IndyCar talk with Indianapolis in the bloodstream.
The Tony D Podcast is a fast, conversational IndyCar show rooted in Indianapolis. It moves from entry-list speculation and qualifying strategy to NCAA tournament memories, Colts chatter, and the practical weirdness of life on the road.
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The Tony D Podcast is an Indianapolis-centered sports show with IndyCar as its home base. The Indianapolis 500 is its gravitational pull. Episodes return again and again to the Month of May, IMS test days, entry lists, qualifying trim, Fast Friday, Carb Day, back-row anxiety, and the small calendar details that matter before the green flag ever drops. The racing coverage is current and conversational. One episode can weigh Colton Hurta’s absence from an Andretti Global entry, then move through possible names such as Catherine Legge, Devlin DeFrancesco, Colin Milot, and Steph Wilson. Another can frame Barber as a dull race weekend while still lingering on scary Saturday incidents involving Scotty McLaughlin and Will Powers. The show does not hide its opinions. Iowa’s weak crowd, NASCAR-owned oval complications, independent officiating, Penske questions, charters, new-car talk, and schedule changes all become fair game. It can be blunt. It stays mostly clean. The pacing feels like local sports radio carried through airports, hotels, race weekends, and spring weather swings in Indiana. Indianapolis is not just a backdrop; it is the reference point for basketball, racing, sponsorships, and civic pride. The Final Four, the NCAA tournament, Colts games, IU, Notre Dame, bowl matchups, Vegas memories, and family travel all sit alongside IndyCar analysis. That mix gives the show a lived-in quality. It is not a polished national desk show. It sounds closer to a plugged-in Indianapolis sports fan sorting through what matters before the next race, the next bracket, or the next flight home. Listeners get standings talk, driver form, event impressions, and speculation, but also the personality around it. The sweet spot is IndyCar fans who like strong local color, practical race-week context, and a host who will call a snoozer a snoozer.
Made for: Best for IndyCar fans who follow the Indianapolis 500 closely and like local sports-radio energy around race analysis. It also fits Indianapolis sports listeners who want racing, NCAA tournament, Colts, IU, and Notre Dame talk in the same conversational feed.
What sets it apart: The show stands out by treating IndyCar as both a national series and an Indianapolis neighborhood story. Its race analysis is wrapped in travel notes, Indiana weather, sponsor reads, college hoops, and the lived calendar of the Month of May.
After 10 years in radio in Indy, Tony Donohue is like Kevin McCallister and all by himself. He loves talking Indianapolis related sports including basketball,racing, with the occasional life lesson and or dating story sprinkled in!
Short reviews from the PlayNext desk, based on the episodes we processed.
IndyCar's independent-officiating push gets a clear Indiana sports-radio reading, with team politics and credibility at the center.
IndyCar's move toward independent officiating gives this episode its clearest shape. It follows the owner-selected board, the pending hire of a managing director, Ronan Morgan's motorsports background, and the harder question of whether an operation still paid through Penske…
A grounded local argument for how Northwest Indiana might pitch itself to the Bears.
The Tony D Podcast frames the Bears' possible move to Northwest Indiana as a grounded stadium question rather than a fantasy booking exercise.
A PRI conversation connects IndyCar's winter pause with the IMS Museum renovation and its possible future exhibits.
The Tony D Podcast checks in from PRI 2024, with Tony D joined by Jason VanSickle of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum and YouTube's David Land for a measured look at IndyCar's off-season atmosphere and the museum's renovation.
Tony Donohue hosts live from the 2024 PRI convention in Indianapolis with guests Jason VanSickle from the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum and David Land from YouTube.
Tony D opens with a tribute to NASCAR driver Greg Biffle, who died in a plane crash.
Discussion about Colton Herta not entering the Indianapolis 500 and potential replacements.
Tony D shares his memories of the Final Four in Indianapolis and Vegas, previews the national championship, and promotes his sponsors.
Tony D reviews Alex Palo's 11-second Barber Motorsports Park victory, Christian Lungard's second place, and Graham Rahal's first podium in several years.
The host rambles about difficulty using phone directions and promotes sponsors before previewing the IndyCar race at Barber.
Tony Donahue reviews the first three 2026 IndyCar races, including Alex Palou’s St.
The Tony D Podcast examines the College Football Playoff, including concerns that Indiana's Rose Bowl win is overshadowed by the Peach Bowl and National Championship schedule.
Portage could offer the Bears land, toll-road access, and a South Shore train connection to Chicago.
Tony D Podcast focuses heavily on IndyCar’s new independent officiating board, including two charter-team appointees, one FIA appointee, and a managing director who will report only to that board.
The host discusses recent IndyCar races, Team Penske's struggles, and the poor attendance at the Iowa doubleheader, questioning the state of oval racing.
A mid-season review of the 2025 IndyCar season, analyzing driver standings, surprises, and upcoming races.
The host discusses the upcoming 109th Indianapolis 500, including potential presidential attendance, a 34-car entry list, qualifying changes, and also covers the Indiana Pacers' playoff series and the Masters.
A discussion at PRI 2024 about the convention's significance, the IndyCar off-season, and upcoming 2025 season.
Tony D discusses Tony Stewart's 25th anniversary of ownership and potential IndyCar involvement, along with other racing rumors.