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In this week’s episode, we dissect how no one can stop Alex Palou and his incredible drive to victory in St. Pete. We know the season is a long one, but Alex looks like nothing is stopping him from that fifth championship! We have another short week until we race in Phoenix, will this be a place someone can step up and challenge the Spaniard?

In this week’s episode, we dive into the 2026 IndyCar grid and finally kick off the season with our St. Pete preview! We discuss the teams, drivers, and spotlight our 2026 season predictions! Will Alex Palou dominate again? Will Pato finally win the 500! We cannot wait for the season to start!

In this week’s episode, we delve into the essential aspects of IndyCar and explore racing strategies! Each type of track presents unique qualifying, racing, and pit stop tactics. We’ll discuss how teams decide on the best approach to secure victory!

In this week's episode, we are finally going to kick off the 2026 IndyNXT season! We will introduce the junior racing teams, drivers and maybe cringe at how old we are compared to them! This year's driver line ups look STACKED and who will be the lucky one to win the championship in 2026?

In this week's episode, we continue our series on IndyCar fundamentals! In this final episode, we will dive into the new charter system (Prema…hello?), how points are awarded for the championship, what the heck is leaders circle, and all the awards the teams fight for in the season.

In this week's episode, we continue our series on IndyCar fundamentals! Monica will delve into the qualification process for IndyCar teams, with a special focus on how various ovals, particularly the Indy 500 grid, qualify.She'll explore the nuances that make each track unique and how teams prepare for these challenges. From understanding the different types of ovals—short ovals, superspeedways, and everything in between—to the strategies employed by drivers to secure the best possible starting positions, Monica will cover it all.

On this week's episode, Monica will be kicking off the 2026 season with some IndyCar news. No Dale has not announced his second driver yet... but we will kick off the new season with some IndyCar basics! We will go over the anatomy of an IndyCar, the 2026 Schedule and track and tires. We are counting down the days until St. Pete and we cannot wait!

On this week's episode, we are giving our fans what they want! Which is talking smack about our favorite Formula One teams and drivers and the F1 championship. Don’t worry… we also talked about the new super license point system and how Colton was an FP1 session away from possibly securing that Cadillac F1 Seat!

On this week's episode, Monica goes back in time a few weeks to go over some of the latest breaking news in IndyCar. We had drivers signed for the first time, contract extensions, and more information about McLaren, Palau, and them signing Captain America! What!

On this week's episode, we have the honor of having Mia join us to chat about her time at the Indy500, how she balances school and building up her social media skills, and if Ryan & Jack are really as spectacular as we think they are!  

On this week's episode, we have the honor of having Dana on this weekend episode! We talk about our passion for Andretti, why having a community in IndyCar is so important, and how to make kick ass crafts to wear to the track!

On this week's episode, we have the honor of having Celine and Grace from the Podium Pop Podcast join us! We talk about 2000 trends, could we see Rexy at an IndyCar race someday, and how more people need to watch IMSA and WEC.

On this week's episode, we have the honor of having Meghan and Meg from the Racing Thoughts Podcast join us! We talk about all things IndyCar, the lack of pink cars on the grid, and why Java House is not sponsoring us.

On this week's episode, we have the honor of having Andrea and MJ from the Laps Down Podcast join us! We talk about all things IndyCar, content creation, NASCAR, do charter systems actually work, and why does Scott Dixon hate the new hybrid engine so much!

On this week's episode, we have the honor of having our first guest of the podcast, Motorsport Marlee, join us! We talk about all things IndyCar, Sports Journalism, why there isn’t an IndyCar musical!

Welcome to part two of our 2025 season recap! We take a deep dive into the second half of the grid. Both Milena and Monica rank each team and driver and what 2026 predictions they have for the team.

Now that (some) of the silly season dust has settled, we take a deep dive into the first half of the grid. Both Milena and Monica rank each team and driver and what 2026 predictions they have for the team.

The 2025 IndyCar season has finally come to an end. While we are secretly crying that it’s over, Nashville gave us incredible heartbreak and thrills. In this episode, we will discuss how Josef Newgarden finally won at home and how silly season has turned up to 100.

We can’t say it enough, Wisconsin loves racing! We were boots on the ground at the Milwaukee Mile, and in this week's episode we talk about our experience and how incredibly sweet it was to see Christian Rasmussen’s first IndyCar victory.

In this episode we will talk about Toronto and Laguna Seca highlights and the incredible race Portland offered. Alex Palou is not a four time champion and Chip Ganassi is now tied with Penske for total number of championships. So much drama to unpack!

With news breaking at lightning speed, Monica takes the lead to discuss significant updates and share her thoughts on the recent Fox purchase deal.

Double header weekend means double the action and plenty to talk about. In this week's episode we take a deep dive into Pato’s centennial start, Palou’s lucky race two win, and if anyone has checked up on our three Penske drivers to see if they are doing ok.

We are finally back!! In this episode we go back in time to discuss Gateway & Mid-Ohio and chat about our incredible time (again) at Road America. Shout out to Dale Coyne Racing for the incredible hospitality!

In this week's episode, we are heading to the Motor City. This Detroit street circuit has always caused multiple yellows and crazy strategies - did it live up to the hype? We take some time to go over the thrills and scary moments from the GP and preview Gateway (and maybe throw a little sass from our experience last year).

Well, we are still physically and emotionally recovering from our time at the Indy500! This week, we recap our 500 experience, the race (and drama), and deep dive into yet another Penske-gate.

These next few weeks will be jam packed with racing, traditions, and the biggest spectacle in racing, the Indy500! This week, we recap the Indy GP, preview the Indy500 practice and qualies, and chat about our plans for attending the Indy500 weekend!

This month is jam-packed with racing, traditions, and the biggest spectacle in racing, the Indy500! This week, we recap Barber, preview the IndyGP, and chat about our experience going to the Indy GP for the first time.

We have a special episode this week talking about Dreyer Reinbold Racing and Cusick Motorsport and their history, and dive into previewing Barber - maybe Georgina will make an appearance!

With the 50th anniversary of the Long Beach Grand Prix behind us, we discuss the standout winners and highlight teams that might be under increasing pressure to deliver results.

We are celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Long Beach grand prix. Let’s go back to the golden age and preview the race all drivers want to win!

With having to wait three weeks until we see cars on track, we wanted to share with the GOATs of IndyCar. Some of them are still on the grid today! Listen in to learn a little bit more about IndyCar History and all the news and gossip from the paddock.

We are officially entering the third race of the season and the month of May less than two months away! In this episode we will recap our thoughts on Thermal and the masterclass Alex Palou has completed now in race two!

The checkered flag has finally dropped for the first race of the 2025 season! In this episode, we talk about what happened in St. Pete, Thermal race preview, and we have a ton of news that has dropped since our last episode to dissect. Join us as we pack our bags, leave the sunshine state, and prepare for the desert skies of Coachella Valley California!

After a six month long off season, it’s finally race week! In this episode we talk about, St. Pete track basics, previous winners, the infamous P2P Gate, and our pole and winner predictions. Join us as we head to the sunshine state for the first race of the IndyCar Season!

Welcome to Lap it Like It’s Hot: An IndyCar Podcast where two midwestern millennials, Milena and Monica explore the fast-paced world of IndyCar racing. In this episode, we introduce ourselves, talk a little bit about why we love IndyCar, and really dive into the 2025 schedule and all 11 teams and drivers. Join us as we talk about our favorite tracks, teams, and drivers are we prepare for the kickoff of the 2025 IndyCar series.