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…
Podcasts
Catch Everything That Went Live This Week On The Marshall Pruett Podcast, 2/26-3/3
Mar 3, 2018, 12:33 PM 0
Three new episodes were posted this week on the Marshall Pruett Podcast, starting with: MP 267: A Conversation with Hurley Haywood With the publication of his autobiography, American racing legend Hurley Haywood has opened chapters of his life that…
With 2017 behind us, here’s a look at the 10 most popular episodes of the Marshall Pruett Podcast in descending order. My podcast, which got its start in May of 2016, broke 1,000,000 downloads in December–it was an amazing…
Featured, IndyCar, Podcasts, Sports Cars
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 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…
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…
Bill Cosby was Public Enemy No. 1 in 2016. When I interviewed him in 2011 about his role in sponsoring Willy T. Ribbs, the first African-American driver to race at the Indy 500, he was still my childhood hero. Listening again…
Editor’s Pick, IndyCar, Podcasts, Sports Cars
PODCAST: James Hinchcliffe Career Retrospective, Pt 1
Feb 1, 2017, 8:54 PM 0
Everybody loves the Mayor of Hinchtown, but not everyone knows his story prior to IndyCar or performing on ABC’s Dancing with the Stars. Learn about his upbringing in Canada, the unique challenges and recognition he faced in school, the interesting…