The Racing Hubs Pit Report

This week on the show, USF 2000 and Cape Motorsports driver Jackson Lee talks about his career, his offseason and goals for the 2022 season and his career. He also discusses being a student at IUPUI and what he would like to do if driving did not work out.  Brad talks about other news including the release of the 2022 Indy Car Series start times. 

This week on the Racing Hub Pit Report with Brad Huber, Vice President of Operations at the Anderson Speedway Jared Owen joins the show to talk about the new 500 Sprint Car Tour that is launching in 2022. He discusses the idea behind it, how the schedule was made, how its different from USAC and how the Little 500 falls into the schedule.  Brad Huber talks about the latest driver announcements, 2022 NASCAR Practice and Qualifying format and where the Next Gen Car is after the test at the Charlotte Motor Speedway. 

This week on the show Kevin Lee from NBC Sports is our guest as we recap the 2021 Petit Le Mans and the IMSA Season. We also look ahead to the 2022 changes coming in IMSA with cars and classes. Kevin and I also discuss the latest in 2022 Indy Car Silly Season with the latest driver confirmations and what announcements may be coming to fill the paddock next season.  Brad discusses the latest NASCAR news and looks back at the weekend in USAC racing. 

This week on the show, Chris Wilner joins the show from a hotel room near Road Atlanta as he is with IMSA for this weekend's Petit Le Mans Season Finale. Brad Huber is in Indianapolis.  On the show they recap NASCAR Championship Weekend at the Phoenix International Raceway and Chris's trip out west and look ahead to the Petit Le Mans.  Brad and Chris also talk about the 2022 Busch Light Clash at the LA Memorial Coliseum and the format released this week and Speedway Motorsports purchasing Dover International Speedway and Nashville Superspeedway from Dover Inc and what that could mean for those racetracks and if they will survive.  Brad discusses the latest Indy Car silly season news including a couple of driver announcements and also the inaugural schedule for the 500 Sprint Car Tour announced this week. All that and much more. 

This week on The Racing Hubs Pit Report, our guest and friend Dillon Welch from NASCAR on NBC and the Motor Racing Network joins Chris Wilner and Brad Huber to recap the Semifinal Races at Martinsville and helped us preview NASCAR Championship Weekend at the Phoenix International Raceway.  Brad and Chris discuss the latest news from Millbridge Speedway, NASCAR and Indy Car Silly Season and much more. 

This week on The Racing Hubs Pit Report, one of the drivers of the #31 Whelen Engineering Racing Cadillac in IMSA, Pipo Derani sits down with Chris Wilner to discuss the season and look ahead to the season finale Petit Le Mans in a couple weeks at Road Atlanta. WIBC and WFNI Indianapolis Racing Contributor Mike Thomsen fills in as co host this week with Brad Huber as Chris Wilner is busy announcing races at Millbridge Speedway outside Charlotte. They discuss the latest news, driver changes and talk NASCAR playoffs. 

This week on The Racing Hubs Pit Report, Brad Huber chats with 2021 Indy Pro 2000 and 2020 USF 2000 Champion Christian Rasmussen about his career, his back to back championship seasons and what is ahead as he will graduate to Indy Lights in 2022 and begin testing at the Chris Griffiths Memorial test on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Roadcourse in a couple weeks.  Brad and Chris discuss the latest news around racing including NASCAR Silly Season updates and the potential for Colton Herta and Pato O'Ward to race in Formula One and Tony Stewart owing an NHRA Team.  All that and much more on this week's show. 

This week on The Racing Hubs Pit Report, Brad Huber in Indianapolis and Chris Wilner in Huntersville, NC are joined by Winchester Speedway Promoter Bob Dillner to talk about the upcoming Winchester 400's 50th running this weekend. He discusses the history of the race, the field, what you can expect this weekend and how to get tickets.  Brad and Chris recap the Roval, discuss the Next Gen Roval Testing as well as Indy 500 ROP for Jimmie Johnson and Romain Grosjean and much more.  

This week on The Racing Hub's Pit Report.  Chris Wilner sits down with NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Playoff Driver Carson Hocevar to talk about his season, making it to the 2nd round of the Truck Series Playoffs, what he needs to do to advance to the Championship Four. They also talk about his career to this point and what his future goals are.  Brad Huber and Chris Wilner recap a wild and historic Weekend at the Talladega Superspeedway, discuss the 2022 Camping World Truck Series and Xfinity Series schedules. Personally they talk about Brooks and Dunn, moving and the Monrovia Volleyball Bulldogs.  As well as recap the weekend that was in short track racing and look ahead to the big race weekend ahead.  

This week on The Racing Hubs Pit Report, co-host of 107.5 The Fan's show Beyond the Bricks Mike Thomsen fills in for Chris and joins Brad Huber.  This week they recap the Indy Car Championship Race at Long Beach, play a game of who fits in where for Indy Car Silly Season 2022.  They also discuss the 2022 NASCAR Xfinity and Truck Series Schedules which includes a return to Lucas Oil Raceway in Brownsburg, IN just outside Indianapolis for first time since 2011. All of the latest racing news and more on this week's edition.  

This week on The Racing Hubs Pit Report, Brad Huber and Chris Wilner are joined by Race Review Online's Eric Smith to discuss Indy Car and NASCAR Silly Season and look ahead to the 2022 schedules released in the last week.  Brad and Chris dive into the latest news from around Motorsports both in the National Levels and in short track racing.  They recap the weekend of racing for NASCAR, Indy Car, USAC and World of Outlaws and look ahead to the Four Crown Nationals at Eldora, Indy Car's Championship Race and IMSA at Long Beach and NASCAR in Vegas.  

This week on the show, Brad Huber and Chris Wilner are joined by USF 2000 Force Indy Driver Myles Rowe. Myles became the first ever African American Driver to win a USF 2000 Race a few weeks ago in New Jersey. He discusses that race, but also his career and what his goals are going forward.  Brad and Chris talk about the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series Schedule, what changes are made, the good and the bad about the anticipated schedule.  They also talk about how it impacts Indy Car and IMSA and speculate on what the Indy Car schedule may look like in 2022 and what we know for sure about it and where the other unannounced races would fall into the schedule.    

This week on The Racing Hubs Pit Report.  Brad Huber and Chris Wilner talk about their out of state weekend trips.  Brad traveled to the Darlington Raceway and the Southern 500 for the first time. Chris and his fiance Maggie traveled home to Indianapolis for wedding activities and a trip to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.  Brad and Chris recap the weekend of racing at Darlington, Indianapolis and more and look ahead to a big weekend of racing. 

This week on The Racing Hubs Pit Report, it is a chaotic week for Brad and Chris with scheduling so Brad flies solo and talks about the latest silly season news in Indy Car and NASCAR and what he thinks will happen with who will be in what car in 2022.  He recaps the weekend at Daytona, the Kokomo Smackdown and looks ahead to his first trip to Darlington for the Southern 500.  Next week it will be a recap of Brad goes to Darlington.  

This week on the Racing Hub's Pit Report, Indy Car and co host of Trackside on 93.5/107.5 The Fan in Indianapolis, Curt Cavin joins the show to remember his former colleague, mentor and friend in longtime Motorsports Journalist Robin Miller who passed away this week. The latest winner in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, Sheldon Creed talked about his win at World Wide Technology Raceway last week and punch his ticket into the 2nd round of the Playoffs.  Brad and Chris discuss all the latest news around racing including schedule updates for 2022 and much more. 

This week on the Racing Hubs Pit Report, Brad Huber and Chris Wilner start the show by looking back at the NASCAR portion of the Tripleheader weekend at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and the wild Verizon 200.  Indy Car Radio Network and Sportscar 365's Ryan Myrehn joins the show as co host for the 2nd segment as Chris has a NASCAR dinner.  Ryan and Brad look back at the Indy Car race, discuss the Indy Car news and preview the 24 Hours of Le Mans.  Also on the show tonight, Brad had a chance to talk to Will Power the winner of the Indy Car Race on Saturday so hear that conversation from post race.  Brad previews the BC 39 this week on the IMS Dirt Track and recaps the Hoosier Classic USAC Races from Lucas Oil Raceway.  Its a busy week but a lot of news and stories.    

It is Race Week in Indianapolis for the Tripleheader of Indy Car, NASCAR Xfinity and Cup on the Road Course at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway as well as the Hoosier Classic at Lucas Oil Raceway. Lucas Oil Raceway GM Kasey Coler joins the show to talk about this weekend's races, help us remember the late great Bob Jenkins and look ahead to the US Nationals over Labor Day Weekend. He also responds to if NASCAR returning to Lucas Oil Raceway is in the cards. The President and co-anchor of PRN, the Performance Racing Network, Doug Rice joins the show to remember Bob Jenkins, discuss his career and help us preview the big weekend at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.  Brad and Chris recap the past weekend of racing including Chris's NBC Sports Debut at Road America and discuss Knoxville Nationals.  

On this week's episode of the Racing Hubs Pit Report, it is the middle of the Olympic Break for the National Series, but we talk short track racing and specifically Indiana Sprint Week.  USAC Driver Logan Seavey joins the show to talk about the busyness of Indiana Sprint Week and his win at Logansport as he got ready to race at Gas City.  He did end up winning that race that night after the interview.  Brad and Chris talk all of the latest news and notes from Indy Car Silly Season, drivers entering the BC 39 and the Xfinity race at IMS and much more.  

This week on The Racing Hubs Pit Report, we are joined by longtime motorsports broadcaster Allen Bestwick.  Allen just wrapped up the season as the lap by lap announcer for SRX All Star Series on CBS.  In the past he has called NASCAR and Indy Car Races for ESPN/ABC, NBC and the Motor Racing Network.  He also talks about how he got involved in Motorsports and into broadcasting.  Chris and Brad recap all the racing from the past week, discuss all the latest news and look ahead to this weekend at the short track level.  

This week on The Racing Hubs Pit Report, NASCAR Camping World Truck Series winner Austin Hill joins the show to recap his first win of the 2021 season at the Knoxville Speedway in Iowa over the weekend.  Brad and Chris recap all the latest news, races and preview the big week of racing ahead.  

This week on The Racing Hubs, Brad Huber and Chris Wilner are joined by the Anchor of the Indy Car Radio Network and the Voice of the Indianapolis 500 Mile Race Mark Jaynes who talks about how he got involved in broadcasting. He also discusses his career as a teacher and the latest Indy Car Series News as they enter the five week Olympic Break.  Brad and Chris discuss the latest news from the last week, recap the weekend of races at Watkins Glen, Road America, Lucas Oil Raceway, Mid Ohio and what all the notable results from the world of short track racing.  They preview the weekend ahead from short tracks all the way to NASCAR. 

It is the inaugural edition of the Racing Hubs Pit Report.  Brad and Chris live in the two racing hubs of the United States. Brad Huber is in Indianapolis, IN the home of Indy Car, USAC and NHRA.  Chris Wilner is in Charlotte, NC the home of NASCAR and IMSA.  They discuss news from both racing hubs and the racing series in those hubs.  This week they recap the 105th Indianapolis 500 in Indy, the Coca Cola 600 in Charlotte and dive into the racing on the short tracks as well and much more. 

This week on The Racing Hubs Pit Report, Brad Huber and Chris Wilner are joined by USAC Race Director Kirk Spridgeon to talk about Indiana Midget week, how he became the Race Director, calling the Little 500 and more.  Brad and Chris also dive into the latest news from the World of Motorsports.  

This week on The Racing Hub's Pit Report, Brad Huber and Chris Wilner are joined by the General Manager of Lucas Oil Raceway Kasey Coler to preview the Thursday Night Thunder event honoring Jeff Gordon and also look ahead to the SRX Race over the 4th of July Weekend.  Former Driver Kyle Hamilton joins the show to talk about his announcement to step away from the racecar and what is next in his life as a dad and husband.  

This week on the Racing Hub's Pit Report, the co-anchor of the Motor Racing Network's NASCAR broadcasts Alex Hayden joins the show to talk about how he went from not even being in broadcasting to where he is now as the co-anchor.  He talks about his days at Universal Studios as an actor.  Brad and Chris recap the weekend of racing and discuss the latest news in racing. 

Tonight on the Racing Hub's Pit Report, Brad Huber and Chris Wilner are joined by NBC Sports and MRN Radio's Dillon Welch to talk about his broadcast and racing racing career, how he got there and what his background is.  They also discuss the news of the day including Trackhouse Racing buying out Chip Ganassi's NASCAR program and much more.