Rick Mears
American former race car driverWikipedia
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Sep 10, 2026
Rob ZacnyGUEST
And so we only had like two slot cars for that track.
Rob ZacnyGUEST
One was one was, I want to say, a Rick Mears Penske IndyCar and then just some generic like sports sports car.
Rob ZacnyGUEST
The IndyCar won every time because it had aero.
Rob ZacnyGUEST
It was it was lighter, but it could corner in ways the other the other car simply could not.
Reggie WynnGUEST
And I may even get lucky and meet my all-time favorite race car driver.
Reggie WynnGUEST
I'm a big Rick Mears fan.
Reggie WynnGUEST
Oh, yeah.
Reggie WynnGUEST
I don't know if he can go to the races anymore, but, you know.
MonicaHOST
Win two races in one day.
MonicaHOST
Hello, Rick Mears.
MonicaHOST
So getting to see Pato do that was awesome.
MonicaHOST
And getting to see some of these drivers who may or may not have contracts, really, this is what I love about the end of the season.
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The last time that happened, 1981.
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Rick Mears.
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in atlanta but it will happen today for pato award what a day
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alex below my friend you are five times series champion how does that sound
Eddie BHOST
yes yes yes congratulations last week in indycar running the double up the milwaukee back-to-back races of course up there at the wisconsin state fair and we see for the first time since 1981 in rick mears as paddle ward and dreaded racing getting back to back wins there and back to back days but for back to back championships congratulations to Mr.
Eddie BHOST
Dominant himself all season long the 10 car of Alex Pillow after the first running there last weekend on Saturday he actually clenched enough points to get his fifth IndyCar championship so once again congratulations to him what a dominant season it was of course IndyCar left with one race to go the Monterey in California will wrap up the season here but we know this it's been a great year we've seen some first-time winners we've seen some first-time tracks and a lot of excitement all year long and in the indycar series and we will definitely be looking at our chops all off season and excitement to get right back on track but don't look we got one more to go we'll keep you all up to date with that let's switch it up and head over to the outlook figure eights last weekend also wrapping up their season championship and we want to congratulate mr hot mr irrelevant or mr consistent himself and getting the win last weekend in the season championship one hour outlaw figure eight national champion how about the 28 machine of jeffrey Shackleford! Shout out to Jackery Shackleford for Shack Pack and crew getting it done.
Eddie BHOST
An outstanding job.
Joey CavaglieriGUEST
I'd have to pick a field.
Joey CavaglieriGUEST
I was around a lot of Indy winners, Al Sr., Bobby Unser, Rick Mears, Danny Sullivan, Al Jr.
Joey CavaglieriGUEST
But from Formula One, God, Hamilton, Daniel, Senna.
Bracken HelmsHOST
Yeah.
Jeff EmigGUEST
And hopefully he's able to get into that beast mode and focus himself for three more times and finish out his career more importantly than anything is just safe.
Rick JohnsonGUEST
What Rick Mears, I think, did it the best.
Rick JohnsonGUEST
So Rick Mears is the guy that flipped the IndyCar in qualifying, went out and won the Indy 500, was in the backup car on the pole, just a legend in IndyCar.
Rick JohnsonGUEST
He went to the Christmas party, didn't tell Roger Penske, who was his boss, didn't tell his wife, didn't tell anybody.
Rick JohnsonGUEST
He got up there and said, hey, I want to thank you guys.
Ava GregoryHOST
That's crazy.
Ava GregoryHOST
Continuing on, Pato Ward won both of these races, which makes him the first driver to win twice in a single day since Rick Mears in Atlanta in 1981.
Ava GregoryHOST
45 years! Some Sundays just decide to be historic.
Ava GregoryHOST
Here's where I've landed on this whole NASCAR thing.
Jeremiah MorrillHOST
The last time that somebody had won two races in a day was 1980.
Jeremiah MorrillHOST
Rick Mears did the same thing.
Jeremiah MorrillHOST
So good for him.
Jeremiah MorrillHOST
But Alex Pillow won the IndyCar Championship.
Will ErnestHOST
And he's now up to six oval victories.
Will ErnestHOST
But here's the thing, both of those wins Came on the same day, which award is the first IndyCar driver to win two races in one day since June 28th, 1981, when Rick Mears led the doubleheader at Atlanta Motor Speedway, of course, now Echo Park Speedway.
Will ErnestHOST
Um, so that's just wild.
Will ErnestHOST
But Alex Palou in the two races finished fifth and 10th compared to Kirkwood's sixth and 15th, which is enough to give Palou his fifth title, all in the last six years, which is the first time that that's ever happened.
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Nine times in IndyCar history, a driver's won twice in the same day.
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The last time that happened, 1981, Rick Mears in Atlanta.
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But it will happen today for Pato O'Ward.
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What a day.
8 MINS LATER
Kurt CavinHOST
I think that was one that, you know, of all the stats that make me chuckle during the course of a season, that one got me pretty quickly.
Kurt CavinHOST
That was good stuff.
Kevin LeeHOST
That was pretty cool that he wins two races in one day and we get to talk about Rick Mears in 1981.
Kevin LeeHOST
And for McLaren, Johnny Rutherford did the same in 1979.
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