This week we take a break from reminiscing about my college days to talk about my lifelong obsession with motorsports.

Links of Interest

Indianapolis Motor Speedway: https://www.indianapolismotorspeedway.com/

Indianapolis 500 on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indianapolis_500

Documentary by Michael Moore “Roger & Me” (1989) which has nothing to do with this podcast except I parodied the title: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0098213/

Comedian Steven Wright's first appearance on the Tonight Show: https://youtu.be/4GGyQNMPDkk?si=4qn4WLN035iHO7G7&t=300

My first VCR RCA Selectavision VFP-170: https://www.ebay.com/itm/255996314377

Another article about that model VCR: https://www.radiomuseum.org/r/rca_selectavision_vfp170.html

My Uncle Keith’s VCR that I used for editing: https://www.ebay.com/itm/156244252376

Roger Penske on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Penske

2024 Indy 500 winner Josef Newgarden Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josef_Newgarden

Mario Andretti on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mario_Andretti

Paul Newman on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Newman

Richard Petty on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Petty

Darrell Waltrip on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darrell_Waltrip

Dale Earnhardt Jr.: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dale_Earnhardt_Jr.

Michael Schumacher on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Schumacher

Pixar film “Cars” (2006) on IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0317219/

Clip from “Cars” Mario knows me: https://youtu.be/trwQkhe_gCc?si=6D1ASXmUAE7sjiBv

Shrine Circus on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shrine_Circus

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