Greg Rakestraw Fills In! Indy 500 Preview with Scott McLaughlin, Will Power, and Ed Carpenter Join!

(00:00-24:28) – Query & Company opens on a Tuesday with Greg Rakestraw filling in for Jake Query so he can host the Fastest Rookie Luncheon. Rake opens the show by previewing all the various guests that will be on the show today and recapping the history of Pacers vs Knicks in the playoffs. (24:28-34:47) – Greg Rakestraw shifts his focus from the Eastern Conference Finals to the Western Conference Finals. He examines the playoff history for the Oklahoma City Thunder and Minnesota Timberwolves in their franchise history. He ties it all to the fact that this is one of the best opportunities the Pacers have had at winning a Larry O’Brien Trophy.  (34:47-42:24) – The first hour of today’s show concludes with Greg Rakestraw taking calls from Pacers fans a day ahead of the first game between the Pacers and Knicks in the Eastern Conference Finals. (42:24-1:07:56) – Team Penske driver Scott McLaughlin joins Greg Rakestraw to start the second hour of the show to reveal what he’s doing on the first day not in a racecar, takes us through the Sunday morning practice accident, states that Scott Dixon’s Indy 500 win in 2008 is what made his dream as a kid from New Zealand winning the race a true reality, shares what his race day experience was like in 2016 when he attended as a fan, and previews Pacers vs Knicks. Fellow Team Penske driver, Will Power, also joins Rake in the segment to discuss how much he can lean on his experience from starting from the back of the field to try and work his way forward on Sunday, states that there isn’t much of a difference from the car last year to this year with the hybrid, and shares the best part about coming back to IMS every year. (1:07:56-1:19:07) – At the end of the first hour of the show, Greg was asked by caller Greg about Roger Penske owning too much within the NTT IndyCar Series. Rake provides his opinion on the situation, but admits there are a lot of things that Penske has done since taking over. (1:19:07-1:25:25) – The second hour of the show concludes with Rake playing what Graham Rahal told Hammer & Nigel last night during their Tails Of The Track event about the Team Penske situation and whether Josef Newgarden was aware of the illegal attenuator.    (1:25:25-1:49:25) – Scott Agness from Fieldhouse Files joins Greg Rakestraw on Query & Company to preview game one between the Indiana Pacers and New York Knicks, ranks the rivalry between the two franchises with all-time rivalries in the NBA, and acknowledges that both teams are vastly different compared to last season. Also, Scott comments on the first win of the season for the Indiana Fever, evaluates where the Fever should rank among the WNBA teams, and elaborates on how the Caitlin Clark interest is not slowing down in year two.   (1:49:25-1:58:41) – ESPN.com’s Stephen Holder makes an appearance on the program with Jake Query to discuss the news that Matt Goncalves will be moving to right guard to start the season, highlights some things that he has seen/heard regarding the quarterback competition, and evaluates if there are any potential moves left for the Colts to make before training camp. (1:58:41-2:07:55) – Today’s show closes out with ECR owner and driver, Ed Carpenter, joining the show to elaborate on how mentally refreshing it is being out of the car today, hates that the Team Penske story is taking away from all the positive things that have happened this month, takes us behind the scenes on filming a commercial for Java House, touches on the addition of Alexander Rossi to the team in the offseason, and reacts to Rake brining up that only seven people will have participated in more Indy 500’s than him.    Support the show: https://1075thefan.com/query-and-company/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.