ESPY’s Best Driver winner Ryan Hunter-Reay will make his eighth Mid-Ohio start this weekend behind the wheel of the No. 1 Chevy. The DHL driver made his best start at the 13-turn circuit in 2003 (from third) and holds a best finish of third (2003, 2011) in Lexington, Ohio. The 32-year-old Florida resident has recorded […]
Archive | July, 2013
Hunter-Reay takes “Best Driver” ESPY
Anne Proffit – motorsport.com Ryan Hunter-Reay: the quiet forgotten champion is now in the spotlight thanks to the fans. Since he won his IZOD IndyCar Series championship in September of last year, we’ve heard very little in mainstream sports reporting about Ryan Hunter-Reay, the first American to take an Indy car title since Sam Hornish […]
Best Driver ESPY goes to Hunter-Reay by fan vote
By Dave Lewandowski – indycar.com Reigning IZOD IndyCar Series champion Ryan Hunter-Reay received the ESPY Award as Best Driver during the 21st annual event July 17 at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles. It is the first ESPY Award presented to an Indy car driver since Jimmy Vasser, current co-owner of KV Racing Technology, in […]
ESPYS ‘Best Driver’ Award goes to Ryan Hunter-Reay
Thank you to all the fans who voted! IZOD IndyCar Series reigning champion Ryan Hunter-Reay has been awarded an ESPY for Best Driver! This was the 32-year-old’s first ESPY nomination and first win, and is the first IndyCar driver to win an ESPY since 1997 (Jimmy Vasser). Congratulations Ryan!
Hondy Indy Toronto: Race 2 Report
DHL driver Ryan Hunter-Reay entered the weekend second in points and made his first career standing start for today’s 85-lap race from the fourth grid position. The reigning IZOD IndyCar Series champion ran up front throughout the race and was on target for a top-five finish when the No. 1 machine was collected in a […]
Hondy Indy Toronto: Race 1 Report
Defending race winner Ryan Hunter-Reay took the green flag for today’s rolling start (standing start was aborted after a competitor stalled on the grid) from the sixth position and gained two spots on the opening lap to run fourth, his highest position of the day. After a couple pit lane delays and an extended stop […]
Hondy Indy Toronto: Race 1 Qualifying Report
Ryan Hunter-Reay, the 2012 Indy Toronto winner and series champion, topped the speed charts in today’s morning practice session with the No. 1 DHL Chevy. After advancing through the first round of qualifying, Hunter-Reay was running on pace to advance to the Firestone Fast Six and contend for the pole when the No. 14 car […]
Pocono Indycar 400 Race Report
Holding a spot within the top three for much of the beginning of the 400-mile race, Hunter-Reay was put out of contention when he was hit from behind while traveling down pit lane. The reigning champion and the No. 1 DHL crew went back to the garages to make repairs and were back on track […]
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