'Laser-focused' star announces shock return

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Two years aft leaving the IndyCar Series, Ryan Hunter-Reay is acceptable to instrumentality for different ace astatine motorsport's astir iconic oval contention – the Indianapolis 500.

Hunter-Reay, who won the IndyCar Series successful 2012, volition not instrumentality with the Andretti Autosport outfit that helium became synonymous with.

Instead, he'll articulation Indianapolis 500 specialists Dreyer & Reinbold to contention the famed 200-lapper astatine The Brickyard.

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'Captain America' volition transportation No.23 successful the 'Greatest Spectacle In Racing' for the period of May.

The American, who has 18 contention wins to his name, returns to Indianapolis Motor Speedway with the lone volition of winning.

"I've been anxious to stock this quality for rather immoderate time," said Hunter-Reay.

"This concern with Dreyer & Reinbold Racing presents a unsocial accidental for maine and I can't hold to get backmost connected way astatine IMS.

"I consciousness laser-focused and energised. The Indy 500 isn't conscionable a centrifugal race, for me, it's a mode of life.

"I was incredibly attracted to the information that DRR is simply a streamlined programme that puts each of its vigor into the period of May.

"I conjecture you tin accidental I'm going backmost to my roots, considering however I started my IndyCar vocation with smaller teams that took the combat to the bigger efforts and won.

"If you look astatine DRR's grounds astatine Indy and their awesome caller results, the excavation of talented engineers and crew; it's a cleanable fit."

Hunter-Reay's instrumentality comes aft an unceremonious departure from the IndyCar Series erstwhile helium was replaced astatine the extremity of 2021 by ex-Formula 1 operator Romain Grosjean.

Hunter-Reay volition beryllium partnered by Stefan Wilson, who volition transportation No.24 connected his car.

The Brit is the member of Justin Wilson, who died successful an IndyCar contention successful 2015.

Stefan's introduction successful this year's Indianapolis 500 marks a reunion of sorts for the Wilson family.

Justin drove for Dreyer & Reinbold successful 2010 and 2011, finishing seventh and 16th successful his 2 Indianapolis 500 attempts with the team.

"There's past present with this team," Stefan said.

"Justin spent 2 years with DRR backmost successful 2010-2011 and secured podiums.

"I got to cognize Dennis (Reinbold), Brett De Bord (director of commercialized operations) and Chase Selman (general manager) truly good backmost then, truthful it feels large to beryllium re-joining them successful a sense."

Founded successful 1999, Dreyer & Reinbold past contested a afloat IndyCar Series run successful 2014.

Since then, the squad has focused connected constricted entries with a peculiar absorption connected the Indianapolis 500.

In 2012, Oriol Servia delivered the squad its champion decorativeness with fourth.

The squad comes into the 2023 variation of the contention disconnected the backmost of 2 apical 10 finishes with Sage Karam and Santino Ferrucci.

This year's Indianapolis 500 takes spot connected May 29.

The 2023 IndyCar Series continues connected April 2-3 astatine Texas Motor Speedway, with practice, qualifying, and the 250-lap contention each live, ad-free, and exclusively connected Stan Sport.

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