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In Part One, we learned about Paul T. Glessner and how he developed a relationship with Mark Donahue and Roger Penske. In Part Two, we hear how that relationship grew further with the Penske empire as he also befriended Bobby and Al Unser. He also talks about his aerospace exploits from the Concord to the space shuttle and more. Enjoy!

Paul T. Glessner is an aerospace engineer by the way of Penn State University. However, he’s been a racing fan since he was just a boy. In this interview, we learn how as a boy he developed a friendship with Mark Donahue and Roger Penske and how that relationship morphed as he grew into a young man. Glessner is a very personable guy with a tremendous amount of knowledge and interesting behind-the-scenes stories that need to be told. In Part One, we’ll get to the point of his Indy car rear wing design that finished second and third at the Indianapolis 500. Enjoy! NOTE: In Part Two, we’ll hear more about how his wing design almost won the Indy 500, as well as his aerospace expertise, and more.

Sophie Slowik is a trackside support technician for HRC (Honda Racing Corporation). She’s enjoyed being around cars and racing since her early youth working alongside her grandfather on his race car and getting her start driving in karts. She’s since graduated to faster race cars on the track, yet also really enjoys the engineering and data analysis roles throughout motorsports. We met up with her at the 2026 Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach press day where she filled us in on her story. With her passion for racing and working together with the team at HRC, the sky’s the limit for Sophie Slowik! Enjoy!

Sabre Cook races in the Porsche Carrera Cup North America and has deep roots in open wheel racing including starting off in karts. We caught up with her at the 2026 Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach where she tells us about the various race cars and series she’s driven in and also about her engineering background. She’s totally focused on her craft yet also is quick to credit those who’ve helped her along the way. She’s experienced worldwide motorsport from both an engineering side as well as being a driver. Enjoy! NOTE: This is the fourth of five, female-focused interviews during our “Women in Motorsports” month of September. Stay tuned to www.raceschool.com/podcast/. Our next interviewee has a totally different role in the exciting world of motorsports.

Hundy Liu is the head of Brand Marketing at American Honda Motor Co., Inc., (AHM), leading brand marketing and advertising strategy for both the Honda and Acura automobile brands. We caught up with her just a short time after her speech during the 2026 Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach press day luncheon. In this interview, we get to understand what that role entails and how she got there. We also dive into her experiences on the motorsports side. Finally, she gives advice to young girls wanting to emulate her success no matter what career path they choose.  Enjoy! NOTE: This is the third of five, female-focused interviews during our “Women in Motorsports” month of September. Stay tuned to www.raceschool.com/podcast/. Our next two interviewees have a variety of fascinating roles in the exciting world of motorsports. cover photo courtesy of Acura

Christy Moynihan is the hospitality manager for the Myers Riley Motorsports IMSA Ford Mustang GTD team. It was almost a fluke how she got started in racing and has now made that a career that she loves. We met up with Christy in the IMSA paddock at the 2026 Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach where she tells us how she got started and what her roles and responsibilities are today. She also has advice for young girls that are thinking about a career in motorsports. Moynihan is super friendly and a true professional. Enjoy! NOTE: This is the second of five, female-focused interviews during our “Women in Motorsports” month of September. Stay tuned to www.raceschool.com/podcast/. Our next three interviewees have a variety of fascinating roles in the exciting world of motorsports. cover photo courtesy of Christy Moynihan

Cindy Sisson is the executive director and a founding board member of Women in Motorsports North America, or WIMNA, for short. She has seen tremendous growth in the organization over the years. WIMNA seems to be going from strength to strength and in this interview you’ll see how she has promoted and worked tirelessly to put together such an important organization in the motorsports world. We met up with Sisson at the 2026 Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach in the media lounge where she fills us in on where this organization has been and where it’s going. There was also a special moment where she talks about Lyn St. James (who’s also been a featured guest on our podcast). Enjoy! NOTE: This is the first of four, female-focused interviews during our “Women in Motorsports” month of September. Stay tuned to www.raceschool.com/podcast/. Our next four interviewees have a variety of fascinating roles in the exciting world of motorsports. cover photo courtesy of Cindy Sisson

Kyle Kirkwood dominated the junior formula racing ladder on his way to the NTT INDYCAR SERIES and has enjoyed multiple wins with the Andretti Global team. Kirkwood just recently dominated and won the biggest race outside the Indy 500 (and some might say bigger), the one and only Freedom 250 on the streets of Washington DC! He’s developed a reputation for his street race, street cred, as he also won the inaugural Arlingtion Grand Prix in Texas earlier this year. He’s won on the streets of Nashville and Detroit as well as winning the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach twice. We caught up with Kirkwood just prior to the 2026 AGPLB in the media bullpen where he answers some of our questions as well as some from the rest of the media scrum. A wide ranging interview. Enjoy! NOTE: Kirkwood started and finished fourth at Long Beach. cover photo Chris Owens

Louis Foster is in his second year with the Rahal Letterman Lannigan IndyCar Series team and earned pole position at the new street race in Markham, Ontario Canada in August 2026. That was his second career pole after last year’s first starting spot at Road America as a rookie. We met up with Foster during a media session at this year’s Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach. The former Indy Lights champion has had an up and down year, however you can tell from this interview that he’s an incredibly motivated driver who wants to succeed in this series. He talks a bit about how he got here and how that’s prepared him for. Enjoy!

Carson Koester is a wing mechanic for ECR (Ed Carpenter Racing) in the NTT INDYCAR SERIES. We bumped into Carson at the Tech Inspection area at the 2026 Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach where he had a rolling cart of wings getting ready to be inspected before the race. Koester was nice enough to answer some questions about how he got involved in racing, what his roles and responsibilities are, and some of the behind-the-scenes stories on how everything comes together in preparation for going racing. A fine young mechanic with a bright future in front of him. Enjoy!

Brian Till has enjoyed an incredible racing career with many victories along the way including the Formula Atlantic East championship in 1990. From there he worked his way up to Indy cars and the SCCA TransAm Series. Although he began his broadcasting career the year after he won his Atlantic championship, it really flourished after he retired from racing full-time. These days you’ll find Till at all the major IMSA sports car races in addition to other professional racing championships. We bumped into Till at the 2026 Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach where he was kind enough to sit down with us and reminisce about how he got started and made it to where he is today. A humble guy with huge talent both behind the wheel and the microphone – Till is a real class act who dedicates himself to his craft. Enjoy! Cover photo courtesy of Brian Till

Patrick Long is an American racing driver who originally started out on the open wheel ladder to chase the F1 dream. When the Porsche factory called him to join their team, he did and never looked back. He went on to win the greatest endurance racing classics in the world and multiple championships. We met up with Patrick at the media day for the 2026 Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach where he was giving hot laps to the assembled media (including www.raceschool.com). Although he’s officially retired from Porsche factory racing, he’s still an ambassador for Porsche and is often seen at race tracks testing cars for clients and doing corporate events. In this interview he fills us in on his career and what he’s up to now, including a cool upcoming event in October at the Orange County Fairgrounds in southern California. Enjoy!

Roberto Guerrero has raced all over the world including pinnacle series like Formula One and Indy cars. He sat on the pole for the 1992 Indianapolis 500 and won two races in the Indy Car Series. He’s lived his dream of being a professional race car driver and is still involved with automotive manufacturers doing driving events today. We caught up with Roberto at the 2026 Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach Press Day where he fills us in on his journey from karts to F1 to CART Indy cars and more. He also gives us his take on the current F1 cars. A terrific racer in his day and a humble and true gentleman today, Guerrero is the kind of guy you want to hang out with and talk racing. Enjoy!

Caio Collett is a rookie in the NTT INDYCAR SERIES and races for the legendary AJ Foyt Racing team. We caught up with him just prior to qualifying for the 2026 Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach where he filled us in on his background in European racing and how the different classes of cars compare to what he’s raced here in America (including the Indy NXT series). He’s been knocking on finishing in the top-ten with a 12th at Arlington and an 11th place finish at Mid-Ohio. Even better than that, he led nine laps at the Indianapolis 500 this year before ending his day due to contact with the wall. His stock really rose based on his performance there and his name has been often mentioned as a driver with future championship potential.  Enjoy! Photo courtesy of Penske Entertainment – Chris Owens

In our annual feature prior to the Fourth of July holiday on the raceschool.com podcast, we interview CHP officers to get safe driving tips and some insight into what the officers do and look out for while helping to keep motorists safe on the roads. This year, we met up with officers Marissa McIntire and Jordon Church. These two officers represent the CHP with class and professionalism while giving out good advice and helping us to understand their roles better. Enjoy! NOTE: This Fourth of July weekend will be a maximum enforcement period for the CHP. Please drive safely! For driver’s training, join us at FastLane Racing School! www.raceschool.com