When it comes to the legends of Indy, none are larger than A.J. Foyt. He's the first four-time Indianapolis 500 champion, has a record 67 wins in an Indy car, and 7 series championships. He also won the Daytona 500, 24-Hours of LeMans, numerous sprint, midget, and other sports car races. And at age 57, he set the closed course speed record of 267 miles per hour.

But his legend extends well beyond the track. To find out more about A.J. we sat down with Art Garner, the author of an exhaustive biography of Super Tex titled, "A.J. Foyt, Survivor, Champion, Legend." The first volume is over 600 pages long with a second coming out at the end of May this year.

Join us as we dig into the history and impact of one of the best racers ever to get behind the wheel of a car, the one and only, A.J. Foyt.

We spent the past two days at the IndyCar content days, hearing from the drivers and IndyCar about the upcoming season. Given what we heard from Alex Palou, Will Power, Pato O'Ward, Graham Rahal, Josef Newgarden, David Malukas and others, this looks to be an even more competitive season than last year.

Also, news about the D.C. Race in August, a Romain Grosjean sighting, and a prodigal son returning to Penske.

Buckle your seat belts, it's time for another episode of Rides & Drives Team Radio!

IndyCar has a long history with the 24-hours of Daytona, or as it's now known, the Rolex 24. From A.J. Foyt and Mario Andretti, to Dixon, Tony Kanaan, Helio Castroneves, and Scott Dixon, Indy regulars have been coming to Florida and winning America's premier sports car race since the 1960s. With 13 IndyCar drivers in this year's field, how will they do? Will Alex Palou begin another magical season with a win? Is Will Power going to lay down the gauntlet in GTD and let people know he's a force to be reckoned with this year? All we know is that we'll be watching the first major race of the 2026 season because our IndyCar heroes are in the field.

Merry Christmas all. In the spirit of the season, we're sending our holiday wishlist to Indy Claus. What do you wish for in the upcoming IndyCar season? We've got quite a few!

It's the holiday's. It's time to count our blessings think about ways to help others. Most IndyCar drivers and teams are aligned with charities so one way to support your favorite drive and team is to support a cause that's important to them. With a little research it's easy to find out who they're working with. Andretti Global started CheckIt4Andretti after John Andretti passed away from colorectal cancer. You can see what they're doing and help support their cause here. Alex Palou drives for the American Legion's "Be The One" campaign to raise awareness of veterans mental health issues and suicide prevention. And there are so many others.At Rides & Drives, we've been heavily involved in Operation Frodo, an annual mission to rescue beagles from the Midwest where they are overbred in puppy mills, used in medical experiments, or abandoned in the field after the hunting season. We work with automakers to arrange transportation for the dogs from Omaha, Nebraska to Salt Lake City, Utah, Portland, Oregon and Seattle, Washington, where they have homes waiting for them. This year's operation begins on Sunday, December 14th and we'll be posting from the road, sharing stories about the dogs and and the trip. We hope you will follow us along the way and if the spirit moves you, donate a little money to help us rescue more dogs next year.Happy holidays no matter which holiday you celebrate!From Caz & Harvey

We love movies and we love racing. So how do we feel about racing movies? In this episode, we review three racing movies: the 1971 classic, Le Mans; Ron Howard's F1 biopic, Rush; and probably the worst racing movie ever made, Driven.In the immortal words of Meatloaf, two out of three ain't bad.

We discuss the recent updates that were tested on the Dallara DW12 chassis as well as the pros and cons of a single chassis series. Harvey longs for the days when multiple manufacturers were involved adding another layer of interest to the competition, while Carolyn argues that the single chassis makes for more competitive and interesting races. What's your take on this feature of IndyCar? Let us know what you think in the comments.​ @indycar ​

It's that time of year, when the action off the track is as interesting as the racing. We look at which drivers have found new seats, who are still looking for rides, and the latest from the rumor mill. As an added bonus, you get a impromptu review of the Brad Pitt movie, F1.