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Dan Wheldon, Kyle Kirkwood, J.R. Hildebrand, Jay Howard, Sage Karam, Oliver Askew, Spencer Pigot, and Rinus VeeKay. Beyond the fact that all of these drivers are either past or current competitors in the Indy 500, what do they have in common? They all competed in the USF2000 series, which is one of the feeder series to IndyCar. Al Morey IV is 17 years old and a rookie in the USF 2000 series, competing for Indianapolis-based team Jay Howard Driver Development. He lives in Fishers, and ever since he started racing karts at the age of 9, he has had his sights on the upper rungs of professional racing. But the road to IndyCar is never easy, in part because it is so expensive. Running an open-wheel car for a full season in USF2000 can easily run several hundred thousand dollars for the driver. That includes tires, engineering and mechanical services, parts and labor, track testing and travel, food, and lodging. Drivers can defray some of those costs with sponsor dollars, but they typically must arrange those relationships themselves. Al Morey's father, also named Al Morey, says the cost of this season could be anywhere between $400,000 to $700,000, depending, for example, on how often the car is damaged. In the latest edition of the IBJ Podcast, the father and son team talk about what it's like in the trenches of professional racing, the costs involved, and how they work together to secure sponsors. The IBJ Podcast is brought to you by Taft.
Tonight, on Trackside with Kevin Lee and Curt Cavin, they discuss what they took away during some of the media availability of drivers today with practiced being rained out, how today's cancellation of practice impacts R.C. Enerson, what the future of Graham Rahal hold in the sport, and point out something that Tony Kanaan said on Kevin & Query earlier in the morning. Additionally, Kevin and Curt explain why Marcus Armstrong, Spencer Pigot, JR Hildebrand, and some other drivers that are at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway this month despite not participating in the race this year, what Kyle Busch said regarding what his future holds in the Indianapolis 500 and remind people about how they can attend the Prime 47 Burger Bask on Monday.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
It's another episode of 'WTHTYSLTPT?' featuring Spencer Pigot and the Ed Carpenter Racing team and in-car audio from 2018 at Sonoma Raceway. Subscribe: https://marshallpruettpodcast.com/subscribe Join our Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/MarshallPruettPodcast [SOR]
The 104th Indianapolis 500 is finally in the books and Takuma Sato won his second Indy 500. I share my thoughts of some drivers who delivered, disappointed and those involved in accidents. Not only that, I discuss why INDYCAR did the right thing not red-flagging the race following Spencer Pigot's petrifying crash. More importantly, I discuss how I overcame my personal and professional frustrations and what I'll do going forward. Among the ideas is a concept called "FareDemption," where I say farewell to the old and hungry for redemption for the next nine months so the Indy dream can be achieved. All of that and more on the latest episode of "Behind the Exploratory Lenses."
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..." Subscribe: https://marshallpruettpodcast.com/subscribe Join our Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/MarshallPruettPodcast
Greg DePalma and Eric Smith (Race Review Online) review the unfortunate finish of Sunday’s Indianapolis 500, as Japan’s Takuma Sato captured his second crown in a decision that left an empty feeling – finishing under yellow after a crash by Spencer Pigot at the entrance to pit road. Eric explains the factors that led to the decision, including the damage left by Pigot’s crash and a red flag would mean...
Takuma Sato won the Indianapolis 500 Sunday (Aug. 23) to earn his second career victory in open-wheel's biggest event. But the race itself became shrouded in controversy when a late wreck by Spencer Pigot caused the race to end under yellow. What did Sato think about it all? Find out in the latest edition of ... Read more Source
Takuma Sato won the Indianapolis 500 Sunday (Aug. 23) to earn his second career victory in open-wheel’s biggest event. But the race itself became shrouded in controversy when a late wreck by Spencer Pigot caused the race to end under yellow. What did Sato think about it all? Find out in the latest edition of …
Jim Leo is the Founder and President of PitFit Training, an industry leader in motorsports-specific human performance training as well as fitness, neurocognitive, and postural programs for all populations. Alex Wanee is Performance Director at PitFit Training and has been in the human performance industry since 2010. The roster of champions that have become part of the PitFit family is a who’s who of auto racing. Drivers such as Scott Dixon, Tony Kanaan, Dario Franchitti, Will Power, William Byron, JR Todd, Alexander Rossi, and James Hinchcliffe are just a few of the many drivers who have trained with PitFit. PitFit Training has become its own ladder system for racing success, with numerous drivers starting in the program in lower-level series and staying with the training as they graduate to the top levels through programs like the Mazda Road to Indy. Drivers such as Charlie Kimball, Spencer Pigot, Pippa Mann, and Gabby Chavez have continued with PitFit Training through various stages of their advancing careers.
This week's episode: Road To Indy Insider Rob Howden joins to preview the 2020 Indy Lights season. Plus we discuss Fernando Alonso and Spencer Pigot getting their rides confirmed for the Indy 500.
A special moment as Motorsport101 celebrates its 300th Podcast on the network! Special thanks to everyone for their ongoing support, you guys are the best! In this episode, Dre, Cam Buckley and Ryan King breakdown a mental, eyebrow-raising IndyCar return to Pocono as a 5-car wreck stole the show for all the wrong reasons! We also discuss MotoGP's first trip to the Kymiring, and the legacy of BIG M8! - Will Power wins shortened race due to impending storm ahead of Scott Dixon and Simon Pagenaud - Sato, Rossi and Hunter-Reay collide on opening lap that causes 5-man wreck, Rosenqvist and Hinch narrowly avoid major damage - Social media EXPLODES, Drivers split on Pocono, future unclear going forward, mass debate - Santino Ferrucci finishes career high 4th and everyone loved NBC's coverage of it - Colton Herta and Spencer Pigot also crash on their own NEWZ: - First ever MotoGP test at the Kymiring, riders not exactly happy - Matt DiBendetto is apparently too good for his ride in NASCAR now - BIG M8 CAN NOT BE KILLED - Fernando Alonso is the final boss of GRID, and the jokes are rich and plentiful - MotoGP is back at Silverstone. And apparently they have new tarmac now!
It's another packed episode of The Day At Indy for Saturday, May 18, as a wild day of qualifying for the Indy 500, led by our opening guest Spencer Pigot from Ed Carpenter Racing, saw McLaren Racing and Fernando Alonso miss out on securing a spot in the field for the Spaniard while Tim Clauson's Clauson-Marshall Racing USAC dirt racing program earned the 30th and final position available on Saturday. Clauson is joined by Team Penske's Josef Newgarden who, like Pigot, earned the right to vie for pole position on Sunday after capturing a spot in the Fast 9. We close with Harding Steinbrenner Racing's Colton Herta, who posted the fifth-fastest speed and will also take a shot at pole, and gives us some amazing insights on his amazing performance on Saturday at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Subscribe: https://marshallpruettpodcast.com/subscribe Join our Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/MarshallPruettPodcast
We’re “gearing up” (see what I did there?) for the new IndyCar season and Ed Carpenter Racing driver Spencer Pigot checked in before the first race in St. Pete. Great insight from one of the most promising young drivers in the series today (I’m betting money he’ll win this season…seriously, he’s that good) The post Ep 115 – IndyCar driver Spencer Pigot appeared first on 94.7 WCSX.
This week Mike, Jess, and Matt debate topics ranging from Conor Daly's future, Spencer Pigot's season, more McLaren-mania news, we discuss the rumor re-appearing that Liberty Media wants to buy IndyCar AND the Indianapolis Motorspeedway! Tune in, share your opinion on our social media, @Pitlaneparley! We'll be back next week with more discussion and an Iowa Speedway recap (and maybe a special guest!)
Two-time Indy 500 winner Al Unser Jr sits with--and schools--Jack Harvey, Kyle Kaiser and Spencer Pigot, three of IndyCar's next-generation drivers ahead of the 102nd Indy 500 in a roundtable podcast captured at Bell Racing Helmet's new Pro Shop in Speedway, Indiana. And wait until the end when Little Al uncorks a hilarious tale involving a ham and cheese sandwich... Visit https://www.facebook.com/MarshallPruettPodcast for our full podcast archives. Subscribe: Apple (https://tinyurl.com/yaafkvch) Android (https://tinyurl.com/yconvyl3) Google (https://tinyurl.com/y8qtcuax) Spotify (https://tinyurl.com/yby3lzr2)
Ed Carpenter Racing driver Spencer Pigot joins the Week In IndyCar on the Marshall Pruett Podcast to discuss the addition of Danica Patrick as his teammate for the Indy 500, current testing plans, bumping at the Speedway, Holmatro signing on for five more years with IndyCar's safety team, and the fake Twitter account created in his name. A fun Q&A session follows, ranging from Pigot's preferred method for learning a new track, his interest in fielding a 24 Hours of LeMons team with ECR, the origins of his helmet livery, how the Dallara DW12 Indy car with 2018 bodywork compares to the Dallara IL15 chassis he drove to win the 2015 Indy Lights championship, and where he'd set the downforce level at Phoenix if given free reign by the series. Visit https://www.facebook.com/MarshallPruettPodcast for our full podcast archives. Subscribe: Apple (https://tinyurl.com/yaafkvch) Android (https://tinyurl.com/yconvyl3) Google (https://tinyurl.com/y8qtcuax) Spotify (https://tinyurl.com/yby3lzr2)
Join Paul as he sits down with Spencer Pigot who is a terrific driver with the newly formed Mazda Team Joest for 2018 endurance races as part of the WeatherTech Sports Car Championship. Spencer has won at every level he's competed at and as Paul mentions, he has won his way all the way to the top. As an incredibly talented young driver, Spencer discusses his rise to the top and shares his thoughts on the prospects in 2018. We want to thank Spencer (@spencerpigot) and Mazda Team Joest for giving us the time to chat ahead of this weekend's 24 Hours of Daytona.
Mazda's new IMSA Daytona Prototype international roster joins the Marshall Pruett Podcast for a quick roundtable chat on the season ahead with the Mazda Team Joest effort. Mazda Motorsports boss John Doonan opens the discussion and passes the mic to Spencer Pigot, Oliver Jarvis, Tristan Nunez, Harry Tincknell, and Jonathan Bomarito--only Rene Rast was missing--as the driver quintet shared insights on the changes and expectations looming in 2018. Visit https://www.facebook.com/MarshallPruettPodcast for our full podcast archives. Subscribe: Apple (https://tinyurl.com/yaafkvch) Android (https://tinyurl.com/yconvyl3) Google (https://tinyurl.com/y8qtcuax) Spotify (https://tinyurl.com/yby3lzr2)
154--Welcome to " The Indy SportsCar Podcast! " Hosts @MissyLinkz @LLNKZ & Exec. Producer @Mike_Joachim Along With @AleixoRacing and Special Guest/Friend of the show! SPENCER PIGOT! We celebrate 3 years on the Air with @SpencerPigot and Talk to him about his Very well Earned Full Time seat in the #21 @ECRIndy Fuzzy's Vodka Machine in the upcoming 2018 Verizon #IndyCar Series Season! Follow all the Shows Many Social Media Outlets by Visiting WWW.TheIndySportsCarPodcast.com Stream or Download the show from iTunes, TuneIn Radio, Stitcher Radio, The Podbean app and Proudly Featured at RedDragonsRadio.com! WE Also want to Thank all the many amazing Listeners, Journalists and Drivers that have Supported ISCP these past few years! Also would like to give a very huge thanks to the Patrons of the show! Gregorio Miron and Aaron Spinelli! Missy and I can not thank the two of enough for all your support for the show! Heres to Many More Years! ...Cheers!
Marshall Pruett and Robin Miller discuss and look at all of the major news and developments that have taken place over the last seven days, including the final 2018 bodywork validation test at Sebring, and have Josef Newgarden, Scott Dixon, Spencer Pigot, and James Hinchcliffe share their thoughts on the new package. Visit https://www.facebook.com/MarshallPruettPodcast for our full podcast archives. Subscribe: Apple (https://tinyurl.com/yaafkvch) Android (https://tinyurl.com/yconvyl3) Google (https://tinyurl.com/y8qtcuax) Spotify (https://tinyurl.com/yby3lzr2)
It's a full house here on Motorsport101 as for the first time this month, RJ's back with us! And he has an awesome Keepin' It 101 on Jenson Button racing the Suzuka 1000km in Super GT! We also talk at length about IndyCar's Dual In Detroit with Graham Rahal dominating the weekend to become the first ever Double Winner in Detroit, and the first double winner in IndyCar since Scott Dixon did it in Toronto in 2013! There's also the rise and fall, and rise and fall again of James Hinchcliffe, Spencer Pigot's spectacular blowout and the restart that never was, and we finally discuss the IndyCar vs F1 arguments following Rahal, Hinch and Kaanan's shade thrown at Lewis Hamilton after he criticised the series lack of depth. All that, Champions League football talk, Dirt 4, Robert Kubica and more, all up in the next Motorsport101!
In this episode of the Autoweek podcast, Host Rory Carroll talks about the greatest weekend in racing with Mike Pryson and Robin Warner. There is also an interview with Indycar driver Spencer Pigot.
It's the month of May in Indianapolis and that means it is time for the Indianapolis 500! So, for this show, we wanted to have an IndyCar theme! First up on the show is Michael Pearson from Daredevil Brewing. Michael is the Head Brewer and co-founder of Daredevil Brewing and he came on the show to talk about his Race Day Lager. If you don't know the story behind Daredevil Brewing, then this is the show for you! Plus he brought us several different kinds of beer for us to try and sample during the show! In the last segment, we were lucky enough to track down Spencer Pigot, IndyCar driver for Juncos Racing and Ed Carpenter Racing. Spencer is one of the rising stars on the IndyCar circuit and he's getting ready to run in his second career Indy 500 on Sunday. On Sunday he'll be driving for Juncos Racing, a team he knows very well as they helped him rise through the ranks from the Pro Mazda Series to the Indy Lights. Be sure to watch for him on Sunday!
Marshall Pruett and Robin Miller look at all that's happened during the first week of practice for the Indy 500 and are joined by their first guest, Juncos Racing's Spencer Pigot, who shares insights and a few laughs while chronicling his experiences with the rookie IndyCar team. Visit https://www.facebook.com/MarshallPruettPodcast for our full podcast archives. Subscribe: Apple (https://tinyurl.com/yaafkvch) Android (https://tinyurl.com/yconvyl3) Google (https://tinyurl.com/y8qtcuax) Spotify (https://tinyurl.com/yby3lzr2)
Marshall Pruett and Robin Miller rip through the Verizon IndyCar Series snoozer in Phoenix, look at the positives and negatives for various drivers in the race, discuss the one-day Gateway oval test, IndyCar's bizarre media invitation for Fernando Alonso's IMS test, talk Spencer Pigot and his chances for the Indy 500, say farewell to Indy car legend Joe Leonard, and spare a thought for cancer-fighting John Andretti. Visit https://www.facebook.com/MarshallPruettPodcast for our full podcast archives. Subscribe: Apple (https://tinyurl.com/yaafkvch) Android (https://tinyurl.com/yconvyl3) Google (https://tinyurl.com/y8qtcuax) Spotify (https://tinyurl.com/yby3lzr2)
114-- Welcome to "The Indy SportsCar Podcast!" Hosts @MissyLinkz & @LLNKZ are very Honored to Have on the Co Driver of the #88 Starworks PC Machine in #IMSA that will be Battling for 24 hrs this weekend at Daytona for the #Rolex24hrofDaytona and the #2 United Autoworks LMP3 Nissan Ligier JP3 Machine in the #ELMS Series! MR. SEAN RAYHALL! What a great show! Had a blast talking racing with one Very Talented young man who has driven so many Amazing Cars on so many Amazing Tracks in so many Amazing Series and we can not thank him enough for joinning the show! Everyone please follow Sean's very exciting and always impressive races and future career on Twitter and Instagram @seanrayhall Follow all the shows many social media outlets at www.TheIndySportsCarPodcast.com Stream or Download the show at Stitcher Radio, the Podbean App, iTunes and Proudly at www.RedDragonsRadio.com DONT FORGET ISCP FANS!!! EVERY 4 HRS WE WILL BE POSTING LIVE AUDIBLE UPDATES OF THE #Daytona24 SO IF YOU MISS ANY PARTS OR PORTIONS OF THE RACE? WE HAVE YA COVERED AND WILL CATCH YOU UP WITH WHAT YOU MAY HAVE MISSED! SO YOU TOO CAN CLAIM YOU IRONMANNED THE 24HR FIRST RACE OF 2017!!!! ENJOY!! AND "GOOD LUCK, BE FAST AND BE SAFE PLEASE TO ALL THE FRIENDS OF THE SHOW DRIVING IN THIS HISTORIC RACE! NOTABLY BUT NOT ONLY" TRISTAN VAUTIER! PATO OWARD! JAMES FRENCH! RYAN BRISCOE! DION VON MOLTKE! MATT BELL! WOLF HENZLER! RC ENERSON! SPENCER PIGOT! & SEBASION BOURDIAS! ALONG WITH ALL THE MANY OTHER @IndyCar Series and @MRTI Drivers who will be in this great American Race!
God, we're 30 episodes in already?! That went quick. Anywho, in this edition of the Motorsport 101 Podcast: - We're joined by one half of the awesome Grid Girls Podcast, friend of the show, Sarah Connors! She fills in for Adam, and she is awesome. Trust me on this! (Follow her on Twitter - @Sarah_Connors, as well as @TheGridGirls, it's a great show and Sarah was a delight to have on!) - We talk some more about the evolution of the Halo news as more drivers have dropped their two cents, from Lewis Hamilton to the mini-beef between Hulkenberg and Ricciardo. Civil War is at hand. Wonder who Iron Man is? - And for the main meat and potatoes of the episode this time around, we're previewing the 2016 IndyCar Season, and there's a ton to talk about. We go team by team, as well as analysing the absolutely stacked Rookie class with Conor Daly, Alexander Rossi, Spencer Pigot, Matthew Brabham and Max Chilton! - Can Graham Rahal and Josef Newgarden repeat their 2015 successes? Will Penske curb-stomp the field? What RHR will we get? Can Dixon make it 5? Can Will Power finally win a 500? All that and much more on the next exciting episode of Dragonball Z! Or Motorsport101!
068.. @SpencerPigot #ISCPFANS !!! Spencer Pigot talks about his #MRTI #IndyLights Championship season and his experience racing in the #Rolex24 Also about his upcoming test at Sebring with RLL! After, we talk about the weeks #IndyCar news and the new Honda Aero kits! check out all of our social media outlets; especially our FaceBook Fan Page by going to www.TheIndySportsCarPodcast.com we're always streaming at RedDragonsRadio.com or download the show on the PodBean app & iTunes!...Enjoy!!
We start the show off with a great interview with @SpencerPigot 2015 #IndyLights Champion!! It turns out to be a great ISCP Interview we have all grown to expect and love lol! he was a really great guest! after that we talk #F1 #RussianGP and the drama that came out of Sochi, then we move onto BREAKING #INDYCAR NEWS!!! POCONO IS BACK FOR 2016!!! we also talk about a whole bunch of other good stuff... Enjoy!!! www.TheIndySportsCarPodcast.com
We talk racing with Indy Lights Driver SPENCER PIGOT!!! And then we talk about the Dual in Detroit and the firestone 600 this up coming weekend..... also no shortage of our usual crazy happenings ensues in the middle of the show....ENJOY!!!
Fanatic Radio is joined by a pair of youthful, rising stars in their fields: Brisa Hennessy, the U-18 U.S. Surfing National Champion talks about being the best in the country at 14, enjoying her love of the sport and the laid-back culture in her home state of Hawaii. Pro Mazda Champion, racer Spencer Pigot is our Weekly Conversation, as he explains his roots in motorsports, his recent crowned championship and his desire to climb the ranks of open wheel to race the Indianapolis 500. Also, the NFL's disastrous couple of weeks continues, the FIBA Basketball World Cup is recapped and we also look at the race to the MLB Postseason. Fanatic Radio is presented by 1800Flowers.com Remember in the wide world of sports, we’re not crazy…just Fanatics.