The James Hinchcliffe Story, Professional IndyCar driver, Never Ever Give Up!

James Hinchcliffe is a former Canadian IndyCar driver with six IndyCar wins and a pole position at the Indy 500. We discuss his start in go-kart racing, his move to shifter karts, the formula BMW series, Star Mazda series, formula Atlantic and Ultimately IndyCar driving for teams including Andretti Autosport. The podcast outlines the immense cost associated with racing and the struggle to find sponsorship and the never give up attitude it takes to become a professional racecar driver.

Hinchliffe goes over his horrific crash in 2015 at Indy, and the dangers of racing Indy Cars on ovals, including the death of his friend Dan Wheldon. We discuss his recent starts in the Mazda MX-5 series, and his move to PFAFF motorsports for the Daytona 24, along with his career as a broadcaster for Indy Car and Formula One.
00:00:00 Insane travel
00:02:19 early life and Karting
00:08:45 professional karting
00:12:56 jump to cars
00:15:49 formula bmw
00:20:21 money left racing
00:26:15 mental coach
00:38:02 indy lights
00:43:13 INDYCAR
01:02:07 Andretti Autosport
01:04:26 Indy 500 Crash
01:17:05 retirement