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Tonight, we review the Verizon IndyCar Race race at the beautiful and historic Watkins Glen International. Team Penske showed a rare moment of weakness as they struggled with setup all weekend long, and especially during the race. Scott Dixon drove like a champion, while points leader Josef Newgarden drove like a chumpion. Meanwhile Alexander Rossi demonstrated that he is ready and able to assume the lead driver role at Andretti Autosport.

Three series titles were decided this weekend for the Mazda Road to Indy and we congratulate all three champions for USF2000, Pro Mazda, and Indy Lights.

Tonight, we review the trio of races this past weekend at Gateway Motorsports Park including the Verizon IndyCar Series Bommarito Automotive Group 500. All three races had championship implications, and we look at who still has a chance this coming weekend at Watkins Glen. We also weigh in on the intrateam argy-bargy at Team Penske and Newgarden’s bump-and-run.

Silly season explodes on the scene this week as the first dominos begin to fall with Sato’s and Andretti’s announcement, but that’s just the tip of the iceberg! The 2018 driver line-up is going to look very different.

Tonight, we review the other 500-mile race on the Verizon IndyCar Schedule, the ABC Supply 500 at Pocono Raceway.  The tricky triangle brought us some good racing, and some serious engineering challenges to a number of team.

Bourdais is back even earlier than expected!  He’ll run the No. 18 Dale Coyne car for the final three races which includes this weekend’s Bommarito Automotive Group 500 at Gateway Motorsports Park.  John and I will be at the track this weekend, and will bring you all of the stories and photos from IndyCar’s return to the 1.25-mile paperclip oval.

On tap tonight: Aleshin is out, and Saavedra is in, Chaves and Harding Racing returns to the track, and Bourdais is cleared for a return maybe as early as Watkins Glen. Lastly, we preview this weekend’s ABC Supply 500 from Pocono Raceway.

Tonight, we catch up with the Mazda Road to Indy!  The Pro Mazda and Indy Lights series held a test at the newly repaved Gateway Motorsports Park, and we were there to see if the junior formula cars were as suitable to the track as the IndyCars were the previous week.  While there, we reconnected with Pro Mazda racer, TJ Fischer, and INDYCAR’s Mazda Road to Indy point man, Jason Penix.  With two more race weekends , remaining for Pro Mazda and Indy Lights, and only one for USF2000, we look at how things are shaping up and who is likely to win the scholarships to graduate up to the next rung in the Mazda Road to Indy ladder.

During the brief summer break in the schedule, the Internet Rumor Mill is running at full song, and we look at the prospect of McLaren making a full-season effort for the 2019 IndyCar season, we examine the chances of Alonso returning to IndyCar in 2018 and in what capacity, and it’s never too early to start the silly season speculations.  Tony Kanaan may be the key asset that determines the direction for many others.

This week, we review last weekend’s race at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. The championship has taken a dramatic turn, and we analyze what the standings and chances look like before the coming race in Pocono. The Monday after the race, the 2018 road course aero kit got a shakedown, and received rave reviews from the drivers.

On Thursday, the Verizon IndyCar Series tested on the newly resurfaced Gateway Motorsports Park, and the drivers like it! We look at their comments and share our prognostications for FBC’s home IndyCar race.

This week, INDYCAR takes over the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. In addition to the Verizon IndyCar Series race on Sunday, the entire Mazda Road to Indy will be on hand with USF2000 and IndyLights running two races, and the Pro Mazda series racing three times over the three day weekend. This weekend will be a pivotal race in all four series, and we’ll break down all of the championship standings and contenders.

Earlier this week, IndyCar also unveiled the actual unified 2018 chassis during a test at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Juan Pablo Montoya tested the Chevrolet-powered car, and Oriol Servia tested the Honda-powered car. We discuss the cosmetic and technical changes as well as the potential raceability of the new package.

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So... once again it is up to us to update you on Indycar. We missed last weeks show, sorry! This means with Indycars crazy relentless schedule at this time of year we’ve had two races back to back so we’ve got Iowa to recap followed by Toronto.

Doug is off enjoying some family time, so, once again, he left us in charge. I'm John “The Race Fan” Olsakovsky with Tom “The Motorsport Monk” Firth and we’ll talk about what happened in Road America, a little before focusing on this weekend's upcoming Iowa Corn 300.

This week we talk about… well… not much really, since there was no Verizon IndyCar Series race this past weekend! We will preview the Kohler Grand Prix from Road America coming up and break down Robin Miller’s harsh mid season grades. Hang on, because it's only downhill from here!