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Tonight on Trackside with Curt Cavin and Kevin Lee, they talk about the ride announcement for Simona de Silvestro this week for the 105th Indianapolis 500. It will be an all female team with Penske power. Simona also joins the show to talk about this ride, how it came about and her thoughts heading towards May. Marco Andretti has decided to step out of the car on a full time basis and they discuss the reasons behind it and what races he will run in 2021. Also tonight, Kevin and Curt talk about who they believe may drive the open entries involving Dale Coyne and Rick Ware Racing teams for the 2021 season and also get into other silly season news.  Also tonight they talk about the funeral and send off for Aldo Andretti and also remember long time team owner Pat Patrick who passed away this week. 6x and Reigning Indy Car Champion Scott Dixon joins the show to talk about Indy Car testing, what is it like working with new teammate Jimmie Johnson and also getting ready for the Rolex 24 at Daytona with qualifying race this weekend and the 24 hour race next weekend. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tonight on Trackside with Curt Cavin and Kevin Lee, talk about the latest scheduling news and changes for Indy Car and F1. They talk about what the Indianapolis 500 may look like in May and if it could be moved again later in the summer. Also, they talk about the College Autonomous race that will take part at IMS later this year and how and what that race will be about.   Kevin and Curt talk about Santino Ferrucci and why he has decided to move over to NASCAR and Sam Hunt Racing and leave Dale Coyne Racing in Indy Car this season.  Nascar announced they will have practice and qualifying at eight events in 2021 and Kevin and Curt give their thoughts on that announcement and what race weekends may look like in the post pandemic era. Curt Cavin talks about his latest silly season news that he is learning and what big name may be coming to the Indy Car Series in 2021. Motorsports.com Journalist David Malsher-Lopez joins the show to talk about the latest news in Indy Car and what he has learned over the last few weeks in terms of where drivers may land for the 2021 season.  NBC Sports's Dillon Welch joins the show from the Chili Bowl in Tulsa.and his thoughts on the race this week.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It is the first edition of Trackside for 2021. Tonight on the show Kevin Lee and Curt Cavin. they discuss what the start of the 2021 Indy Car Schedule could look like with the likelihood of Barber Motorsports park being the season opener in Mid April followed by St. Pete, Barber, Texas and Indianapolis with Long Beach moving to September. Curt and Kevin also give the latest information as far as car and driver combinations for the 2021 season and other driver news and rides as well. John Paul Jr and Aldo Andretti are remembered as they both passed away over the last couple of weeks. Indy Car VP of Communications and Indy Car Radio Network Pit Reporter Dave Furst joins the show to talk about his role and moving from the radio side to the VP of Communications side of the Media Department and how that job came about and why he decided to leave WRTV 6.  Curt and Kevin go through the top ten stories from 2020 in a season in review and more tonight on Trackside.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tonight on Trackside with Curt Cavin and Kevin Lee, they recap the Indy Car Doubleheader at the World Wide Technology Raceway at Gateway.  Scott Dixon picked up his 50th career win on Saturday and Josef Newgarden picked up the win on Sunday.  They get into the Points situation, which Scott Dixon has a large lead in, with 3-5 races to go in the 2020 season as Mid Ohio is still up in the air at the moment.  They discuss the upcoming race weekend in Indianapolis with NHRA US Nationals, Little 500 in Anderson and the Road to Indy running at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.  They answer your twitter questions as well.  They start discussing new venues that Indy Car may be visiting in the 2021 season.  They also begin discussions regarding silly season and where drivers may end up for the 2021 season.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tonight on Trackside with Curt Cavin and Kevin Lee, they breakdown the 104th Running of the Indianapolis 500.  Takuma Sato has two Indianapolis 500 wins in his six career Indy Car Series wins.  They talk about the strength of his car and how well he has done at Indianapolis over the years.  The big story is the possible controversial finish to the race on if it should have been red flagged or not to set up a shootout.  Kevin and Curt also discuss the penalty given to Alexander Rossi after he and Takuma Sato got together on pit road midway through the race. Scott Dixon moves to 3rd in the all time laps lead list at the Indianapolis 500 just trailing Al Unser and Ralph DePalma  They do look ahead to the Gateway Doubleheader this weekend and the busy schedule this weekend.  Also your twitter questions are answered and the talk of a downtown Nashville street race for 2021 and also when will Mid Ohio get rescheduled for this season.     See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.

Tonight on the Final Month of August edition of The Talk of Gasoline Alley with Indianapolis Motor Speedway Historian Donald Davidson and Kevin Lee, Donald profiles General Jimmy Doolittle, AJ Shepherd, Mechanic Jack Beckley.  The Sid Collins interview of inaugural Indianapolis 500 winner Ray Harroun from 1951 is played and talked about with Donald and IMS Museum's Mike Thomsen.    See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.

Tonight on Trackside with Curt Cavin and Kevin Lee, they recap final Indianapolis 500 Practice on Carb Day.  They give their traditional tiers of favorites for the race, make their fearless picks as well. They also talk about Race Day and the pre race ceremonies that will be taking place.  Roger Penske will give the command, Mario and Michael Andretti will lead the field in the Two Seater and answer your twitter questions relating to the race as well.  See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.

Tonight on The Talk of Gasoline Alley with Donald Davidson and Kevin Lee, Donald profiles Historian Jack Fox, The Hoover Motor Express Special, Drivers Jimmy Caruthers and Al Gordon as well as car builder Frank Curtis. They discuss a clip from the Final Day of Qualifying 1961 with Bobby Marshman, Roger Ward, and Sid Collins. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.

On the Indianapolis 500 Media Day edition of Trackside with Curt Cavin and Kevin Lee, Curt recaps what all went on in a very different look to Media Day and who all the drivers talked too.  He also talks about Marco Andretti finding out he won the Indianapolis 500 Pole and what it means to drive the historic #98 car.  He mentions that Graham Rahal talked about the Rahal-Andretti rivalry leading into the race as well.  Also the Practical joke that was played this week on 2016 Indy 500 winner Alexander Rossi perpetrated by friend Conor Daly this week. Kevin joined the show and talked about his NBC Production Meeting and his Golf Outing at the Brickyard Crossing Golf Club.  They run through twitter questions as well alluding to TV coverage and Race Day Procedures.  See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.

Tonight on the Talk of Gasoline Alley with IMS Historian Donald Davidson and Kevin Lee.  Tonight Donald reflects on the first automobile races at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway that took place 111 years ago today August 19, 1909.  He also discusses the old Indy Yearbook, former mechanic Dale Drake, Bill Vukovich clip from his Victory Lane interview in 1954 with mechanic Jack Beckley, the history of the Studebakers at the 500, and has Donald ever seen the 500 from outside the IMS Radio Network Booth.  He also profiles the 1919 Indianapolis 500 in the first race after World War I and the Spanish Flu. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.

Tonight on Trackside with Curt Cavin and Kevin Lee, they recap the news conference that was held today with Penske Entertainment's Mark Miles, IMS President Doug Boles, and Director of Indy Car Competition Jay Frye. The Press Conference discussed the possibility of a third manufacturer, Pre Race Ceremonies for the Indianapolis 500, Mid Ohio reschedule update, and the possibility of when the 2021 schedule may be released. They talk about which driver would make the biggest splash and make the most headlines as well as the best feel good story with a win Sunday in the Indianapolis 500.  They answer your twitter questions as well.See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.

Tonight on The Talk of Gasoline Alley with Donald Davidson and Kevin Lee, Donald talks about how many Indianapolis 500 winners he has met out of the 73 winners.  He also profiles Phil Headback of Bryant Heating and Cooling as well as Patrick Kennedy of the Kennedy Tank company.  Giuseppe Farina an F1 driver who practiced but never qualified at Indianapolis is talked about too after playing a clip with he, Sid Collins, and Fred Agabashian from qualifying day 1956.  See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.

On the day of the Annual Fastest Rookie Luncheon, Kevin Lee and Curt Cavin tonight on Trackside chronicle and talk about the rookies chances and who may be the Rookie of the Year in this years Indianapolis 500.  The 2020 Indianapolis 500 Rookie Class this year are Rinus Veekay, Alex Palou, Pato O'Ward and Oliver Askew.  Also, what will Team Penske look like in 2021?  What will be the future's of Scott McLaughlin and Helio Castroneves.  They also talk about the top tiers of contenders for this years Indianapolis 500.See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.

Tonight on the Talk of Gasoline Alley with Donald Davidson and Curt Cavin, Donald talks about the historical significance of Marco Andretti winning the Indianapolis 500 Pole and how it compares to Grandfather Mario.  They profile Jack McKenzie who took care of the Borg Warner Trophy for many years at the Track.  They talk a little bit about past Pole awards in 500 history and the history of qualifications at Indianapolis. They profile former drivers Gary Bettenhausen, Bob Harkey, and Scott Brayton as well as talk about 1980 Fast Friday clip from Lou Palmer.  See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.

It is Race Week in Indianapolis for the 104th Running of the Indianapolis 500.  Kevin Lee and Curt Cavin recap Qualifications from the weekend, which ended in Marco Andretti winning the Pole.  Its the first time an Andretti won the Indianapolis 500 Pole since Grandpa Mario in 1987.  It is also the first time the 98 car won the Pole since Parnelli Jones.  Kevin and Curt discuss the historical perspective of the result and how it may re-jumpstart Marco's career.  They discuss all of the star power in the back half of the field and why this may be one of the most compelling and perhaps one of the strongest fields in Indianapolis 500 history. They talk about who some of the favorites are for the race and who to watch out for on Race Day.   They take your twitter questions as well.  See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.

Tonight on the Fast Friday Edition of the Talk of Gasoline Alley with Kevin Lee and Indianapolis Motor Speedway Historian Donald Davidson, they discuss some of the hardest charging drivers in Indianapolis 500 history, they profile past drivers Jerry Sneva, Bill Alsup and more as well.  Mike Thomsen from the IMS Museum talks about a one minute Sid Collins and Jim Clark commercial for STP from Andy Granatelli's collection.    See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.

Tonight on Trackside, Kevin Lee and Curt Cavin recap Fast Friday and preview the weekend of Qualifications for the 104th Running of the Indianapolis 500.  They talk about drivers who may be in contention for the Fast 9, who may win the Pole and start on the front row for next Sunday's Indianapolis 500.  See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.

Tonight on the Talk of Gasoline Alley with Donald Davidson and Kevin Lee, Donald profiles former drivers Len Sutton, past Chief Starters of the Indianapolis 500. Kevin, Donald, and Mike Thomsen from the IMS Muesum remember the life of Don Edmonds who passed away this week and get into a couple stories relating to Jim Hurtubise.  See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.

Tonight on Trackside with Curt Cavin and Kevin Lee, they recap the 2nd day of Practice for the Indianapolis 500 and look ahead towards Fast Friday and the extra boost that drivers will get beginning tomorrow.  They also discuss what has been talked about on NBC Sports Gold broadscasts the last couple of days.  They recap the first accident of the month with Fernando Alonso crash in turn 4.  They answer your twitter questions as well including discussions about additional camera angles NBC could use for the race broadcast.  See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.

Tonight on the Talk of Gasoline Alley, Indianapolis Motor Speedway Historian Donald Davidson profiles former drivers Eddie Sachs, Johnny Rutherford, Parnelli Jones with an audio clip from his rookie season in 1961 asking questions to Mauri Rose.    Also 1964 Rookie of the Year Johnny White is profiled in his only Indy 500 start in 1964.  See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.