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- Donald Davidson joined by new co-host Kevin Lee
- One hour show from 6–7 p.m. on WFNI 1070-AM “The Fan” (podcasts available online)
- Trackside with Curt Cavin and Kevin Lee aired nightly from 7–8 p.m. on 1070 WFNI
- No shows during Brickyard 400 week
Monday 5-3-2010
(Mike from Vernon Hills) Johnny Aitken, racing history of “Calhoun” roadster, new IndyCar Series chassis, A.J. Foyt comes to the 500, (Dave from Marion) Rex Mays, safety equipment, relief drivers in winning cars, position changes on the track after the winner finishes, Danny Ongais, Gordon Pipers, fewest/most miles by winning driver (including co-drivers), Pete Halsmer, ever any plans for right hand turns.
Tuesday 5-4-2010
Why was IMS concerned about top speed early in its history, “Umbrella” Mike Boyle, PACER lights system, yellow flag procedure, non-racing occupations (Jim McElreath, Len Sutton, Chuck Rodee, Joe Saldana, Lloyd Ruby), qualifying days in the 1970s, Arlene Hiss, Mike Hiss, Chicago Gang, Lotus 64 in Barber Motorsports museum, Lee Kunzman.
Wednesday 5-5-2010
Sid Collins, 1909–1910 IMS drivers who were not in a “500”, introduction of team spotters, functions of riding mechanics, removing gauges, Cal Niday, collectible card, Bob Harkey, Dan Gurney, Kennedy Tank Special, local sponsors.
Thursday 5-6-2010
(Dave from Marion) Jud Phillips sprint cars, Carl Forberg, Michael Chandler, (Paul from Racine) Rose and Herb Wysard, more local sponsors, Lou Palmer, (Mike from Vernon Hills) Jud Phillips, Bessie Lee Paoli, cars sold between women owners, rules about staying in the car after an accident, Greg Beck, Champion Spark Plug Highway Safety Team.
Friday 5-7-2010
Balloon races, Ward, Rathmann, Watson, Zink, Wilke, Leader Card, George Amick, Bill Schindler, Al Miller (1932), Gordon Smiley, insurance laps, racing after the checkered flag, 1937 fuel economy, (Mike from Vernon Hills) Roger McCluskey, rivalries, Al Unser Jr, Michael Andretti, Unsers and Andrettis winning the Rookie of the Year award.
Monday 5-10-2010
Mini marathon, Clarence “C.W.” Belt, first V-type engine at IMS, Les Anderson, Bill Cantrell, fan reaction to turbines, Water for Wilbur, milk, Paul Goldsmith, other turbine cars, “World’s fastest flying start”, Milwaukee the weekend after Indy, (Paul from Racine) Art Sparks, Johnny Parsons Jr “qualifying” for Foyt, Eddie Rickenbacker plane crash, (Dave from Marion) Hut Hundred, Mike Magill (incomplete recording).
Tuesday 5-11-2010
(Mike from Vernon Hills) Jim Phillippe, 1959 USAC Daytona 100 Championship Car race, planning and paying for relief drivers, (Dave from Marion) Takeo “Chickie” Hirashima, living IMS Hall of Fame members, crashed cars left around the track, classifying running cars ahead of cars that completed more laps, Unsers and Andrettis in the “500”, (Dave from Marion) Larry Rice, Billy Garrett, 1996 Buddy Lazier win, 1971 pace car crash, Norman Timbs.
Wednesday 5-12-2010
Origins of sprint car racing, Charlie Profitt, Lloyd Ruby, Lee Wallard, fast line around the track, Theodore E. “Pop” Myers, Harlan Fengler, (Jerry from Delphi) Norm Houser, Thane Houser, best average for first five starts, David Hobbs, Al Bloemker, (Paul from Racine) Ralph Ruttman, Foyt checkered uniforms, baseball games in the garage area, Lotus Ford, Dan Gurney, Jim Clark, Colin Chapman, last carburetors used at Indy, memory of seeing “500 Miles to Go” in book store, Nordyke mills, Marmon family, (Jerry from Delphi) Jackie Holmes.
Thursday 5-13-2010
Driver with most starts before winning (see also 5/14), racing families connected by marriage, (Mike from Vernon Hills) 1965 rookie class, Cliff Woodbury, Howdy Wilcox II (1932), Raul Boesel in 1993, Bob Fletcher (see also 5/14), Jackie Holmes, 1973, Ernie Triplett, Poison Lil, (Jerry from Delphi) 1973, last, fastest front engine cars, most starters, first Indiana born winner, first 33-car field.
Friday 5-14-2010
(Mike from Vernon Hills) Joe Cloutier, Bob Fletcher’s drivers, driver with most starts before winning (Sam Hanks), Bruton Smith involvement, Dick Simon after Scandia, (Dave from Marion) drivers who qualified an upright car – a roadster – and a raer-engined car, Stan Fox, Ron Hemelgarn, Delta, recent fatalities, (Jerry from Delphi) Harry C. “Cotton” Henning, Lou Moore, turbines, last front engine qualifier, Valerie Bettenhausen, Jimmy Kite, (Dave from Marion) Bob Scott, (Jerry from Delphi) Al Putnam, 1929 Altoona, Ray Keech.
Saturday 5-15-2010
1964 Mickey Thompson cars, Peter Bryant, Eddie Sachs, history of qualification rules, Angelo Pizzo 1911 movie project, source of the bricks, origin of Speedway souvenirs, passing of Graham Hill, Mark Donohue, Peter Revson, the “Car on the Roof” (the Jones & Maley Special).
Sunday 5-16-2010
Flagmen, positions, Tom Binford, recent active NASCAR drivers and Formula One drivers in the “500”, Lloyd Ruby at Le Mans, Leon Duray, Johnny Hannon, Clay Weatherly, Dick Sommers, Eddie Sachs, MVS, DVS, Mark Donohue, Whittington brothers, Lotus sponsorship in 2010, launching Indianapolis Raceway Park, astronauts – Gus Grissom and Gordon Cooper.
Monday 5-17-2010
Jimmy Caruthers, chief mechanics driving shakedown laps, Bud Winfield, creation of the Novi engine, Lew Welch, Jean Marcenac, first television broadcast of “500”, Ted Horn, Gasoline Alley in Paterson NJ, Jean Marcenac (Novi), origin of word “Indy”, Ora Haibe, Swan Ostewig (Oleson), Frank Elliott, Louie Meyer, (Dave from Marion) 1962 race highlights, Eddie Sachs, Offy sounds, Derek Daly, (Jerry from Delphi) Overton “Bunny” Phillips, Joe Boyer, Ray Keech, Altoona, white/green color scheme at IMS, highest qualified position that has been bumped, provisional pole sitter bumped, Myron Fohr.
Tuesday 5-18-2010
1911 results, female team owners, entrants, NASCAR drivers in the “500”, Jerry Sneva qualifying, Ed Elisian, oldest and earliest living winner (Jim Rathmann), 1971 pace car crash, Clint Brawner, pace car announcements and changes, (Dave from Marion) movie stars greeting the winner in victory lane, Roberto Guerrero, Jim Crawford, Russ Snowberger, Federal Engineering, John Jones, Norman Batten.
Wednesday 5-19-2010
Sumar, Don Smith, Chapman Root, Gene Force, Jimmy Daywalt, streamliner, Jackie Stewart pushing his car in 1966, experience with fatalities, Bill Cantrell (boat racer), Fageol, Penske in 1995, drivers staying with local families, Jimmy Bryan, Ray Harroun, nickname, Larry Bisciglia, Jim Shelton and other announcers, Manny Ayulo, John DePalma, Earl DeVore, public address at IMS, S.F. Brock, Wayne Woodward, Mark Hughes.
Thursday 5-20-2010
Angelo Pizzo 1911 movie project, Lloyd Ruby gravestone marker, Mongoose car, Gene White, Dave Laycock, Jimmy Snyder, drivers rooming with local families, Jimmy Bryan after 1958 race, veteran drivers visiting in May, Billy Englehart, (Mike from Vernon Hills) Billy Arnold, replica of Sachs’ 1964 Shrike, Bill Lear steam car, (Jerry from Delphi) Mel Hansen, Johnny Aitken, Tom Kincade (or Kincaid), Speedway Motel, J.C. Agajanian.
Friday 5-21-2010
Identical qualifying laps, Hurtubise incident during the 1978 qualifying, Hurst Floor Shift Special, sidecar, Smokey Yunick career, Bobby Johns, Bob Harkey, (Paul from Racine) Victor McLaglen, A.J. Foyt and Tony Hulman, Tim Richmond, Fred Lecklider, George Lynch, Bob Swanson, (Mike from Vernon Hills) Clark Gable, Jack Benny at Indianapolis, Offy sounds, Frankie Del Roy, Bill Vukovich, Howdy Bell.
Saturday 5-22-2010
Pole day results, Jerry Karl, 2010 qualifying system, Jim Rathmann, Dick Rathmann, oldest living winner, pole interview, improvements from spending extra money, co-winners, relief drivers for winners, why re-qualifying, changing drivers for qualifying, new qualifying format, uncredited relief drivers for winners.
Monday 5-24-2010
(Part 1, incomplete show) Bobby Rahal, and Mike Groff – 1993 and 1994 and the Honda, Rodger Ward failing to qualify in 1965, first crashed qualified car to be reinstated to the race (Sebastien Saavedra), Jean Marcenac’s career before the Novi, Mel Torme, singers for “Back Home Again in Indiana”, oldest car to qualify for the “500”, Gordon Johncock, Travis “Spider” Webb, Bob Moorhead, John Martin, driver analysts on race broadcasts, (part 2, incomplete show) oldest winning car, Mark Donohue, (Jerry from Delphi) Shorty Templeman, Bronze/Silver Badge backup cards with “99” and other numbers, Clarence Cagle, Ray Pixley, drivers bumped twice in a year, drivers finishing last more than once, (Paul from Racine) Jim Hall.
Tuesday 5-25-2010
Resolving the last 2010 qualifying positions, horsepower and handling advantages, Eddie Sachs’ tire in 1961, fuel capacity in 1964, Johnny Aitken, 1916 Harvest Auto Racing Classic, Cliff Griffith.
Wednesday 5-26-2010
Surprise “500” winners, (Mike from Vernon Hills) 1941race recap, Eddie Johnson in 1964, Tony Hulman purchase and rehabilitation of the Speedway for 1946, sale of concession rights, (Paul from Racine) Tom Bagley, the “Car on the Roof”, its history, inverting field, Borg-Warner Trophy history, oldest winning cars, Sumar streamliner, Indianapolis auto makers in the “500”, last front-engine cars to attempt to participate.
Thursday 5-27-2010
The Auto Racing Hall of Fame at the IMS Museum. rivalries, Michael Andretti, Al Unser Jr., Bobby Rahal, locations of Mario Andretti’s 1969 cars, starter’s flag position, chief steward’s position in race control, Bill Vukovich, FIA Super License exclusivity requirement, Hanford Speedway, Chet Miller’s team using a part from a parked car in 1930, John Dillinger, first 1909 race winner at IMS, Louis Schwitzer, T cars, Jim Crawford, Buick V-6 engine, Pat Bedard, winner who led most laps in race, mini bikes at the Speedway, Spike Gehlhausen.
2010 episode guide originally compiled by atrackforumfan
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