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Place of Birth
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Dallas
(United States of America, Texas, Area code 469, Area code 972, Area codes 214, 469, and 972, Dallas County)
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Ryan Hunter-Reay is a professional American race car driver best known as a multiple race winner in each of North America's top open wheel formulas, CART, the Champ Car World Series and the IndyCar Series. He won the IndyCar Series Rookie of the Year award in 2007, despite only competing in six of the seventeen events, and Indianapolis 500 Rookie of the Year honors in 2008. In January 2010 Hunter-Reay was signed to drive for Andretti Autosport in the #37 IZOD sponsored IndyCar, where he won the prestigious Long Beach Grand Prix and Andretti Autosport's first win under the sole ownership of Michael Andretti. In October 2010, Andretti Autosport announced they had signed Hunter-Reay to a two-year contract through 2012.
On Sunday, May 25, 2014, Hunter-Reay won the 98th running of the Indianapolis 500 in a close finish. It was his first victory in the Indy 500.
Hunter-Reay currently drives the No. 28 IndyCar. The #28 is a show of support for the estimated 28 million people living with cancer worldwide.
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