By alley - Dec 7, 2017, 8:01 AM ET

The Week in IndyCar, Dec. 7, with Lyn St. James

IndyCar veteran Lyn St. James joins Marshall Pruett as guest host of the #WeekinIndyCar podcast to discuss the

dimming hopes for Danica Patrick

at Chip Ganassi Racing next May at Indy, the unfortunate loss of

Jim Nabors

, IndyCar's

move to deregulate more spec parts

on the Dallara DW12, the loss of IndyCar digital content guru Brian Simpson, Andretti Autosport's

charity garage sale

and Phoenix International Raceway's

throwback plans

for its 2018 race.

The two close by covering almost an hour of fan Q&A as St. James lends her experience and insights to everything from how more young women can be introduced to the sport to whether she felt more at home racing Indy cars or brutish Trans-Am machines for Ford and Jack Roush.