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Ryan Hunter-Reay
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Vision Racing
Biography
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Ryan Hunter-Reay burst onto the racing scene in the late 1990s, winning three grand national karting championships before turning his attention to open-wheel cars where he shined in the Barber Dodge Pro Series and Toyota Atlantic Series. In 2003, he moved up to the Champ Car World Series, and became the first American rookie in 20 years to win a race when he took the checkers at Surfers Paradise. He won again the following season dominating the race at Milwaukee in 2004 with Team Herdez.
Hunter-Reay left open-wheel racing following the 2005 season to pursue other opportunities, which included part-time duty in Grand-Am and assorted other racing ventures including the Baja 1000 and A1GP.
Away from the track, he enjoys boating, jet skiing, big-game fishing, mountain biking and karate.
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Career Stats |
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| 2008 | | | |
- Finished eighth in IndyCar Series standings for Rahal Letterman Racing.
- Won at Watkins Glen, leading the final nine laps, and had 10 top-10 finishes overall.
- Advanced 14 positions to finish sixth in 92nd Indianapolis 500, earning Chase Rookie of the Year award.
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| 2007 | | | |
- Won Bombardier Learjet Rookie of Year Award despite joining Rahal Letterman Racing at midseason.
- Finished 19th in IndyCar Series standings with three top-seven finishes in six starts.
- Had best finish of sixth at Michigan.
- Made three Rolex Sports Car Series Daytona Prototype starts for Riley Matthews Motorsports with best finish of sixth at Watkins Glen.
- Test driver for Robby Gordon Motorsport in the NASCAR Nextel Cup Car of Tomorrow.
- Competed for A1GP Team USA in New Zealand.
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| 2006 | | | |
- Made three Rolex Sports Car Series starts, two in GT for SAMAX Motorsport and one in Daytona Prototype for SunTrust Racing, with best finish of third in GT Class at Laguna Seca.
- Selected for General Motors driver development program for NASCAR.
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