Tonight on Beyond the Bricks with Jake Query and Mike Thomsen, they look back at the Arie Luyendyk Track Record qualifying run from May 12, 1996. They go back and talk more about the British invasion. Former IMS Historian Donald Davidson joins the show to talk about Jochen Rindt and why he didn't adapt to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and other topics involving the British invasion to Indianapolis.  Jake, Mike and Donald discuss former F1 Drivers who came to Indianapolis for the 500. 

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Tonight on Beyond the Bricks with Jake Query and Mike Thomsen discuss the 1960s decade and chronicle drivers like Jack Brabham, Jim Clark, Graham Hill. They discuss the British invasion that took place over the decade to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. They also discuss the long time taboos at the Speedway in its history.  They discuss Motorsports' Triple Crown the Indianapolis 500, Monaco Grand Prix and 24 hours of Le Mans and the only driver to accomplish it in Graham Hill.  

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Tonight on Beyond the Bricks with Jake Query and Mike Thomsen, they discuss notable celebrities at the Indianapolis 500 including Clark Gable, Dinah Shore, Jayne Mansfield, Caesar Romero, Evel Knievel, and Tony Hulman to name a few highlighted tonight. 

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Tonight on Beyond the Bricks, Jake Query and Mike Thomsen remember Gordon Smiley and his short tenue at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway before his tragic accident on Qualifying day in 1982.  They play clips from this night in 1982 from The Talk From Gasoline Alley, five days before his passing.  Jake gives a great eulogy to Jovy Marcelo who was killed during Practice in 1992. 

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Tonight on Beyond the Bricks with Jake Query and Mike Thomsen, they talk about the history of the music and pageantry surrounding the Indianapolis 500.  This includes the history of the balloon launch, Purdue band, Back Home Again in Indiana. They also talk about the evolution of the IMS Radio Network and ABC Sports Broadcasts over the years from Sid Collins to Mark Jaynes as voices of the Indianapolis 500 on radio.  They talk about all the guys who anchored the ABC Broadcasts as well from Jim Lampley and Jim McKay to  Paul Page and Bob Jenkins. They also get into the Delta Force intro and how Paul decided to use it for the ABC Broadcast intros. 

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Tonight on Beyond the Bricks with Jake Query and Mike Thomsen recap the 1948 Gold Cup races and driver Bob Barker.  Donald Davidson joins the show to talk about his hero growing up Jimmy Bryan as well as Sam Hanks and more in the 1950s. 

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Tonight on Beyond the Bricks with Jake Query and Mike Thomsen, they discuss the races of the 1950s as well as the cars and drivers who made the decade special.   They also discuss the misspelling of Johnnie Parsons on the Borg Warner Trophy. They profile and talk about Troy Ruttman the youngest winner of the 500 in 1952 as well as Sid Collins the first voice of the 500. At the end of the show, Jake and Mike talk about Bill Vukovich and his win in 1953-1954 before being killed in 1955.

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Tonight on the first ever episode of Beyond the Bricks with Jake Query and Mike Thomsen, they honor Donald Davidson and he heads into retirement and put the Talk of Gasoline Alley in the rafters so to speak.  They also remember three time Indianapolis 500 winner Bobby Unser who passed away on Sunday. 

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Tonight on Beyond the Bricks with Jake Query and Mike Thomsen, they honor Donald Davidson, talk about that it was his choice to not do Talk of Gasoline Alley. Also they reflect upon the 1981 Indianapolis 500 with Bobby Unser and Mario Andretti and dive into the controversy surrounding the race. 

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