Momentum can be powerful in sports, and James Hinchcliffe appears to have it heading into the 2021 NTT INDYCAR SERIES season. Hinchcliffe finished a career-best eighth in his first two seasons with Michael Andretti’s team – in 2012 and 2013 – and earned the first three of his six career victories. That was his third career top-10 finish in the “500,” two of which came with the Andretti organization. Herta is a rising star, having finished third in the season standings last year. Hinchcliffe spent three of his first four INDYCAR SERIES seasons with Andretti Autosport, scoring 15 top-five finishes. Hinchcliffe’s stint with SPM came to an end after the 2019 season, and he turned back to his old friend, Michael Andretti, who had tried on other occasions to get Hinchcliffe back in team colors. With COVID-19 shutting down the first part of last season, Hinchcliffe made his return to Andretti in the first race of the season, held June 6 at Texas Motor Speedway. Hinchcliffe competed in only six of the 14 races last season, but he was usually around the Andretti team when he wasn’t working on INDYCAR telecasts for NBC. “For me with Genesys on board (and) being with Andretti Autosport, it’s just incredible.”. Andretti was asked to play the what-if game – as in, what if Hinchcliffe hadn’t left the team following the 2014 season. Hinchcliffe has six career INDYCAR SERIES race wins: three on short ovals (twice at Iowa Speedway) and three on street circuits. Hinchcliffe won his first career race in St. Petersburg in 2013 driving an Andretti car.

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