Curt & Kevin Recap St. Petersburg, Jackson Lee’s NASCAR Truck Debut, and Preview Phoenix!

About this episode

Curt and Kevin recap the IndyCar season opener, discuss NASCAR rookie Jackson Lee's debut, and preview the upcoming race at Phoenix.

Tonight, on Trackside with Curt Cavin and Kevin Lee , they recap Alex Palou dominating and going back-to-back in the 2026 IndyCar season opener from St. Petersburg. They also talk about McLaren and Palou issuing their statements following the court case. They also talk about how drivers with new teams and drivers on the hot seat performed in St. Petersburg. In the second segment, Curt and Kevin reap Jackson Lee’s NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series debut from St. Petersburg. They also talk about how the rookies performed in St. Petersburg. They later preview this weekend’s race at Phoenix and answer fan questions. To wrap up another edition of the show, Kevin talks about the TV ratings from St. Petersburg, and Joey Logano joining the booth for the IndyCar race from Phoenix. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Hosts: Curt Cavin, Kevin Lee

Guest: Jackson Lee

Topics covered

• IndyCar recap
• NASCAR debut
• Phoenix preview
• TV ratings
• rookie performance

Keywords

• IndyCar
• NASCAR
• St. Petersburg
• Phoenix
• Jackson Lee
• Alex Palou
• TV ratings
• rookies

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: McLaren

Places: St. Petersburg, Phoenix

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