MP 1672: The Week In IndyCar Engine Deal and Manufacturer Charters Insights

The Marshall Pruett Podcast

Marshall Pruett

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4.6 • 594 Ratings

🗓️ 13 February 2026

⏱️ 22 minutes

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It's audio from The Week In IndyCar YouTube show! TOPICS: The new engine supply extensions for Chevy and Honda plus details on their manufacturer charters. NEW show stickers and retro racing memorabilia: ThePruettStore.com EVERY episode is graciously supported by the Justice Brothers and TorontoMotorsports.com. If you'd like to join the PrueDay podcast listener group, send an email to pruedayrocks@gmail.com and you'll be invited to participate in the Discord chat that takes place every day and meet up with your new family at IndyCar events. Play on Podbean.com: https://marshallpruett.podbean.com/ Subscribe: https://marshallpruettpodcast.com/subscribe Join our Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/MarshallPruettPodcast [WTI]

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0:00.0	Hey, all, welcome to the Marshall Proop Podcast.
0:07.4	I'm going to be talking about IndyCar, engines, contracts, hybrids, manufacturer charters.
0:13.9	Yes.
0:14.8	Written about this fairly extensively on racer.com.
0:17.9	So you might take a look there.
0:19.6	I believe I'll have a little bit more coming on this here shortly, but
0:22.3	been following for years now, whether Chevrolet and Honda will continue in IndyCar after their current engine supply contracts are up.
0:33.4	They both expire at the end of 2026.
0:37.4	Been a real up and down.
0:38.3	I know there have been some folks who've reacted to the news that,
0:42.3	hey, indeed, we're looking for an announcement here towards the end of the week
0:45.3	from IndyCar, Penske Entertainment, Chevrolet and Honda that
0:49.3	staying together, keeping the band together, they will indeed be continuing moving forward.
0:57.3	Some folks react to that, like, well, duh, that was obvious.
1:00.1	I can just tell you it has not been obvious.
1:08.5	From the inside tracking this, serious concerns, whether it is General Motors with Cadillac moving into Formula One.
1:11.5	Hey, we're now competing in a global stage,
1:17.3	crazy popular stage with a small displacement turbocharged V6 hybrid.
1:22.5	The thing we have in IndyCar with a turbocharged small displacement hybrid V6,
1:23.8	maybe not as unique.
1:29.2	Concern that ties might shift towards F one away from IndyCar for Chevy.
1:30.3	Hasn't happened.
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