Charlie and Kathleen squeeze in a rapid-fire recap of the Detroit GP before dashing to Las Vegas for the world’s biggest jewelry show. Also, our kids pop in to say hi as they get home from school! The duo breaks down Detroit’s notoriously bumpy downtown layout, its quirky dual pit-lane “zipper merge,” and why Andretti Global keeps owning true street circuits — even when tire degradation turns strategy upside-down. They dissect Scott McLaughlin’s turn one restart misjudgment (and the spicy Twitter clap-back from Tony Kanaan), celebrate Santino Ferrucci’s luck-and-pluck P2 (despite that pesky driver-ballast penalty), and applaud rookie Kyffin Simpson’s fastest lap for Ganassi. Plus: how post-race tech infractions are reshaping team compliance, and what to watch as the series heads under the lights at Gateway, then on to Road America, Mid-Ohio and Toronto.

Highlights

00:00Sponsor shout-out to George Thompson Diamond Company & why this episode’s a quickie before the JCK jewelry show.

00:01:10Celebrating Kathleen’s Top 20 Retail Jeweler Under 40 award.

00:03:20Explaining Detroit’s dual pit lane and the tight four-into-two-into-one “zipper” blend.

00:07:40Why the green-sidewalled alternates wilted after 7–8 laps and forced three-stop strategies.

00:13:00McLaughlin tags Nolan Siegel, earns a stop-&-go, and sparks Kanaan’s post-race tweet.

00:17:25Louis Foster’s brake failure mangles Rosenqvist and triggers a red flag to rebuild the tire wall.

00:24:00 Ferrucci vaults from P21 to P2 via timely pit call—then loses 26 pts for being 1.8 lb under on driver ballast.

00:31:00Colton Herta finally converts pole to podium; Andretti’s street-track mojo dissected.

00:33:00 Summer schedule preview: Gateway under the lights, Road America, Mid-Ohio & Toronto street vibes.

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