About this episode

The episode discusses the impressive start of the 2026 IndyCar season and its television ratings.

The 2026 IndyCar season is off to a sensational start, both on track and off. For the first time since the IRL/Champ Car merger in 2008, the first three television broadcasts of the year exceeded one million viewers. Conor Daly and Producer Bobby crunch the numbers and compare to the last few seasons. They also look ahead to this upcoming weekend in Barber and weigh in on the latest Indianapolis 500 entries.

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