By Marshall Pruett - May 22, 2018, 10:36 PM ET

Podcast: The Week in IndyCar, May 22, with Ricardo Juncos

Marshall Pruett's Week in IndyCar podcast welcomes team owner Ricardo Juncos, who shares his amazing story of moving from Argentina to Miami with no money to becoming one of the most successful Mazda Road to Indy entrants along with one of the brightest prospects among new the IndyCar efforts.

Juncos has strong feelings on how Bump Day played out and trimmed two drivers from the Indy 500 field, whether full-time IndyCar entries should be guaranteed starting spots at Indy, ideas on how Indy Lights can start to grow its grid size, and answers some fantastic listener questions to close the episode.

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Topics

bump day

indy 500

indy lights

juncos racing

Indy NXT

IndyCar

Marshall Pruett

The 2026 season marks Marshall Pruett's 40th year working in the sport. In his role today for RACER, Pruett covers open-wheel and sports car racing as a writer, reporter, photographer, and filmmaker. In his previous career, he served as a mechanic, engineer, and team manager in a variety of series, including IndyCar, IMSA, and World Challenge.

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