin has lots of big news in this episode of Pit Pass Indy, including Michael Andretti relinquishing his ownership role at Andretti Global to partner Dan Towriss on September 26 and IndyCar’s return to the Dallas/Fort Worth area with the Grand Prix of Arlington that was announced on October 7.

IndyCar has joined forces with the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League, the Texas Rangers of Major League Baseball and REV Entertainment for the March 2026 street race that will include a course around AT&T Stadium, home of the Dallas Cowboys, and Glove Life Field, the home of the 2023 World Series Champion Texas Rangers.

Martin also has exclusive interviews from the IndyCar Victory Lap Award Ceremony at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway including Penske Corporation Chairman Roger Penske, three-time IndyCar Series champion Alex Palou, championship team owner Chip Ganassi, team manager Barry Wanser of Chip Ganassi Racing, Will Power and Scott McLaughlin of Team Penske and Colton Herta of Andretti Global.

For more INDYCAR coverage, follow Bruce Martin at X, previously known as Twitter, at @BruceMartin_500

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