We’re celebrating Willy T. Ribbs on the 30th anniversary of his historic performance at the Indianapolis 500 where he became the first African American driver to qualify for ‘The Greatest Spectacle In Racing.’ The large and durable 4-inch sticker,…
Growing up in the San Francisco Bay Area and being part of the West Coast racing community meant trips to Portland International Raceway took place on a regular basis. I’m guessing I’ve been to PIR at least 30 times,…
Bidding has concluded with the second annual charity print fundraising efforts for the Wilson Children’s Fund, and through the auctions of autographed IndyCar and IMSA memorabilia, $42,975 was raised to benefit the daughters of the late race car driver…
Thanks to an invitation from IndyCar and Team Penske, and with the help of my co-director Travis Long, we turned after hours interviews filmed in August and September into the 26-minute SENNA: The Test documentary over four days in…
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MP 217: The Week in IndyCar, Nov. 29, with Bryan Herta
Dec 1, 2017, 4:50 PM 0
IndyCar team owner Bryan Herta joins Marshall Pruett as guest host of the #WeekinIndyCar podcast to discuss Brian Barnhart’s departure from the series to lead Harding Racing’s effort, and in a wonderful surprise, Robin Miller returns to offer his perspective on the…
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MP 216: Who The Hell Are You, Juan Pablo Montoya?
Dec 1, 2017, 4:22 PM 0
Juan Pablo Montoya is the third victim in our series of 15 weekly episodes of Who The Hell Are You? on the Marshall Pruett Podcast. The IndyCar champion, double Indy 500 victor and seven-time Formula 1 race winner paints an absolutely clear picture of who he…
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MP 214: Stefan Johansson, Life and Career, Part 1
Dec 1, 2017, 3:41 PM 0
Stefan Johansson, whose career spanned Formula 1 with Ferrari and McLaren, IndyCar, sports cars with a Le Mans victory and success in the ALMS, joins the Marshall Pruett Podcast for the first part of a look back at his…
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MP 212: The Week in IndyCar, Nov. 22, with Mike Shank
Nov 24, 2017, 1:40 PM 0
Michael Shank joins Marshall Pruett as guest host of the #WeekinIndyCar podcast to discuss Danica Patrick’s plans to bid farewell to her career at Indy in 2018, his goals for the Michael Shank Racing team in IndyCar next season, and provides some…
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Pruett Asks Racecar Drivers & Insiders: Who The Hell Are You?
Nov 14, 2017, 5:01 PM 0
MP launches 15-part podcast that leaves IndyCar’s Townsend Bell “…exposed, afraid, and vulnerable” San Francisco, Calif. (November 14) “What would it mean to you to win this race?” Every racing driver will tell you that journalists ask the dumbest…
My second annual Wilson Children’s Fund Charity Print initiative is well on its way to being completed. More on that update in a moment. Let’s start by answering the three most frequent questions I receive before giving a bit…