The Inside Line IndyCar Podcast: Alex Palou continues dominance with Sonsio Grand Prix win
In this week’s edition of ‘The Inside Line’, IndyStar motorsports reporter Nathan Brown and his co-host Joey Barnes dissect Alex Palou’s fourth victory in five starts in the 2025 IndyCar season on the IMS road course. The pair talk through the impact of IndyCar’s new tire rules and how they both shook up the field and how they might impact races beyond the Sonsio Grand Prix if they’re adopted. Then, Nathan and Joey shift into a breakdown of what they’re watching as Indy 500 practice gets underway on Tuesday and list the teams and drivers they think are in most need of a pick-me-up from the everything the 500 and the lead-up to it offer in looking at the rest of the season and the various history on the line in the 109th Indy 500.
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The Inside Line IndyCar Podcast: Alex Palou wins Barber
In this week’s edition of ‘The Inside Line’, IndyStar motorsports reporter Nathan Brown and his co-host Joey Barnes dive into the major on and off-track storylines lingering after yet another Alex Palou victory in 2025, this time at Barber Motorsports Park. The pair theorize who – and if anyone – can still make a run at Palou to challenge for the 2025 drivers’ championship and what that run ultimately would have to look like. They also give their picks for a “best of the rest” Driver of the Day, outside of Palou, before turning the conversation to the dialogue around the quality of IndyCar’s on-track product and what combination of the hybrid, Palou’s dominance or other factors are to blame. The pair also touch on a surprise penalty in the Indy NXT paddock at Barber that left more questions than answers. Also, be sure to listen for the code words that will allow you to win a pair of Indy 500 Snake Pit VIP tickets from IndyStar.
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The Inside Line IndyCar Podcast: Indianapolis 500 test recap
In this episode of The Inside Line, IndyStar motorsports reporter Nathan Brown and co-host Joey Barnes comb through the timing sheets from the two days of the Indy 500 Open Test and talk through their initial takeaways from how the field is shaping up for the Month of May, including: the latest edition of the Honda vs. Chevy battle, the early front-running teams and drivers, who looked rather pedestrian during testing and who they’re keeping an eye on for possible Bump Day considerations.
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The Inside Line IndyCar Podcast: Long Beach Grand Prix recap, poor TV ratings
In this episode of The Inside Line, IndyCar motorsports reporter Nathan Brown and co-host Joey Barnes discuss Kyle Kirkwood’s win from pole in the Long Beach Grand Prix and how Andretti Global’s execution – and lack of it from competitors – led to the first race of the year not won by Alex Palou. The pair also discuss how tire strategy and wear continue to play an elevated role in how races have played out in 2025, and later, they dive into the plusses and minuses of several deserving IndyCar-centric driver candidates for Cadillac F1’s open seats. They end this episode with live reactions to IndyCar’s disappointing TV rating for Long Beach.
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The Inside Line IndyCar Podcast: Alex Palou with back-to-back wins
In this episode of The Inside Line, Nathan Brown and Joey Barnes discuss the ins and outs of IndyCar’s weekend at The Thermal Club, starting with how Alex Palou and Chip Ganassi Racing turned in another race-winning performance and how tire deg and strategy played such a big role in IndyCar’s first points-paying race at the track. Later, the pair discuss the fallout from IndyCar’s lackluster TV rating and try to dive into why the series saw such a drop-off in audience, what could’ve been done to combat the low level of interest around Thermal and where IndyCar goes from here as it targets and prioritizes growth this spring and this year with Fox.
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