Ryan Christopher Hunter-Reay (born December 17, 1980) is a professional American racing driver best known as a winner of both the

Indianapolis 500 The Indianapolis 500, formally known as the Indianapolis 500-Mile Race, and commonly called the Indy 500, is an annual automobile race held at Indianapolis Motor Speedway (IMS) in Speedway, Indiana, United States, an enclave suburb of Indi ...

(

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) and the

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championship in

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. In each accomplishment, Hunter-Reay became the first

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to win since

Sam Hornish Jr. Samuel Jon Hornish Jr. (born July 2, 1979) is an American semi-retired professional auto racing driver. He last competed part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 22 Ford Mustang for Team Penske in 2017. He began his top-tier raci ...

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. Hunter-Reay also won in the defunct

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twice and the

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. In addition to his experience in Indy car racing, Hunter-Reay has competed in the

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, and various forms of sports car racing (the

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, the Rolex Grand-Am Sports Car Series and the

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). Hunter-Reay last drove for

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in the IndyCar Series. When Hunter-Reay initially joined Andretti for

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, he was only signed to drive for a partial season. Additional sponsorship was found and Hunter-Reay drove the entire season for Andretti. Hunter-Reay has since won both the Indianapolis 500 and the Verizon IndyCar Series championship. Hunter-Reay most recently drove the number 28 car in the NTT IndyCar Series. The number is a show of support for the estimated 28 million people living with cancer worldwide. Hunter-Reay, who lost his mother to colon cancer in 2009, acts a spokesman on behalf of Racing for Cancer, an advocacy organization.

Career history

Early career

After winning six national karting championships in the

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, Hunter-Reay won a Skip Barber Karting Scholarship to race in Skip Barber Formula Dodge Series in

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. Hunter-Reay won the series championship. Hunter-Reay then won a shootout against Formula Dodge drivers for the Skip Barber Big Scholarship and its $250,000 prize. Hunter-Reay would use the scholarship money to compete in the

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Barber Dodge Pro Series

Hunter-Reay began to compete in the

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. Hunter-Reay would drive the #28 Reynard 98E- Dodge V6 with no sponsorship. Hunter-Reay first competed in the race at

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. In the race Hunter-Reay started and finished in 23rd place after being involved in crash with John McCraig on lap 22. Hunter-Reay returned to the series later in the season at the race at Metro-Dade Homestead Motorsports Complex. Hunter-Reay started in 21st place and finished in 22nd place after retiring due to damage to his car after 4 laps. Hunter-Reay scored no points towards the championship and finished 40th in the final point standings. Hunter-Reay returned to the series in

to drive the #31 Reynard 98E- Dodge V6 with no sponsorship. At the season-opening race at

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Hunter-Reay started in 9th place and finished in 8th place. Hunter-Reay would qualify on the pole position at the race at

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and would finish in 8th place in the race. Hunter-Reay's best finish during the season was a 4th-place finish at the race at

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. Hunter-Reay would finish 5th in the final point standings with 104 points. Hunter-Reay would also win the series rookie of the year award and would receive sponsorship from the series for the following season as a result. Hunter-Reay returned to the series in

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to drive the #31 Barber Dodge Pro Series Rookie of the Year/

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Reynard 98E- Dodge V6. Hunter-Reay would win his first race in the series at the third race of the season, at

. In the race Hunter-Reay started in 2nd place and led for 21 of 30 laps and would set the fastest lap of the race. Hunter-Reay would win his second, and final, race in the series at

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. In the race Hunter-Reay only led the final six laps of the race after passing

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, who had qualified on the pole position, had the fastest lap of the race and every lap in the race up to that point. Hunter-Reay would also have a pair of 2nd-place finishes at the races at

and

. Hunter-Reay would finish 5th in the final point standings with 114 points.

Atlantic Championship

Hunter-Reay began to compete in the

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, at the time the main development series for the FedEx CART Championship Series, in

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. Hunter-Reay would drive the #1 Medlock Ames Winery/ U.S. Print Swift 014.a-

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4A-GE for

Hylton Motorsports Brad Smith Motorsports (formerly known as Hylton Engineering and James Hylton Motorsports) is a former NASCAR and current ARCA race team. It was one of the oldest professional race teams in the United States, running from 1964 to 1994; 1997–9 ...

. Hunter-Reay would make his debut at

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. Hunter-Reay would start in 6th place and retire to finish in 23rd place. At the second race of the season, on the

Streets of Long Beach The Grand Prix of Long Beach (known as Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach since 2019 for naming rights reasons) is an IndyCar Series race held on a street circuit in downtown Long Beach, California. Christopher Pook is the founder of the event. It ...

Hunter-Reay started in 2nd place and finished in 18th place after having the fastest lap of the race. At the third race of the season, at the

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, Hunter-Reay qualified on the pole position, had the fastest lap of the race and led the most laps of the race. Hunter-Reay would retire from the race to finish in 19th place. At the fourth race of the season, at

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, Hunter-Reay qualified on the pole position, had the fastest lap of the race and led the most laps to get his first win in the series. Hunter-Reay would then finish in 4th place at the following race of the season, at

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. At the sixth race of the season, at

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, Hunter-Reay started in 6th place and led the most laps and had the fastest lap of the race to win his second race of the season. At the seventh race of the season, at

, Hunter-Reay started in 7th place and finished in 4th place. Hunter-Reay would then get his third, and final, win of both the season and his Atlantics career at the eighth race of the season, at

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, after leading the most laps. Hunter-Reay would then start 15th and finish 7th at the following race, at

Circuit Trois-Rivières The Circuit Trois-Rivières is a street circuit in Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Canada. The circuit has been the home of the annual Grand Prix de Trois-Rivières, the longest-running street race in North America, since 1967. The circuit is located o ...

. At the tenth race of the season, at

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, Hunter-Reay started 8th and retired from the race to finish in 24th place. Hunter-Reay then started 6th and finished 22nd at the following race, at

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. At the following race of the season, the season-ending race at the

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, Hunter-Reay retired from the race and finished in an unknown position. Hunter-Reay finished out the season ranked in 6th place in the final point standings with 102 points.

Indy car racing

Champ Car World Series

Hunter-Reay began to compete in the

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to drive the #31

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Reynard 02i-

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Cosworth XFE for

, a team owned by former

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and

driver

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. The previous year

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filed for bankruptcy and the Champ Car program became owned by

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. The chassis struggled to compete with the

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. The team also competed for the majority of the season without sponsorship. The only race that the team ran with sponsorship was the Gran Premio Telmex-Gigante at

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where the car ran with sponsorship from Gonher de Mexico. In the first twelve races of the season Hunter-Reay's best start was a seventh at the G.I. Joe's 200 at

and a best finish of sixth at the

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at Concord Pacific Place. During this time Hunter-Reay was ranked 14th in points. At the thirteenth race of the season, the Champ Car Grand Prix of Mid-Ohio at

Hunter-Reay qualified in 2nd place and finished in 3rd place. Five races later at the season-ending

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at the

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Hunter-Reay started from twelfth place and would make his first of three mandatory pit stops to get slick tires as the track was changing from wet to dry in various parts of the track. Hunter-Reay would soon lead for 15 laps and would keep his car on the track while several other cars were crashing and/or spinning off of the track. Hunter-Reay would go on to win his first Champ Car race. Hunter-Reay began to drive for Herdez Competition in

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in the #4 Herdez

Cosworth XFE. In the third race of the season, the Time Warner Cable Road Runner 250 at the

, Hunter-Reay would qualify on the pole position and lead for all 250 laps to get his second and final Champ Car win. Following the race Hunter-Reay was ranked third in points. Hunter-Reay's best finish in the remaining races was a 4th at the

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. In the race Hunter-Reay started second and made contact with former teammate

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on the first lap and dropped the two to the rear of the field. Hunter-Reay charged up through the field to get fourth place while Vasser finished eighth. Hunter-Reay would finish ninth in points (the only time Hunter-Reay finished in the top 10 in points in Champ Car) with 199 points. In

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Hunter-Reay began to drive for

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in the #31

Cosworth XFE. The car did not have consistent sponsorship and had to have sponsorship for various races from autobytel.com,

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, Cytomax and Red Paw Systems. At the

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at the

the car ran without sponsorship. Hunter-Reay's best finish during the season was a pair of 6th-place finishes at the

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and at Denver. Following the Hurricane Relief 400 at

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, where Hunter-Reay started 16th and finished 10th, Hunter-Reay was replaced by Michael McDowell for the final two races of the season. Hunter-Reay was 14th in points following the Las Vegas event and would drop to 15th in points after the last two races of the season with 110 points.

IndyCar Series

=2007–2010

= Hunter-Reay began to drive for

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in the No. 17

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for the final six races of the season as a replacement for the released Jeff Simmons. Hunter-Reay made his series debut at the

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. In his debut Hunter-Reay started 10th and finished 7th. At the following race, the

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, Hunter-Reay started 12th in the race and had to make a pit stop to replace his damaged helmet. He would finish in 6th place and would be the last car on the lead lap. Hunter-Reay's best start of the season was a 5th at the

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at Belle Isle State Park, where he finished 18th (last) due to clutch problems after 24 laps. Hunter-Reay would finish 7th after starting 12th at the season-ending

Peak Antifreeze Indy 300 The Peak Antifreeze and Motor Oil Indy 300 was an IndyCar Series race held at Chicagoland Speedway in Joliet, Illinois, United States. In 2001, American open wheel racing debuted at the circuit with an IndyCar Series event. From 2006 to 2008, the ...

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. Despite only competing in six races, Hunter-Reay was able to finish 19th in points with 119 points and would win the series rookie of the year award, setting the record for fewest starts in a season by a driver who won the award. Hunter-Reay returned with

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. At the season-opening

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at Homestead-Miami Speedway Hunter-Reay started 9th and finished 7th. Hunter-Reay would then get another 7th at the

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after starting 10th. At the

Hunter-Reay qualified in 20th place on the third qualifying day after crashing in turn 3 on Pole Day. However, he managed to finish the race without incident, finishing in 6th place and winning the race's rookie of the year award. During the next four races Hunter-Reay's best finish was an 8th at the Iowa Corn Indy 250 at

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. At the Camping World Indy Grand Prix at the Glen at

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Hunter-Reay started in 3rd place and was running in 4th place late in the race between

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and

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. Briscoe and Dixon then made contact and dropped down the running order as a result. Manning took the lead only for Hunter-Reay to take it away on a lap 52 restart. Hunter-Reay would win his first IndyCar Series race and Rahal Letterman would win their first race in four years. Hunter-Reay's best finish in the remaining races of 2008 was a 6th at the

at Belle Isle State Park. Hunter-Reay finished out the season ranked 8th in points with 360 points. Following the end of the season there was a non-points race, the

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on the

. In the race Hunter-Reay started 5th and finished 3rd. At the end of the year

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withdrew their sponsorship due to financial problems and left Hunter-Reay without a team. Prior to the season Hunter-Reay tested a car for

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. Hunter-Reay was eventually offered a position at

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to drive the #21

Dallara IR07-

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- Indy V8 HI7R. The team had no sponsorship to start off the season, despite this Hunter-Reay managed to start 14th and finish 2nd at the season-opening

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on the

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. In the process Hunter-Reay gave Vision their best finish in an IndyCar Series race. Hunter-Reay's next best finish for the team came at the next race of the season, the

on the

where Hunter-Reay started 12th and finished 11th. At the

the team found sponsorship from

Izod The Izod Corporation (officially stylized as IZOD) is an American midrange clothing company that produces dressy-casual clothing, sportswear for men, and footwear and accessories. It is a division of Authentic Brands Group, and is currently ma ...

and

William Rast William Rast is an American clothing line founded by Justin Timberlake and Trace Ayala. It is most known for their premium jeans. On October 17, 2006, Justin Timberlake and Trace Ayala put on their first fashion show to launch their new William R ...

. Hunter-Reay struggled to qualify for the race and on Bump Day at 5:52 p.m. Hunter-Reay was bumped from the field by

John Andretti John Andrew Andretti (March 12, 1963January 30, 2020) was an American race car driver. He won individual races in CART, IMSA GTP, Rolex Sports Car Series, and NASCAR during his career. He was the son of Aldo Andretti, older brother of racer Ada ...

. Hunter-Reay was able to requalify, bumping

Alex Tagliani Alexandre Tagliani (; born October 18, 1973), nicknamed "Tag", is a Canadian professional racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Pinty’s Series, driving the No. 18 Chevrolet Camaro for 22 Racing. Tagliani has competed in a variety ...

by 0.0324 seconds. Hunter-Reay started 32nd after Tagliani replaced teammate

Bruno Junqueira Bruno Junqueira (born November 4, 1976) is a Brazilian race car driver who most recently competed in the IRL IndyCar Series. He is a former Formula 3000 champion and three-time runner-up in the Champ Car World Series. Racing career Early c ...

in his qualified car. In the race Hunter-Reay spun in turn 4 on lap 20 and crashed, resulting in a 32nd-place finish. Following the

Bombardier Learjet 550 The race last ran as XPEL 375 is an NTT IndyCar Series event held at Texas Motor Speedway near Fort Worth, Texas since 1997. The races have had a variety of different entitlement sponsors and distances over the years and therefore has had many di ...

Texas Motor Speedway Texas Motor Speedway is a speedway located in the northernmost portion of the U.S. city of Fort Worth, Texas – the portion located in Denton County, Texas. The reconfigured track measures with banked 20° in turns 1 and 2 and banked 24° ...

Hunter-Reay and Vision parted ways. Hunter-Reay was then announced as the replacement for

Vítor Meira Vítor Meira (born March 27, 1977) is a Brazilian auto racing driver. He formerly competed in the IndyCar Series and has twice finished second in the Indianapolis 500. IndyCar Series 2002 After participating in an open test for Panther Racing ...

, who was injured while racing at Indianapolis, in the #14

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Dallara IR07-

- Indy V8 HI7R for

A. J. Foyt Enterprises A. J. Foyt Racing, officially and historically known as A. J. Foyt Enterprises, is an American racing team in the IndyCar Series and formerly NASCAR. It is owned by four-time Indianapolis 500 winner, 1972 Daytona 500 winner, 1967 24 Hours of Le ...

. In his debut for the team at the Iowa Corn Indy 250 at

Hunter-Reay only completed 2 laps due to a crash. Hunter-Reay would only get two top 10s for Foyt with a 7th at the

Honda Indy Toronto The Grand Prix of Toronto (known for sponsorship reasons as the Honda Indy Toronto) is an annual Indy Car race, held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Originally known as the Molson Indy Toronto, it was part of the Champ Car World Series from 1986 t ...

and a 4th at the

Honda Indy 200 The Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio is an IndyCar Series race held at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio. Professional open wheel races at the facility date back to 1970. The U.S. Formula 5000 series ran from 1970 to 1976, and the revived ...

. Hunter-Reay's only top 10 start of the season for either Vision or Foyt was a 7th at Mid-Ohio. Hunter-Reay would finish 15th in points with 298 points. Hunter-Reay was 10th in points following his split from Vision. In

Hunter-Reay began to drive for

in a part-time schedule that would consist of all races through the

. Hunter-Reay would drive the #37

Dallara IR07-

- Indy V8 HI7R. At the season-opening

São Paulo Indy 300 The Itaipava São Paulo Indy 300 presented by Nestlé was an event in the IRL IndyCar Series, contested in the 2010 through 2013 IndyCar Series seasons. The event was originally announced on November 25, 2009, as the first championship event f ...

on the Streets of São Paulo Hunter-Reay started 4th and would lead for 20 laps, only to be passed by

Will Power William "Will" Steven Power (born 1 March 1981) is an Australian motorsports driver who currently competes in the IndyCar Series, driving for Team Penske. He is the 2014 and 2022 IndyCar Series champion and the 2018 Indianapolis 500 champion. ...

on lap 58 of 61. Three races later at the

on the

Hunter-Reay started 2nd, set the fastest race lap and led for 64 of 85 laps to win the race. Following the race Hunter-Reay was ranked 3rd in points. At the next race, the

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Hunter-Reay started 22nd and finished 5th. At the

Hunter-Reay qualified in a disappointing 17th place. In the race Hunter-Reay was on his way to a top 10 finish when on lap 199 in turn 3 he ran out of fuel causing

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to drive over the left side of Hunter-Reay's car and flip into the catchfence. At the same time Hunter-Reay lost control and drove into the wall. Hunter-Reay would finish in 18th place. Following the race Hunter-Reay was 5th in points and was given additional races. The team would race with additional sponsorship from

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at select races. Prior to the

Camping World Grand Prix at The Glen The Grand Prix at The Glen was an IndyCar Series race held at Watkins Glen International in Watkins Glen, New York. American open wheel racing at the circuit dates back to 1979. Following a five-year hiatus, Watkins Glen was added back to the sc ...

Hunter-Reay was announced as a driver for all the remaining races. Hunter-Reay's best finish following Indianapolis was a 3rd at the

. Hunter-Reay would finish 7th in the final point standings with 445 points.

=2011–2014

Ryan Hunter-Reay 2011 Indy Japan 300 Race

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Hunter-Reay returned with

to drive the #28

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Sun Drop Sun Drop is a citrus-flavored soft drink produced by Keurig Dr Pepper with a yellowish-green color. Among soft drinks, it is known for its high caffeine content. Orange juice is an ingredient in the drink, and remaining pulp matter from the orange ...

Dallara IR07-

- Indy V8 HI7R. At the first two races of the season, the

on the

and the

Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama The Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama is an IndyCar Series race held at Barber Motorsports Park, a 17-turn road course, in Birmingham, Alabama, United States. Officially announced on July 27, 2009, the inaugural event was on the weekend of April ...

Barber Motorsports Park Barber Motorsports Park is an multi-purpose racing facility located in Birmingham, Alabama. It was built by George W. Barber, and includes the Barber Vintage Motorsport Museum. It has been the site of the IndyCar Series' Grand Prix of Alabam ...

. In these races Hunter-Reay finished 21st (retired due to handling) and 14th in the races. At the third race of the season, the

2011 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach The 2011 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach was the third race of the 2011 IZOD IndyCar Series season. The race took place on April 17, on the temporary street circuit in Long Beach, California, and was telecast by Versus in the United States. Cl ...

on the

Hunter-Reay started 2nd and led for 2 laps. Hunter-Reay was on his way to a respectable finish when he suffered gearbox problems. Hunter-Reay's teammate

would win the race while Hunter-Reay finished 23rd. At the following race, the

on the Streets of São Paulo Hunter-Reay started in 2nd place. At the start of the race Hunter-Reay's steering failed and as a result Hunter-Reay drove straight into a sign along the track. The team made repairs to the car while the race was stopped for rain. Hunter-Reay would finish 18th, five laps down, due to the repairs and the crash. At the

the Andretti team struggled in practice. On Bump Day Hunter-Reay was bumped from the field by teammate

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with 55 seconds left in qualifying. Andretti later made a deal with

for Hunter-Reay to replace

in his already-qualified car. Hunter-Reay would drive the #41

Dallara IR07-

- Indy V8 HI7R. In the race Hunter-Reay started 33rd and finished 23rd, three laps down. Following Indianapolis Hunter-Reay would gain additional sponsorships at various races from

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(both Texas races),

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(Milwaukee, without DHL or Sun Drop) and

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(all other races following Indianapolis). Hunter-Reay would get his first top 10 of the season at the Firestone Twin 275s Race #2 at

with a 9th-place finish after starting 5th in a race that had its starting lineup determined by a random draw. At the following race, the

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at the

Hunter-Reay started 7th and crashed on the first lap, finishing in 26th (last) place. Hunter-Reay then started and finished 8th at the following race, the Iowa Corn Indy 250 at

. At the following race of the season, the

Hunter-Reay started 8th and finished 3rd to get his first podium of the year. Hunter-Reay would then start and finish 7th at the next race, the

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at Edmonton City Centre Airport. Hunter-Reay then got another podium at the following race, the

with a 3rd after starting 5th. At the following race, the MoveThatBlock.com Indy 225 at

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Hunter-Reay started 5th and led for 71 laps. Hunter-Reay inherited the lead when several other drivers who had led the race, such as

Dario Franchitti George Dario Marino Franchitti, MBE (born 19 May 1973) is a British former racing driver and current motorsport commentator from Scotland. He is a four time IndyCar Series champion ( 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011), a three-time winner of the Indiana ...

and

Takuma Sato , nicknamed "Taku", is a Japanese professional racing driver. Sato is a two time winner of the Indianapolis 500, having won the event in 2017 and 2020. He was the first Asian driver to win the Indianapolis 500, and the twentieth driver to win th ...

, were involved in crashes. Rain came in the late stages of the race. On lap 220 of 225 Hunter-Reay was leading

Oriol Servià Oriol Servià i Imbers (born 13 July 1974) is a Spanish racing driver who competes part-time in the IndyCar Series. He raced for Dragon Racing in the 2014–15 Formula E season, and left the series prior to the 2015 Miami ePrix to become man ...

when the race was restarted and almost immediately teammate

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spun due to the rain and collected several cars making the race go back to a caution. During this time Servià took the lead.

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officials decided to revert the results to lap 215 when the race was under caution for the rain. Hunter-Reay's best finish following the New Hampshire race was a 5th at the

Kentucky Indy 300 The Kentucky Indy 300 was an IndyCar Series race held at Kentucky Speedway in Sparta, Kentucky. The IRL IndyCar Series debuted the race in 2000. In the 2002 race, Sarah Fisher won the pole position, the first such by a female driver in major op ...

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. At the season-ending 2011 Izod IndyCar World Championship at Las Vegas Motor Speedway Hunter-Reay and

made light contact while racing each other early in the race. The race was cancelled after

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was fatally injured in an accident on the 11th lap. Hunter-Reay would finish 7th in points for the season with 347 points. Ryan Hunter-Reay St

Hunter-Reay returned to drive for

in the #28

Dallara Dallara is an Italian race car manufacturer, founded by its current President, Gian Paolo Dallara. After working for Ferrari, Maserati, Lamborghini and De Tomaso, in 1972 in his native village of Varano de' Melegari (Parma), Italy he created "D ...

DW12-

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(the DW12 was named after

, who had tested the car at both

and the

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when it was called the Dallara IR12), with additional sponsorship from

, Casey's General Stores,

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and

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. At the season-opening

on the

Hunter-Reay started and finished 3rd. Hunter-Reay then finished 2nd three races later at the

on the Streets of São Paulo. At the

Hunter-Reay qualified in a career-best (as of 2014 Indianapolis 500) third place. In the race Hunter-Reay ran consistently in the top 10 until he had to retire after 123 laps due to a suspension problem. Hunter-Reay then started 6th and finished 7th at the

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at Belle Isle State Park and started 13th and finished 21st due fuel injector problems at the

Firestone 550 The race last ran as XPEL 375 is an NTT IndyCar Series event held at Texas Motor Speedway near Fort Worth, Texas since 1997. The races have had a variety of different entitlement sponsors and distances over the years and therefore has had many di ...

. Hunter-Reay then won three consecutive races with the

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at the

(a race that was, and still is, promoted by Hunter-Reay's team owner

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), the Iowa Corn Indy 250 at

and the

. Following the Toronto race Hunter-Reay took the points lead. Hunter-Reay lost the points lead following the Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio at

, where he started 7th and finished 24th out of 25 cars due to an engine problem after 79 of 85 laps. At the following race, the

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, Hunter-Reay started 7th and was running in the top 10 late in the race when on a restart

made contact with Hunter-Reay, causing Hunter-Reay to spin. Hunter-Reay would finish 18th, one lap down, while his main championship rival

finished 2nd. At the following race Hunter-Reay took the championship battle to the final race of the season after he won the

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on the Streets of Baltimore. At the season-ending MAVTV 500 IndyCar World Championships at

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Hunter-Reay and Power both had to receive 10-grid spot penalties due to both of them exceeding their five-engine change limit. Hunter-Reay was also battling

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for the

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Oval Championship. In the race, Hunter-Reay and Power were both running mid-pack early in the race. On lap 56, Power spun in turn 2 when he was slightly ahead of Hunter-Reay. Hunter-Reay would avoid Power. With Power in 25th place, Hunter-Ready needed to finish 6th or better to win the championship.

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later managed to repair Power's car (a rarity for open-wheel race cars) in order for Power to complete additional laps. Power was able to complete 66 laps to move up to 24th place. Hunter-Reay now had to finish in 5th place or better. Hunter-Reay gradually moved up through the field and into the top 5 to move into the championship lead. On lap 241, Kanaan crashed in turn 4 and the race was stopped. On the restart, Hunter-Reay managed to stay in the top 5. As the leaders started lap 250 (the final lap), Hunter-Reay was in turn 4 in 5th place when 4th place

spun and crashed. Hunter-Reay was able to avoid Sato just as Ed Carpenter passed

for the lead. Carpenter would win the race while Hunter-Reay finished 4th and won both the overall and the oval championships. Hunter-Reay became the first

to win the series championship since

. Hunter-Reay would score 468 points to win the overall championship and 168 points to win the oval championship. Hunter-Reay also finished 2nd in the

Mario Andretti Mario Gabriele Andretti (born February 28, 1940) is an Italian-born American former racing driver. One of the most successful drivers in the history of motorsports, Andretti is one of only two drivers to have won races in Formula One, IndyCar, t ...

Road Course Championship with 300 points compared to Power's 379. During the weekend of the championship Fontana race, Hunter-Reay was offered to drive a car at

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. Hunter-Reay re-signed with Andretti for the 2013 and

seasons. On December 5, Hunter-Reay announced that he would use car number 1 in 2013. Hunter-Reay's usual number (28) would appear inside of the 1. For

Hunter-Reay returned with

to drive the #1

DW12-

with additional sponsorship from

and

. At the season-opening

on the

Hunter-Reay started 8th and retired after 79 laps due to throttle issues to finish 18th. At the second race of the season, the

Hunter-Reay qualified on the pole position and led for 53 of 90 laps to win the race. At the next race, the

on the

, Hunter-Reay finished 24th due to a crash after starting 2nd. Hunter-Reay qualified on the pole position at the

on the Streets of São Paulo. In the race Hunter-Reay led for 16 laps and finished 11th. Following the first four races of the season Hunter-Reay was ranked 6th in points. At the

Hunter-Reay qualified in 7th place. During the Firestone Fast Nine qualifying session (the qualifying session for the race that determines the pole sitter) Hunter-Reay's teammates Carlos Muñoz (2nd),

(3rd),

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(4th) and

James Hinchcliffe James Douglas Meredith Hinchcliffe (born December 5, 1986) is a Canadian race car driver and commentator best known for competing in the IndyCar Series. Hinchcliffe won six races for Andretti Autosport and Schmidt Peterson Motorsports. In 2015, ...

(9th) also qualified for the session. In the race Hunter-Reay battled with Andretti,

and Ed Carpenter for the lead. On lap 193 Hunter-Reay took the lead and maintained it while the race was under caution for a crash by

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. On a restart on lap 198 Kanaan took the lead going into turn 1 and teammate Muñoz also passed Hunter-Reay. Moments later

lost control of his car in the same turn and hit the wall. The race finished under caution with Hunter-Reay finishing 3rd behind Kanaan and Muñoz. Hunter-Reay led 26 laps in the race. At the following races, the

at Belle Isle State Park Hunter-Reay started 4th in each race and finished 2nd in race #1 and in race #2 Hunter-Reay finished 18th due to having to make repairs to his damaged car following a crash. Hunter-Reay's would either win or finish 2nd at the next three races. At the

Hunter-Reay started 3rd and finished 2nd after leading for 35 laps. At the

at the

Hunter-Reay started 4th and won the race after leading for 65 laps in a race promoted by Hunter-Reay's car owner

. At the Iowa Corn Indy 250 at

, Hunter-Reay started 12th and finished 2nd to teammate

. At the Pocono IndyCar 400 fueled by Sunoco at

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Hunter-Reay started 2nd on a front row sweep of Andretti cars with

on the pole position and Hinchcliffe in 3rd. On lap 63 Hunter-Reay was entering the pit lane when

was attempting to slow down and locked up his brakes. Sato would then rear-end Hunter-Reay's car and would take himself out of the race. Hunter-Reay's team was able to repair the car. Hunter-Reay would complete 121 laps before being parked. Hunter-Reay's next best finishes of the season were a 5th at the Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio at

, where Hunter-Reay qualified on the pole position and led for 30 laps, and the

where Hunter-Reay finished 6th after starting 4th. At the season-ending MAVTV 500 IndyCar World Championships at

Hunter-Reay started 11th and led for 45 laps. Hunter-Reay later had mechanical issues and as a result Hunter-Reay dropped eight laps down. Due to several retirements late in the race Hunter-Reay was able to finish in 9th place. During the majority of the season Hunter-Reay was either 2nd or 3rd in points. Following the

on the Streets of Baltimore Hunter-Reay dropped to 5th in points. Two races later, following the Shell and Pennzoil Grand Prix of Houston Race #2 at

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Hunter-Reay dropped to 6th in points. Hunter-Reay would finish 7th in points with 469 points. 2019 DXC Technology 600 15

Hunter-Reay returned with

to drive the #28

DW12- Honda Indy Turbo V6. At the season-opening

Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg The Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg is an IndyCar Series race held in St. Petersburg, Florida. In most years since 2009, the race has served as the season opener (or at minimum, the first race held on U.S. soil). The race is held annually ...

on the

Hunter-Reay started 3rd and finished 2nd. At the following race, the

on the

, Hunter-Reay qualified on the pole position. In the race Hunter-Reay led for a race-high 51 laps. On lap 56

Josef Newgarden Josef Nicolai Newgarden (born December 22, 1990) is an American race car driver who competes in the IndyCar Series full-time for Team Penske. He is the 2017 and 2019 IndyCar Series Champion and 2011 Indy Lights champion. Career Karting Newga ...

, who had battled with Hunter-Reay and Hunter-Reay's teammate

for most of the race, came out of the pit lane in 6th place after losing the lead to

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, Justin Wilson and

. Hunter-Reay and Hinchcliffe, in 7th and 8th, were with Newgarden when he exited the pit lane. Hunter-Reay then attempted to pass for the eventual lead (after Dixon and Wilson). When Hunter-Reay attempted this the three cars crashed. The crash would involve Hunter-Reay, Hinchcliffe, Newgarden,

Hélio Castroneves Hélio Castroneves (; born Hélio Alves de Castro Neves; 10 May 1975) is a Brazilian auto racing driver. He has won the Indianapolis 500 a record-equalling four times: in 2001, 2002, 2009, and 2021. He won the 2021 24 Hours of Daytona wit ...

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, Kanaan and

. Hunter-Reay would finish 20th. Following the race Hunter-Reay was criticized by Hinchcliffe, who called it a "rookie move". Hunter-Reay then won the following race, the

after starting 3rd and leading for a race-high 40 laps. Hunter-Reay then finished 2nd at the

Grand Prix of Indianapolis The IndyCar Series hosts two races a year on the combined road course at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana. The first, the GMR Grand Prix is held in early May with an inaugural running in 2014. The second race, the Gallagher ...

at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course. At the 2014 Indianapolis 500 Hunter-Reay qualified a disappointing 19th; however, he would win the race by 0.0600 seconds over Castoneves, the second-closest finish in

history behind

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. Following Indianapolis Hunter-Reay took the points lead from

. Hunter-Reay would then struggle during the next three races. At the Chevrolet Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix twin races at Belle Isle State Park Hunter-Reay started 21st in each race (out of 22 cars). In race #1 Hunter-Reay crashed into a tire wall on the 70th (final) lap of the race and finished in 16th place. In race #2 Hunter-Reay suffered an electrical problem on lap 61 of 70 and finished in 19th place. Following the second Detroit race Hunter-Reay dropped to 3rd in points behind Power and Castroneves. At the following race, the

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, Hunter-Reay started 12th and finished 19th due to an engine fire after 136 laps. At the Shell and Pennzoil Grand Prix of Houston twin races at

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were more successful for Hunter-Reay than the previous twin races at Detroit. In race #1 Hunter-Reay started 8th and finished 7th. In race #2 Hunter-Reay started 21st (out of 23 cars) and finished 6th. At the

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Hunter-Reay started 9th and had mechanical problems early in the race. Hunter-Reay's team was able to repair the issue and Hunter-Reay finished 18th, nineteen laps down. At the following race, the

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, Hunter-Reay started 13th and was running in the top 10. On lap 282 of 300

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and Carpenter made contact (Montoya retired from the race while Carpenter continued). During the caution Hunter-Reay, Carpenter, Newgarden and

all made pit stops for new tires. On the restart on 291 the group quickly moved up through the field. On lap 299 Hunter-Reay passed Kanaan, who had dominated the race up to that point, for the lead. Hunter-Reay would go on to win the race after leading for only 2 laps in what would be Hunter-Reay's first lead lap finish of the season since winning the Indianapolis 500. Newgarden finished 2nd, Carpenter finished 5th and Rahal finished 7th. At the following races, the

twin races at

, Hunter-Reay started 3rd in race #1 and 4th in race #2. In race #1 Hunter-Reay was battling with Kanaan on lap 40 when the two made contact, causing Hunter-Reay to crash into the wall and finish in 21st place. In race #2 Hunter-Reay finished in 14th place on the lead (56th) lap after several teams, including Hunter-Reay's, had their strategies changed during the race due to rain being on certain parts of the track at certain times. At the following race of the season, the Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio at

, Hunter-Reay started 5th and spun out on lap 37. Despite the spin Hunter-Reay finished in 10th place. completing all 90 laps of the race. At the following race, the Wisconsin 250 at the

, Hunter-Reay had a poor qualifying performance and would start in 19th place due to the set up of the car being different than in practice (during practice Hunter-Reay had the 3rd fastest lap speed in the first practice session and the 6th fastest lap speed in the second practice session). In the race Hunter-Reay moved up through the field. After completing 168 laps Hunter-Reay had to retire from the race due to a damaged suspension and would finish in 21st place. At the following race, the

Hunter-Reay started 10th after having the fastest lap speed in the first practice session and the 3rd fastest lap speed in the second session. In the race Hunter-Reay moved into 4th place after

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and

(all of whom had qualified ahead of Hunter-Reay) were involved in a crash in turn 1. Hunter-Reay would finish 2nd to

after Rahal had to make a late race pit stop for fuel from the lead while

, who was passed by Dixon and later Hunter-Reay immediately after Rahal pulled into the pit lane, ran out of fuel on the final lap of the race in the final turn of the track. Following the Sonoma race Hunter-Reay is ranked 4th in the point standings with 534 points. Following the race Hunter-Reay became ineligible to win the championship due to points leader Power leading Hunter-Reay by 93 points (Power would get 10 points for failing to start the race while Hunter-Reay could get 100 points for winning the race, causing Power to win the championship by 3 points). At the season-ending MAVTV 500 IndyCar World Championships at

Hunter-Reay started 9th and led for 26 laps. On lap 175 Hunter-Reay spun while coming out of turn 4. Hunter-Reay was able to continue and would finish in 16th place. Hunter-Reay would finish 6th in the final point standings with 563 points.

=2015–2021

= Hunter-Reay struggled significantly following the 2014 season. Over a six-year window he only recorded five wins and no wins since winning in Sonoma in

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, while Andretti Autosport as whole secured two Indianapolis 500 victories and younger drivers

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and

Colton Herta Colton Thomas Herta (born March 30, 2000) is an American open-wheel racing driver currently competing in the NTT IndyCar Series for Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian. He is the youngest person to ever win an IndyCar Series race. He is the ...

emerged as the lead drivers for the team over the same span. On August 18, 2021, Hunter Reay announced he would be leaving Andretti Autosport and would be retiring from full time IndyCar competition, though he will to return for the Indianapolis 500 and other select events with a new team.

A1 Grand Prix

Hunter-Reay began to compete in

during the 2006–07 season. Hunter-Reay would represent the

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with

Phil Giebler Philip Giebler (born March 5, 1979 in Oxnard, California) is an American race car driver. Giebler was considered a top American prospect with an opportunity to race in Formula One early in his career. Following years in various Formula Three ...

and

Jonathan Summerton Jonathan Summerton (born April 21, 1988, in Kissimmee, Florida) is an American race car driver. Early racing He began racing karts at the age of 14 and by the end of the year had begun racing Skip Barber Series cars. In 2004 he began racing in F ...

for

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in a team entered by

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. Hunter-Reay would drive an

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- Zytek V8 (the series did not use numbers for the individual cars). Hunter-Reay was originally going to make his debut in the series at the A1 Grand Prix of Nations, Beijing, China on the

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. During practice for the race there was problems with a turn of the track that was 180 degrees. The track was eventually changed and Hunter-Reay never got to drive in the event. Hunter-Reay would make his debut at the sixth round of the season (the eleventh and twelfth races of the season), the A1 Grand Prix of Nations, New Zealand at Taupo Motorsport Park. In the sprint race Hunter-Reay started in 16th place and finished in 11th place. In the feature race the starting line up was determined by the results of the sprint race. As a result, Hunter-Reay started in 11th place and would finish in 10th place. Hunter-Reay would not compete in any other A1 Grand Prix races during the season. The A1 Grand Prix team would finish in 9th place in the point standings with 42 points.

Sports car racing

American Le Mans Series

Hunter-Reay began to compete in the

at the Mobil 1 12 Hours of Sebring for

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in the #31 Aprimatic/ Giesse Group

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360 Modena-

3.6 L V8 with

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and

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in the GT class. The car started 6th in its class and finished 19th due to a mechanical failure after 28 laps. The car would finish in 52nd place overall. JMB Racing would finish 17th in the GT teams championship (Hunter-Reay was unranked in the drivers championship). Hunter-Reay would return to the series in

. Hunter-Reay would drive for

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in the #95

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FLM09-

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6.2 L V8 with Scott Tucker and James Gue in the LMPC class. At the

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the car started 10th overall and 2nd in its class. The car would complete 224 laps to finish in 32nd place, 6th in class. Tucker and Hunter-Reay were going to drive the car at the following race, the Tequila Patrón American Le Mans Series at Long Beach on the

. The car would fail to start the race. Level 5 Motorsports would go on to win the LMPC teams championship (Hunter-Reay was unranked in the drivers championship). In

Hunter-Reay returned with

to drive the #055

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B11/40- HPD HR28TT 2.8 L Turbo V6 with Scott Tucker and Luis Díaz in the LMP2 class. At the season-opening

the car started 17th overall and 2nd in its class. The car completed 300 laps to win its class and finish 20th overall. Hunter-Reay finished 4th in the LMP2 drivers standings with 30 points while Level 5 Motorsports won the LMP2 teams championship with 130 points. For

Hunter-Reay drove at the Mobil 1 12 Hours of Sebring for

in the #95

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HR28TT 2.8 L Turbo V6 with Scott Tucker and Luis Díaz in the P2 class. The car started in 18th place overall and in 3rd place in its class. The car retired after 85 laps and finished in 58th place overall and in 4th place in class. Hunter-Reay then competed in the season-ending

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for

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in the #91

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SRT Viper GTS-R- SRT 8.0 L V10 with Kuno Wittmer and

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in the GT class. The car started in 27th place overall and in 9th place in its class. The car completed 369 laps to finish in 20th place overall and in 8th place in its class. Hunter-Reay was unranked in the P2 driver's standings and finished 27th in the GT drivers standings with 7 points. SRT Motorsports finished 8th in the GT teams standings with 12 points and Level 5 Motorsports won the P2 teams championship with 203 points. In

Hunter-Reay drove for

at the Mobil 1 12 Hours of Sebring in the #552

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HR28TT 2.8 L Turbo V6 with Scott Tucker and

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. The car started in 8th place overall and in 2nd place in its class. The car completed 345 laps to finish in 7th place overall and in 2nd place in its class. Hunter-Reay finished 10th in the P2 drivers standings and Level 5 Motorsports won the P2 teams championship with 199 points.

Rolex Grand-Am Sports Car Series

Hunter-Reay began to compete in the Rolex Grand-Am Sports Car Series in

for SAMAX/Doncaster Racing in the #17 SAMAX/Doncaster Racing

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GT3 Cup in the GT class in three races. At both the U.S Sportscar Invitational at

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and The GAINSCO Grand Prix at

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Hunter-Reay's co-driver was Ian James and the Rolex GT Series Challenge at

with Mark Greenburg. At Laguna Seca the car started in 32nd place overall and in 4th place in class. The car completed 86 laps to finish in 23rd place overall and in 3rd place in its class. At Phoenix the car started in 26th place overall and in 3rd place in its class. The car retired after 91 laps to finish in 33rd place overall 12th place in its class. At Lime Rock the field consisted only of GT cars and Hunter-Reay started in 18th place and retired after 11 laps and finished in 18th place. Hunter-Reay then competed in the season-ending Discount Tire Sunchaser 1000K at

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for

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in the #10

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Riley-

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with

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and

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in the DP class. The car started in 5th place both overall and in its class. The car completed 186 laps to finish in 14th place both overall and in its class. Hunter-Reay also finished 27th in the GT drivers standings with 107 points while the #17 SAMAX/Doncaster Racing entry finished 4th in the GT teams championship with 392 points. Hunter-Reay finished 97th in the DP driver's standings with 17 points while the #10 SunTrust Racing entry finished 3rd in the DP teams standings with 431 points. In

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Hunter-Reay began to drive the #91 Riley MkXI-

5.0L V8 for Riley-Matthews Motorsports in the DP class. At the season-opening

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Hunter-Reay co-drove with Jim Matthews,

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and

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. The car was sponsored at the race by

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(who was the sponsor of Johnson's #48

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Monte Carlo SS in the

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). The car started in 3rd place both overall and in class. The car completed 560 laps due to an engine failure. The car finished in 36th place overall and in 19th place in class. Hunter-Reay drove the car in three other races, all without sponsorship. At the Sahlen's Six Hours of the Glen at

Hunter-Reay co-drove with Matthews and Goossens. The car started in 15th place both overall and in its class. The car completed 167 laps to finish in 6th place both overall and in its class. At the Emco Gears Classic at

Hunter-Reay drove with the same drivers to start in 17th place (the race only had DP class cars). The car completed 125 laps to finish in 11th place. Hunter-Reay returned to the series at the season-ending Discount Tire Sunchaser 1000 at

Hunter-Reay drove with the same drivers to start in 19th place both overall and in its class. The car led for 20 laps and completed 139 laps to win the race both overall and in its class. Hunter-Reay finished 36th in the DP drivers standings with 92 points. The #91 Riley-Matthews Motorsports entry would finish 9th in the DP teams championship with 298 points. For

Riley-Matthews Motorsports and GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing ran the #91 Riley MkXI-

5.0L V8 without sponsorship. At the season-opening

Hunter-Reay co-drove with Jim Matthews,

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and

in the DP class. The car started in 3rd place both overall and in its class. The car completed 676 laps to finish in 8th place both overall and in its class. Hunter-Reay returned to the car for the season-ending SunRichGourmet.com 1000 at

as a co-driver to Matthews and Goossens. The car started in 13th place both overall and in its class. The car would finish in 7th place both overall and in its class. Hunter-Reay finished 34th in the DP drivers standings with 47 points. The #91 Riley-Matthews Motorsports and GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing entry finished 10th in the DP teams championship with 303 points. In

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Hunter-Reay first drove for

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in the #60

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Riley Mk. XX-

5.0L V8 at the season-opening

in the DP class with Mark Patterson, Oswaldo Negri Jr. and

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. The car started in 10th place both overall and in its class. The car completed 262 laps before having electrical problems. The car would retire to finish in 41st place overall and in 16th place in class. Hunter-Reay returned to the series for the season-ending GAINSCO Grand Prix of Miami at Homestead-Miami Speedway in the #95 Edata Solutions/ Ecomm Link Riley Mk. XX- BMW 5.0L V8 with Scott Tucker and

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for Supercar Life Racing and

. The car started in 5th place both overall and in its class and finished in 10th place both overall and in its class after completing all 100 laps. The trio of drivers also dove in a second car for Supercar Life Racing and Level 5 Motorsports, the #55 Edata Solutions/ Ecomm Link Riley Mk. XX- BMW 5.0L V8. The car started in 12th place both overall and in its class. The car finished in 6th place both overall and in its class. Hunter-Reay's results in the #55 car were not counted towards the championship. Hunter-Reay finished 34th in the DP drivers championship with 36 points. The #60 Michael Shank Racing entry finished 9th in the DP teams championship with 270 points. The #55 Supercar Life Racing and Level 5 Motorsports entry finished 13th in the DP teams championship with 195 points. The #95 Supercar Life Racing and Level 5 Motorsports entry finished 22nd in the DP teams championship with 22 points. In

Hunter-Reay drove for

in the #95 Crown Royal Cask No. 16 Riley Mk. XI- BMW 5.0L V8 in the DP class. At the season-ending

Hunter-Reay co-drove with

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, Scott Tucker and

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. The car started in 13th place both overall and in its class. The car would lead for 11 laps and would finish in 3rd place both overall and in its class with 751 laps. Hunter-Reay then drove at the second race of the season, the Grand Prix of Miami at Homestead-Miami Speedway, in the same car, with additional sponsorship from

, Spirit Jets, Drive Digital Medi and Supercar Life. Hunter-Reay would co-drive with Tucker. The car started in 6th place both overall and in its class. The car completed 120 laps to finish in 19th place overall and in 14th place in its class. Hunter-Reay would finish 23rd in the DP drivers championship with 47 points. The #95 Level 5 Motorsports entry would finish 14th in the DP teams championship with 47 points. For

Hunter-Reay only competed in the Rolex 24 of Daytona for

in the #95

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/ E-Data Solutions/ Selling Source/

Riley Mk XXII- BMW 5.0L V8 in the DP class with Scott Tucker,

and

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. The car started in 17th place both overall and in its class. The car would complete 703 laps to finish in 11th place both overall and in its class. Hunter-Reay finished 33rd in the DP drivers championship with 20 points. The #95 Level 5 Motorsports entry finished 20th in the DP teams championship with 20 points. In

Hunter-Reay only competed in the

for

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in the DP class in the #2

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Riley Mk. XX-

5.0L V8 with

, Scott Mayer and

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. The car started in 9th place both overall and in its class. The car completed 736 laps to finish in 10th place both overall and in its class. Hunter-Reay would finish 36th in the DP drivers championship with 10 points. The #2 Starworks Motorsport entry finished 9th in the DP teams championship with 333 points. In

Hunter-Reay only competed in the Rolex 24 of Daytona for VelocityWW in the DP class in the #10 Velocity Worldwide

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DP-

5.0L V8 with

and Jordan Taylor. The car started in 12th place both overall and in its class. The car led for 56 laps and completed 709 laps to finish in 2nd place both overall and in its class. Hunter-Reay finished 33rd in the DP drivers championship. The #10 VelocityWW entry finished 2nd in the DP teams championship with 339 points.

IMSA Tudor United SportsCar Championship

Hunter-Reay began to compete in the

after the

and the Rolex Grand-Am Sports Car Series merged in 2013. Hunter-Reay would drive for

in the #91 Street and Racing Technology

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GTS-R- SRT 8.0 L V10 in the GTLM class. At the season-opening

Hunter-Reay co-drove with

and

. The car would qualify on the pole position in its class and in 24th place overall. The car would complete 675 laps to finish in 3rd place in its class and in 12th place in its class. Hunter-Reay then competed in the second race of the season, the

. Hunter-Reay drove the same car with the same co-drivers from Daytona. The car started in 10th place in its class and in 35th place overall. The car would complete 284 laps to finish in 7th place in its class and in 18th place overall. Hunter-Reay would compete in the season-ending

in the same car with Kuno Wittmer and Goosens. The car would start in 26th place and would finish in 11th place overall with 392 laps complete. The car would finish in 3rd place in its class. Hunter-Reay would finish in 19th place in the GTLM drivers championship with 87 points. The #91 SRT Motorsports entry would finish in 3rd place in the GTLM teams championship with 314 points.

Race of Champions

Hunter-Reay was invited to compete in the

. Hunter-Reay was the only driver to compete to represent the

and would be the first driver since

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to represent the series. Hunter-Reay was part of the

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team with

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driver

Benito Guerra Jr. Benito Iván Guerra Latapí (born 25 March 1985) is a Mexican rally driver competing for Citroën Racing, a privateer team in the FIA World Rally Championship (WRC) in 2013, with his co-driver Borja Rozada. In 2012 he won the Production World R ...

In the Group A races of the Nations Cup Hunter-Reay would have 1 win and 2 losses while Guerra would have 2 wins and 1 loss. The team's first race was against the All-Stars team. In Hunter-Reay's first race he raced against

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and the two each raced in

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Sciroccos. Kristensen would win the race with a time of 1 minute and 23.0759 seconds compared to Hunter-Reay's time of 1 minute and 24.5635 seconds. Guerra would win in his race against

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. The team's next race came against the

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team. Hunter-Reay would compete against

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and the two each raced in

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X-Bows. Hunter-Reay would win the race with a time of 1 minute and 19.1336 seconds compared to Coulthard's time of 1 minute and 16.2360 seconds, which had 5 seconds added to it due Coulthard making a false start. Guerra lost in his race against

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. The team's third and final race in Group A was against the

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team. Hunter-Reay would race against

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and the two each raced in

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R8 LMSes. Grosjean would beat Hunter-Reay in the race with a time of 1 minute and 16.5117 seconds compared to Hunter-Reay's time of 1 minute and 18.5096 seconds, which had 5 seconds added to it due to Hunter-Reay making a false start. Guerra would win in his race against

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. The team would finish in 3rd place in the Group A results behind the France and All-Stars teams. The team would fail to qualify for the semifinals. In the Race of Champions races Hunter-Reay would compete in Group D. In Hunter-Reay's first race he competed against

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and the two each raced in

X-Bows. In the race Hunter-Reay won with a time of 1 minute and 17.0206 seconds compared to Oshima's time of 1 minute and 22.5314 seconds, which had 5 seconds added to it due to Oshima making a false start. In Hunter-Reay's second race he competed against Grosjean and each raced in ROC Cars. In the race Grosjean won with a time of 1 minute and 19.3890 seconds compared to Hunter-Reay's time of 1 minute and 26.2154 seconds, which 5 seconds added to it due to Hunter-Reay making a false start. In Hunter-Reay's final race in Group D he competed against

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and each raced in Euro Racecars. In the race Schumacher won the race with a time of 1 minute and 17.8680 seconds compared to Hunter-Reay's time of 1 minute and 25.2427 seconds, which had 5 seconds added to it due to Hunter-Reay making a false start. Hunter-Reay would finish in 3rd place in the Group D standings with 1 win and 2 losses, finishing behind Schumacher and Grosjean. Hunter-Reay would fail to qualify for the quarterfinals. Hunter-Reay would return to the races in

and would be the only representative of the

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. In the team events

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would be Hunter-Reay's teammate. Busch had been Hunter-Reay's teammate at

for the

2014 Indianapolis 500.

Personal life

Ryan Hunter-Reay - 2015 Indianapolis 500 - Stierch

Marriage

Hunter-Reay is married to ex-

pit reporter, and off-road racing driver, Beccy Gordon, sister of former

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and

driver and car owner

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. Their son Ryden was born on December 28, 2012. They welcomed a second son Rocsen Indy Hunter-Reay in March 2015. Ryan and Beccy welcomed their third son Rhodes on September 14, 2016.

Number 28

Since the 2011 season Hunter-Reay's car number has been 28. The number 28 is meant to represent the estimated 28 million people that live with

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. In 2009 Hunter-Reay's mother died of colon

. During the 2013 season Hunter-Reay, as the defending series champion, used number 1 as his car number. This would be the first time that a defending champion has used #1 in the

since

(although

did use #1 in a one-off race during the 2006 season at the

due to the team winning the championship the previous season with

). During the 2013 season a small 28 was placed inside of the 1.

Other

Hunter-Reay currently resides in

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. He

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in his spare time, stating "it's a great escape from anything". He owns a Yellowfin Yachts 42-foot yacht named ''Inside Line'' which he uses on his fishing trips.

Media appearances

Television and film

Hunter-Reay was featured on the

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television series '' IndyCar 36''. The episode was about Hunter-Reay's race weekend at the 2012 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach on the

. The episode was broadcast prior to the 2012 São Paulo Indy 300 on the Streets of São Paulo, where Hunter-Reay finished in 2nd place to

, on April 29, 2012. After Hunter-Reay won the

championship a documentary was filmed, titled '' Ryan Hunter-Reay: An American Champion'', that showed Hunter-Reay, his wife Beccy, and newborn son Ryden in the months after Hunter-Reay won the 2012 series championship. The film was broadcast on the

Motorsports career results

American open–wheel racing results

Barber Dodge Pro Series

(

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) (Races in bold indicate pole position)

Atlantic Championship

(

) (Races in bold indicate pole position)

Champ Car World Series

(

) (Races in bold indicate pole position) : ^{^} ''New points system implemented in

.''

IndyCar Series

(

) (Races in bold indicate pole position) * Season still in progress. * ''¹ The Las Vegas Indy 300 was abandoned after

died from injuries sustained in a 15-car crash on lap 11.''

Indianapolis 500

WeatherTech SportsCar Championship

Superstar Racing Experience

(

) * – Most laps led. ¹ – Heat 1 winner. ² – Heat 2 winner.

References

External links

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