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IndyCar Series Season Opener recap with winner Josef Newgarden and Scott Dixon. Also, Susie Wheldon and others talk about ‘The Lionheart’ HBO Original documentary on the late Dan Wheldon

40m · Pit Pass Indy · 13 Mar 09:00

Pit Pass Indy Presented by Penske Truck Rental Show host Bruce Martin has an impressive list of guests from the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg, the season opening race for the 2024 NTT IndyCar Series. Guests include two-time IndyCar Series champion and 2023 Indianapolis 500 winner Josef Newgarden, who won on the streets of St. Petersburg for the third time in his career on March 10. Also, we take a deep dive into the HBO Documentary “The Lionheart” – the story of the late Dan Wheldon, who was killed in a horrific crash at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in 2011 and how 10 years later, his sons Sebastian and Oliver follow in his father’s footsteps with racing careers of their own. Producer/Director Laura Brownson along with producers Chapman and Maclain Way and Susie Wheldon join us for exclusive interviews. Martin wraps up this edition of Pit Pass Indy with six-time NTT IndyCar Series champion, 2008 Indianapolis 500 winner, Scott Dixon, who on March 12 was inducted into the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America in another exclusive interview. For more INDYCAR coverage, follow Bruce Martin at Twitter at @BruceMartin_500

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