PIT PASS INDY PRESENTED BY PENSKE TRUCK RENTAL AND HY-VEE – SEASON 4, EPISODE 15 – In-Depth, Wide-Ranging Interview With Penske Corporation President Bud Denker

April 9, 2024

Show host Bruce Martin has an exclusive, in-depth interview with Penske Corporation President Bud Denker as they cover a wide range of topics from what went right, and what needs to be improved in last month’s $1 Million Challenge at The Thermal Club, to this week’s Indy 500 Open Test, next week’s Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach and the ongoing negotiations for a new television contract.

Will IndyCar stay with current partner NBC, or will it move over to FOX beginning next season? 

Also, Denker talks about the 108th Indianapolis 500, followed by the Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix and two-big events that Hy-Vee is involved with including the big weekend at Iowa Speedway and a double-header on Labor Day Weekend at The Milwaukee Mile.

Pit Pass Indy welcomes back our friends from Hy-Vee, who will be sharing the show with Penske Truck Rental this month and again in June in the big buildup to the Hy-Vee IndyCar Race Weekend at Iowa Speedway July 12-14.

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Penske Entertainment President and CEO Mark Miles discusses The Thermal Club, TV negotiations, the 108th Indianapolis 500 and much more.

April 2, 2024

Pit Pass Indy Presented by Penske Truck Rental Show host Bruce Martin catches up with Penske Entertainment President and CEO Mark Miles to discuss the recent $1 Million Challenge at The Thermal Club, discuss negotiations for the next television and media rights deal for IndyCar, and look ahead to next week’s Indy 500 Open Testing and the 108th Indianapolis 500.

For more INDYCAR coverage, follow Bruce Martin at Twitter at @BruceMartin_500

PIT PASS INDY PRESENTED BY PENSKE TRUCK RENTAL – SEASON 4, EPISODE 13 – IndyCar’s $1 Million Challenge at The Thermal Club winner Alex Palou. Plus, Marcus Ericsson, Graham Rahal, Kyffin Simpson, Colin Braun and Scott Borchetta

March 26, 2024

Pit Pass Indy Presented by Penske Truck Rental Show host Bruce Martin catches up with IndyCar’s “Million Dollar Man” Alex Palou, who won the $500,000 first place prize from the $1.75-million purse in the March 24 $1 Million Challenge at the Thermal Club near Palm Springs, California. Martin also has exclusive interviews with 2022 Indianapolis 500 winner Marcus Ericsson of Andretti Global, Graham Rahal of Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing, newcomers Colin Braun of Dale Coyne Racing with RWR and Kyffin Simpson of Chip Ganassi Racing.

Also, Martin catches up with Big Machine Records Founder, President, and CEO Scott Borchetta, who shares the reasoning behind moving the final race of the 2024 season from the streets of Nashville to Nashville Superspeedway.

For more INDYCAR coverage, follow Bruce Martin at Twitter at @BruceMartin_500

PIT PASS INDY PRESENTED BY PENSKE TRUCK RENTAL – SEASON 4, EPISODE 12 – Team Penske’s Will Power and engineer Luke Mason preview IndyCar’s $1 Million Challenge at The Thermal Club 

March 19, 2024

Pit Pass Indy Presented by Penske Truck Rental Show host Bruce Martin has a preview of this weekend’s IndyCar $1 Million Challenge at the Thermal Club near Palm Springs, California with two-time NTT IndyCar Series champion and 2018 Indianapolis 500 winning driver Will Power and Josef Newgarden’s engineer Luke Mason.

Although this weekend’s contest at The Thermal Club is not a championship points paying event, there’s a lot of pride and money on the line in this special All-Star Race race that features elimination rounds culminating with a 12-car Main Event in the “Dash for Cash.”

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Pit Pass Indy Presented by Penske Truck Rental Show host Bruce Martin has an impressive list of guests from the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg, the season opening race for the 2024 NTT IndyCar Series. Guests include two-time IndyCar Series champion and 2023 Indianapolis 500 winner Josef Newgarden, who won on the streets of St. Petersburg for the third time in his career on March 10.

Also, we take a deep dive into the HBO Documentary “The Lionheart” – the story of the late Dan Wheldon, who was killed in a horrific crash at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in 2011 and how 10 years later, his sons Sebastian and Oliver follow in his father’s footsteps with racing careers of their own. Producer/Director Laura Brownson along with producers Chapman and Maclain Way and Susie Wheldon join us for exclusive interviews.

Martin wraps up this edition of Pit Pass Indy with six-time NTT IndyCar Series champion, 2008 Indianapolis 500 winner, Scott Dixon, who on March 12 was inducted into the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America in another exclusive interview.

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PIT PASS INDY PRESENTED BY PENSKE TRUCK RENTAL – SEASON 4, EPISODE 10 – 2024 NTT INDYCAR SERIES Season Preview with Josef Newgarden, Pato O’Ward, Alexander Rossi, Bryan Herta and Hy-Vee’s Tina Potthoff

March 5, 2024

Pit Pass Indy Show host Bruce Martin has a special 2024 NTT IndyCar Series season preview featuring exclusive interviews with Team Penske’s Josef Newgarden, Arrow McLaren drivers Pato O’Ward and Alexander Rossi. 

Also, Andretti Global partner and Kyle Kirkwood’s race strategist Bryan Herta talks about the HBO Documentary “The Lionheart” – the story of the late Dan Wheldon, who was killed in a horrific crash at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in 2011 and how 10 years later, his sons Sebastian and Oliver follow in his father’s footsteps with racing careers of their own. 

Plus, Hy-Vee Senior Vice President of Communications Tina Potthoff talks about Hy-Vee’s latest sponsorship with The Milwaukee Mile for the Hy-Vee Milwaukee Mile 250s Labor Day Weekend 2024.

For more INDYCAR coverage, follow Bruce Martin at Twitter at @BruceMartin_500

PIT PASS INDY PRESENTED BY HY-VEE – SEASON 4, EPISODE 9 – Andretti Global Drivers Kyle Kirkwood, Marcus Ericsson and Colton Herta

February 27, 2024

Pit Pass Indy Show host Bruce Martin exclusive interviews with all three Andretti Global drivers including newcomer and 106th Indianapolis 500 winner Marcus Ericsson, two-time IndyCar Series race winner Kyle Kirkwood and seven-time IndyCar race winner Colton Herta.

Our friends from Hy-Vee are back, serving as a presenting sponsor of Pit Pass Indy this month, gearing up to one of the highlights of the season, the Hy-Vee INDYCAR Race Weekend at Iowa Speedway July 12-14.

This year’s schedule includes a night race at Iowa Speedway on Saturday, July 13 with another full race scheduled for Sunday, July 14.

Four of the biggest names in entertainment will perform before and after each race including Luke Combs, Eric Church, Kelsea Ballerini and Post Malone.

For more INDYCAR coverage, follow Bruce Martin at Twitter at @BruceMartin_500

PIT PASS INDY PRESENTED BY HY-VEE – SEASON 4, EPISODE 8 – Pietro Fittipaldi of Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing 

February 20, 2024

Pit Pass Indy Show host Bruce Martin has an exclusive interview with Rahal Letterman Lanigan driver Pietro Fittipaldi, driver of the No. 30 Honda with associate sponsorship from Hy-Vee.

Our friends from Hy-Vee are back, serving as a presenting sponsor of Pit Pass Indy this month, gearing up to one of the highlights of the season, the Hy-Vee INDYCAR Race Weekend at Iowa Speedway July 12-14.

This year’s schedule includes a night race at Iowa Speedway on Saturday, July 13 with another full race scheduled for Sunday, July 14.

Four of the biggest names in entertainment will perform before and after each race including Luke Combs, Eric Church, Kelsea Ballerini and Post Malone.

For more INDYCAR coverage, follow Bruce Martin at Twitter at @BruceMartin_500

PIT PASS INDY PRESENTED BY HY-VEE – SEASON 4, EPISODE 7 – Hy-Vee Senior Vice President of Communications Tina Potthoff Discusses the Entertainment Lineup for the Hy-Vee IndyCar Race Weekend at Iowa Speedway

February 13, 2024

Pit Pass Indy Show host Bruce Martin has an exclusive interview with Hy-Vee Senior Vice President of Communications Tina Potthoff.

Our friends from Hy-Vee are back, serving as a presenting sponsor of Pit Pass Indy this month, gearing up to one of the highlights of the season, the Hy-Vee INDYCAR Race Weekend at Iowa Speedway July 12-14.

This year’s schedule includes a night race at Iowa Speedway on Saturday, July 13 with another full race scheduled for Sunday, July 14.

Four of the biggest names in entertainment will perform before and after each race including Luke Combs, Eric Church, Kelsea Ballerini and Post Malone.

For more INDYCAR coverage, follow Bruce Martin at Twitter at @BruceMartin_500

PIT PASS INDY PRESENTED BY HY-VEE – SEASON 4, EPISODE 6 – Christian Lundgaard, the Hy-Vee Driver at Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing

February 6, 2024

Pit Pass Indy Show host Bruce Martin has an exclusive interview with Rahal Letterman Lanigan’s Christian Lundgaard, driver of the No. 45 Hy-Vee Honda.

Our friends from Hy-Vee are back, serving as a presenting sponsor of Pit Pass Indy this month, gearing up to one of the highlights of the season, the Hy-Vee INDYCAR Race Weekend at Iowa Speedway July 12-14.

This year’s schedule includes a night race at Iowa Speedway on Saturday, July 13 with another full race scheduled for Sunday, July 14.

Four of the biggest names in entertainment will perform before and after each race including Luke Combs and Post Malone.

Two more major entertainers will be announced by Hy-Vee soon.

For more INDYCAR coverage, follow Bruce Martin at Twitter at @BruceMartin_500