It's Not the Car

Sports
Sam Smith, Ross Bentley, Jeff Braun
itsnotthecar.com
Weekly podcast. Next episode on Tuesday.
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.
105 episodes  •  0 archived  •  
S3 E103
Jeff and the Glorious Mazda Fail-Diesels
S3 E103·
March 31
March 31
47 mins
S3 E102
How Pro Race Cars Blow Up!
S3 E102·
March 17
March 17
57 mins
S3 E100
Postwar Madness on Public Roads — (1948 Watkins Glen GP)
S3 E100·
February 17
February 17
1h 33m
S3 E99
Racing Stories That Change Your Life
S3 E99·
February 3
February 3
49 mins
S2 E98
Two Drunk Guys Win Le Mans — (Jaguar Works Team, 1953)
S2 E98·
Dec 24, 2025
Dec 24, 2025
1h 26m
S2 E97
Get a Job as a Race Engineer! — w/ Charlie Ping
S2 E97·
Dec 9, 2025
Dec 9, 2025
1h 3m
Bonus
BONUS Episode PREVIEW – Listener Q&A – 11/25
Bonus·
Dec 5, 2025
Dec 5, 2025
11 mins
S2 E96
The One Where Ross Doesn't Get Hit by Lightning
S2 E96·
Dec 2, 2025
Dec 2, 2025
43 mins