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Join host Dann'E'Williams on the Owner's Pride Podcast for an exhilarating ride with special guest Mark Dill, a renowned auto racing historian and author. This episode, titled "Revving Up Stories with Mark Dill: From Indy 500 Dreams to Racing Historian," delves into the captivating world of auto racing through the eyes of Mark Dill.

Growing up with a burning passion for the racetrack, Mark shares his journey from his first enthralling experience at the Indianapolis 500 to becoming a celebrated figure in the world of auto racing. We explore his formative years, tracing his path from a young enthusiast to a seasoned professional, and discuss how his early experiences fueled his lifelong fascination with this high-speed sport.

Mark's academic pursuits at Indiana University, where he earned a degree in journalism and PR, laid the groundwork for his impressive career. We take a deep dive into his trajectory from college to becoming the Vice President of Marketing for major publicly traded companies like AT&T and Nortel. Listeners will get an insider's view of his role in setting up the notable Nortel sponsorship in 1997 – a pivotal year when Arie Luyendyk and Scott Goodyear, both adorned with Nortel sponsorship, clinched first and second places at the Indy 500, allowing Mark the unforgettable experience of celebrating in the winner's circle and drinking the milk!

Beyond the corporate world, we explore Mark's profound contributions to historic writing and his personal racing experiences in the SCCA. Discover how these experiences not only shaped his perspective on racing but also influenced his compelling writing style. Mark's books,The Legend of the First Super Speedway and The Master Driver of the World, offer an incredible journey through the lens of characters like Barney and George, immersing readers in the rich tapestry of auto racing history. In this episode, we invite you to pick up his books and join us on this amazing journey, tracing the high-octane path of a true racing aficionado.

 Whether you're a die-hard racing fan or just love a good story, this episode of the Owner's Pride Podcast with Dann'E'Williams and Mark Dill is an absolute must-listen!

Join The Indycar Fan Podcasters as they recap their day at the Speedway, review the Indy 500, and offer their opinions on how best to manage the somewhat recent obsession with "finishing under the green".
The Memorial Day Classic  gradually  builds from a fuel conservation procession into a hyper-aggressive batch of restarts as Josef Newgarden out-lasts, and out-duels the other 32 starters and wins The Greatest Spectacle in Racing for the first time.

Host Brandon Contes interviews Leigh Diffey, play-by-play commentator for the NTT IndyCar Series for NBC as well as IMSA, MotoGP, Supercross, and Olympic track and field. In the lead-up to the 107th Indianapolis 500, Brandon and Leigh discuss a wide range of topics including the narrative some people have that race car drivers are not "athletes," the importance of the Indy 500, what casual fans should be looking for at Indy, and more.

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-:46: Busy week leading up to Indianapolis 500

-1:09: Motorsports background growing up in Australia

-2:46: Being a PE teacher while getting started in broadcasting

-5:09: Adversity in Australia from those in sports media who felt Leigh didn't belong

-6:59: Moving to the United Kingdom and then the United States

-8:39: Bigger transition going from Australia to UK, or UK to U.S.?

-9:32: Culture shock moving from London to Atlanta

-10:31: Becoming a U.S. citizen

-11:44: Working the Olympics for NBC

-12:32: Similarity of motorsports and race-based Olympic sports

-13:36: Preparation for Olympic events

-15:14: Being lead play-by-play for Olympic track and field

-15:44: COVID protocols in Tokyo during Olympics

-17:27: Working Beijing Olympics in-studio

-18:28: Getting the full Olympic experience

-19:27: The “race car drivers are not real athletes” narrative

-20:50: When Leigh felt he “made it” and could make a living in broadcasting

-21:33: Working with David Hobbs and Steve Matchett on Formula 1 broadcasts

-22:34: Hobbs speaking his mind

-23:27: Fitting into a broadcast where the analysts are already working together

-24:50: Preference in calling a race on a road course or oval?

-25:43: Longest Leigh has been on a broadcast

-27:12: Calling Formula 1 and IndyCar on the same day

-28:07: Was the Indy 500 a big event in Australia when Leigh was growing up? Is it now?

-29:30: What makes the Indy 500 special?

-31:49: The rush of being on the call for the Indy 500

-33:24: Leigh’s historic call of Helio Castroneves’ fourth Indy 500 win in 2021

-36:57: Booth setup for an Indy 500 broadcast

-39:47: “100 Days to Indy” discussion

-41:06: Impact of sports gambling on IndyCar broadcasts

-41:42: What should a casual fan be looking for if they’re watching the Indy 500 for the first time?

-42:34: Which winner would make for the best story?

-43:41: Graham Rahal being bumped and then replacing Stefan Wilson

-44:42: Future goals in broadcasting

Exclusive interviews with drivers Santino Ferrucci and Sting Ray Robb. A preview of the entire 33 car field. A kick-ass song about the legendary AJ Foyt. 

Everything you need to get stoked for The Greatest Spectacle in Racing!

Interviews:
Ferrucci         1:50
Sting Ray    13:00

Pre-Race  Banter      34:15
Driver Previews        42:00
"I'm AJ Foyt"           1:30:30

May 26: Vaughn Dalzell (@VmoneySports) and Corey Parson (@TheFantasyExec) look back on the Celtics win over the Heat and the Blues upsetting the Avalanche in Game 5 before welcoming in former NFL Wideout Mike Pritchard (@mipritchard) to discuss multiple futures markets. Mike details why he thinks Davante Adams (+1100) is a good bet to lead the league in receiving, and believes there is value on multiple teams to win the AFC West. With the 106th running of the Indianapolis 500 on deck this weekend, Steve Letarte (@SteveLetarte) examines Scott Dixon (+525) as the favorite, highlights long shots who have been impressive recently, and handicaps the NASCAR race in Charlotte Sunday night. Corey and Vaughn wrap up the show with the Edge of the Day, with Vaughn backing the Cardinals (-121) vs the Brewers Corey playing Andrew Wiggins over 16.5 points vs the Mavericks.

In 1896, the very first auto race on an oval track took place at the Rhode Island State Fair, just one year after the first city-to-city auto race in the world took place. Cars were so new, no one knew what to call them. Horseless wagons? Motor wagons? Motocycles? Electric Traps?

Episode Source Material: 

• Left Turns In The Ocean State | Hemmings
• Scientific American Volume 75
• The Autocar: A Journal Published in the interests of the mechanically-propelled road carriage
• 1896 Novel Race
• My Home Track - Rhode Island and the late, great Narragansett Park Speedway - NASCAR Talk | NBC Sports
• Boston Sunday Globe Archives, Sep 19, 1915, p. 15
• Narragansett Park Speedway
• The First Automobile Races in America (Upd. Cranston, Rhode Island) - PreWarCar
• A Look Back On Rhode Island's Narragansett Park
• Chicago Times-Herald race - Wikipedia
• The Forgotten Car That Won America's First Auto Race | Smart News | Smithsonian Magazine
• Oval track racing - Wikipedia
• Duryea Motor Wagon Company - Wikipedia
• The Duryea Motor Wagon: There's a First Time for Everything | 2020
• Time Lapse: Turrets, tents and hippies -- where, when, what's happening here?
• History of Auto Racing
• automobile racing | Britannica
• Andrew L. Riker - Wikipedia
• History of the American Automobile - Cole's Collision Center
• Racing in America
• Automobile History.
• History of the automobile - Wikipedia
• Race track - Wikipedia
• Horseracing in the US | American Experience | Official Site | PBS
• First asphalt superspeedway track | Guinness World Records(1.366%2D,%2Fh%20(76.26%20mph). 
• Riker Automobiles before they merge into Electric Vehicle Company and Columbia . . . . . .
• The day electricity led the way in the first American auto race

Charlie and 'The Car Cuz' (Motorvault's Josh Stiegman) return to relive the epic 105th Indianapolis 500 as Helio Castroneves claims his record-tying fourth career 500 victory. This chapter simply feels different in Indy, with the 46-year-old Castroneves displaying a post race celebration for the ages on a bright, sunny Sunday afternoon inside the Racing Capital of the World. Join us on this episode for a fully caffeinated Indy 500 recap.

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The 105th running of the Indianapolis 500 is set for Sunday at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway as race fans return to the biggest one day sporting event in the world for the first time in two years. A loaded field of 33 talented drivers is headlined by Scott Dixon, a pole sitter for the fourth time at Indianapolis (tied second most all-time). The 'Car Cuz' Josh Stiegman from MotorVault in downtown Indianapolis is back to break down the top storylines across the field. Plus: Beloved racing broadcasting icon Bob Jenkins thanks race fans everywhere for the outpouring of support as he battles brain cancer. On this episode, Bob shares a special message to the fans ahead of the 105th Indianapolis 500.

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Charlie is joined by the winner of the 104th running of the Indianapolis 500 Takuma Sato. Sato discusses the drama behind Sunday's victory, the empty stands at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, and his IndyCar legacy. Plus: "Car Cuz" Josh Stiegman visits for a full Indy 500 race recap.

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Charlie shares his interview with Marco Andretti after he claimed the pole position for the 104th Indianapolis 500. "Car Cuz" Josh joins for a full breakdown of qualifying and the drama ahead at the greatest race in the world -- set for Sunday, August 23rd.

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INDYCAR star Graham Rahal joins Charlie to size up the 104th Indianapolis 500, a historic two-week stretch at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, and his lucky mustache that dates back to a May afternoon in 1986. THAT stache changed his family's life forever. Plus: The "Car Cuz" Josh returns for a full recap of Day 1 of Indy 500 practice.

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Joey rejoins WGN for the breaking news regarding no spectators allowed at the 104th Indianapolis 500. Joey delivers insight on how this changes the pre-race festivities and what fans may do away from the track on August 23rd (race day). Plus: Joey and Charlie discuss the first NBA games inside the bubble and the Cubs red-hot start to the 2020 MLB season.

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This week, we fire up the engines to bring you one of the wildest, craziest people in the history of the show. He was a dare devil & race car driver from the days before they even wore helmets. He was an Indianapolis 500 winner, cementing his place his racing history. This all seemed to go to his head, as after that he seemed to think it was okay attack police officers (multiple times), shoot at service men, home from WWII, attack women (multiple times), sometimes with a knife, among other insanities! This is the craziest story that you've never heard! It's Kelly Petillo!!

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The IndyCar driver on how Rahal Letterman Lanigan celebrated the start of a successful season (1:00); how Rahal’s luck has been tough so far this season (2:00); on David Letterman being at teammate Takuma Sato’s victory and how Rahal played a role in perhaps getting him there (3:00); a week of handling many family requests for a “home” weekend in Southern California (5:00); on how he is spending time with his wife, Courtney, as she takes a hiatus form racing, including killing some monster snakes (7:00); why having her at the track more often is a huge stress reliever (8:45); her work on their foundation (10:00); what it’s like having a street course that’s an event bringing in large crowds (11:00); “this is us, not just NASCAR, but oval racing needs to re-energize itself”(13:00); the idea of IndyCar and NASCAR working together more closely (14:30); what about a Long Beach doubleheader? (16:30); why IndyCar never has been more competitive than now (18:15); on whether he was wistful of losing his record to Colton Herta as the youngest winner (19:45)

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The IndyCar veteran and 11-time starter in the Indianapolis 500 reflecting on his career (1:30); another way to look at Servia’s struggles with keeping a full-time ride and sponsor in recent seasons (3:30); the record that he holds in IndyCar for number of teams (5:00); did you know cats in Spain actually have fewer lives? (6:00); some similarities between racing and the movie industry (7:00); how it feels for Servia to jump into the IndyCar Series once annually (9:00); the very cool Salvador Dali connection to the Spaniard’s career and helmet (10:00); trying to encapsulate all the changes Servia has seen through two decades of Champ Car, the Indy Racing League and IndyCar (14:00); thoughts on why the IndyCar business model seems to work (16:30); and the evolution of sponsorship and how companies used it in racing (17:30); what Jay Frye and Mark Miles bring to IndyCar leadership (19:00); and how they might differ from previous regimes (22:00); a view on managing international series expansion (23:30); how one first-year team underscores the competitiveness of IndyCar (25:30); Servia’s engineering background (27:30); the erudite reason that Servia loves racing (28:45); some insight into being a pace car driver and his thoughts on the infamous crash last year at Detroit (30:00); Servia’s burning desire to win the Indy 500 and what he’s learned to love about it beyond the driving (31:00); how much longer he might race the Brickyard (34:30).

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Ryan Hunter-Reay on what has caught his eye in IndyCar this season (2:00); the talent influx of younger drivers (3:15); where Andretti Autosport can make gains (4:15); on whether Team Penske has made it a tougher fight on street and road courses (5:30); the easy way to catch his title rivals ... and the realistic expectations for points goals (6:15); what impressed him early about winner Colton Herta and how far his team can take him (7:15); the outlook for Barber and Long Beach (8:15); his viewpoint on how IndyCar is officiated (9:15); why the toughest lap of the season happens at Indianapolis Motor Speedway (10:15); his outlook for the biggest race of the season (11:15) ... and then Colton Herta on if his 19th birthday plans changed after his first IndyCar victory (13:30); on the win sinking in for him (14:00); his "victory tacos" tradition and where he went to eat them in Austin (14:30); if it's surreal to become the center of attention in the paddock after growing up in that environment (16:00); how his dad, Bryan, is involved in his career (17:30); what it's like hearing some IndyCar luminaries speak so highly (19:00); the challenges of facing off with the IndyCar powerhouses (20:00); being more comfortable on street and road courses (21:00); if the victory changes the outlook for his very young team (22:00); the outlook for the Indianapolis 500 (23:00).

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Hosts: Carolyn Manno & Parker Kligerman in Stamford. Jeff Burton at Burton’s Garage in Charlotte.

· Kyle Busch can officially check Charlotte off the list of tracks he’s never won at after last night’s dominating performance at the Coke 600. We’ll hear from the driver, owner & crew chief of the #18 team and how Joe Gibbs thinks Kyle Busch compares to some of the football players he once coached.

· Will Power won his first ever Indy 500, and brought home the 17th trophy all-time for Team Penske. The Australian-born driver talks about the biggest win in his 11-year career.

· Brad Keselowski, Kurt Busch, Austin Dillon, Bubba Wallace, Alex Bowman, and our own Parker Kligerman spent some time with different branches of the military last week. Today, we will re-live their experiences with a special “Best of the Mission 600.”

· Jimmie Johnson finished in the Top 5 for just the second time this season. The 7-time champion shares his thoughts on the race, and our team will discuss whether or not this is a sign of things to come.

· Parker Kligerman made his first Cup start in 4 years. Our analyst will be in studio to discuss driving in the longest race on the NASCAR circuit.

· Did you have Erik Jones on your fantasy team? We know someone who did. But how did owner Joe Gibbs feel about his sophomore driver’s performance?