The Andretti team also has a technical alliance with Meyer Shank Racing for the entry being fielded for Jack Harvey. It may be worth noting that Friday, February 7 was also when Arrow McLaren SP unveiled the liveries for their two cars for the upcoming season, and Hinchcliffe’s teaser was published right around the time when that unveiling was taking place. We'll never pass along your email address to spammers, scammers, or the like. He won one race at Portlandand scored two other podiums, but was only able to finish 10th in th… It was recently confirmed that the 33-year-old Canadian had secured sponsorship from Genesys, a cloud customer-experience tech company headquartered in Daly City, California, to compete in the two races at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in the month of May: the GMR Grand Prix at the road course and the 104th running of the Indianapolis 500 at the oval. Two years later, Hinchcliffe shockingly failed to qualify for the race after getting bumped off the traditional 33-car starting grid. After officially losing his ride behind the wheel of the #5 Honda-turned-Chevrolet, there have been questions about whether or not the fan-favorite would find himself back behind the wheel at any point in the 2020 season. Additionally, this video, unlike the first, actually featured Hinchcliffe talking about getting back in the race car. In 2006 he moved to the Champ Car Atlantic Series with Forsythe Racing. But after a chaotic sequence of events, he was ultimately left without a ride for the upcoming year, as the team confirmed 2018 and 2019 Indy Lights champions Patricio O’Ward and Oliver Askew as their two full-time drivers. When the month of May rolls around, for which IndyCar team will James Hinchcliffe be competing? Will his deal end up being for more than just the two races at Indianapolis Motor Speedway? https://twitter.com/Genesys/status/1225816870248501248. 29 Honda for three races this season -- the two in Indy and a June race at Texas Motor Speedway -- with the potential for more opportunities in the future. By Mike Pryson He returned last year and barely survived Bump Day with the No. "I think one of the most important things is come to Indianapolis with a purpose, and I think this team does that every May. 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Indy 500: Did James Hinchcliffe hint at looming IndyCar announcement? Hinchcliffe qualified second twice and ninth in his three previous 500 starts with Andretti but finished in the top 20 only once during those years -- a career-best sixth in 2012. It was not, however, revealed with which team or even which engine manufacturer he would return, although it has been speculated that it will be with a Honda-powered team because of the additional funding he could potentially secure through Honda and counterpart Honda Canada. Andretti acknowledged that with good results and more funding, Hinchcliffe could add a couple more races this season as talks continue about putting together a larger schedule in 2021. IndyCar: Scott McLaughlin to make debut for Team Penske at Indy road course, Top 25 Super Bowl Performances of All Time, Each NHL Team's Most Likely Future Hall of Famer, 30 Greatest Teams in Premier League History, 28 most memorable buzzer beaters in March Madness history. Hinchcliffe wound up reuniting with Andretti, where he worked for three seasons and earned his first series win in 2013. Fri., Aug. 21, 2020 timer 4 min. This is just the next chapter… #CHALLENGEACCEPTED pic.twitter.com/piWfadBHWg, — James Hinchcliffe (@Hinchtown) February 7, 2020. Your favorite teams, topics, and players all on your favorite mobile devices. The deal reunites a previous three-year pairing where Hinchcliffe made a name for himself in IndyCar from 2012-14. Powered by Minute Media © 2020 All Rights Reserved. That all remains to be seen. But that obviously won’t be happening now, at least not with the organization for which he had driven since 2015. Nevertheless, Hinchcliffe still stated that he was looking forward to working with General Motors again, which he hadn’t done since the first two years of his three-year stint at Andretti Autosport in 2012 and 2013. Born in North York and raised in Oakville, Ontario, Hinchcliffe started his open-wheel career in karting and began car racing in 2003, when he finished third in Bridgestone Racing Academy F2000 series. 32 starting spot in his final May race with Schmidt. Andretti Autosport's team owner announced Wednesday that Hinchcliffe will drive the No. DS. That day rolled around, and Hinchcliffe did not confirm anything, but he did drop another clue, this time posting a video about his “next chapter” in which the word “Indianapolis” and several clips from his IndyCar career can be seen.