Pacers Await Opponent, Colts Schedule Release, and Indy 500 Practice Continue! Al Unser Jr. Joins!

(00:00-27:25) – Query & Company opens on a Thursday with Greg Rakestraw temporarily filling in for Jake Query while he is at a sponsorship event. Rake and producer Eddie Garrison touch on the schedule release last night for the Indianapolis Colts. Tony East from Locked On Pacers and Forbes Sports joins the program to discuss who the next week off benefits the most, assesses if the Celtics can beat the Knicks three consecutive games, evaluates which team the Pacers would rather face, and attempts to pinpoint how much money Myles Turner could get paid this offseason.   

(27:25-34:35) – As Greg awaits Jake Query’s arrival to the show, he discusses the start to the IndyCar series for Alex Palou and ties it to our guest later in the show. Greg also realizes how successful the Pacers have been in the last 30 years when you factor in how many times they have made the conference finals. 

(34:35-43:09) – The first hour of today’s show concludes with Jake sharing his opinion on schedule release videos with the Colts having to remove theirs after an hour.

(43:09-1:06:09) – Jake and Eddie continue the schedule release conversation for the Colts by sharing some things that stick out about it. They transitioned to the Celtics/Knicks series with Boston extending it to a game six with a win last night. Jake weighs the pros and cons of facing each team.

(1:06:09-1:17:31) – Chief announcer of the IndyCar Radio Network, Mark Jaynes, stops by and visits Jake at the media center to assist Jakr in recapping what has happened so far in the practice sessions. They also discuss how close the teams with the same engine manufactures work together at oval courses and the fortune they have at broadcasting the race every year.

(1:17:31-1:24:18) – Hour number two concludes with Pacers emcee and DJ on HOT 100.9, B Swift, joining Jake at IMS to discuss how he became a fan of racing and his experience waving the green flag today.

(1:24:18-1:50:10) – Two-time Indy 500 winner, Al Unser Jr., joins Jake Query at IMS to preview an upcoming event he has with Willy T Ribbs at the IMS Museum. Additionally, he goes back in time to winning his first Indy 500 in 1992, his relationship with his dad (Al) and uncle (Bobby) growing up, reacts to a story that Jake tells him about his Uncle Bobby, and touches on some of the struggles he had in his life.  

(1:47:04-1:56:46) – Jake admits that he was a little surprised that the Celtics were able to win commandingly last night against the Knicks without Jayson Tatum. He hopes that the Pacers face the Knicks for a couple of reasons and lays out how he thinks the Pacers will attack them, if they face off in the Eastern Conference Finals.

(1:56:46-2:05:12) – Jake closes out today’s show by rehashing some thoughts on the Colts schedule release video that was taken down and answering a question from a listener about how teams manage gas throughout the race.   

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