Ryan Hunter-Reay

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Ryan Hunter-Reay
Hunter-Reay at Road America in 2021
Nationality	American
Born	(1980-12-17) December 17, 1980 (age 43) Dallas, Texas, U.S.
Championship titles
1999 2012 2014	Skip Barber National champion IZOD IndyCar Series champion Indianapolis 500 winner
Awards
1997 2000 2002 2007 2008 2013, 2014	Skip Barber Big Scholarship Barber Dodge Pro Series Rookie of the Year WorldCom Rising Star Award IndyCar Series Rookie of the Year Indianapolis 500 Rookie of the Year Best Driver ESPY Award
IndyCar Series career
251 races run over 17 years
Team(s)	No. 23 (Dreyer & Reinbold Racing)
Best finish	1st (2012)
First race	2007 Honda 200 (Mid-Ohio)
Last race	2024 Indianapolis 500 (Indianapolis)
First win	2008 Camping World Indy Grand Prix at the Glen (Watkins Glen)
Last win	2018 GoPro Grand Prix of Sonoma (Sonoma)
Wins Podiums Poles 16 44 6
Champ Car career
43 races run over 3 years
Years active	2003–2005
Team(s)	American Spirit Team Johansson (2003) Herdez Competition (2004) Rocketsports Racing (2005)
Best finish	9th (2004)
First race	2003 Grand Prix of St. Petersburg (Streets of St. Petersburg)
Last race	2005 Hurricane Relief 400 (Las Vegas)
First win	2003 Lexmark Indy 300 (Surfers Paradise)
Last win	2004 Time Warner Cable Road Runner 250 (Milwaukee)
Wins Podiums Poles 2 3 1
Previous series
1998, 2000–2001 2002 2002, 2010–2013 2003–2005 2006–2013 2006 2012 2014	Barber Dodge Pro Series Atlantic Championship American Le Mans Series Champ Car World Series Rolex Grand-Am Sports Car Series A1 Grand Prix Race of Champions IMSA Tudor United SportsCar Championship

Ryan Christopher Hunter-Reay (born December 17, 1980) is a professional American racing driver best known as a winner of both the Indianapolis 500 (2014) and the IndyCar Series championship in 2012. He currently competes part-time in the IndyCar Series for Dreyer & Reinbold Racing. In each accomplishment, Hunter-Reay became the first American to win since Sam Hornish Jr. in 2006. Hunter-Reay also won in the defunct Champ Car World Series twice and the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach. In addition to his experience in Indy car racing, Hunter-Reay has competed in the Race of Champions, A1 Grand Prix, and various forms of sports car racing (the American Le Mans Series, the Rolex Grand-Am Sports Car Series and the IMSA Tudor United SportsCar Championship).

Hunter-Reay previously drove for Andretti Autosport in the IndyCar Series. When Hunter-Reay initially joined Andretti for 2010, 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 IndyCar Series championship.

Prior to 2023, 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 as a spokesman on behalf of Racing for Cancer, an advocacy organization.^[1]