Drive

Richard Brooks' character in Drive was named Detective Ehrle, pronounced like Early, His character name in Objects in Space (2002) was named Jubal Early. Tim Minear, one of the creators of Drive also had writing, directing and producing credits for the series Firefly, both of which also starred Nathan Fillion as a lead character.

The interstate highway scenes occur in an apparent desert. As of Episode 1.3, the race teams had only made it from Key West, Florida, to North Georgia. Neither state has a desert. Also, in a scene driving past a high way sign for Gainesville, Fl a mountain range can be seen in the background.