Beyond the Bricks Podcast

Tonight on Beyond the Bricks with Jake Query and Mike Thomsen they profile tonight four time Indianapolis 500 Champion, Daytona 500 Champion and legend AJ Foyt. Former Historian of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Donald Davidson joins Jake and Mike to talk about AJs career and what he means to the Speedway. 

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Tonight on Beyond the Bricks with Jake Query and Mike Thomsen, they discuss the life and career of long time voice of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Tom Carnegie as he led the Public Address team for sixty years from 1946-2006.  They talk about his famous calls and how he came up with his famous sayings. 

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Tonight on Trackside Jake Query and Mike Thomsen, they talk about how special the Month of May is, favorite events in Month of May, the throwback liveries in this years race. The main profile tonight is three-time champion of the Indianapolis 500 Lone Star JR, Johnny Rutherford and his wins in 1974, 1976, and 1980. 

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Tonight on Beyond the Bricks with Jake Query and Mike Thomsen, they profile Four time Indianapolis 500 Champion Al Unser Sr. He won the Indianapolis 500 in 1970,1971,1978,and 1987. They discuss his top moments, car names, sponsors and how Johnny Lightning came to be. The show includes calls of Al's wins, and drivers talking about him as well. 

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Tonight on Beyond the Bricks with Jake Query and Mike Thomsen, they discuss past and notable car names to ever race in the Indianapolis 500 including the Mr. Wise Buys Carpet Special driven by Joe Saldana, Roger McCluskey Sauerkraut Floss Special, Johnny Lightning Special driven by Al Unser. Al Unser Jr Coors Light Silver Bullet 1983 rookie car to name a few.  

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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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