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MP 928: The Week In IndyCar, Aug 26, with Bobby Rahal Aug 26, 2020

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1986 Indy 500-winning driver and 2020 Indy 500-winning team owner Bobby Rahal returns to The Week In IndyCar to answer listener questions submitted via social media on Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing's big victory at the Speedway with Takuma Sato, and opens with a story of a good luck charm that might have made a different in RLLR's rise to prominence on Sunday.

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MP 927: The Week In IndyCar, Aug 25, Listener Q&A Aug 25, 2020

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It's the first of a two-part Indy 500 wrap-up Week In IndyCar Listener Q&A show as we dive into a bunch of questions submitted via social media on all the happenings at the Speedway.

A sampling of the items posed this week (Q&A begins at the 5m35s mark in the episode):

"Takuma Sato entered elite company with his second win on Sunday. How should we rate and evaluate his career at IMS so far?"

"Do you think the race should have been red flagged following Spencer Pigot’s crash? #mepersonally, thankful he was Ok, but it would have taken too long to repair the end of pit lane to an acceptable standard to only run one, may be two laps under green to complete the 500 miles."

"Kind of unusual that Dixon, The King of fuel mileage, got outfoxed by Sato. Do you think Dixon was that tight on fuel that he had to let Sato take lead with the hope of catching him at the end or did CGR underestimate Sato’s ability to run his fuel mixture richer in the final stint?

"The helmet hoses seemed to be an obstacle for two drivers who were a bit urgently getting themselves out of cars on fire..."

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MP 926: Catching Up With 2020 Indy 500 Winner Takuma Sato Aug 23, 2020

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Takuma Sato became a two-time Indy 500 winner after using all of his savvy to conserve fuel while making big speed in the No. 30 Rahal Letterman Lanigan Honda, and spoke with The Marshall Pruett Podcast shortly after the big 2020 victory.

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MP 925: The Justice Brothers, 75 Years At Indy Aug 22, 2020

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We celebrate the Justice Brothers on the 75th anniversary of the family's involvement with the Indianapolis 500. From Ed and Zeke Justice playing parts in George Robson's 1946 Indy 500 win to supporting dozens of teams with sponsorship from their automotive chemicals and lubricants business, to partnering with our podcast and three entries in the 2020 Indy 500, Ed Justice Jr shares stories of how the company has become part of the Speedway's history from the inside.

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MP 924: Inside Arie Luyendyk's 1990 Indy 500 Win Aug 22, 2020

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Looking back 30 years, Arie Luyendyk takes us inside the 1990 Indianapolis 500 where the Dutchman scored his first of two victories at the Speedway. And there were other milestones recorded that day in his No. 30 Shierson Racing Lola-Chevy, which he discusses, that make his first appearance on the BorgWarner trophy rather special.

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MP 923: Catching Up With Ayla Agren Aug 21, 2020

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Norway's Ayla Agren headed for America with dreams of racing her way up the Road To Indy and landing a ride in the NTT IndyCar Series. Despite her obvious talent, a lack of consistent sponsorship ended her time on the American open-wheel ladder following the 2017 USF2000 season. Undeterred she's continued to work at finding a way to revive her dream. Selected as one of 20 drivers for the second season of the W Series, Agren will have to wait until the championship resumes after the 2020 calendar was cancelled due to COVID-19.

Her story of humility and perseverance is an inspiring one, and with expertise to offer, she'll be at the Indy 500 serving as Ben Hanley's spotter for the No. 81 DragonSpeed Chevy entry. Agren's goal, however, is to get her career back on track, scale the Road To Indy, and join the field of 33 drivers in a future edition of the Indy 500.

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MP 922: The Day At Indy, Aug 21, with Alexander Rossi Aug 21, 2020

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It's the ninth installment of the Day At Indy podcast, and we have Andretti Autosport's 2016 Indy 500 winner Alexander Rossi, who offers some deep insights on what kind of ambient effects will influence race day more than others, the rise in competitiveness by his team at the Speedway, and reveals the findings of his investigation into which driver(s) are guilty in the golf cart prank pulled earlier in the week.

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MP 921: The Day At Indy, Aug 20, with JR Hildebrand Aug 20, 2020

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It's the eighth installment of the Day At Indy podcast, and we have Dreyer & Reinbold Racing's JR Hildebrand who takes us inside a challenging start to his Indy 500, working with his primary sponsor (and fighting off the advances of a driver who recently tried to steal the deal), and closes with insights on his helmet livery of RIGHTS JUSTICE OPPORTUNITY and why he chose to carry supportive social messages into Sunday's race.

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MP 920: The Day At Indy, Aug 19, with Felix Rosenqvist and Marcus Ericsson Aug 19, 2020

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It's the seventh installment of the Day At Indy podcast, and we have Chip Ganassi Racing'x Swedish duo of Felix Rosenqvist and Marcus Ericsson, who discuss their results so far in practice and qualifying at the Indy 500, how their COVID-affected sophomore experiences at the Speedway differ from 2019, sponsor influences, and they ponder a new caffeinated chocolate milk drink business that might make the two incredibly rich.

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MP 919: The Week In IndyCar, Aug 19, with Bryan Herta Aug 19, 2020

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Bryan Herta, co-owner of the pole-winning Andretti Herta Autosport No. 98 Honda driven by Marco Andretti, joins us for The Week In IndyCar Listener Q&A show, driven by questions submitted by fans via social media.

A sampling of the items posed this week:

"Has Marco taken a different approach to this years 500 so far? Or has the car just been that good since the start?"

"What’s the inspiration for that calm, smooth-as-silk radio voice? ('clutch and coast' from ‘16, 'weight jacker' from Sunday)..."

"I heard you once say Dan Wheldon would encourage the team saying, 'C'mon boys, you've got to make me look good.' What work happens 30 days before the 500 prepping a car to make a driver look good? And, if you want to answer, what's a 500 memory of Dan you remember vividly?"

"With your son, a drummer in a Punk band, and Marco's love of Rap music, who controls the radio when you are in the car on a taco run? More importantly, what is coming out of those speakers?"

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