The Spotter’s Role in Oval Racing

Speaker: Bobby Dalzell. Day job: Investment Advisor at a family office in Carmel. More interesting job: Spotter for Arrow McLaren Indycar Team. BS from Indiana University in Public Financial Management and 17 years in open wheel racing.

At 230+ mph and millions of dollars in technology, Indycar drivers still rely on the human eye from high above the press box to provide vital information. Strategists and Engineers have split seconds to accept, filter, and utilize the spotter’s input in conjunction with thousands of datapoints of telemetry to win races.