Rides & Drives Team Radio

How Pato Beat The Heat To Take The Victory At Mid-Ohio

It was a scorcher at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course as IndyCar's best fought wheel to wheel for 90 green flag laps. Pato O'Ward demonstrated why he's an elite competitor even though his results this season haven't been as good as he'd hoped.We break down the race, who performed, who fell short and what it means for the championship, which is tighter than it's been all season thanks to Palou missing the Podium for a second week in a row.

Will Christian Lundgaard Make Arrow McLaren Regret Its Decision To Drop Him?

The soon to be ex-Arrow McLaren driver stormed to the pole in qualifying at Mid-Ohio yesterday. Does he have what it takes to hold on for victory today? We give a quick reaction to the qualifying action and make our predictions in the Rides & Drives Victory Lane game.

Why the Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio Just Became the Most Important Race of the Season.

Silly season is in full swing now that McLaren has pushed all its chips to the center of the table and is likely to sign both Scott Dixon and Felix Rosenqvist for the 2027 IndyCar season. This shakes up the entire field and opens up one of the best seats in the field to a number of drivers. Who's going to be driving the number 9 Chip Ganassi Racing PNC Bank car next year? Ganassi has a lot of options and we're happy to speculate about that, and talk about the importance of the rest of the season in determining who will be in the series next year and who will be out, starting with this weekend in at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course.Always known for producing exciting racing, the weekend just got amped up a bit more. See why we're excited to see the cars hit the track for the 4th of July weekend.

Welcome to IndyCar Silly Season: Let the wild speculation begin!

While the on track action provides excitement, the real drama in IndyCar happens off the track. With Felix Rosenqvist announcing that he won't be returning to Meyer Shank Racing next year, the floodgates for speculation have opened wide. With 12 drivers under contract, that leaves 13 seats up in the air for the 2027 season. Put on your tin foil hats and join us for a discussion of who's staying, who's moving, and which seats will be the most sought after.

S2 E45 Road America: Lundgaard Triumph. Armstrong Heartbreak. Caution Confusion.

Road America had it all. Daring overtakes, unusual mistakes, and rules interpretations that left us shaking our heads. But in the end it was yet another heartbreak for Marcus Armstrong who was cruising to victory, when his Honda engine let go, clearing the way for Christian Lundgaard to seal his second victory of the season by pulling away from second place finisher, David Malukas. It was a great day at America's National Park of Speed with the exception of a couple of full course cautions and pit closures that had us wondering if they had changed the rules again. We dig into it all in this episode of Rides & Drives Team Radio.