Kevin & Query Podcast

 Indianapolis Motor Speedway President Doug Boles joins us to tell us what’s new at the speedway and what fans can expect to see this weekend, will the blackout be lifted, extra safety precautions, when does he get to relax, his talks with Conor Daly, Snake Pit, volunteers See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

00:00 – 16:55 – Indianapolis Motor Speedway President Doug Boles joins us to tell us what’s new at the speedway and what fans can expect to see this weekend, will the blackout be lifted, extra safety precautions, when does he get to relax, his talks with Conor Daly, Snake Pit, volunteers 16:56 – 31:47 – Kevin gets gifted tomatoes, we get joined by Chris Denari on having to broadcast behind Jake at the 500, working Turn 4, the lack of Penske hype this year, how important is this year’s draft for the Pacers, is it possible to be too aggressive, his pick to win the NBA Championship, his pick to win the Indy 500 31:48 – 39:33 – Ryan Briscoe jumps on with us to talk about working with Dalton Kellett, hoping the weather holds off to get some laps in, harder to get clean pit stops or getting through Lap 1 39:34 – 53:33 - Ed Carpenter joins us live at Carb Day!: What’s one of the difficult things of owning a team, any nerves for the 500, why he’s hoping Carb Day goes smoothly so guys with jitters can shake them off before Sunday See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

00:00 – 23:30 – We’re LIVE AT CARB DAY and it feels good to be back, getting ready for the busy weekend at the track, Will Power, callers 23:31 – 28:31 – Morning Checkdown 28:32 – 46:01 – Indianapolis Motor Speedway President Doug Boles joins us to tell us what’s new at the speedway and what fans can expect to see this weekend, will the blackout be lifted, extra safety precautions, when does he get to relax, his talks with Conor Daly, Snake Pit, volunteers 46:02 – 1:05:55 – Indy 500 prop bets: drivers to lead a lap, we give away our final numbers for our Indy 500 drivers, Morning Checkdown 1:05:56 – 1:25:08 – Jake re-tells the story of JR Hildebrand’s infamous crash on the final lap in the 2011 Indy 500 that led to Dan Wheldon’s win, going through the Indy 500 grid, Doug Boles joined us earlier and talked about the blackout barring a complete sell out, Jake’s Peyton Manning pool story 1:25:09 – 1:37:27 – Party In The USA at the IMS, looking at the field of 33 some more, Ryan Briscoe jumps on with us to talk about working with Dalton Kellett, hoping the weather holds off to get some laps in, harder to get clean pit stops or getting through Lap 1 1:37:28 – 1:57:11 – Kevin gets gifted tomatoes, we get joined by Chris Denari on having to broadcast behind Jake at the 500, working Turn 4, the lack of Penske hype this year, how important is this year’s draft for the Pacers, is it possible to be too aggressive, his pick to win the NBA Championship, his pick to win the Indy 500, Morning Checkdown 1:57:12 – 2:05:20 – We do a live version of the POP QUIZ at Carb Day! 2:05:21 – 2:19:40 - Ed Carpenter joins us live at Carb Day!: What’s one of the difficult things of owning a team, any nerves for the 500, why he’s hoping Carb Day goes smoothly so guys with jitters can shake them off before Sunday See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Arrow McLaren IndyCar drivers Pato O’Ward and Felix Rosenqvist on the designs/paint schemes on their vehicles, what are each other’s greatest strengths, their feelings heading into Sunday, what’s the ideal start position in their minds, do they plan on talking to anyone starting around them when it comes to Lap 1 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Colts got OTAs underway and one notable absence from the voluntary workouts was cornerback Kenny Moore, because he's reportedly upset with his current contract situation.  The Athletic’s Stephen Holder joined the show to discuss Moore’s absence, no recent precedent for a holdout, the changes from last season to this season, the addition of Nick Foles & why the Colts should tread lightly with the Moore situation with other players watching what unfolds.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

00:00 – 10:54 – The Kenny Moore situation, Frank Reich comments and says he isn’t worried, Moore’s situation isn’t uncommon, Jimmie Johnson on the Tonight Show last night 10:55 – 25:04 – The Athletic’s Stephen Holder on Kenny Moore’s absence from Colts voluntary OTAs, no recent precedent for a holdout, the changes from last season to this season, the addition of Nick Foles 25:05 – 34:33 – AJ Foyt Racing IndyCar driver Dalton Kellett on how he and his car are doing after his crash, the importance of Carb Day for him and his team, his fundraiser for the victims in Uvalde, Texas 34:34 – 54:19 - Arrow McLaren IndyCar drivers Pato O’Ward and Felix Rosenqvist on the designs/paint schemes on their vehicles, what are each other’s greatest strengths, their feelings heading into Sunday, what’s the ideal start position in their minds, do they plan on talking to anyone starting around them when it comes to Lap 1 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

00:00 – 21:45 – Yesterday’s show was filled with heavy breathing, Kevin’s wife’s Will Power/Scott Dixon snafu made last night’s local news, Kenny Moore not at Colts voluntary OTAs, Jake’s sister retiring 21:46 – 28:21 – Morning Checkdown 28:22 – 46:51 – The Kenny Moore situation, Frank Reich comments and says he isn’t worried, Moore’s situation isn’t uncommon, Jimmie Johnson on the Tonight Show last night 46:52 – 1:07:12 – Caller asks about IndyCar vs. F1, We give away Indy 500 driver numbers, Morning Checkdown 1:07:13 – 1:21:42 – The Athletic’s Stephen Holder on Kenny Moore’s absence from Colts voluntary OTAs, no recent precedent for a holdout, the changes from last season to this season, the addition of Nick Foles 1:21:43 – 1:32:37 – AJ Foyt Racing IndyCar driver Dalton Kellett on how he and his car are doing after his crash, the importance of Carb Day for him and his team, his fundraiser for the victims in Uvalde, Texas 1:32:38 – 1:57:46 – Arrow McLaren IndyCar drivers Pato O’Ward and Felix Rosenqvist on the designs/paint schemes on their vehicles, what are each other’s greatest strengths, their feelings heading into Sunday, what’s the ideal start position in their minds, do they plan on talking to anyone starting around them when it comes to Lap 1, Morning Checkdown 1:57:47 – 2:04:03 – POP QUIZ 2:04:04 – 2:19:04 - We give away more Indy 500 driver numbers, Kevin’s Indy 500 question of the day to Jake is in regards to conserving fuel and how drivers do it See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

IndyCar driver Tony Kanaan wakes up early with us to discuss why he has such a connection to fans, remembering his restart in 2013, continuing his racing career with his children growing up, talking to his kids and keeping them grounded, what driver he gets mistaken for the most, will he still be racing in the 500 when he turns 50 & more! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

0:00 - 18:38 -  IndyCar driver Tony Kanaan wakes up early with us to discuss why he has such a connection to fans, remembering his restart in 2013, continuing his racing career with his children growing up, talking to his kids and keeping them grounded, what driver he gets mistaken for the most, will he still be racing in the 500 when he turns 50 18:39-39:28 -  The Athletic’s Bob Kravitz on Trayce Jackson-Davis’ comments at IU, Pacers draft options, questioning Jake’s Calgary Flame fandom, his prediction for the Indy 500, what would be the biggest story to come out of the 500, thoughts on the blackout and why it doesn’t make sense any more 39:29 -1:00:49 - Trackside’s Kevin Lee on the possible blackout locally, why it’s an IMS decision and not NBC, cause for concern on Lap 1, sleeping on Takuma Sato, his pick to win, Carb Day, his 500 duties See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

00:00 – 11:06 – Trying to be a distraction this morning after the depressing news around the country, Carb Day, Jake found his Calgary Flames shirt, another blowout in the NBA playoffs 11:07 – 35:37 – IndyCar driver Tony Kanaan wakes up early with us to discuss why he has such a connection to fans, remembering his restart in 2013, continuing his racing career with his children growing up, talking to his kids and keeping them grounded, what driver he gets mistaken for the most, will he still be racing in the 500 when he turns 50, Morning Checkdown 35:38 – 47:34 – Colts sign running back Ty’Son Williams, OTAs get underway, Matt Ryan’s say on the roster, NFL Combine staying in Indy through 2024 47:35 – 1:18:55 – The Athletic’s Bob Kravitz on Trayce Jackson-Davis’ comments at IU, Pacers draft options, questioning Jake’s Calgary Flame fandom, his prediction for the Indy 500, what would be the biggest story to come out of the 500, thoughts on the blackout and why it doesn’t make sense any more, Morning Checkdown 1:18:56 – 1:27:25 – We give away Indy 500 driver numbers 1:27:26 – 1:35:37 – Indy 500 sponsorship, why Jake misses Max Chilton, Carlos Munoz 1:35:38 – 2:03:23 – Trackside’s Kevin Lee on the possible blackout locally, why it’s an IMS decision and not NBC, cause for concern on Lap 1, sleeping on Takuma Sato, his pick to win, Carb Day, his 500 duties, Morning Checkdown, the show goes off the rails with Roger Goodell audio 2:03:24 – 2:12:01 – An off the rails edition of the POP QUIZ 2:12:02 – 2:21:44 - The bizarre audio accompanying Roger Goodell, We give away more numbers for our IndyCar driver contest See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

IndyStar Colts reporter Joel A. Erickson on if the Colts would have signed a veteran QB even if Nick Foles wasn’t available, OTAs start today, will T.Y. Hilton be back, kicking position, Rodrigo Blankenship’s future, Quenton Nelson and a potential upcoming extension, why there shouldn’t be any thought that Foles is going to challenge Ryan for the starting quarterback job,  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

00:00 – 17:35 – Trayce Jackson-Davis’ interesting press conference on why he decided to return to IU, the potential of taking more outside shots, his conversations with Xavier Johnson, wanting a strict drug policy on the team 17:36 – 34:45 –IndyStar Colts reporter Joel A. Erickson on if the Colts would have signed a veteran QB even if Nick Foles wasn’t available, OTAs start today, will T.Y. Hilton be back, kicking position, Rodrigo Blankenship’s future, Quenton Nelson and a potential upcoming extension, why there shouldn’t be any thought that Foles is going to challenge Ryan for the starting quarterback job 34:46 – 55:24 – Meyer Shank Racing IndyCar driver Helio Castroneves on our rough estimates that it costs to run at the Indy 500, his objective early in the race, how excited he still gets for the 500, the most defining moment at the IMS for his career, his family history, his starting row and who is behind him, emotions on race morning, the Paul Tracy controversy in 2002 55:25 – 1:11:43 - Ed Carpenter Racing IndyCar driver Rinus VeeKay on why he was relieved to get through qualifying, what he learned from last year to apply this year, being able to talk backwards, what US city does his hometown in the Netherlands look like, what language does he dream in See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

00:00 – 21:06 – The NBA Conference Finals have been a bore so far, Colts sign Nick Foles, our history with braces, callers ask about Indy 500 and Nick Foles 21:07 – 25:24 – Morning Checkdown 25:25 – 42:58 – Trayce Jackson-Davis’ interesting press conference on why he decided to return to IU, the potential of taking more outside shots, his conversations with Xavier Johnson, wanting a strict drug policy on the team 42:59 – 1:09:11 – Jake guesses who is the team for in-season Hard Knocks, IndyStar Colts reporter Joel A. Erickson on if the Colts would have signed a veteran QB even if Nick Foles wasn’t available, OTAs start today, will T.Y. Hilton be back, kicking position, Rodrigo Blankenship’s future, Quenton Nelson and a potential upcoming extension, why there shouldn’t be any thought that Foles is going to challenge Ryan for the starting quarterback job, Morning Checkdown 1:09:12 – 1:26:15 – The reason NFL players hate the franchise tag, daily Indy 500 question for Jake, how much does it cost to run a car at the Indy 500, the importance of sponsorship, caller asks about the future of 33 cars in the Indy 500 1:26:16 – 1:29:11 – More on the cost for the Indy 500 cars, Helio Castroneves joins us next 1:29:12 – 1:53:50 – Meyer Shank Racing IndyCar driver Helio Castroneves on our rough estimates that it costs to run at the Indy 500, his objective early in the race, how excited he still gets for the 500, the most defining moment at the IMS for his career, his family history, his starting row and who is behind him, emotions on race morning, the Paul Tracy controversy in 2002, Morning Checkdown 1:53:51 – 1:59:05 – POP QUIZ 1:59:06 – 2:18:28 - Ed Carpenter Racing IndyCar driver Rinus VeeKay on why he was relieved to get through qualifying, what he learned from last year to apply this year, being able to talk backwards, what US city does his hometown in the Netherlands look like, what language does he dream in See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Fresh off of claiming the pole for a fifth time in his career, Scott Dixon joined the show to discuss his surprise level of the speed he put up on qualifying, does his fifth time at the top of the pole feel any different than the others, if he’ll give his teammates any advice on race day, watching his first 500 & more! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

00:00 – 20:52 – A golf choke job, Scott Dixon wins the pole for the Indy 500, Jake clarifies Dixon’s historic run, why is Dixon so great 20:53 – 26:07 – Morning Checkdown 26:08 – 47:43 – potentially doing our numbers game for the Indy 500, Colts on the verge of signing Nick Foles, would that be a good fit, Team Penske struggling for speed once again 47:44 – 1:12:05 – Trackside’s Curt Cavin on Scott Dixon’s run to the top of the pole once again, this year’s grid, guys who will excel and guys that will struggle, Ed Carpenter, veterans who can compete despite starting position, why he doesn’t think the blackout will be lifted, Morning Checkdown 1:12:06 – 1:29:47 – Indy 500 pole winner Scott Dixon on his surprise level of the speed he put up on qualifying, does his fifth time at the top of the pole feel any different than the others, if he’ll give his teammates any advice on race day, watching his first 500 1:29:48 – 1:35:17 – Looking at what the Pacers might do with the 6th overall pick, Trayce Jackson-Davis returning to IU, the overreaction to TJD’s return to IU 1:35:18 – 2:03:51 – Kevin’s dad works at the Apple Store and Jake has questions, Kevin’s dad’s Lance Stephenson story, will Lance be back with the Pacers, potential Malcolm Brogdon trade, college recruiting crapshoot, Morning Checkdown 2:03:52 – 2:12:16 – POP QUIZ 2:12:17 – 2:22:53 - Indy 500 odds, Jimmie Johnson’s odd, longest odds that we like See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.