Beyond The Bricks

Tonight, on Beyond the Bricks with Jake Query and Mike Thomsen, they talk about one of the greatest drivers and storytellers of all time, Mario Andretti. They first talk about how Mario got his start in racing in the U.S.  In the second half of the show, Jake and Mike continue to look back at […]

Tonight, on Beyond the Bricks with Jake Query and Mike Thomsen, they celebrate movie night, and they look back at some of the best films that surround the Indianapolis 500. They start off by talking about the movies To Please A Lady and The Big Wheel.  In the second half of the show, Jake and […]

Tonight, on Beyond the Bricks with Jake Query and Mike Thomsen, they look back at one of the most historic Indianapolis 500 races, the 1977 edition. They look back at how Janet Guthrie made her debut at IMS.  In the second half of the show, Jake and Mike continue to look back at the 1977 […]

Tonight, on Beyond the Bricks with Jake Query and Mike Thomsen, they look back at one of their favorite Indianapolis 500 races, the 1995 edition. They look back at how Penske struggled for speed, Robin Miller, and Jacques Villeneuve’s penalty. In the second half of the show, Jake and Mike continue to look back at […]

Tonight, on Beyond the Bricks with Jake Query and Mike Thomsen, they look back at the early ownership of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. In the second half of the show, Jake and Mike look back at the Eddie Rickenbacker era of his ownership of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. To wrap up another edition of the […]

Tonight, on Beyond the Bricks with Jake Query and Mike Thomsen, Jake and Mike celebrate their 100th episode of Beyond the Bricks! They begin the show looking back at some of their favorite clips of Donald Davidson and Gene Kelly.  In the second half of the show, Jake and Mike look back on more of […]

Tonight, on Beyond the Bricks with Jake Query and Mike Thomsen, Jake and Mike look back at Sid Collin’s media coverage for the Indianapolis 500.   In the second half of the show, Jake and Mike talk more about Sid Collins covering the Indy 500. They also look back at his coverage of the 1950 Indianapolis […]

Tonight, on Beyond the Bricks with Jake Query and Mike Thomsen, Jake and Mike look back at Jim McKay’s media coverage for the Indianapolis 500.   In the second half of the show, Jake and Mike talk more about Jim McKay covering the Indy 500. They also look back at the Indy 500 tape delay  […]

Tonight, on Beyond the Bricks with Jake Query and Mike Thomsen, Jake and Mike look back at the 40th anniversary of the 1985 Indianapolis 500, starting with qualifying.  In the second half of the show, Jake and Mike talk about how the 1985 race started and progressed, including the infamous spin from Danny Sullivan.   […]

Tonight, on Beyond the Bricks with Jake Query and Mike Thomsen, Jake and Mike talk about the 1955 Indianapolis 500 race being incredibly cold compared to incredibly hot in 1953 and 1954. They also talk about Dinah Shore singing Back Home Again in Indiana and how oddly prophetic Sid Collins was during the race.   In […]

Tonight, on Beyond the Bricks with Jake Query and Mike Thomsen, Jake and Mike talk about the recent passing of former IMS Radio Network announcer, Larry Henry. They look at his best calls from the ‘80s through the ‘90s.   In the second half of the show, Jake and Mike talk about this year being […]

Tonight, on Beyond the Bricks with Jake Query and Mike Thomsen, they take you back to the very first Brickyard 400 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 1994. Longtime TV reporter for NASCAR, Matt Yocum, joins Jake and Mike in the discussion to dive into the accident between Geoff and Brett Bodine in the inaugural race, what he remembers about Dale Earnhardt since he was the last person to interview him before the Daytona 500 in 2001, and preview an event that he will be a part of this weekend.