The Inside Line

In this week’s edition of IndyCar Weekly, IndyStar motorsports reporter Nathan Brown and co-host Stefan Wilson discuss the storylines from Road America. From dissecting Josef Newgarden’s massive qualifying crash and Will Power’s race-winning sequence that helped him take over the championship lead to the latest in Agustin Canapino’s ‘leave of absence’ and what might be next for Juncos Hollinger Racing, the No. 78 entry and why Nolan Siegel might take over.

In this week’s edition of IndyCar Weekly, IndyStar motorsports insider Nathan Brown and co-host Stefan Wilson discuss and break down the two major topics coming out of the Detroit Grand Prix: How to fix on the on-track product and whether there could be any changes to the circuit or the race venue in the near-future. In closing, they take a look at the championship race through six races and discuss who – if anyone – could have something to challenge Scott Dixon, Alex Palou or Will Power at the top.

In this week’s edition of IndyCar Weekly, IndyStar’s Nathan Brown and his co-host Stefan Wilson break down the riveting, edge-of-your-seat end to Josef Newgarden’s back-to-back Indianapolis 500 win. The pair discuss – and wonder – just how Newgarden was able to execute the last-lap pass to seal the win, breakdown Kyle Larson’s up-and-down introduction to the Greatest Spectacle in Racing and wrap-up the Month of May looking at some of the key, smaller-scale moments of the race.

IndyStar’s motorsports insider Nathan Brown and IndyCar driver Stefan Wilson go row-by-row through the 11 rows of three to breakdown the weekend that was in Indy 500 qualifying and look ahead to how the 108th running of the Greatest Spectacle in Racing might shake out May 26 at IMS – including their predictions for the winner.

Motor sports insider Nathan Brown and IndyCar driver Stefan Wilson recap Alex Palou's win at the Sonsio Grand Prix. Plus, a preview of the first week of Indianapolis 500 practice.

In this week’s edition of IndyCar Weekly, IndyStar’s Nathan Brown is joined by his sports editor Nat Newell to dive into a chaotic week in the sport that included massive penalties for Team Penske in the wake of a cheating scandal, an energy-packed race at Barber Motorsports Park and Arrow McLaren’s release of David Malukas. Nathan and Nat first dive into the results at Barber and how strategy calls and one pivotal yellow flag set the course for Scott McLaughlin’s win. Nathan gives a snapshot of where the championship stands 3 races into the year. The pair then wades into the aftermath of the drama around Team Penske’s push-to-pass, where paddock sentiment currently sits and how believable (or not) pieces of their story are. They finish with unpacking Malukas’ release just four races into the year, why Arrow McLaren’s choice wasn’t surprising and where both sides go from here.

In this week’s edition of IndyCar Weekly, IndyStar’s Nathan Brown and co-host Stefan Wilson dive into the aftermath of the Grand Prix of Long Beach, where Scott Dixon put together a dominant fuel-saving effort to move within 10 wins of AJ Foyt’s all-time mark. The two discuss the strategy call that helped decide the race, debate why Colton Herta’s move on Josef Newgarden was or wasn’t deserving of a penalty and give praise to Theo Pourchaire and his solid IndyCar debut that left the young Frenchman 11th. Nathan also provides some insight into David Malukas’ ongoing recovery process, the chaos behind the scenes in managing the future of Arrow McLaren’s No. 6 Chevy entry and what the team may do in May.

In this episode of IndyCar Weekly, IndyStar’s Nathan Brown and guest co-host Stefan Wilson dissect every part of IndyCar’s $1 Million Challenge weekend at The Thermal Club, starting with the standout on-track performances from Alex Palou, Felix Rosenqvist and Colton Herta. The pair then dive into the much-maligned race format for the non-points event, why it led to a lack of memorable moments and give a long list of ideas that could improve the event moving forward. Nathan also discusses what it was like to be on-the-ground at the event inside the private, gated community.

In this episode of IndyCar Weekly, IndyStar’s Nathan Brown and guest host Stefan Wilson run through the field of standout performances from the St. Pete season-opener – including strong outings from Team Penske, Chevy, Meyer Shank Racing’s Felix Rosenqvist and Chip Ganassi Racing’s Kyffin Simpson – and discuss the off-track drama stemming from tension between team owners and the series. Stefan gives his feedback on watching the race as a fan from home and NBC’s production highs and lows and imagines what IndyCar adopting IMSA’s GTP engine regulations might look like. They also look ahead to The Thermal Club’s $1 Million Challenge and how that weekend will work.

Insider Nathan Brown previews this weekend's Grand Prix of St. Petersburg with IndyCar driver Stefan Wilson.