From hisĀ shop in the San Francisco Bay Area,Ā Joe Huffaker produced some of the most futuristic–and mildly insane–cars for Indy 500 I’ve ever seen. He’s also responsible for a number of fantastic sports car and junior open-wheel designs, which is…
I love old Indy 500 entry lists. By 1996, with CART and the IRL headed in two different directions with separate 500-mile events on May 26, the era of unified open-wheel racing had been lost. Both sides came together…
Dario Franchitti, three-time Indy 500 winner, recounts his first memories of the great oval, walks through his success at the Speedway, the final win in 2012 (that also pissed him off), and his role as a coach and mentor…
Geoff Brabham, a 10-time Indy 500 starter, and his son Matt–a rookie in 2016–sit with meĀ to discuss their family history, Geoff’s first 500, and goals for Matty’s Indy debut. Subscribe to The Marshall Pruett Podcast on iTunes and on…
Alex Zanardi, the two-time CART IndyCar Series champion and Paralympics gold medalist, joins me for an update on his training for Rio, his thoughts about the 100th Indy 500, his career in CART, and The Split. Subscribe to The…
Tony Kanaan, the 2013 Indy 500 winner, takes a deep dive into his early memories of Indy, its impact on his life, his dreams for the 100th race, and the next generation of drivers. Subscribe to The Marshall Pruett…
A.J Foyt, the four-timeĀ Indy 500 winner, is interviewed by Marshall Pruett and Robin Miller during a sprawling conversation about the life and times of Super Tex. Subscribe to The Marshall Pruett Podcast on iTunes and on Podbean. If youād…
Al Unser prepares to climb into his Chaparral 2K-Cosworth on the outside of the front row for the 1979 Indy 500 with team owner Jim Hall looking every inch a cowboy. Unser would start third in the first iteration…
Rick Mears, four-time Indy 500 winner, delves into a long look back at his career, tenure as a driver for Roger Penske, and a wide variety of other topics with the oval master ahead of theĀ 100th running of the…
In 2011, The Indianapolis Motor Speedway celebrated the 20th anniversary of Willy T. Ribbsā breakthrough performance to become the first African-American to race at the Indy 500. I wrote a five-part feature to honor the historic event for the…