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PIT PASS INDY– SEASON 2, EPISODE 48 – Deep Dive with Team Penske INDYCAR Managing Director Ron Ruzewski November 29, 2022 Pit Pass Indy Host Bruce Martin has an exclusive interview with Team Penske INDYCAR Managing Director Ron Ruzewski. In addition to overseeing Team Penske’s three-car, three-driver NTT INDYCAR SERIES team, Ruzewski also calls the race strategy for two-time and defending INDYCAR SERIES champion Will Power. In Bruce Martin’s exclusive interview for Pit Pass Indy, Ruzewski reflects on the 2022 season and looks ahead to more accomplishments for the team in 2023. For more INDYCAR coverage, follow Bruce Martin at Twitter at @BruceMartin_500

PIT PASS INDY– SEASON 2, EPISODE47–Penske Entertainment CEO Mark Miles looks ahead to INDYCAR 2023 November22,2022 Pit Pass Indy Host Bruce Martinhas an exclusive interview withPenske Entertainment CEO Mark Miles, the man in charge of the NTT INDYCAR SERIES. In Bruce Martin’s exclusive interview for Pit Pass Indy,Miles recaps some of the successes of the 2022 season while looking ahead to continued growth for INDYCAR in 2023. For more INDYCAR coverage, follow Bruce Martin at Twitter at @BruceMartin_500

PIT PASS INDY– SEASON 2, EPISODE 46 – Catching up with 2022 NTT IndyCar Series Champion Will Power November 15, 2022 Pit Pass Indy Host Bruce Martin has an exclusive interview with this year’s NTT INDYCAR SERIES Champion Will Power of Team Penske. Power, his wife and young son recently returned to Australia for the first time in three years to see his family. Power is back in North Carolina but is off to Las Vegas this weekend for a World Karting Event. In Bruce Martin’s exclusive interview for Pit Pass Indy, Power talks about his championship in INDYCAR, Team Penske driver Joey Logano winning the NASCAR Cup Series title for the team and NASCAR driver Ross Chastain’s incredible last lap move at Martinsville Speedway that captured the attention of racers all over there world. For more INDYCAR coverage, follow Bruce Martin at Twitter at @BruceMartin_500

PIT PASS INDY– SEASON 2, EPISODE 45 – 106th Indianapolis 500 winner Marcus Ericsson’s returns to Sweden November 8, 2022 Pit Pass Indy Host Bruce Martin has an exclusive interview with this year’s winner of the 106th Indianapolis 500, Marcus Ericsson. The Chip Ganassi Racing drivertook the Borg-Warner Trophy to Sweden over the weekend to a wild celebration from the fans in his home country. In addition, Martin has the latest news on seven-time NASCAR Cup Series champion Jimmie Johnson, who competed in the NTT INDYCAR SERIES the past two season, returning to NASCAR, this time in a team owner role. Johnson has purchased a financial stake in the Petty GMS Racing Team which also includes seven-time NASCAR Cup Series champion Richard Petty. Also, INDYCAR and Indianapolis Motor Speedway owner Roger Penske became the first team owner in history to win both the NTT INDYCAR SERIES Championship and the NASCAR Cup Series Championship in the same season. One of Team Penske’s NASCAR Cup Series drivers, Joey Logano, won the championship on November 6 at Phoenix Raceway. Will Power won the INDYCAR Championship on September 11 at WeatherTech Raceway at Laguna Seca. Logano won his second Cup Series Championship and Power also won his second INDYCAR Championship this season. For more INDYCAR coverage, follow Bruce Martin at Twitter at @BruceMartin_500

PIT PASS INDY– SEASON 2, EPISODE 44 – 106th Indianapolis 500 winner Marcus Ericsson’s face is added to the Borg-Warner Trophy November 2, 2022 Pit Pass Indy Host Bruce Martin has an exclusive interview with this year’s winner of the 106th Indianapolis 500, Marcus Ericsson. The Chip Ganassi Racing driver from Sweden had his face unveiled on the Borg-Warner Trophy in a special ceremony in Indianapolis on October 27. BorgWarner Director of Global Marketing and Communications Michelle Collins also joins us on Pit Pass Indy. In addition, Martin has the latest news on 2013 Indianapolis 500 winning driver and 2004 NTT INDYCAR SERIES champion Tony Kanaan joining Arrow McLaren SP for the 107th Indianapolis 500. NTT DATA moves over from Chip Ganassi Racing to Arrow McLaren SP in a multi-year deal announced on November 1. The company will sponsor Kanaan in the 107th Indianapolis 500, Felix Rosenqvist for 10 races and will have associate status on the other Arrow McLaren SP drivers including Pato O’Ward and Alexander Rossi. For more INDYCAR coverage, follow Bruce Martin at Twitter at @BruceMartin_500

PIT PASS INDY– SEASON 2, EPISODE43–2022 Indy Lights champion Linus Lundqvist October25,2022 Pit Pass Indy Host Bruce Martinhas an exclusive interview with this year’s Indy Lights champion as he talks about his dominant season and his hopes for the future in IndyCar onthis edition of Pit Pass Indy. The 23-year-old driver from Stockholm, Sweden scored five wins and nine podiums during the season for HMD Motorsports with Dale Coyne Racing. His victories came at Barber Motorsports Park in April, the Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course in May, both races on the streets of Detroit in the Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix and on the streets of Nashville in August. For more INDYCAR coverage, follow Bruce Martin at Twitter at @BruceMartin_500

PIT PASS INDY– SEASON 2, EPISODE 42 – IndyCar great Mario Andretti explains what Formula One means to him October 19, 2022 At 82, Mario Andretti is certainly not slowing down. The only driver to win the Indianapolis 500, Daytona 500 and Formula One World Championship in their career drove a modern-day McLaren MP4-28 Formula One car at WeatherTech Racing at Laguna Seca in Monterey, California last weekend. Andretti will also drive the same car from 2013 before this weekend’s United States Grand Prix at Circuit of the Americas (COTA) in Austin, Texas. The final turn at that race course has been renamed “The Andretti” in his honor. Pit Pass Indy Host Bruce Martin has an exclusive interview with the 1978 Formula One World Champion, the 1969 Indianapolis 500 winner and 1967 Daytona 500 winner on this edition of Pit Pass Indy. For more INDYCAR coverage, follow Bruce Martin at Twitter at @BruceMartin_500

October11,2022 IndyCar driverConor Daly of Ed Carpenter Racing made his first NASCAR Cup Series start in the October 9 BankofAmerica ROVAL 400 atCharlotte Motor Speedway. Pit Pass Indy Host Bruce Martin was there to talk to Daly before and after the race on this edition of Pit Pass Indy. For more INDYCAR coverage, follow Bruce Martin at Twitter at @BruceMartin_500

PIT PASS INDY– SEASON 2, EPISODE 40 – Creating the Face for the Borg-Warner Trophy with 106thIndianapolis 500 winner Marcus Ericsson, sculptor William Behrends and BorgWarner Director of Global Marketing and Public Relations Michelle Collins October 4, 2022 In this special edition of Pit Pass Indy, Show Host Bruce Martin spent September 20 with 106thIndianapolis 500 winner Marcus Ericsson and his girlfriend, Iris Tritsaris at sculptor William Behrends studio in Tryon, North Carolina. It’s an important step in the process that culminates with Ericsson’s face cast in Sterling Silver that is attached to the Borg-Warner Trophy for permanent display. Also, Pit Pass Indy Host Bruce Martin has exclusive interviews with Ericsson, sculptor William Behrends and BorgWarner Director of Global Marketing and Public Relations Michelle Collins. Bruce Martin and Pit Pass Indy have all the storylines covered in this week’s episode. For more INDYCAR coverage, follow Bruce Martin at Twitter at @BruceMartin_500

PIT PASS INDY– SEASON 2, EPISODE39–Jimmie Johnson will not race full-time in 2023; INDYCAR releases 2023 schedule September27,2022 This special edition of Pit Pass Indy features big news on two fronts. The first is seven-time NASCAR Cup Series champion, an NTT IndyCar Series driver the past two seasons, Jimmie Johnson. He announced on Monday, September 26 that he will not compete full-time in any racing series in 2023. Instead, he will create a “Bucket List” schedule that could include several INDYCAR races along with a few NASCAR Cup Series events and famed sports car races the Rolex 24 at Daytona and the 24 Hours of LeMans. Pit Pass Indy Show Host Bruce Martin was one ofaselect group of journalist that spoke to Johnson via Zoom on Tuesday, September 27. The other big news is the 2023 NTT INYCAR SERIES schedule was released by INDYCAR at 12 noon Eastern Time on Tuesday. Pit Pass Indy has all the details. Bruce Martin and Pit Pass Indyhaveall the storylines covered in this week’s episode. For more INDYCAR coverage, follow Bruce Martin at Twitter at @BruceMartin_500