The Trussville Tribune’s The Green Flag

Join John Goolsby of Tribune Sports Live and race car driver, engineer, and strategist Andrew Pinkerton as they dive into the fast-paced world of motorsports. From the roar of NASCAR to the precision of IndyCar, the glamour of Formula One, and the endurance of Sportscar racing, this podcast covers it all. With in-depth analysis, spirited discussions, and insider perspectives, Goolsby and Pinkerton bring fans closer to the action and the stories that shape the racing world. Whether you’re a die-hard motorsports fan or new to the track, The Green Flag is your ultimate pit stop for all things racing.

Contributors

Co-host

Andrew Pinkerton

Andrew Pinkerton is a professional race car driver, strategist, and race engineer from Birmingham, Alabama. He has competed in IMSA, MX-5 Cup, WRL, SCCA, NASA, and various endurance racing series around the country. With competition experience in go-karts, formula cars, front wheel drive, and rear wheel drive race cars he has a depth of knowledge to draw upon at the track. Away from competition and track weekends Andrew’s day jobs include working with the Porsche Track Experience, Mercedes, and various racing programs.

His breadth of experience encompasses almost every job imaginable at a race track. He has worked as an event promoter, photographer, corner worker, shuttle driver, PA announcer, radio producer, race mechanic, journalist, helmet painter, and a driver.

https://www.racerpinky.com/

Co-host

John Goolsby

A life long race fan, John is the Sports Co-Editor of The Trussville Tribune (Birmingham, AL).

https://www.trussvilletribune.com/?s=John+Goolsby

Producer

Drew Goolsby

Guests

Guest

George Phillips

George attended his first Indianapolis 500 in 1965 at the age of six. He has attended more than half of the 500’s held since then. He is a graduate of the University of Tennessee and currently resides in Nashville. His passion is following and promoting the present-day Indy Car Series, along with the annual pilgrimage to the hallowed Brickyard each May. His appreciation for Scott Dixon and Tony Kanaan; is as great as his admiration for Bill Vukovich and Rex Mays. George will comment on news, teams and drivers, and give a historical perspective of IndyCar racing and the Indianapolis 500.

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John Oreovicz

John Oreovicz became interested in cars when he was a child, and by the time he attended the Indianapolis 500 for the first time in 1978, he was hooked on racing. Since then, he devoted his professional career to studying and documenting the sport, working as a journalist for more than 25 years for ESPN.com, National Speed Sport News and Autosport, among others. John lives in Speedway, Indiana, within walking distance of Turn 1 of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, and Indy car racing continues to play an important role in his life. He enjoys spending time with his son Patrick and collecting live recordings by David Gilmour and his other favorite musicians.

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Mat Coch

Mat is PlanetF1.com’s deputy editor, with a penchant for the political and financial aspects of the sport.

He has worked in F1 for almost two decades and has attended countless events since first being accredited at the 2010 Singapore Grand Prix. In that time, he has interviewed Michael Schumacher, Lewis Hamilton, Daniel Ricciardo, Lando Norris, Zak Brown, Stefano Domenicali, Sir Stirling Moss, Sir Jackie Stewart, and a host of others.

He joined Australian motorsport publication Speedcafe in 2017, where he became F1 Editor and the first Australian-based journalist ever to gain permanent FIA accreditation. In 2020, he was named Motorsport Australia’s Journalist of the Year.

Mat frequently appears on television and radio throughout Australia and the Asia/Pacific region to speak about Formula 1 and is a regular guest on podcasts.

https://speedcafe.com/author/sc-mat-coch/