It's Not the Car
Sam Smith, Ross Bentley, Jeff Braun
It’s Not the Car is a podcast about people and speed. We tell racing stories and leave out the boring parts.Ross Bentley is a former IndyCar driver and a world-renowned performance coach. Jeff Braun is a champion race engineer with time in NASCAR and IMSA. Sam Smith is an award-winning journalist, a club racer, and a former executive editor of Road & Track magazine.We don’t love motorsport for the nuts and bolts—we love it for what it asks of the meatbag at the wheel.
Episodes (117)
IndyCar’s Bravery Problem — with RACER founder Paul Pfanner
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Crappy Miatas, Endurance Porsches, and Other Fun Diseases — with TJ + Ed from BF...
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FREE BONUS: The Hyper-Nerdy Sim Racing FAQ — with Balázs Remenyik
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You're Wrong About Sim Racing
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How to Get a Job in Racing — Ashley Baily, IMSA Tire Specialist
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What it Feels Like to Quit Le Mans
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Sliding Hoopties with a NASCAR Legend — (Live in Grattan, MI - 6/13/26)
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The 10 Greatest Myths in Racing
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Getting Used to Big Power
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"Don't Drive It, You're Going to Die"
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What the Hell is Going on With Formula 1?
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Saying No to a $20 Million Porsche
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Jeff and the Glorious Mazda Fail-Diesels
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How Pro Race Cars Blow Up!
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The Thrill of Victory, the Agony of Jeff’s Car on Fire
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Postwar Madness on Public Roads — (1948 Watkins Glen GP)
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Racing Stories That Change Your Life
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Two Drunk Guys Win Le Mans — (Jaguar Works Team, 1953)
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Get a Job as a Race Engineer! — with Charlie Ping
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BONUS Episode PREVIEW – Listener Q&A – 11/25
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The One Where Ross Doesn't Get Hit by Lightning
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Impossible Gear, Impossible Finish — (Schumacher 1994 Spanish GP)
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Did Patrick Dempsey Imagine His Way to Being Faster?
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Racing is Broken, and Blackbird 66 Might Fix It — w/ J.R. Hildebrand
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Shelby Cobras, Kimi Räikkönen, and Suspension Cork-Sniffing
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Crashing Four Times at Your First Indy 500 — w/ Jimmy Kite
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Learning to Love (Hate?) the Porsche 911
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RECAP: 2025 IndyCar Season — w/ Marshall Pruett
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What the 2025 IMSA Season Taught Our Pro Engineer
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The One Where Ross Explains the Nürburgring
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The Bloody Madness of the First Indy 500 — (1911)
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So . . . What is Handling, Actually?
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[BEST OF] – Belief, Death, and the Fastest Man Alive — 6/4/24
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[BEST OF] – The Ferrari Story You Didn’t Know You Needed — 4/16/24
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[BEST OF] – The One Where a Cobra Eats Europe — 8/13/24
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What the Perfect Driver Knows
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How NASCAR Cheats – Part 2! — w/ Chris Andrews
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INTC Movie Club – “Days of Thunder” (1990)
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Listener Q&A: Track-Day Focus for Beginners
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How to Get a Racing Sponsor
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Rippin' Pikes Peak in a NASCAR Sled — w/JR Hildebrand
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The Drama of Your First Le Mans — w/ Baptiste Viala
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Brakes, Boots, and a Stock Car in France — (Le Mans + Cale, 1981)
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When Miatas Ate Sam’s Brain
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The Hidden Rhythm of Road America
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Le Mans Race Prep 101
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The Secret Life of an IMSA Team
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RACE RECAP: 2025 Indy 500 + Monaco Grand Prix
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Why is Racing So Boring on TV?
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Free Bonus: One Lap of America with Ross and BFG!
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