Ryan Hunter-Reay
#31 · Driver · Dreyer & Reinbold Racing
- Nationality
- United States
- Born
- 1980-12-17
- Birthplace
- Dallas, Texas, USA
- Position
- Driver
Ryan Christopher Hunter-Reay (born December 17, 1980) nicknamed RHR, is an American professional racing driver who won the Indianapolis 500 (2014) and the IndyCar Series championship (2012). He currently competes part-time in the IndyCar Series for Dreyer & Reinbold Racing. Hunter-Reay also won in the now defunct Champ Car World Series twice and the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach. Hunter-Reay has competed in the Race of Champions, A1 Grand Prix, and sports car racing series including 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. Prior to 2023, Hunter-Reay drove the number 28 car in the NTT IndyCar Series as 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.
