Best of Query & Company 5/15/2026
Query & Company
93.5 & 107.5 The Fan
3.1 • 758 Ratings
🗓️ 15 May 2026
⏱️ 61 minutes
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Summary
(00:00-27:55) – IndyCar legend Mario Andretti starts the show with Jake. What made Mario a great driver? Also, when did he know it was time to walk away from racing? He looks back at what drove him as a competitor and his role with the United States and formula 1. He also reflects on Marco Andretti's retirment and why he let his grandson make his own decison. Lastly, Andretti comments on how it feels to come back every May.
(27:58-37:16) – Jake was in a car accident this morning. He describes the surreal feeling. He and everyone involved is okay and thanks everyone for the help they provided him.
(37:17-1:00:39) – Joel A. Erickson from the Indianapolis Star joins while giving blood. He opines on the Colts schedule before Jake asks him a question stemming from his car accident this morning. Plus, Jake explains his fear of needles to Joel and how it contributed him to being a sportscaster. They comment on the running back room and the defense. Lastly, how did they feel about the Colts schedule release video?
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| 0:42.3 | right? No, yeah, no problem. Do you have a favorite song that references Mario, Mario, |
| 0:47.3 | Andretti? Well, actually, the first one that I've ever heard, which was way back when I think I was in a rental car on the way to |
| 1:00.3 | Riverside. |
| 1:02.2 | And all of a sudden it's playing on the radio. |
| 1:08.2 | And that's it. You know, I figure, what? What's going on here? It's pretty cool, right? Yeah, yeah. Pretty cool. And I'm guessing that was probably uneasy rider from the Charlie Daniels band. It was Charlie Daniels, yeah. Yeah, so did you ever meet Charlie Daniels? I met him once, yeah. Before or after that? No, after that. Way after that. That's pretty cool. I mean, when you run the gauntlet from Charlie Daniels to House of Pain to Ice Cube to Amy Grant, he pretty much got it all covered, right? Yeah, and actually, Amy as well. You know, I met her, I went to one of her shows and she played that song. That's pretty awesome. That was awesome. Pretty awesome. |
| 1:44.3 | Well, listen, they are all well-deserved tributes. |
| 1:46.4 | It goes without saying this is, and I was thinking about this on the way in today, |
| 1:52.7 | and I had kind of a crazy way in today, which I'll let everybody know about coming up later in the show. |
| 1:57.0 | But it has been 80 different Indianapolis 500s. I mean, some of those overlap, right? |
| 2:02.8 | But the Andretti family has calculated for 80 starts in the Indianapolis 500-mile race. |
| 2:09.9 | And this would be the first year since over 60 years ago where there will not be an Andretti |
| 2:15.5 | participant. Is that odd to you? |
| 2:18.6 | That's odd, actually. |
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