From Checkered to Green

In this episode, recorded on May 20th, David and Elliot break down the action of recent weeks including the inaugural Formula 1 race in Miami, contentious NASCAR races at Darlington and Talladega, and Indycar's runup to the 500 weekend, including the Indy Grand Prix. Early 500 sessions are spotlighted and David and Elliot make their picks for the 500, and go green talking about Kyle Busch's contract situation after 2022.

In this episode, David and Elliot break down the latest in Formula 1, Indycar and NASCAR, spotlight Formula 1's announced 2023 race in Las Vegas, and go green on the future of the Bristol Dirt race weekend.

In this episode, David and Elliot highlight the Formula 1 opener at Bahrain, IndyCar at Texas, the NASCAR weekends at COTA and Phoenix, spotlight the race weekend at Atlanta, and offer final thoughts on the attendance issues at Texas and what it could mean for the track.

In this episode, David and Elliot recap the IndyCar season premiere at St. Petersburg Florida, the Cup race at Fontana, spotlight the latest news out of Formula 1 with Red Bull making some big moves, and look ahead to the coming NASCAR race weekend in Las Vegas.

In this episode, David and Elliot break down what happened in the Daytona 500, spotlight the finish of the 2021 IndyCar season and look ahead to 2022, and go green on the upcoming NASCAR race weekend at Fontana and IndyCar race at St. Petersburg Florida.

In this episode, David and Elliot break down the beginning of the week leading up to the Daytona 500 including the results of the Duels qualifying races, and spotlight the huge news out of Formula 1 in late February that saw the replacement of Michael Masi as Formula 1 Race Director, among other notable developments, and what all of it means for the coming season.

In this episode, David and Elliot break down the Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona, spotlight the long-awaited Busch Light Clash at the Coliseum and what it means for the sport going forward, then look ahead to NASCAR's return to Daytona.

In this episode, David and Elliot break down the finish to the 2021 NASCAR season and looks ahead to 2022, picking their favorites to contend and win the title. They spotlight the new Gen 7 car for the Cup series and the many changes that accompany it, then preview the Rolex 24 at Daytona.

On January 11, 2022, our producer, co-host, and good friend Ryan Kolpack unexpectedly passed away at the age of 35. David and Elliot recorded this episode the following week, hearts heavy but determined to carry on as Ryan would have wanted us to. It is fitting that this episode focuses on Formula 1, a series Ryan loved very much. We love you Ryan, and we will miss you terribly.

Good evening, good morning, good afternoon, whenever and wherever you're listening to this, we wanted to check in and say hello and we hope everyone is enjoying a safe and festive Holiday season! The guys have taken some time away to take care of their families and the general challenges of life in recent weeks, but we will be back in January 2022 with PLENTY to discuss from around the motorsports industry. In the meantime, David, Elliot and Ryan recorded a bonus episode some time ago discussing the upcoming 2022 NASCAR Cup schedule, and here it is. From all of us at From Checkered to Green, thank you for listening to our podcast and Happy New Year!

In this episode David, Elliot and Ryan break down Martin Truex Jr.'s decisive win at Richmond, crazy finishes, old-school racing and arguments at Bristol, championship contenders wrecking each other at the Formula 1 race in Monza, and a dominating day for Colton Herta at Laguna Seca. The guys then break down the upcoming NASCAR race at Vegas and the Indycar season finale at Long Beach.

In this episode Elliot joins David and Ryan to discuss the good bad and ugly from the attrition-heavy NASCAR race at Darlington, the F1 race at Zandvoort, and spotlight Lemans, then break down the upcoming races at Richmond and Portland.

In this episode, David, Elliot and Ryan recap the last two NASCAR races of the regular season including a wild one at Daytona, an Indycar race in St. Louis that had huge impacts on the championship, and spotlight the fiasco that was the Formula One race in Belgium before offering their thoughts on F1's return to the legendary Zandvoort circuit, NASCAR's Southern 500 at Darlington, and paying tribute to the late Robin Miller.

In this episode David, Elliot and Ryan break down the Brickyard tripleheader, spotlight the return of Iowa Speedway to the Indycar schedule, and preview the upcoming Indycar race at WWT Raceway and the NASCAR race weekend in Michigan.

In this episode, David, Elliot and Ryan recap and spotlight the inaugural Indycar race in Nashville, the NASCAR weekend at Watkins Glen and preview the tripleheader on the road course in Indy.

In this episode Ryan, David, and Elliot break down the latest in Silly Season news from NASCAR and Indycar, and preview the upcoming Formula 1 race in Hungary.

In this last episode before the Olympic break, David, Elliot and Ryan break down the colossal developments from the NASCAR race in New Hampshire, the F1 race in Silverstone, and also offer thoughts on the inaugural SRX season!

In this episode, Elliot, David and producer Ryan talk the latest happenings in NASCAR including Sunday's race at Atlanta, the Indycar Race at Mid-Ohio and the F1 race at the Red Bull Ring; the guys break down the big news about Chip Ganassi selling his NASCAR team to Trackhouse Motorsports for 2022, and finish up previewing the upcoming races in New Hampshire and Silverstone and offering some final thoughts on the Truck race at Knoxville.

Elliot was away and couldn't sit in on this episode, but David and producer Ryan stepped in to cover all the great racing that has happened across all the big series in recent weeks and previewing the upcoming races at Road America, Watkins Glen, and the Red Bull Ring.

In Episode 20, David Elliot and Ryan dissect all the happenings from Sunday's Indy 500 and Coca-Cola 600 and spotlight the recent reports of Brad Keselowski's rumored move to Roush-Fenway and charters for new and smaller teams in 2022 and beyond. We break down all the road-racing goodness coming up from Sonoma, Mid-Ohio and Baku, and offer our wishlist of racetracks here in America where we'd love to see Formula 1 race.

In this episode David, Elliot and Ryan break down the results of the Formula 1 Monaco Grand Prix as well as the NASCAR races at COTA, spotlight the issues with running stock cars in the rain and then break down the most exciting day in motorsports: the Indy 500 and the Coca-Cola 600.

In Episode 18, David, Elliot and Ryan discuss the latest happenings as the famed Brickyard roars to life for the first rounds of practice. The guys also talk about a recent proposal by the Governor of North Carolina that has put talk of reviving North Wilkesboro into overdrive.

On this Sunday evening recording of the From Checkered to Green Podcast, David Elliot and Ryan recap the recent NASCAR, IndyCar and NHRA events, talk the latest news about what network IndyCar might land at next year, and preview the upcoming races including the Formula 1 Grand Prix of Monaco.

In part 2 of this week's episode, producer Ryan steps in for the traveling Elliot and joins David to break down the latest in IndyCar and Formula 1, spotlights the newly-announced F1 Grand Prix in Miami, and previews the upcoming Spanish Grand Prix and the return of the World of Outlaws.

In the first of a two-part episode, Elliot checks in from the road to talk NASCAR events from Richmond through Kansas; David and Elliot (attempt to) break down the rules for the upcoming NASCAR All-Star race at Texas in the Spotlight segment, share some thoughts on how to improve on the All-Star format down the road, and preview the upcoming Mother's Day weekend throwback race in Darlington.

Elliot and David Focus on Josh Berry's win at Martinsville and in the Spotlight we discuss if Dale Earnhardt Jr, should take his team to Cup in the spotlight segment. We also discuss the effect of COVID-19 restrictions and small tracks for the 2021 racing season. We racap all the racing action at Martinsville and World of Outlaw Late Models at Bristol. We preview Cup at Richmond, Indycar Opener, NHRA 4 wide at Las Vegas, and Formula 1 in Imola.

In Part II Elliot and David discuss the effect of the Super Bowl being pushed back a week in 2022 and the effect on the Daytona 500. We also will discuss how Watkins Glen International will have back to back ISMA Races in our spotlight segment. We also discuss the results from NHRA (Gainesville), IMSA (12 Hours of Sebring), and F1 (Bahrain Grand Prix). We look ahead to the World of Outlaws Late Models racing at Bristol and talk about Darlington throwback paint schemes.

In Part I Elliot and David discuss the effect Marcus Lemonis effect on the NASCAR and NHRA world in our spotlight segment. We also discuss the NASCAR results from Phoenix, Atlanta, and the Bristol Dirt Race. We look ahead to Martinsville and give out thoughts about Bristol having a NASCAR race on dirt in 2022.

David and Elliot focus on the $400 Million loss in 2020 for Formula 1 due to Covid-19 in this episode during the Spotlight Segment. We recap the NASCAR action at Homestead and Las Vegas, while previewing NHRA kicking off at Gainesville, FL and Phoenix for NASCAR. Out Final thought discuss the Carnomly 500 Sim Race.

In this episode David and Elliot discuss Michael McDowell's win at the Daytona 500 and explain the benefits of small teams having success in NASCAR during is our spotlight. We will talk about how smaller teams are attracting sponsors and explain how this can help them compete with the bigger teams in NASCAR. We recap the Daytona Road Course weekend and Preview racing action at Homestead during the green segment. Finally, we also give thoughts on the 105th Running of the Indianapolis 500 having spectators this year.

David and Elliot in this episode will recap and action packed weekend leading up to the Daytona 500 during the Checkered segment. In Out spotlight we review the TV ratings for the Daytona 500 and discuss Steve Phelps "State of NASCAR" Press conference. Our Green segments previewed the Daytona Road Course Race and we close out with remembering the legacy of Dale Earnhardt.

David and Elliot recap the thrilling finish to the 24 hours of Daytona and recap all the action of Daytona Speedweek in the Checkered Segment. In the spotlight we make our predictions on who will be in the final four, win the championship, and who take rookie honors for NASCAR Cup, Xfinity, and Trucks. Finally, we preview the Daytona 500 in the Green Segment.

In this episode David and Elliot Preview the Up coming IMSA and World of Outlaw Sprint Car Season. We recap the 24 hours of Daytona Qualifying, IMSA, an WOO Championships in the Checkered segment. Out Spotlight Focuses on the upcoming IMSA and WOO Sprint seasons. We preview the 24 Hours of Daytona, Dirt Car Nationals at Volusia, and James Hinchcliffe returning to Indy Car during the Green Segment. We then have a discussion about streaming platforms in Final Thoughts.

In this episode David and Elliot review 2020 Formula 1 Season in the Checkered Segment. Our spotlight segment focuses on on the safety aspect with Formula 1 and auto racing. We then preview the 2021 Formula 1 season in the Green Segment and talk about Bill Simpson in Final thoughts.

In this episode David and Elliot review the Chili Bowl and talk about the 2020 Indy Car Season in the Checkered Segment. Our spotlight segment focuses on the Upcoming Indy Car season and we look at what the effect of NBCSN ending could have on Indy Car. We give a take for final thoughts about sim racing and Indy Car.

Elliot and David continue talking about the NASCAR off season int his episode by Covering the Snowball Derby and discussing some changes to the NASCAR schedule int he Checkered Segment. In the Spotlight we discuss the NASCAR off-season moves that have occurred for the 2021 season. Finally, we continue in the Green Segment by continuing out discussion on the the Neg Gen Car to hit the track in 2022.

After a few month hiatus Elliot and David make a return to cover the NASCAR off season. We cover who took the in Cup, Xfinity, Truck, and ARCA championships. We also break down an analyise the 2021 schedules for NASCAR, and have our first discussions with about the Next-Gen car that will make a debut in 2022 for the Cup Series.

In Episode 4, with Motorsports action getting underway across many different platforms. In our Checkered Segment we get into the domination of Harvick and Hamilin in NASCAR, Johnson testing Covid-19 Positive, Scott Dixon Dominating Indy Car, F1 and IMSA returning to action. The Spotlight Elliot and David do into detail of Changes to the NASCAR Schedule with Watkins Glen being replace by Daytona Road Course, Two premier World of Outlaw Events cancelled, All Star Race at Bristol, and a thrilling Indy Car and NASCAR Doubleheader at the IMS Road Course. We mention a couple changes to the Indy 500 and NASCAr int he Green Segment and have a round table discussion about the Dale Earnhardt Jr, Mike Stefanik, and Red Farmer getting selected to the NASCAR Hall of Fame. Episode 4 was recorded 7/12/2020

With racing action getting back underway Elliot and David discuss what happened in NASCAR since they returned back to Darlington in May all the way to Martinsville. We go into Indy Car return to action at Texas along with kicking up some dirt with the World of Outlaws. We alos get into some updates of local auto racing tracks racing with and without fans, and give you some updates of up coming NASCAR, Indy Car, Formula 1, and IMSA races. We also speak about the CARS controversy that happens at Ace Speedway.

Elliot and David give an update in Episode 2 about the status of motorsports being on hold with COVID-19. We go into details about the plans and issues arising for NASCAR, INDYCAR, and Formula 1 during the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition we discuss the business implication regarding Kyle Larson being fired from Chip Ganassi Racing. Disclaimer: Episode was record on May 2, 2020.

Episode 1: David and Elliot are going to talk about the business impact on auto racing coming to a grinding halt and how major motorsports are making changes to their seasons due to the COVID-19 outbreak. Were going to look at the effect on the major parts of Auto Racing (NASCAR, INDYCAR, Formula 1, Sports Car). David an Elliot also give thoughts on sim racing that has provided entertainment for auto racing fans. Finally, David and Elliot about some of their favorite races they have seen on TV and in person. Disclaimer: The episode was recorded on the weekend of March 28-29, 2020. Facebook Group: From Checkered to Green