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Tonight, we look back at the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach. Reliability issues claim all four Andretti Autosport cars, while the Chevrolet teams make a comeback and Dale Coyne Racing’s Sebastian Bourdais quietly establishes himself as the dominating leader in the championship points standing. We also look forward to the Month of May and marvel at what may be the most impactful one-off driver deal in the history of the Indianapolis 500 Mile Race.

Tonight, we take a look at the artist illustration of the 2018 Indycar aero kit, which has emerged in recent days, and look ahead to this weekend’s upcoming Long Beach Grand Prix.

We also take a look at the Mazda Road to Indy Races that opened the 2017 seasons for the USF2000, Pro Mazda, and Indy Lights Championships. All three series offered great racing and the USF2000 series debuted it’s new USF17 Tatus chassis. Drivers and fans were not disappointed. Also, the Indy Lights cars experimented with Push2Pass, and we analyze whether it really had that big of an affect on the racing.

The first race of the 2017 Verizon IndyCar Series, the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg, is in the books, and what a great race weekend it was.  There was an assortment of both the usual suspects leading practice as well as some surprises, drama about brakes and cooling issues, and a few off-track excursions that sent crews into furious action to rebuild their racing machines.  The entire Mazda Road to Indy was on hand and the USF2000 series debuted the new 2017 chassis from Tatus which proved to be a great platform and provided excellent racing action.

It’s time to go racing! The Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg is this weekend and the entire Mazda Road to Indy as well as the Verizon IndyCar Series are back in action. Tonight, we preview the upcoming weekend, and make some predictions about the 2017 season.

We look at a couple of announcements for the 101st running of the Indianapolis 500 Mile Race and some ride swaps that are happening in IndyCar. The USF2000 field is starting to fill out. We have a new team in ProMazda, and a bit of news in IndyLights.

This week marks the Indycar ‘Prix View’ event at Phoenix International Raceway. The first open test of the 2017 Verizon Indycar Series season. Elsewhere in the news, we have a number of signings in the Mazda Road to Indy and a few changes to the IndyCar format to discuss.

Today we take a look at the art and craft of motorsport photography with the highly talented Jay Alley. Jay is one of the staff photographers for Motorsport.com, an AP photographer, and Chief Photographer for the ARCA Racing Series. He has created magnificent images of a wide variety of racing including IndyCar, Formula 1, NASCAR, ARCA, USAC, myriad sports car series and this year he will be making the trip to the Circuit de la Sarthe to photograph the 24 Hours of Le Mans. His extensive resume reaches all the way back to 1984 and has seen a huge evolution in both motorsport and photography. Through it all, though, there is the constant of ensuring solid composition and exposure, and the thrill that only speed can deliver.

The Race of Champions is over, and a young racer from Canada sticks it to the 2016 Global Rallycross Champion and the 2016 Indianapolis 500 winner, while JPM takes the title. The Rolex 24 is this Saturday, and there are a number of IndyCar and MRTI drivers in the line-up, and FBC’s home IndyCar race at Gateway Motorsports Park gets a title sponsor.

Tonight, I’m joined by Jackie Ding, driver for Group A Racing in the SCCA Pro Formula 4 United States Championship Powered by Honda. Jackie is a man of the world! Born in China and growing up everywhere else including Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Texas, and now residing in Maryland. Jackie is set to start his second season in Formula 4 with Group A this year, as a springboard for the rest of his open-wheel career.

Happy New Year!! The new year always brings new hopes and ambitions, and that’s true for the Verizon IndyCar Series as well, with repaves a plenty during this off season and a potential for new engine manufacturers. The 2017 TV schedule has been announced as well as the continuation of live streaming of practices. We get a glimpse of the next evolution of the aero kit and what’s in store for the next Dallara chassis. And what would an off-season show be without some driver announcements?