Highlights:

• IRL - Indy Racing League 2007 Rookie of the Year Award
• Champ Car - First American Rookie in over a decade to earn a Podium (Mid-Ohio 2003)
• Champ Car - First American Rookie in over 20 years to Win a Champ Car Race (Surfers         Paradise, Australia 2003)
• Champ Car - Holds the record for the most laps lead (250) in a single race (Milwaukee 2004)
• IRL - Earned the highest qualifying result ever Rahal-Letterman Racing on a road course (2007)
• Champ Car - Second youngest driver to ever Win a Street Race, youngest American to ever Win an Oval Race
• Champ Car - Recipient of the Greg Moore Legacy Award (2004)
• GrandAm – Miller Sun Chaser Winner (2007) – Riley Factory Driver
• NASCAR – Selected by Hendrick Motorsports for General Motors NASCAR Driver Development Evaluation Program and became a Finalist

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 MDNFs
-     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 Team USA Tapuo New Zealand, Scored points for the team in first event. 

2006 –  GrandAmerican Rolex Series / NASCAR
 -    No.#10 SunTrust Pontiac / Riley at the Sunchaser 9 Hour Endurance Race (Angelelli / Taylor)
 -    Led 30 Laps of the 9 Hour until sidelined by header gases burning through the spark plug wires
 -    No.# 17 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: 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
- Record for the most laps led in a single race in the history of Champ Car
- Lapped every car in the race with the exception of two (Milwaukee)
- 1st Pole, and 1st Win from the front of the grid 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

2001 – Barber Dodge Pro Series
- Recorded two race wins (Lime Rock / Toronto) and finished 5th in the Championship

2000 – Barber Dodge Pro Series
- Won “Rookie of the Year”
- Finished 5th in the Championship; earned two Podiums, four Top-5 Finishes

1999 – Formula Barber Dodge  
- Inaugural Formula Barber Dodge National Championship: Champion
- Eastern Series Championship: Champion
- Barber Dodge “Scholarship Winner”

1998 – 1996:
 -    Nine Time WKA / FIA National Series Champion / Three Time Grand National Champion

References*

Graham Taylor: Chief Race Engineer, Super Aguri F1    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: Technical Director RuSport, Champ Car  (Two Time Formula 1 World Champion Race Engineer)

I worked with Ryan as Race Engineer at the last three races of the 2003 CART Championship Season.  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.

Kyle Brannan: Race Engineer, Champ Car / Daytona Prototype     

I was Ryan Hunter-Reay’s race engineer during the 2002 Formula Atlantic Championship. This Championship and year were undoubtedly the most competitive I have ever seen in Formula Atlantic. Ryan immediately established himself as a consistent frontrunner winning several pole positions and races in dominating fashion, in what was his rookie season.

In my opinion, a large part of this was due to Ryan’s focus, and ability to work with the team and engineer to improve his and the cars performance every weekend. Ryan would focus on his job and the important things during the race weekend, and it showed with his results on the track.  I enjoyed working with Ryan in 2002 and would look forward to doing so again in the future, and would without hesitation recommend Ryan for any senior level motorsports program.

Stefan Johansson: Team Owner, CART World Series           

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 Champ Car 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