Harvey Ties Best Finish of the Season in Nashville
Lebanon, TN. (Sunday, September 15, 2024) – Dale Coyne Racing’s Jack Harvey (No. 18 INVST Honda, Dale Coyne Racing) tied his best finish of the season with a strong run to 13th in the season finale at Nashville Superspeedway. His teammate Katherine Legge (No. 51 e.l.f. Cosmetics Honda, Dale Coyne Racing with RWR) saw her race end early after contact with the wall on Lap 85.
Jack Harvey, #18 INVST, Dale Coyne Racing Honda
Started: 20th
Finished: 13th
• Harvey started the 206-lap event in 20th.
• He immediately gained a couple of spots at the start to move into 18th before settling back into 20th for the majority of his first stint.
• He was running 13th by the time a full course caution came out on Lap 56.
• He then took advantage of the caution period to make his first stop of the race on Lap 64, switching to the alternate Firestone tire.
• Upon the restart, Harvey continued to run 13th and once again took advantage of another full course caution to make his second stop on Lap 93.
• Harvey ran in the top 10 for part of his following stint.
• With a final full course caution coming out on Lap 135, the team elected to bring Harvey in on Lap 139 for what ended up being his final stop.
• Harvey entered into fuel saving mode having to make it to Lap 206.
• Thanks for his great fuel saving, Harvey took the checkered flag in 13th matching his best finish of the season.
Post Race Quote
“It was pretty good overall. We started 20th and finished 13th. It was pretty crazy on strategy there today. I think a couple of times some yellows came out in a favorable time so that was great. I think our pace was OK, not awesome but pretty good to stay where we were. We just rolled the dice on strategy at the end. We were so close to making it to the finish line without running out of fuel but it just started puttering a bit down the back straight and onto the front straight. Sometimes you just have to roll the dice like that. As I told the team on the in lap, everyone at Dale Coyne Racing knows they have a driver who appreciates them and loves them. I’d love to be back to do it again but until then I just want to say thank you to everyone at DCR and everyone at INVST. And to all the teammates I had this year, it’s been my privilege.”
Katherine Legge, #51 e.l.f. Cosmetics, Dale Coyne Racing with RWR Honda
Started: 23rd
Finished: 26th
• Legge, moved up from her 23rd place on the starting grid and ran 22nd for most of her first stint.
• She made a first pit stop from 24th on Lap 32 to switch to the primary Firestone tire after starting the race on the alternates.
• She then pit again on Lap 64.
• Unfortunately for Legge, she slid up the race track when fighting with Fittipaldi and once in the marbles she couldn’t avoid tapping the wall and putting an early end to her race.
Post Race Quote
“I was racing with Fittipaldi, he washed up high and I was right underneath his rear wing and I washed up high and I couldn’t get the car down enough and ended up in the marbles and hit wall. It’s disappointing but in that scenario we were already struggling with the car and I couldn’t save it. I want to thank Dale for giving me the opportunity to drive for him this season. It wasn’t the ending we wanted but I’m thankful to have been back behind the wheel of an Indy car this season.”
