Saying No to a $20 Million Porsche

Saying No to a $20 Million Porsche

From It's Not the Car by Sam Smith, Ross Bentley, Jeff Braun

April 16, 2026 · 54 min · Season 3 · Episode 104

About this episode

The hosts share personal stories from their racing careers, including missed opportunities and memorable moments.

We call this "Take Your Podshow to Work Day." Three stories of weird days on the racing job—one from each of our hosts. Once, Sam had the chance to drive a 230-mph Le Mans prototype—a factory-owned Porsche 917K!—and he said no. Why? It’s complicated! Once, Jeff won the 24 Hours of Daytona in 28 hours. The whole thing was such a big deal that Mario Andretti got kinda feathered up and tweeted out an opinion about it. Why? Also complicated! And! Last but not least, we have Ross, the former IndyCar and sports-car pro driver, and the story of the time he went to Florida to live out a personal, glorious, and happily uncomplicated dream. *** IN THIS EP: An air-cooled flat-twelve blows up — A journalist (not Sam) gets sued — Someone’s mom saves a race team’s day by pulling $1000 from her bra at Daytona — Ross gets all hot and bothered over a shock-dyno graph — and more! *** This show changes format weekly, because squirrel. The official name of this format is “MY WEIRD DAY AT WORK.” This episode was produced by Sam Smith. As always, thanks to our friends at BFGoodrich for supporting the show! ** Who We Are + Spicy Merch: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.ItsNotTheCar.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ **…

People in this episode

Hosts: Sam Smith, Ross Bentley, Jeff Braun

Topics covered

  • racing stories
  • personal experiences
  • Porsche
  • Daytona
  • IndyCar
  • weird work days

Keywords

  • Porsche
  • racing
  • Daytona
  • Mario Andretti
  • Le Mans
  • IndyCar
  • weird work days

Sponsors

BFGoodrich

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Porsche 917K

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