
About this podcast
It’s Not the Car is a podcast about people and speed. We tell racing stories and leave out the boring parts. Ross Bentley is a former IndyCar driver and a world-renowned performance coach. Jeff Braun is a champion race engineer with time in NASCAR and IMSA. Sam Smith is an award-winning journalist, a club racer, and a former executive editor of Road & Track magazine. We don’t love motorsport for the nuts and bolts—we love it for what it asks of the meatbag at the wheel.
117 episodes · sports
It's Not the Car
About this podcast
It’s Not the Car is a podcast about people and speed. We tell racing stories and leave out the boring parts. Ross Bentley is a former IndyCar driver and a world-renowned performance coach. Jeff Braun is a champion race engineer with time in NASCAR and IMSA. Sam Smith is an award-winning journalist, a club racer, and a former executive editor of Road & Track magazine. We don’t love motorsport for the nuts and bolts—we love it for what it asks of the meatbag at the wheel.
Recent episodes
- Crappy Miatas, Endurance Porsches, and Other Fun Diseases — with TJ + Ed from BFGoodrich18 Aug · 50 min
- FREE BONUS: The Hyper-Nerdy Sim Racing FAQ — with Balázs Remenyik5 Aug · 25 min
- You're Wrong About Sim Racing5 Aug · 54 min
- How to Get a Job in Racing — Ashley Baily, IMSA Tire Specialist21 Jul · 55 min
- What it Feels Like to Quit Le Mans7 Jul · 47 min
- Sliding Hoopties with a NASCAR Legend — (Live in Grattan, MI - 6/13/26)23 Jun · 1 h 01 min
- The 10 Greatest Myths in Racing10 Jun · 1 h 04 min
- Getting Used to Big Power27 May · 46 min
- "Don't Drive It, You're Going to Die"12 May · 1 h 00 min
- What the Hell is Going on With Formula 1?28 Apr · 51 min