56: J-New Dominates Mid-O

The official podcast of The Apex is back for its 56th consecutive week to tackle sports car, Mazda Road to Indy and Verizon IndyCar Series news plus all of the racing that took place at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course.

With four Pirelli World Challenge and eight INDYCAR-sanctioned races to discuss, Editor-in-Chief Aaron Durant and Executive Editor Ben Hinc run through the on-track action at Mid-Ohio while also keeping track of the latest headlines including a handful from the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship.

Episode 56 of The Braking Point culminates in a wide-ranging in-depth topic sparked by the need for educated race fans.

Headlines

Sports Car

• The Apex: Aschenbach Victorious in GTS Race 1 at Mid-Ohio
• The Apex: James Splits GTS Races With Aschenbach
• The Apex: Parente Dominates First Mid-Ohio Race
• The Apex: Parente Sweeps Mid-Ohio Weekend
• Sportscar365: Pla Returns to PR1/Mathiasen for Road America
• Sportscar365: Honda Announces Global Customer NSX GT3 Program
• Sportscar365: Ford Gets Boost Increase for Road America
• The Apex: IMSA Trades COTA for Mid-Ohio in 2018
• Sportscar365: WeatherTech Switches to Porsche for Road America in BoP Dispute
• The Apex: JDC-Miller Orders Second ORECA 07, Plans Two-Car Program
• RACER: Ed Carpenter Racing interested in IMSA program
• Sportscar365: BMW Targeting “Late Summer” Decision on 2018 IMSA Team
• RACER: Ganassi keen for future IMSA DPi program
• RACER: St Cyr pleased with first Acura ARX-05 DPi test
• Sportscar365: Sanna: No Lamborghini DPi in Pipeline

Mazda Road to Indy

• The Apex: Askew Kicks Off Mid-Ohio Weekend With Flag-to-Flag Victory
• The Apex: Thompson Wins USF2000 Race 2 From Pole
• The Apex: Martin Holds Off Franzoni in First Mid-Ohio Race
• The Apex: Franzoni Steals Pro Mazda Race 2 Win
• The Apex: Martin Takes Two of Three at Mid-Ohio
• The Apex: Urrutia Continues Mid-Ohio Streak With Race 1 Victory
• The Apex: Jamin Swipes Mid-Ohio Race 2 Win

IndyCar

• RACER: ‘So far so good’ for new Long Beach IndyCar deal
• The Apex: Race Report: 2017 Honda Indy 200
• The Apex: Pagenaud Leads Opening Mid-Ohio Practice
• The Apex: Hunter-Reay Tops Mid-Ohio Practice 2
• The Apex: Honda Dominates, Rossi Leads Saturday Practice
• The Apex: Power Captures Mid-Ohio Pole
• The Apex: Rahal Paces Mid-Ohio Warm-Up
• The Apex: Newgarden Takes Points Lead With Mid-Ohio Victory
• RACER: Juncos still exploring options for 2018 return
• RACER: Bourdais eager for race return after Mid-Ohio test
• RACER: More good reviews as IndyCar tests road course kit
• RACER: IndyCar closing in on post-2018 TV plan
• RACER: 2018 IndyCar Mexico race date continues to develop

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