Grip Strip Podcast Episode 182 - Something About Indy - a podcast by Philip G. Mathew

Phil and Josh return for E182 of the GSP to discuss all the racing at one of the motorsports capitals of the world: Indianapolis.  Scott Dixon does his best Danny Sullivan by spinning and winning the Gallagher Grand Prix over pole-sitter Graham Rahal and Christian Lundgaard amongst others.  Dixon takes the Ironman title over former teammate Antoine Kanaan and extends his streak to 19 consecutive seasons with a win.  While Dixon celebrated, teammate Alex Palou was in the news stating he will not honor his contract with McLaren and that he is likely to return and race for Ganassi.  The crew goes over all the craziness that has existed with Palou's contract situation and management while he races towards a second IndyCar title.

For the Cup event, Michael McDowell put a whooping on the field and held off William Clyde Elliott II for his second career victory and a spot in the 2023 playoffs.  Daniel Suarez won pole but a bad pit stop cost the Trackhouse driver and the same issue plagued defending race winner Tyler Reddick and his 23XI team.  Keebler Gibbs dominated the XFinity race on Saturday evening after weather affected the early part of the event while Ty Majeski opened the Truck playoffs with a comprehensive victory.

The GSP Roundup looks at Smoke's domination at his house (Eldora) in SRX while an early crash in Heat One eliminated three drivers and the points contenders were rendered to backup cars.  NHRA raced at Topeka for the last time and they move to Brainerd, Indy NXT at IMS saw argy bargy between teammates, Larson destroys the field for his second Knoxville Nationals victory over his buddy Rico Abreu, 11-time winner Donny Schatz and the stout A-Main lineup.  Kenny Schrader won a Pinty's Series event on dirt at 68 years of age!  MotoGP/Moto2 will be back at Austria along with Supercars at The Bend Motorsports Park.

Phil and Josh talk preseason NFL and preview the FallBrawl league before leading into previews of the Cup and XFinity races at Watkins Glen.  Josh talks iRacing and more in his Sim Segment before Show Close.

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