RYAN HUNTER-REAY 2012 IZOD INDYCAR SERIES CHAMPION DRIVER OF THE NO. 1 DHL CHEVROLET
– BEHIND THE WHEEL
02/07 Ryan Hunter-Reay, the 2012 IZOD IndyCar Series Champion is the most successful American driver currently competing in open wheel competition, with more race wins than all of the other current American IndyCar drivers combined. Hunter-Reay, 32, won the IndyCar Series Rookie of the Year award in 2007, despite only competing in six of the seventeen events, and Indianapolis 500 Rookie of the Year honors in 2008. In January 2010 HunterReay was signed to drive for Andretti Autosport, where he won the prestigious Long Beach Grand Prix, capturing Andretti Autosport’s first victory under the sole ownership of racing legend
IZOD INDYCAR CHAMPION– SO FAR
03/07 • The first American to win a unified IndyCar Series Championship title since Al Unser, Jr. in 1994
• Scored a Series leading four victories after taking the checkered flag at the Baltimore, Toronto, Iowa, and Milwaukee races
• Secured his career best Indianapolis 500 start when he qualified on the outside of the front row
• Recorded
six podium finishes, seven top five and ten top 10s in 15 IndyCar events
• Voted
2012 Racer and Road Racer of the Year in Racer Magazines XVIII Annual voting. First IndyCar driver to win the award since 2003
• Won the 2013 ESPY Award for Best Driver. First driver
04/07
EER HIGHLIGHTS
• Finished first in the 2012 IZOD IndyCar Series Championship points standings
• Was the highest-placed American driver in the 2010, 2011, and 2012 points standings
• Has captured eleven career victories in IndyCar competition
• Posted
nine top-10 finishes as well as consecutive front-row starts at Long Beach and Sao Paulo in 2011
RHR IS THE ONLY DRIVER EVER TO WIN IN INDYCAR, CART, CHAMPCAR, ALMS AND GRANDAM.
• Running at the finish in 102 of 132 IndyCar competition starts and has led for 592 laps
• Holds the record, 250, for most laps lead in a single IndyCar race
– UNDER THE HELMET
05/07 BORN DECEMBER 17, 1980 BORN IN DALLAS, TX LIVES FT LAUDERDALE, FL FAMILY BECCY (Wife) RYDEN (Son) ON THE WEB WWW.RYANRACING.COM TWITTER @RYANHUNTERREAY
06/07
RHR– UNDER THE HELMET DIAPER DEVELOPMENT RHR and wife Beccy welcomed their first child in December and RHR is honing his diaper changing skills.
RACING FOR CANCER AND LIVING STRONG Co-Founded a charity to help end the fight against cancer and a Global Envoy for LIVESTRONG.
ONE GOAL : 28 MILLION Proudly carries the Number 1 as the reigning champion and incorporated the ‘28’ to show his ONE GOAL of helping 28 MILLION people fighting cancer worldwide beat this disease.
DIVING DEEP An avid scuba diver, surfer and sport fisherman, RHR can often be found on the water when not at a racetrack.
CHEERING FOR THE HOME TEAM The South Florida resident is a big fan of the Miami Dolphins and the Miami Heat taking in games with every opportunity.
RANDOM FACT The master to two Golden Retrievers: Captain and Charlie
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