IMSA Endurance Hour Podcast | Episode 6: Russell Ward, Robert Wickens & Pipo Derani

04/24/25 • 61 min

On this episode, host Matt Yocum is joined by Driver/Owner Russell Ward to discuss the rise of Winward Racing on and off the track including a new race shop and title defense of the GTD Championship. Matt also followed up with Robert Wickens, who reflected on his IMSA WeatherTech Series Championship debut at Long Beach, and finally, Pipo Derani joins Matt to discuss his IMSA racing career and move to Genesis Magma Racing, diving into the development of the new program.

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On this episode, host Matt Yocum is joined by his NBC Sports teammate Leigh Diffey to discuss what it takes to be a storyteller in motorsports broadcasting. Matt also caught up with photographer Joshua Paul, who used his 113-year-old camera to capture the action at Sebring, and finally, we take the show on the road to the DXDT Racing shop to sit down with Robert Wickens as he gets set to make his debut with the team at Long Beach.

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