What racing reveals about working with AI

The OpenAI Podcast · 16 Jul 2026 · Episode 22

About this episode

Racing runs on tiny margins and mountains of data. OpenAI researcher Joyce Ruffell and RaceTek Systems co-founder Chase Holden discuss OpenAI's research collaboration with Chip Ganassi Racing, how Chase used ChatGPT and Codex to go from hosting a NASCAR podcast to building a racing-intelligence company, and how AI could give smaller teams an edge without replacing the people behind the wheel.

About the show

The OpenAI Podcast — OpenAI. Long-form conversations with the people building at OpenAI — research, ChatGPT, Codex, infrastructure and where the industry is heading.