The ABC’s of IndyCar Racing, Andy Amendola – GT Podcast

The ABC's of IndyCar Racing - GT 87

We released two episodes of F-R Racing’s Garage Talk this week! Today we released a special episode with our good friend, Andy Amendola of Red Racer Books. Andy is back for his third visit to the show (two recorded, one live show) to discuss his new book, “The ABC’s of IndyCar Racing” available at RedRacerBooks.com, Amazon, The Indianapolis Motor Speedway, and the Official IndyCar Shop.

In our normal Friday episode, we discuss the week of iRacing including the Season 9 Premiere of Wednesday Night Dash, the Indy Racing World Series heading to the Milwaukee Mile, and even the relocation of The Arizona Coyotes!

Andy Amendola, Red Racer Books – The ABC’s of IndyCar Racing

Our friend Andy Amendola from  @redracerbooks9661  returns to the show to talk about his brand new book, “The ABCs of IndyCar Racing”. Erik and D.J. had a small part of assisting Andy with terminology and some of the context in the book, so we kick off the show talking about that process.  

Next we talk about how Andy connected with the  @indycar  to become an officially licensed product. We discuss the process and how that quickly expanded the reach of the book. Finally, we discuss Andy’s upcoming first trip to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and his first Indy 500, the traditions, and everything else IndyCar.  

The ABCs of IndyCar Racing and his other books are available at redracerbooks.com, Amazon.com, Shop.IndyCar.com, and the gift shop at your favorite IndyCar race! Follow Andy @redracerbooks on your favorite social media platform.

Wednesday Night Dash Return, NASCAR at Texas, The Relocation of the Arizona Coyotes?

Wednesday Night Dash on  @Stadiumscene  returned this week with the largest field ever in the history of the league! Currently there are 22 drivers registered to compete in the first WND Truck Series since summer of 2022. We discuss the rapid growth of the league and the results of our first week with the much larger field.

Next we go back and recap NASCAR at Texas, the history of Hooters as a NASCAR sponsor, and dive briefly into IndyCar at Long Beach, and the upcoming Formula 1 going back to China for the first time since 2019.

Earlier in the episode D.J. goes off topic about the now official (wasn’t at the time of the recording) relocation of the Arizona Coyotes and how stadium location and ownership over the years really ruined that franchise.

NASCAR Playoffs are Here, iRacing 2024 Season 4 Updates F-R Racing's Garage Talk

The NASCAR Playoffs are here whether you like it or not! We look at the 16 drivers in the Cup Series playoffs and discuss can any of the long shots make it beyond the first cut? The 2025 NASCAR Cup, Xfinity, and Truck Series schedules have been released including a return to a classic North Carolina track and a surprising but welcome new addition to the Craftsman Truck Series schedule.We touch on the Milwaukee double race for IndyCar and if the races were good or not. We talk Josef Newgarden's rough weekend and a surprise high-profile name in the racing world shared he has a copy of Andy Amendola's new Josef Newgarden book. With no league racing this week, we spend our iRacing segment talking about the new updates in Season 4. We talked about the new content and the changes to both the IR-18 IndyCar and the NASCAR Xfinity Series car (which may impact next week's race at Circuit of the Americas). In addition, we took Legends cars out at Southern National for an unofficial event. How did that go? Watch and find out.———⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Wednesday Night Dash⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ airs most Wednesdays at 10 pm ET. The Xfinity Series portion of the schedule is back now!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Indy Racing World Series⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! Races air LIVE on Tuesdays at 10 pm ET on Stadium Scene TV! We can still pro-rate you into the series, but you have to register today!Follow F-R Racing:​⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠​⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠​⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Pinterest⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠​⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠​⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠​⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitch⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Affiliate Link:  Today's episode is powered by Extreme SimRacing.  For your best selection of Sim Racing rigs/stands, Simagic Racing Wheels/Pedals, and Mods for your Logitech series racing wheels, they have a selection of the highest quality.  We're proud customers of Extreme Sim Racing.  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Learn more at F-R Racing⁠⁠
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Wednesday Night Dash iRacing League Update

Race: Pocono Mountain 100 from Pocono Raceway (Replay)

Winner: Hunter Hughes

Next Race: April 24th at 10 pm ET from Atlanta Motor Speedway

Indy Racing World Series iRacing IndyCar League Update

Race: Brew City 140 from The Milwaukee Mile (Replay)

Winner: Josh Chinsky

Next Race: Road Atlanta, April 23rd at 10:15 pm ET.  

You can still register here. We’ll pro-rate your $10 broadcast fee so you can join today!

F-R Racing’s GT Sprint Series

We run a monthly community race in preparation for the various iRacing official events. The final 2024 calendar will be published soon, but the next event will be on May 11th. Most events will be a 15-minute open qualification with a 45-minute sprint session. The events will be broadcast on Stadium Scene TV, but are more of a casual environment and will not be scored as an official league.

Want to join us? Drop into our Discord and let us know!

Last Race: Indianapolis Motor Speedway GT Sprint (Replay)

Next Race: Saturday, May 11th at 9 am ET

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Authors

  • D.J. Fluck

    D.J. is the co-founder of F-R Racing. In addition, he is the co-founder of StadiumScene.TV and is a rising star in the world of interviewing. He lives with his wife and twin daughters just outside of Phoenix, AZ.

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  • Erik Richardson

    Erik is the co-founder of F-R Racing. He has been coaching swimming for the past 13 years and is currently an Assistant Coach at Olivet College. He lives with his wife in Lansing, MI.

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