How many episodes does It's Not the Car have?

It's Not the Car has 104 episodes.

What topics does It's Not the Car cover?

It's Not the Car covers topics including: sports.

It's Not the Car

Sam Smith, Ross Bentley, Jeff Braun

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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 (104)

Blow Up Cars for Fun and Profit

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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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Episodes (104)

Blow Up Cars for Fun and Profit

The Thrill of Victory, the Agony of Jeff’s Car on Fire

Postwar Madness on Public Roads — (1948 Watkins Glen GP)

Racing Stories That Change Your Life

Two Drunk Guys Win Le Mans — (Jaguar Works Team, 1953)

Get a Job as a Race Engineer! — w/ Charlie Ping

BONUS Episode PREVIEW – Listener Q&A – 11/25

The One Where Ross Doesn't Get Hit by Lightning

Impossible Gear, Impossible Finish — (Schumacher 1994 Spanish GP)

Did Patrick Dempsey Imagine His Way to Being Faster?

Racing is Broken, and Blackbird 66 Might Fix It — w/ J.R. Hildebrand

Shelby Cobras, Kimi Räikkönen, and Suspension Cork-Sniffing

Crashing Four Times at Your First Indy 500 — w/ Jimmy Kite

Learning to Love (Hate?) the Porsche 911

RECAP: 2025 IndyCar Season — w/ Marshall Pruett

What the 2025 IMSA Season Taught Our Pro Engineer

The One Where Ross Explains the Nürburgring

The Bloody Madness of the First Indy 500 — (1911)

So . . . What is Handling, Actually?

[BEST OF] – Belief, Death, and the Fastest Man Alive — 6/4/24

[BEST OF] – The Ferrari Story You Didn’t Know You Needed — 4/16/24

[BEST OF] – The One Where a Cobra Eats Europe — 8/13/24

What the Perfect Driver Knows

How NASCAR Cheats – Part 2! — w/ Chris Andrews

INTC Movie Club – “Days of Thunder” (1990)

Listener Q&A: Track-Day Focus for Beginners

How to Get a Racing Sponsor

Rippin' Pikes Peak in a NASCAR Sled — w/JR Hildebrand

The Drama of Your First Le Mans — w/ Baptiste Viala

Brakes, Boots, and a Stock Car in France — (Le Mans + Cale, 1981)

When Miatas Ate Sam’s Brain

The Hidden Rhythm of Road America

Le Mans Race Prep 101

The Secret Life of an IMSA Team

RACE RECAP: 2025 Indy 500 + Monaco Grand Prix

Why is Racing So Boring on TV?

Free Bonus: One Lap of America with Ross and BFG!

The One Where Hitler Loses — (German GP, 1935)

The Strange World of the Amateur “Pro” Driver

How Would You Fix IndyCar?

When It All Goes Wrong

Instant Expert: Getting Used to a New Car

How Do You Know You’re Good Enough?

Jeff Tells a Story: My Favorite Cars to Engineer

Jeff and Ross Didn’t Win Sebring!

How Do You Become a Pro Driver?

Mythbusting: The Brakes Just Failed!

Off-Topic Show — You Asked For It!

Jeff Just Won Daytona!

Two-Wheel Science 101 — w/Nick Ienatsch