Nolan Siegel and Jack Harvey are committed to sharing the No. 18 Dale Coyne Racing Honda throughout the season, but the team’s sister No. 51 Honda is in a different position, where most of its races do not have an assigned driver. For this weekend’s Long Beach GP, Coyne has turned to an in-house option and nominated Harvey to step in and drive the No.18 – which had previously been assigned to Siegel – while Siegel will slide across to the No.51.
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“When Dale called me, I was scheduled to go to Long Beach and help Nolan, just as I did at Thermal, and he said, ‘Do you want to drive?’ I said, ‘Of course!’” Harvey told RACER.
“I want to do whatever I can to help the team, and I love Long Beach. I take it as a positive sign that they’ve asked me to do a race I wasn’t signed to do.”
Learning he’ll drive a few days before the event means the Briton, who turned 30 today, has been given a welcome birthday gift.
“I’m staying ready,” Harvey said. “I haven’t done any simulator prep since I wasn’t scheduled to be there, but I have been staying connected with the engineers to get ready. Having a good result would great for us.”
This story has been updated since its original publication to reflect Harvey being entered in the No.18, and Siegel in the No.51.