We’re back after a week off due to the birth of Erik’s daughter! The family is doing well, but we missed out on some big news including IndyCar sells to FOX (well partially), and a lot of stories on and off the track! We review that and recap our week in iRacing in this week’s F-R Racing Insider.
Erik’s A Dad Again, FOX Buys into IndyCar and iRacing Updates | Garage Talk
After a week off, we’re back with an all new Garage Talk! Erik fills us in on life with a 2nd child and how that adjustment has gone. Next, we jump into the big news of the week with FOX buying into Penske Entertainment (and ultimately IndyCar). Is it a good move for the series? What needs to happen to take advantage of this move?
Next we jump in and discuss the racing at Iowa from ARCA all the way to the Cup Series. We also feature time discussing Alex Bowman constantly being on the hot seat in the press and will Hendrick actually let him go? If they do, what are the alternatives and what are the risks with those? Is it better to just stick with him?
Finally, we discuss the upcoming iRacing league schedules from the season premiere of Wednesday Night Dash at Las Vegas to last week’s Indy Racing World Series race at Phoenix.
Episode Chapters
- 00:00:00 – IndyCar Partially Sells to Fox Sports: What It Means for the Series
- 00:01:20 – Iowa Speedway and ARCA Racing: Attendance, Sponsorship, and Struggles
- 00:05:18 – Rising Costs in Motorsports: Pay Drivers and Team Survival Challenges
- 00:10:20 – NASCAR Silly Season: Alex Bowman, Connor Zilisch, and Hendrick Rumors
- 00:15:29 – Hendrick Motorsports History: Notable Wins and Driver Changes
- 00:20:37 – Watkins Glen Preview, SVG vs Buescher, and Formula 1 Summer Break
- 00:25:38 – Racing Numbers, iRacing Recap, and Upcoming NASCAR & IndyCar Events

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Race: The Championship Race (Replay)
Winner: Dawson Buchanan (Also Season Champion)
Next Race: Xfinity Series Starts August 13th at 10 pm ET, only on Stadium Scene TV
Race: Hotter Than… 140 From Phoenix Raceway (Replay)
Winner: Matt Faust
Next Race: August 19th, from The Milwaukee Mile only on Stadium Scene TV
Season Notes: Want to race IndyCars on Tuesday night? Let’s lock you into the series for next season if you register here.
Bottom Split Racing Series
Race: Round 4 – Bristol Motor Speedway (Replay)
Winner: John Miles
Next Race: Round 5 – Texas Motor Speedway, Monday, August 18th, at 10pm ET, only on Stadium Scene TV
Season Notes: Are you new to oval racing on the iRacing platform or do you just suck at it? Well we’ve created the Bottom Split Racing League just for you! A bi-weekly Monday night league in the ARCA Menards Series cars on Stadium Scene TV! A $10 broadcast fee gets you into the eight race season.
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Last Race: Nürburgring 24h Sprint (Replay)
Next Race: Friday, August 22nd from Indianapolis Motor Speedway broadcasted on Stadium Scene TV
Recent Race Results
Race: iRacing Daytona 24
Results: Erik Richardson, Hunter Hughes, Ian Miller, and Tyler Vickery ran in the GTP/Hypercar class for the first time in the Ferrari 499P. The real stars of the show was the rain and the new dynamic track debris system that created chaos all over the track. Numerous accidents led to a P9 in class (of 21) and P33 overall (of 58). We look to bounce back stronger at Sebring in March.
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