They’re talking about a specific place/event called Arlington that really stuck with Jack. It’s mentioned because it’s one of the times he felt especially bummed he wasn’t racing.
IndyCar is a major type of race series in the U.S. It’s where drivers race open-wheel cars, and Jack Harvey is talking about how much he misses actually driving those cars.
“Crack of life” is a motorsports slang phrase for the engine starting and coming to life—often with a loud initial sound. It’s used here to set the moment of ignition/activation, emphasizing how intense and emotional that sound is for a driver returning to the track.
In racing, the paddock is the team area near the track. It’s where mechanics and engineers get the cars ready and where teams hang out between sessions.
Formula One is the most famous kind of open-wheel racing. In this conversation, it’s mentioned just to compare the feeling of being at a big event.
Topic
St. T
“St. T” sounds like a track or event location they like. The exact name isn’t fully spelled out in this excerpt, but it’s part of their discussion of which events feel special.
Mid-Ohio is a road course in Ohio that hosts IndyCar events. The speaker contrasts it with Arlington and implies the vibe or experience differs depending on the track type and setting.
A “gridfiller” is someone who’s basically just there to take up a spot on the starting lineup. The speaker is saying they want to race with purpose, not just be there.
An “Indy one-off” is when a driver shows up for just one IndyCar race instead of being with the team all season. It’s harder because the team and driver haven’t built the same shared routine and understanding yet.
Pit stop practice is when the team rehearses how they’ll change tires and service the car quickly during the race. The goal is to make the whole process fast and consistent under pressure.
Term
fastjacker hybrid use
A “fastjacker” is the pit-crew tool that lifts the car quickly so tires can be changed. “Hybrid use” means the car has an extra energy system, and the driver has to manage when it’s used to get the best performance.
When they say “going through the steering wheel,” they mean getting back in sync with how the car responds to steering. It’s like re-learning how much you need to turn and when, so the car feels natural again.
An open test is a practice session where teams get time on track to prepare. It’s used to learn how the car feels and to get everything dialed in before the big race.
Dreyer & Reinbold Racing is a racing team in IndyCar/open-wheel. The hosts are pointing out that the team runs differently than many full-time teams because they’re set up to focus on a big event.
The Indy 500 is one of the biggest races in American open-wheel racing. Because it’s so important, teams often plan their work around it for a long time.
“Prep the 500 car” means getting the race car ready for the Indy 500. It’s not just a quick tune-up—teams spend a lot of time making sure everything is set up correctly for that specific race.
The off season is the break between racing years. Some teams used to let people go during that break and then bring them back later, which changes how smoothly they can prepare for the next season.
Burnout here means people getting worn out from too much racing and work. They’re asking whether that could make it harder to be fully ready for the Indy 500.
Concept
first race of the year
The “first race of the year” mindset means teams are starting fresh. They’re trying to learn quickly and avoid big mistakes because there’s not much past momentum yet.
“St. Pete” is a race in St. Petersburg, Florida. It’s usually one of the first races of the IndyCar season, so teams use it to figure out what works early.
Term
MSR
“MSR” sounds like a team name in IndyCar. The point here is that even experienced teams can have different outcomes, but they’re not starting from scratch like a brand-new rookie.
“Extra pit stops” means the car stops in the pits more times than usual. Teams do it for strategy or because conditions changed, but it can cost time and track position.
“The 500” refers to the Indianapolis 500, and the “ramp up” is the period where teams intensify preparation as the event approaches. That typically includes more focused practice, setup work, and rehearsal of race-day procedures like pit stops.
They’re talking about practice/testing at Indianapolis and how it helps drivers get ready. Even if it doesn’t feel as exciting as racing, it’s still time used to improve the car and the driver’s confidence.
Concept
Indy GP weekend
A “race weekend” isn’t just the race day. It includes practice and testing beforehand, and then you have to be ready to perform when the real event comes around. It can also include extra duties like interviews.
Topic
DRR
They mention “DRR” as the team context for their first year. It’s basically the racing organization they’re driving with, and it matters because it shapes how the car is prepared and how the team works with the driver.
The Speedway refers to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, a specific venue where IndyCar drivers often have very different results depending on setup and track characteristics. The speaker’s comments tie Connor Daly’s performance to that track, implying familiarity with its demands.
Term
yum yum pallets
They’re joking about a specific food place/stand near the Speedway. It’s not about the race car—more about the experience and what people do around the track.
Qualifying is when drivers try to set the fastest lap before the race. Your result decides where you start, and that can make the race easier or harder.
Strategy is the game plan for the race—things like when to stop and how to manage the car so you’re in the best position later. Sometimes staying out longer is the right call.
“Pole” means starting first on the grid, earned by having the fastest qualifying time. In open-wheel and oval racing, starting from pole can be a major advantage because it helps you control track position early.
Concept
short overs to the super speed wave
On oval tracks, the way you drive and how the car is set up can change as the track gets faster. The transcript sounds like they’re talking about transitioning into the high-speed part of an oval race.
GP3 is a lower-level open-wheel racing series where young drivers learn how to race fast and consistently. Many drivers use it as a stepping stone to bigger, more competitive series.
A “fuel number” is the amount of fuel the team wants the car to have at a certain point. It helps them plan how fast the driver can go and when they might need to pit.
They mention Long Beach as the track where they noticed a big pace gap. Different tracks can make certain driving styles or strategies work better, so the example helps explain the point.
In racing, tunnel vision means you get focused on one thing—like what one driver is doing—and you miss the bigger race plan. Looking at the whole race helps you make better calls about strategy and timing.
A bird’s eye view means looking at the race more broadly, not just what’s right in front of you. It helps you understand how everyone’s strategy and position affect the outcome.
Phoenix is mentioned as another track where the hosts observed how focusing on one car can still happen even when you’re not in the car. This supports their broader theme: a “bird’s eye view” helps reduce bias and improve race understanding.
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Indiana, when it rains, forgets completely how to drive.
And I say that, ladies and gentlemen, because our guest today, Jack Harvey, few minutes late, not his fault.
It's raining in India and people just lose their damn minds. Hey, Jack.
Yeah, it's not great on 465, tell ya.
I mean, I feel like that's a brutal intro for our guy, Jack, considering he kind of is the rain in India guy.
True.
He's done very well in India in the rain.
One of my favorite things about British people, actually, is they have so many descriptive words for the type of rain.
Yes.
And I feel like right now it's just...
You experience a lot of rain in England.
Well, yeah, and I would just consider this as just like pissing it down, which I'm assuming is OK to say on the cast.
If not, there's a f***ing f***ing lot.
Excellent.
Yeah.
I knew I liked you guys.
Yeah.
Well, thanks for joining. I can see that you, like Alex, also dressed in your team kit.
Another guy just so excited to drive race cars that you're just wearing your team stuff around at all times, huh?
I carried my helmet from my car to their garage and I got heckled with that by like three different teams that I know.
And they were like, you got your helmet?
I'm like, I'm literally going from my car to the track or whatever.
But I am keen.
I am keen.
Talk to us, Jack.
You know, I've had a couple of conversations with you in passing.
Arlington stands out as one.
You know, obviously this transition that you've made from a full-time IndieCar driver to a full-time Fox presenter, which I must say you're doing a great job.
So slow back.
Thank you.
Slow back for Jack.
Everyone gets a slow cap on the show, except for Tim.
I want to hear your mindset because you told me you were like,
listen, man, aside from Indie, the only other time that I've been like itching and sad that I wasn't in a race car was at Arlington.
So walk us through kind of the emotions today of driving back into the track and knowing that tomorrow you get to get behind the wheel and do the thing that you know how to do best.
I'm assuming we all just heard the crack of life.
Oh, yeah.
That was pretty loud.
God.
Yes.
And Jane this space was good too.
Yeah.
It's still going.
She is.
All right.
To be honest, it sounds like super basic.
I was just really happy and excited.
You know, it's like it brings me back to when you get to do your first 500 or your first major event, whether it's Formula One and how excited you are walking into the paddock.
Indie is obviously special.
We all know how special this place is.
And I guess my my attitude, my mindset towards it has just been to enjoy again.
I felt like I really did that last year because I don't know how many I'm going to get to do.
I would say I've already done a lot and I feel lucky that I've got to do so many.
So trying to treat it in that balance of maximum respect for what we're all getting to do, being just genuinely excited because I mean, Arlington was a fantastic event and love St. T.
But sometimes when we get to like the Mid-Ohio is on my, I mean, obviously I wish I was out there, but it's not, you know, not the same.
So trying to strike that balance of, you know, the gratitude that I'm getting to do this for another time, super excited that we're doing it.
But also, I mean, we're doing it with a person in 10.
So we're also not just happy to like be there if that makes sense.
Like we don't just want to be a gridfiller.
Like I want us to come and do something, you know, pretty cool if we can this month.
I don't know what I would consider probably most people would consider a top 10, a good result or indie.
But realistically, there's only one person who's happy in the, and that's the winner.
So trying to thread that needle of gratitude, but doing it with intent and just effort is probably where I'm trying to stride the needle.
So Jack, it's been, it's been a year, right?
Since, since the last time you raced in IndyCar.
And we talk a lot about the Indy one-offs and kind of, you know, how much more difficult it is to kind of just jump in, you know, to a group of drivers and teams that are, you know, the well in their rhythm at this point.
You're doing it now for the second year.
Just kind of walk us through, you know, you didn't have a full year to prepare last time, right?
Now you've had a full year from your last 500 to really prepare all this.
How has that changed?
How is it going?
What are some of the challenges when you're just showing up to Indy as a one-off and in the unique situation of being with the only team that is essentially a one-off?
I think driver are very good at managing the build up to the event.
And I think they also help the drivers, whether it was, you know, me and Connor this year or me and Ryan last year, you know, really start to jump and ease into the preparation,
whether it's the amount of team meetings we're having, you know, the pit stop practice starting, things like that.
I think driver are very good at that because I mean, they've done it so many times.
So they set the tone and we kind of, you know, try and adhere to it.
I think last year, I only miss, I only felt like I missed a couple of races because we were coming off the season with coins.
I didn't really feel like, like I didn't feel rusty that regardless.
I guess I don't know how I'm going to feel tomorrow.
I'm hoping that it just feels a bit like riding a bike and even just doing, you know, the seat fear and then going through like the steering wheel again, talking about the fastjacker hybrid use and stuff like that.
It feels, it feels second nature and obviously I'm doing the refresh here.
So I mean, hopefully that's a good opportunity just to shake off the actual cobwebs.
In terms of, you know, training stuff, I never, I never stopped.
Obviously we talk about this a lot and even, you know, went for a run in Long Beach.
I wasn't sure who I was slowing down that day and then Brandon sent us that picture and I was like, maybe we both were slowing him down.
I'm just an unreal like speed guy.
So I know it's a long answer without really giving an answer.
I guess I'm just not, I'm not sure because I haven't had to wait a whole like year in between.
So much feels normal.
I would say actually one of the things that I've really enjoyed about Fox and the opportunity we've had there is I feel like I've been like itching and kind of ready since St.
Pete and it kind of already been in like race zone.
So it's not like someone just turns up like the big wick and then you basically are done with it.
I feel like I've been ramping up for it.
I mean, it's even silly, but even when we have like our weekly production calls, it builds a little bit of familiarity plus consistency and that's probably been helpful.
And obviously, you know, this is just an open test.
So you got two days here.
And then obviously we have so much time in the month of May for you to kind of get dialed in, which obviously I would fully expect.
I want you, James brought up a really good point that I often overlook and I feel like a lot of people would love a behind the scenes look into what what Dreyer and Reinbold does because it is such a unique setup and operation that they have in the
sense that, you know, there's there's a there's a couple one off teams that we know are doing the event this year.
But they're really kind of just teams that happen to have cars that, you know, scrounge some people together and submit an entry and off off they go racing.
But Dreyer employs people full time year round knowing that they're only going to do a single race a year.
So what is that environment like?
And is it really when you're in the shop and you're talking to the engineers and mechanics, does it really feel any different than any of the full time teams you've been with?
Doesn't feel any different, man, to be honest, like that enthusiasm.
That's amazing.
Yeah.
And to be honest, even like our first day of pit stop practice, I mean, they just kind of nailed it.
And we were fine tuning in and this isn't for me to try and put pressure on the guys at all.
But they're just I mean, I mean, they're just professionals.
And it is a really interesting point.
And, you know, I'll give you an example.
We've hired a couple of people from full time teams to come and just basically work on this one project, which is the Indy 500.
So everything they've done has been done with such a singular focus, such intent.
And then we haven't had to worry about, oh, by the way, we're going to St. Pete and then Phoenix, then Arlington.
And then, oh, by the way, we still got to prep the 500 car.
I mean, this has all been 500 focused.
And you just feel again, like that that build up to the big event.
I mean, I would say at least half the staff at Dryer a full time, which, you know, from from Dennis's perspective, I mean, that's probably a huge undertaking.
And shows his commitment to being successful at Indy.
When you hire that many people, even considering, although this is probably more so a thing of the past in Indy car, a lot of Indy car teams until fairly recently would actually let go a lot of people in the off season, then bring them back in.
And I mean, we're a team that does one one race and we're keeping so many people.
And it actually a lot of the, so there's only two people on my entire crew.
There's even different this year compared to last year, which again, I think is huge and over the net.
Well, and so many of them are coming from other lives coming from Inza.
And they're all they're so in racing all the time that a lot of these guys like, yeah, they're getting dialed into maybe a different workbook and, you know, set up she and, you know, getting back into like pie and stuff like that.
But like, they're not they're not suddenly like blowing the dust off their laptop saying, oh, it's time for Indy again.
So, Jack, that makes me almost think like, which I don't usually do, that like, you know, teams put so much into the 500, right?
So much effort, so much time.
But at the same time, our season started at the end of February this year, right?
We've already been through five races.
That's a lot of work.
You had back to back to back races to kick off the season.
You know, it's almost like it's hard to balance the amount of work that you want to do to prep for Indy with the start of the season being the way it is big time.
So like, do you think there's maybe almost a bit of an advantage for you guys in that like everybody's not burnt out by the time they get to the 500?
Man, I love this question because last year my answer through it was maybe a little bit different than what it is now.
Yes, I think it's an advantage because then you already said it.
Some people are already on the burnout.
You know, they're already tired.
They've already been away from home.
Some people have had some great results.
Some people have had some bad results.
And you kind of just carry all of that.
We're basically treating this like it's like it very much is our first race of the year.
But you know, that positivity that everybody brings to St. Pete and every driver is like, yeah, this is our year.
First day of school feeling.
Yeah, very much so.
And again, like I respect everybody who like if you can't be confident at St. Pete or coming into Indy as a first race,
but I mean, use a MSR as an example, doing an extra entry with LAO, you know, four time winner, not a rookie by any means.
But the team have still been through a whole variety of some excellent results and bits.
They wish they could do differently where we're coming at it just as excited as you could really be.
And last year, I wasn't sure if the pros and the cons, how it all balanced out.
I think this year, I definitely put it more into the it's an advantage coming in, no baggage.
At that point, like we get to although everyone probably gets to do this a bit.
We so are in control of the atmosphere within the team with the work rate that we've been doing within the team.
And then when everybody is just like chomping to get out, I think is it's so cool and everybody rallies for the Indy 500 because it's the Indy 500.
But even when we get to the end of it, we're not like, oh God, now Detroit, we're like, oh my God, it's going to be ages before we get to do this again.
So I do think that that carries some some weight and a little bit of momentum.
And I mean, even a goofy one, man, to be honest, we had to do the other day, you know, we did a couple of extra pit stops.
And there was no groans. There was no like, you know, we'll be fine.
We've got a couple of races to do it.
Like they all took it seriously because I think they all also accepted without any complacency.
We get one shot at this.
Yeah.
And so the I guess the being in sync with each other.
Luckily, in the you get a lot of practice days.
So I think you catch up anyway.
More seem I feel like there's more hot stops available, you know, more practice available for even things like that than what their problem has been in the past.
So what I would have said before was actually a disadvantage.
I think it's kind of not even even that's not a thing now really.
Does does the same apply for you as a driver?
I mean, I know you've been working all the start of the season, but it's not the same as the drivers that have been full time and engineering meetings and all that sort of stuff.
So do you feel like you might be a little bit fresher and a bit more pep in your step than say a Alexander Rossi, for example?
I guess I look at it the my if you said like Jack Harvey, who's involved in motor racing this year is wearing two hats.
Right. I get to wear my my fox hat and go to the weekends and try and deliver a different type of performance.
And then midweek, especially on a ramp up to the 500.
I get to do the pit stop practice as a driver.
I get to do the team meetings as a driver.
And to be honest with you, I'm like, and you were in the Fox call when we kind of were talking about is it going to be bummed days and not going to be bummed then.
The general feeling was that was a bit of a downer, except you're like, except me.
So I think for me, being able to come into this again, without any baggage, without any, you know, that race was good and that race wasn't is why just really coming into this.
So neutral at minimum, which I think is not how everybody is probably coming into this has actually been really refreshing.
Like again, everyone gets excited about testing at Indy.
But for some of the guys who have been testing or even maybe tested this week, this is just another test.
This is just something that they're doing.
And by the way, they've got the GP to like kind of shift focus where our focus is so central.
Again, I wish we were racing full time.
I think that's, you know, kind of a given.
However, it has been, it has been fun.
Every race weekend, we've got closer to the 500.
I kind of feel like I've been getting a bit more like itchy toward it.
So you kind of talked about how, you know, you do the foxing on the weekend and then especially over the last few weeks, Monday to Wednesday, your racing driver, you know, your Indy car driver, Jack Harvey.
Now we're getting closer.
Those preparations ramp up, right?
There's more responsibility on that side.
You are now going to, you're going to be in the test and then you still actually have to put the fox hat back on for the GP before you.
How hard, how hard is Indy GP weekend for you?
Well, I actually kind of enjoyed the GP because again, I just carried that excitement from the test into that weekend and then kind of just like handed back my microphone pack and was like, see, Detroit, you know, kind of thing.
And it was, it was really fun.
I got to say, and I've said it a few times, I think everybody at Fox was so gracious just to kind of let me just worry about driving.
Yeah, for sure.
And so, so we're, you know, and dry have been when it's time to just kind of focus on, you know, Fox work.
And then there was a real nice moment where they kind of organically linked and that was, that was great.
It's, I don't know, I'm always just like Indy, you know, and I like the GP selfishly because I, you know, I always feel like I've gone.
Always ran well there.
Always gone well there.
So that weekend I'm bummed because I always feel like, well, you know, we could be pretty good this weekend.
I don't know.
I just, I just something about the month of May, but I think the month of May when you're on a part time deal feels like the stories that you used to hear of when people really romanticize what may used to be.
Yeah.
And I kind of feel like I'm falling into that category of, you know, like what happens the rest of the year is fine.
But this is the Indy 500 where when they finish Indy or the other drivers will be prepping street circuit for Detroit.
That is a great point.
That is a very good point.
Now, Alex had to step away, but he did say and he prepped you that this question was coming.
Last year, you know, first year with DRR, you had Ryan Hunter Ray as a teammate, former champion, former Indy 500 winner, a thousand years old, decades and decades and decades of decades, hundreds of years of experience.
But even his kids again old now.
Yeah.
I mean, yeah.
I'm pretty sure his kids are two or three years older than I am.
Noted billionaire Ryan Hunter Ray.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Yeah.
He drove himself away from the yacht to grace Indianapolis with his presence.
And now, you know, he's moved on.
He's now racing with McLaren and you have a new stable mate in Connor Daly.
And I'm curious, A, just how has it been working with our good friend and friend of the show, Connor?
And what are some of the differences?
Obviously, there's a lot to learn off a guy that's won the race, but like Connor always runs well at the Speedway.
And when we're talking, you guys haven't been on track together yet, but just kind of how has it been working with Connor?
And what are some of the, what are some of the differences you've noticed between him and Ryan?
Well, one, I'm not sure that I realized one that well, Ryan was that wealthy because he, I don't know if you've been yet, but one of the big discoveries of last year was the yum yum pallets in Speedway.
I've heard of it.
I've not been, but yes.
He's notoriously cheap, despite being fabulously wealthy.
This is a thing that I, I kind of knew it, but I didn't know it until I experienced it.
And I thought he was going to be like, Hey, you know, there's this nice thing.
Yeah.
And then it was like, yeah, like we're going to go to the yum yum pallets.
And I'm like, that feels like, that's like the start of the story.
When you tell it, people are like, why did you do that?
But Ryan was, I mean, he's an awesome teammate.
I mean, you, you know it because of how long you were with him as well.
He's so detailed oriented.
It may be probably more than a lot of people that I've ever been teammates with.
I would say the way that we drive the car was a little bit different, but obviously he's so good that you,
and you always have to be paying attention to what he's doing and how he's making it work.
And just occasionally just couldn't make his style work for me.
And then in qualifying, he was, I feel like we were 27th and 28th, like the exact same
mile per hour minus like 0.2.
So skin the cat a different way.
He kind of came to a similar result.
We rolled a dice on strategy.
He picked, we stayed out in the end, you know, this strategy looked like the better one.
And I got to tell you, man, for a guy who's car burned down on car day.
Unbelievable.
The performance that he delivered, I was like, that's why you only need 500 winner.
You know, and yours, you're a legend.
So when, when I heard, and I kind of knew that it was trending towards him not staying,
I was, I was pretty bummed about it because although we drive the car differently,
especially in this Indy 500 go around, I felt like me and Ryan became like actually mates.
Yeah.
And that was, that was a, that was really cool actually.
So then talking about mates, you know, for both of us, Connor, people don't realize I actually lived in Connor's mom's basement
when I've moved to America.
Like we were team, we were teammates in Europe in 2013.
Like that's how we even know him.
It wasn't because of, you know, what he did in Indy car.
We were in GP three together racing for ART.
I was trying to explain this to one of my friends out here.
It's like, no, you don't understand, like all these drivers had to start out in one of these leagues,
almost all of them stayed in somebody's spare room or their basement or their couch.
Yeah.
And I feel like Connor has stayed on more than one various different couches in his career.
You stayed on that couch?
Yeah.
I burned the couch that he stayed on at my place, but yes, he's, he's done that.
Jack, I stayed over at James's house one time and he turned that room into a gym within a month.
Yeah.
Was there any, was there any like message there that you would be impossible?
I took it as an insult in two ways.
One, he was like, use a gym and two, nobody else could, should ever sleep in there again.
I was doubly insulted.
I got both intentional messages and I'm glad.
That's how I was waiting and reading that scenario.
So I'm glad that at least we're aligned.
And he told me that was the case.
He was very forward on this.
James actually like, yeah, I told you, I told you to go lose weight.
Like, I mean, what else is there like to say?
He sent me a letter too.
And it was like, I had to sign for it and just said, hey fatty.
The most curious part for me and as a guy who's getting longer hair, but not quite long line.
Your style at the front is, is an interesting vibe.
It's unique.
I don't even call it style.
I've been doing a lot.
I was being kind.
We're not at that level.
I just dive straight in.
I'm still a little passive with that.
I've been moving.
It's been, it's been a thing today.
Now why are you going to have excuses for the other 34 years?
But today it looks like that.
So to go back to Connor then, just for real quick.
Yeah.
Now that we've stopped up.
You remember that?
Yeah.
Okay.
Well, Jack, you too.
I'm excited to work with Connor now that we're probably both mature, I would say in the sense
that we've both been through so many different things, you know, good and bad.
And we're still here doing it, you know, 13 years later from when we met each other.
It's pretty cool.
It's very cool actually.
And for anyone who's ever even watched an indie car race in the last, I don't know,
five years.
I mean, Connor's a factor, you know, from being on, being on pole and a carling car to
being very good on, you know, the short overs to the super speed wave.
I mean, he's a guy who knows, he knows what he needs.
So for as great as I got on with Ryan, I was very excited to work with Connor again,
not just because, you know, we're trading card nerds together, but because, you know,
he knows what a fast car is, he knows how to get there.
And from what the team have said from their experience of working with both of us, then
probably we drive the car in a more similar way.
So hopefully we can, you know, just kind of stay on one island together, get after him
and go forward.
So much different personality, much different vibe in all fairness than Ryan, but it should
be, I'm looking forward to it.
It should be a fun one.
We're looking forward to watching it.
I mean, it's cool to think 13 years ago, you guys were teammates in GP3 and now here you're
doing it at Indy 500.
Now I have a picture of the two of us at the first race here in Barcelona.
I'll send you it.
It is not, it's not a stunner.
Here we are.
We're still doing it.
I will please send it.
One last one before we go and thank you so much for taking the time.
But, you know, last year when you did this, you'd only worked TV a couple of races, right?
Now you've had a full season, right?
And I got to say the, as we said, we already gave you the slow clap for the incredible
job that you're doing on the broadcast.
But for me, I know that when I started watching races in the way that you have to when you're
broadcasting, right?
It's very different than when you're watching it on TV, right?
When you're watching it on TV, you're only seeing what we show you and it's kind of hard
to put pieces together.
When you're on the show, you see a lot more, but we know there's only so much time.
There's only so many things we can cover, but you understand a lot more about a race.
Do you think that having spent a full season watching Indy car races unfold the way that
you have to do in your new role?
That you've learned anything that you think can actually be advantageous and you can apply
when you get back in the car?
One of my favorite things is listening to driver radios when they think they know what's right
and you're watching it from like a bird's eye view.
And you're like, you are so wrong.
I respect how I respect your confidence that you think this is right, but you're so wrong.
So I would say the biggest thing that's continued to like hit home, the driver team parents that
you can tell are opinionated, but trust each other.
So when they say we're pivoting or we're doing this or just hit this fuel number, the timing
standard is seeing a much bigger picture.
And obviously with the amount that we have to follow, I can get guilty of kind of following
just my designated cars for that weekend.
But the amount that then you're looking at it and you're like, okay, well, if he's putting
in here, this is what that means.
And it's a good example happened in Long Beach where Will was very excited about the laps
that Joseph was ripping off and how fast he was compared to the rest of the field.
But at that time I'm like, well, dude, he like, he needs to be doing this.
Like if he's not doing this, this strategy doesn't work.
And I would say just a broader overview is probably just been a nice reminder that in
the car, it's very easy to get tunnel vision.
Oh, 1000%.
Just having that trust in the team and we all know driver so good at the 500, but you
know, we rolled the dice last year on strategy, then it didn't work.
But I think it was, it easily could have.
Yeah.
So I think just at the time it wasn't a completely crazy call.
No, it wasn't.
And you know, on another day, another year, you never, you never really know.
That's why we, you know, stick out and do it.
But it's definitely been just from a learning perspective.
It's been interesting just watching the whole race and even on other years where I've been
on timing stands and you just watch one guy in their race, even then you still get tunnel.
But you learn a lot, but you can still get tunnel vision into like just what this one
person is doing where when you take the bird's eye view, I can't remember who it was in Phoenix.
It was Rasmussen, you know, Shocker, you know, it was the first guy to do like a big undercut
and just like rips and suddenly you're like, then you're trying to figure out where he's
leapfrogging to and you know, that risk reward game all the time has been, it's been fun.
Yeah.
Very good.
Very good.
Well buddy, we wish you all the best in the test tomorrow.
Thank you.
We'll see you back on the broadcast and the GP and then we look forward to cheering you
on in the 110th running of the race coming up here in a few weeks.
So thanks for, thanks for joining us, bud.
And we will see you soon.
Have fun tomorrow.
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About this episode
Jack Harvey joins Hinch and Rossi ahead of his Indy 500 return, talking through the excitement of getting back in a race car after a year away and the mindset shift from full-time driver to Fox broadcaster. He explains how Dreyer & Reinbold’s all-in, 500-focused operation creates a unique environment, and why the team’s singular focus may be an advantage versus full-time squads already deep into the season. The conversation also touches on rain, preparation, pit stop practice, and the challenge of showing up for a one-off with real intent.
Jack Harvey takes us through his preparations to go from his role with FOX to his running of the 110th Indy 500 for Dreyer Reinbold Racing
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