Dinner With Racers

With all of racing shutdown during the spring of 2020, the tracks themselves were hit particularly hard. Ryan and Sean took a road trip to understand their challenges, from the limbo of postponed races to the financial challenges of lost revenue.

Dick Simon has flipped an IndyCar 12 times, flown into a barn, jumped out of a plane with no parachute, took his first flight with no training, and broken his back in several places. Oh yeah, he also ran an IndyCar team.

Recovering from a global pandemic, living in a world at odds with itself and in the throes of economic collapse -- we're of course talking about the 1930s, right? Welcome to the story of Mike Boyle, the "businessman" who started an Indy 500 dynasty.

Revisiting their trip to Jamaica, the guys learn about master local chef Joyce and take a deeper look at the island's other racetrack, Jamwest. They pay a visit to more racers, too, and show a few minutes of the most insane racing they've ever seen.

Whether it's lighting his boss on fire, any number of failed motorcycle stunts, or literally having a monkey do his promotion for him, there will never be another person like the retiring president of Texas Motor Speedway, Eddie Gossage.