Pit Pass Indy

December 14, 2021 Pit Pass Indy show hostBruceMartin wraps up his two-part, in-depth conversation with one of INDYCAR’s all-time greats. It’s “Lone Star J.R.” – three-time Indianapolis 500 winning driver Johnny Rutherford. Part 1 was last week as Rutherford recalled how he got his start in racing, his NASCAR victory in one of the qualifying races for the 1963 Daytona 500 and his incredible Indianapolis 500 career all the way up through his retirement. Part 2 is how Rutherford survived one of the most dangerous eras of IndyCar racing and his personal thoughts on some of the great drivers that he raced against. For more INDYCAR coverage, followBruceMartin at Twitter at @BruceMartin_500

December 7, 2021 Pit Pass Indy show hostBruceMartin has Part 1 of an in-depth conversation with one of INDYCAR’s all-time greats. It’s “Lone Star J.R.” – three-time Indianapolis 500 winning driver Johnny Rutherford. The driver from Kansas who later moved with his family to Fort Worth, Texas was one of the great drivers of the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. He came up in an era when racing was extremely dangerous but was able to survive to enjoy an incredible career. Part 1 includes how Rutherford got his start in racing, his NASCAR victory in one of the qualifying races for the 1963 Daytona 500 and his incredible Indianapolis 500 career all the way up through his retirement. Part 2 will be available next week. The subject of that episode is how Rutherford survived one of the most dangerous eras of IndyCar racing and his personal thoughts on some of the great drivers that he raced against. For more INDYCAR coverage, followBruceMartin at Twitter at @BruceMartin_500

NOVEMBER 30, 2021 Pit Pass Indy show host Bruce Martin has an in-depth conversation with another one of the young, talented drivers in the NTT INDYCAR SERIES. It’s 28-year-old Jack Harvey of Bassingham, England. Harvey gets a new start on a new team at Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing in 2022. He will race the No. 45 Hy-Vee Honda for the team owned by 1986 Indianapolis 500 winning driver and three-time CART champion Bobby Rahal, South Side Chicago Industrialist Michael Lanigan and television and comedy icon David Letterman. Harvey will be part of a three-driver lineup that also includes veteran driver Graham Rahal and rookie driver Christian Lundgaard of Denmark. For more INDYCAR coverage, follow Bruce Martin at Twitter at @BruceMartin_500

NOVEMBER 23, 2021 Pit Pass Indy show hostBruceMartin has an in-depth conversation with one of the current greats of the NTT INDYCAR SERIES, it’s two-time INDYCAR champion Josef Newgarden. Since joining Team Penske in 2017, Newgarden has two INDYCAR championships, a fifth in the standings in 2018 and back-to-back second place finishes in the championship the past two seasons. For any driver in the series that hopes to win the championship, they have to fight off Newgarden in order to reach that goal. For more INDYCAR coverage, followBruceMartin at Twitter at @BruceMartin_500

NOVEMBER 16, 2021 Pit Pass Indy show hostBruceMartin has an in-depth conversation with INDYCAR President Jay Frye. Among the topics are a quick recap of an outstanding 2021 season, as well as a look ahead to changes for 2022 and even further ahead to when the new engine/car combination hits the track in 2023. For more INDYCAR coverage, followBruceMartin at Twitter at @BruceMartin_500

NOVEMBER 9, 2021 Mark Miles is “The Boss” of INDYCAR and the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. His actual title is CEO of Penske Entertainment, the company that owns and operates INDYCAR, the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, the Indianapolis 500 and IMS Productions. But Miles is the overall leader of Penske Entertainment and a key member of owner Roger Penske’s senior management. Pit Pass Indy show host Bruce Martin caught up with Miles last week to talk about the 2021 season and what lies ahead in 2022 for the NTT INDYCAR SERIES as it continues to make positive gains and significant growth. For more INDYCAR coverage, follow Bruce Martin at Twitter at @BruceMartin_500

NOVEMBER 2, 2021 It’s time to catch up with 2021 NTT INDYCAR SERIES Rookie of the Year Scott McLaughlin of Team Penske. He was a legend in Australia in the Supercars Series where he won three-straight championships and 56 career wins. McLaughlin switched to INDYCAR after the 2020 season. He scored a second-place finish at Texas Motor Speedway in the first race of a weekend doubleheader and finished 13thin the NTT INDYCAR SERIES championship. Pit Pass Indy show host Bruce Martin caught up with McLaughlin last week to talk about the 2021 season and what lies ahead in 2022 for the driver from Christchurch, New Zealand. McLaughlin also talks about his favorite National Football League team and reveals which team he cheers for in college football. For more INDYCAR coverage, follow Bruce Martin at Twitter at @BruceMartin_500

OCTOBER 19, 2021 This edition of Pit Pass Indy wraps up our exclusive, deep dive interview the great Danny Sullivan, a driver that embodied the glamour and lifestyle of being a professional race driver in the 1980s and 1990s. This episode focuses on his CART IndyCar Series career, including his “Spin and Win” in the 1985 Indianapolis 500 winner and his 1988 CART IndyCar Championship. For more INDYCAR coverage, follow Bruce Martin at Twitter at @BruceMartin_500

OCTOBER 19, 2021 If ever there was a driver that embodied the glamour and lifestyle of being a professional race driver in the 1980s, it was Danny Sullivan. Beginning with this episode of Pit Pass Indy, we’re going to take a deep dive into the great career of the 1985 Indianapolis 500 winner and 1988 CART IndyCar Champion. He dated beautiful women who were models and actresses including Christie Brinkley and Lisa Hartman before she married actor/singer Clint Black. Sullivan even modeled himself for Town & Country Magazine. Sullivan’s appeal was so strong, he was cast in an episode of the iconic 1980s television show “Miami Vice” in the episode “Florence, Italy.” He played a race car driver accused of murdering a prostitute with some of the filming scenes in pit lane of the Miami Grand Prix. He played golf with the greats of the game and struck up a friendship with Greg Norman that continues today. Sullivan was an “A List” celebrity. He was the epitome of what many in the mainstream thought a race driver should look like. But deep-down, Sullivan was a true racer. It was a long path that brought the driver from Louisville, Kentucky to stardom. For more INDYCAR coverage, followBruceMartin at Twitter at @BruceMartin_500

PIT PASS INDY – EPISODE 27 – Featuring Jimmie Johnson, Roman Grosjean, team owner Michael Andretti, James Hinchcliffe and an exclusive interview with 2021 NTT INDYCAR SERIES Champion Alex Palou from the NASCAR race at Charlotte Motor Speedway. OCTOBER 12, 2021 Just a few days after Alex Palou received the awards and accolades as the 2021 NTT INDYCAR SERIES champion, Jimmie Johnson and Romain Grosjean were on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway oval for the Rookie Orientation Program. The ROP is an important part of the Indianapolis 500 process as drivers who have never competed on the IMS oval must pass the three-phase, high-speed, on-track test. Pit Pass Indy hostBruceMartin was there to interview Johnson and Grosjean and get their first impressions of preparing for the 106thIndianapolis 500 in 2022. Martin also interviews team owner Michael Andretti and driver James Hinchcliffe, who worked with Grosjean on the team’s radio during ROP. This week’s feature interview is with 2021 NTT INDYCAR SERIES champion Alex Palou, who attended his first NASCAR race this past Sunday at the BankofAmerica ROVAL 400 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Show hostBruceMartin was there for this exclusive interview with Palou, who met both “The King” – NASCAR great Richard Petty – and “James Bond 007” – actor Daniel Craig, the honorary starter for the NASCAR race. For more INDYCAR coverage, followBruceMartin at Twitter at @BruceMartin_500