Archive | September, 2012

The Way It Is/Ryan Hunter-Reay on his championship year

Gordon Kirby | Racemaker Press – gordonkirby.com Ryan Hunter-Reay did himself proud this year. Hunter-Reay won IndyCar’s championship with style, building momentum as the season wore on and chasing down Will Power and Team Penske in the year’s closing races. Ryan won four races this year–Milwaukee, Iowa, Toronto and Baltimore–and wrapped up the championship with […]

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Will Hunter-Reay be No. 1?

By John Oreovicz | ESPN.com INDIANAPOLIS — Whatever happened to the number “1” in car racing? The question came up Wednesday when newly crowned Izod IndyCar Series champion Ryan Hunter-Reay was asked whether he would run No. 1 in 2013 as opposed to the No. 28 he’s carried for the past two years. RHR’s first […]

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Hunter-Reay and his Astor Cup do the rounds in New York

From Racer.com The location for a photo shoot with the Astor Cup trophy and Q&A with media was among the multitude of stops Ryan Hunter-Reay made on the initial day of the newly crowned IZOD IndyCar Series Champion’s Tour of New York, ahead of an appearance on Late Night with David Letterman (watch the video […]

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Champion takes Manhattan: Hunter-Reay’s grand view

By Dave Lewandowski | indycar.com On a clear day you can see forever. Julie Harris sang the title song of the musical on Broadway in the 1960s and Barbra Streisand received acclaim for the 1970 feature film by the same name. From the Empire State Building’s observation deck on Sept. 19, Ryan Hunter-Reay also received […]

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Ryan Hunter-Reay strikes IndyCar gold

Joe Jennings | Motorsport.com Ryan Hunter-Reay struck gold in more ways than one when he captured the IZOD IndyCar Series championship at the Auto Club Speedway, in Fontana, Calif., on Saturday evening. And he did it by coming from behind. Entering the race down by 17 points and starting in the back of the field, […]

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IndyCar champ Ryan Hunter-Reay on top of the world

By: Lewis Franck | Autoweek Ryan Hunter-Reay was on top of the Izod IndyCar Series and almost on top of the world on the afternoon of Sept. 19 as he posed for photographers at the Empire State Building. Most people don’t know how arduous a climb it was from the bottom to the championship for […]

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Ryan Hunter-Reay celebrates title in NYC

By Lynn Hoppes | ESPN.com NEW YORK — It’s slowly settling in for Ryan Hunter-Reay, the IndyCar champion and first American winner since 2006. Hunter-Reay, along with his wife Beccy, made the trek to New York for a media tour this week. SiriusXM. National TV interviews. An appearance Thursday on “The Late Show with David […]

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Q&A with Ryan Hunter-Reay

From Racer.com Ryan Hunter‑Reay meets the media to discuss a season that included four wins, six podiums, one pole, 153 laps led, the A.J. Foyt oval title and the IZOD IndyCar Series championship. So, how does it feel to be the champ? RYAN HUNTER‑REAY: This is unbelievable. I can’t put it into words the feeling. […]

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