MP 986: The Week In IndyCar, Nov 23, with Jimmie Johnson

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Marshall Pruett

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🗓️ 23 November 2020

⏱️ 32 minutes

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New Chip Ganassi Racing driver Jimmie Johnson pays his first visit to The Week In IndyCar show to answer a variety of questions submitted by fans via social media, including: Sharing the No. 48 Honda with Tony Kanaan (starts at 1m23s) CGR's unique testing plan (2m24s) Johnson's attitude towards learning IndyCar (5m19s) First impressions of driving and Indy car vs a Cup car (8m33s) Learning to trust downforce (10m27s) Expectations in IndyCar (15m44s) Additional testing plans (18m46s) Having Dario Franchitti and Scott Dixon as coaches (20m06s) Physical training differences between Cup and IndyCar (22m13s) Bringing new sponsors to IndyCar (25m19s) Subscribe: https://marshallpruettpodcast.com/subscribe Join our Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/MarshallPruettPodcast

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0:00.0	Today in the Marshall Proop podcast in your week in IndyCar guest episode, we have some guy.
0:08.4	I don't know if I've ever had a guest, Jimmy, on my weekend IndyCar show, who's yet to do an IndyCar race.
0:13.9	But I guess that speaks to the enthusiasm we have coming here with this two-year plan, at least,
0:20.7	with you in the Chipganesi
0:21.9	Racing No. 48 Honda.
0:23.8	Yeah, I'm excited, man.
0:25.7	What a fun part of my career and, you know, my journey in motorsports.
0:32.0	Certainly so thankful and proud and happy the career and journey I've been on, but to have a chance to drive a vehicle
0:39.7	that's always been kind of my childhood dream to drive at Chipinasty Racing, you know,
0:45.1	there's so many layers to this that are so meaningful and fun that collide with the chance
0:51.6	to drive one of these awesome machines on awesome circuits that I feel
0:55.9	like I'm experiencing childhood kind of all over again in a way at 45.
1:01.0	So I'm just giddy with the opportunity and ready to go.
1:04.5	I should also alert our listeners that with two Californians on the phone, you're going to hear
1:09.7	words like awesome and other things a lot.
1:12.3	So it's, yeah, exactly.
1:14.3	It's perfectly fine, though.
1:16.0	Let's say a quick thank you to Cooper Tires and the Justice Brothers and Toronto Motorsports.com
1:20.3	and Bell Racing Helmets USA for looking after us.
1:23.6	Before we get going with our listener questions and whatnot, Jimmy, there was some old Brazilian guy
1:29.4	who was announced with something related to you and the car you're going to drive next year.
1:34.9	What are you doing, man?
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