CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
2008 Indianapolis 500 Rookie of the Year                                                      Indianapolis   2008
IndyCar Series: 2007 IndyCar Rookie of the Year                                             IndyCar      2007 
Best IRL qualifying result ever for Rahal Letterman Racing on a Road Course      Detroit      2007
Champ Car: First American Rookie in over a decade to earn a Podium              Mid-Ohio   2003
First American Rookie in over 20 years to Win a Champ Car Race                     Australia    2003
Holds the record for the most laps lead (250) in a single Race                         Milwaukee  2004
Second youngest driver to ever win a Champ Car Street Race                           Australia     2003
Youngest American to ever Win a Champ Car Oval Race                                   Milwaukee 2004
Recipient of the Greg Moore Legacy Award                                                     ChampCar 2004
Hendrick Motorsports Selectee GM NASCAR Driver Development Program         NASCAR   2006
GrandAm: Miller Sunchaser 1000 Winner Utah 9 Hour Race                             Grand Am 2007

2007        Indy Racing League / Grand-Am Rolex Series / NASCAR / A1GP 

 2007 IRL Rookie of the Year / Series Record for winning ROY in the least amount of starts (6)
 Rahal Letterman Team Ethanol IndyCar #17 / Started 6 races with 3 top 7 results and 3 DNF’s
 Best Road Course qualifying result for Rahal Letterman Racing in the IRL, 5th at Belle Isle
 Grand-Am selected to partner NASCAR Cup Champion Jimmie Johnson, Goossens & Matthews 
 Lowes Pontiac Prototype Riley #91 / Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona / Watkins Glen / Mid-Ohio
 Riley-Matthews Pontiac Riley #91 1st Place Sunchaser 1000k Miller Motorsports Park, Utah
 Testing for Robby Gordon Motorsport in the NASCAR Nextel CUP Car of Tomorrow (COT)
 A1GP TeamUSA New Zealand, Scored points and recorded best debut for a Team USA driver

2006 GrandAmerican Rolex Series / NASCAR

 SunTrust Pontiac Prototype / Sunchaser 9 Hour Endurance Race / Led 30 Laps until mechanical
 SAMAX Porsche GT3: 3 Podiums in 4 Starts / Best result for the team for the Year
 General Motors NASCAR Evaluation Program Invitee and Finalist

2005 Champ Car World Series

 Rocketsports Racing   (#31 Lola / Ford Cosworth)

2004 Champ Car World Series

 Champ Car World Series: Team Herdez Competition  (#4 Lola / Ford Cosworth)
 Recorded second Champ Car Victory at The Milwaukee Mile
 Earned first Champ Car Pole Position, qualified 100% of the time in the top ten
 Series record for the most laps led in a single race in the history of Champ Car (250 Laps)  
 Lapped every car in a race with the exception of two (Milwaukee)
 Team Records; 1st Pole, and 1st Win from the pole in the history of the team

2003 Champ Car World Series (CART)

 American Spirit Team Johansson (#31 Reynard / Ford / Cosworth)
 Captured first career Champ Car World Series Victory at Surfer’s Paradise, Australia
 Became the first American rookie to Win a Champ Car race in 20 years
 Posted teams 1st front row start & 1st Podium (Mid-Ohio), 1st Race Fast Time (Mexico), and 1st Win

2002  Formula Toyota Atlantic Championship

 Hylton Motorsports
 Three race Wins (Laguna Seca / Chicago / Cleveland) & Three Pole Positions
 Season records for most Wins, Poles, Laps Lead, Race Fast Times and Track Records 
 Won BBS “Rising Star” Award & World Com “Fastest Driver” Award for most fastest Race laps

2001        Barber Dodge Pro Series

 Two race wins (Lime Rock / Toronto), 5th in the Championship 

2000        Barber Dodge Pro Series

 “Rookie of the Year”  / 5th in the Championship                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                            
1999       Formula Barber Dodge        

 National Champion / Eastern Series Champion /  “Scholarship Winner”

1998 – 1996

 Nine Time WKA / FIA National Series Champion / Three Time Grand National Champion

REFERENCES:

Graham Taylor: Sporting Director / Chief Racing Engineer
Super Aguri F1 Team (Contact: Graham.Taylor@SuperAguri-f1.com)

My experience with Ryan was in his rookie Champ Car season, initially as his race engineer and subsequently as the Team’s Manager.  From an engineering perspective I found Ryan to be technically astute and accurate.  Ryan’s feedback correlated well with the cars data to the extent our set-ups were frequently adopted by his more experienced ex-Champion teammate.  There is absolutely no doubt as to Ryan’s commitment on the circuit, I can honestly say I have never met a braver driver, and it is my observation that when the pressure is extreme Ryan performs at his best.  As Team Manager I encountered other dynamics to Ryan’s character including that he was always most accommodating to late changes of plans from both the engineering and public relations/marketing staff and that he was hugely popular within the team.

As a Race Engineer I have worked with many world class drivers: Mika Hakkinen, Juan Pablo Montoya, Rickard Rydell, Allan McNish, Gil de Ferran, Frank Biela, Emanuelle Pirro, etc. and I found the same level of commitment, ability, technical feedback, and concentration in Ryan as these high level drivers.

David Brown: Team Manager / Technical Director Krohn Racing
Two Time Formula 1 World Champion Race Engineer (Contact:  David.Brown@KrohnRacing.net )

In a relatively uncompetitive car (Reynard compared to a majority of Lola’s) Ryan managed to post the races fastest lap in Mexico City, by over half a second and repeatedly in the latter stages of a grueling race.   This was due to his determination and ability to extract the maximum from the car as well as his technical feedback in developing a fast race setup.  The final race of the season, Australia, (qualified as the top Reynard) was a fine testament to his driving skills and concentration as his level headed approach resulted in victory, after a late race duel with his Champion teammate, which saw many much more experienced drivers fall foul of the dry to full wet changing conditions. In competing against Ryan over the last two seasons I have always been impressed by Ryan’s ability to extract the maximum from his car’s performance and his ability to maintain a positive attitude.  Ryan is always a driver to be reckoned with in a racing situation, and while he is a tough competitor he does so with a refreshing openness and willingness to give every effort towards success.

Stefan Johansson: Team Owner, CART World Series   (Contact:  LitleLeaf@aol.com)

I have followed Ryan's career very closely since his days in Karting and then had the pleasure of running him in my own CART team in 2003. There is no doubt in my mind that Ryan is not only one of the biggest natural talents in America, but in the world. He is one of very few drivers I have ever come across that have the great combination of effortless speed with the right amount of aggression. When the opportunity is presented to him he always transforms it into a race win and never crumbles under pressure, as he has shown on every occasion in his career.  He is a dream for any sponsor with his good looks and well balanced demeanour.  If I had the opportunity again I would be delighted to have Ryan in one of my cars.
 
*Additional References Provided Upon Request