About

INDYCAR Race Analyst James Hinchcliffe, a native of Ontario, Canada, joined FOX Sports as a race analyst for the NTT INDYCAR SERIES in 2025, the inaugural season for the series on FOX. The 2011 NTT INDYCAR Rookie of the Year, Hinchcliffe scored 16 podium finishes and won six races over the course of his career, driving for Andretti Autosport, Newman/Haas Racing and Schmidt Peterson Motorsports. The Canadian racer scored the INDYCAR Fan Favorite Award in 2012 and 2018. In 2024, “Hinch” competed in the IMSA Michelin Endurance Cup for Pfaff Motorsports. In 2015, during an Indianapolis 500 practice session, Hinchcliffe’s car suffered a mechanical failure that led to high-speed contact with an outside wall. The resulting crash forced a suspension rod into his left leg, puncturing his femoral artery, leading to significant blood loss. Through hard work and determination, he returned to racing just four months later. A popular personality on and off the track, he finished second to Olympic gymnast Laurie Hernandez in the 2016 Season 23 of the hit television series, “Dancing with the Stars.” As a broadcaster, Hinchcliffe provided INDYCAR analysis for NBC for several years and currently serves as part of the F1 TV broadcast team for the Formula One network. He also delivers a popular podcast, “Off Track with Hinch and Rossi,” with fellow racer and friend Alexander Rossi. Hinch lives in Indianapolis with his wife, Becky Dalton, and serves as chair of the Stop and Go Foundation, a fundraising vehicle for several different causes.