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J. R. Hildebrand

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J. R. Hildebrand
Hildebrand at the 2013 Grand Prix of Long Beach
NationalityUnited States American
BornJohn Randal Hildebrand Jr.
(1988-01-03) January 3, 1988 (age 36)
Sausalito, California, U.S.
Racing licence FIA Gold
Previous series
2019
2009
2008–09
2007
2005–2006
2005
2004		Americas Rallycross Championship
Firestone Indy Lights
A1 Grand Prix
Champ Car Atlantic Series
U.S. F2000
Formula Palmer Audi Autumn Cup
SCCA Formula Russell
Championship titles
2009
2006
2004		Firestone Indy Lights
U.S. F2000
SCCA Formula Russell
Awards
2005
2011		Team USA Scholarship
Indianapolis 500 Rookie of the Year
IndyCar Series career
68 races run over 13 years
2022 position30th
Best finish11th (2012)
First race2010 Honda Indy 200 (Mid-Ohio)
Last race2022 Indianapolis 500 (Indianapolis)
Wins Podiums Poles
0 3 0

John Randal Hildebrand Jr. (born January 3, 1988) is an American race car driver. He last competed in the IndyCar Series driving part-time in the No. 11 Chevrolet for AJ Foyt Enterprises. Hildebrand won the 2009 Indy Lights championship and came close to winning the 2011 Indianapolis 500, hitting the wall on the final corner of the race and crossing the line in second place.

Early career

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At the age of 14, Hildebrand started racing go karts in the Jim Russell Arrive and Drive Championship at Infineon Raceway in Northern California; winning not only his first race but the championship that year. In 2003, he raced in the Jr. 80cc Shifter class finishing a close second, and at the end of that year made the transition from karts to cars by winning the Jim Russell Graduate Runoffs; racing in Formula Russell in 2004. That year, he went on to win the series championship; also participating in the Red Bull Driver Search. He then moved up to Pacific F2000 in 2005; finishing second overall as rookie of the year, also being chosen for the Team USA Scholarship, earning him a ride in the Formula Palmer Audi Autumn Trophy, in which he finished third. In 2006, he dominated the U.S. F2000 National Championship; winning the championship and 12 out of 14 races.

In recognition of his impressive 2006 performance, Hildebrand won the Gorsline Scholarship and was elected to the AARWBA All American Auto Racing First Team.

Hildebrand (inside) racing alongside teammate Andrew Prendeville in the 2008 Firestone Freedom 100

Atlantics and Indy Lights

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For 2007, he moved to the Champ Car Atlantic series, driving for Newman Wachs Racing. He finished seventh in points and was the top US rookie in the series. After the season's conclusion he made 2 starts for RLR-Andersen Racing in the Indy Pro Series. Hildebrand then went on to contest the entire series schedule, which was renamed the Firestone Indy Lights Series, for RLR-Andersen in 2008.[1] He captured his first series win in the fourth race of the season at Kansas Speedway, his second start on an oval. He finished 5th overall in the 2008 championship.

For the 2009 season he signed with defending championship-winning team AGR-AFS Racing,[2] and after winning four races and taking five pole positions, he eventually claimed the title at the penultimate round at Chicagoland. That year he also competed in the final round of the A1 Grand Prix series for A1 Team USA at Brands Hatch, finishing 4th in the Sprint race. He was again elected to the AARWBA All American Auto Racing First Team for 2009.

American Le Mans Series

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American Le Mans Series' Genoa Racing signed Hildebrand to race an LMPC class car for 2010. He contested the 12 Hours of Sebring and the Long Beach Grand Prix.

Formula One

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Hildebrand spent three days testing for the Force India Formula One team in December 2009, at the Jerez circuit, in a car shared with Paul di Resta.[3][4][5]

IndyCar

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Hildebrand crashed on the final lap of the 2011 Indianapolis 500.

Hildebrand made his IndyCar Series debut in 2010, competing in two races for Dreyer & Reinbold Racing as a substitute driver for the injured Mike Conway. On Tuesday, December 14, 2010, it was announced that Hildebrand signed a multi–year contract to drive the No. 4 National Guard entry for Panther Racing, starting in 2011 after impressing the team during a test.[6]

Hildebrand driving for Panther Racing at the 2011 Indy Japan 300.

Later in 2011, Hildebrand qualified for the Indianapolis 500 and was the most successful rookie during his premiere race. Hildebrand was able to lead at the halfway point for Panther Racing and stayed on the lead lap for the entire race. This allowed him to take a gamble during his last pit stop, stretching out his fuel load to an eventual lead on the final lap. On the very last turn, he slid out of the racing lane and into the retaining wall while passing rapidly slowing Charlie Kimball, allowing Dan Wheldon to take the victory. Despite the damage to his car – including the loss of a wheel – Hildebrand retained enough speed to cross the finish line in second place.

On October 16, 2011, Hildebrand was involved in a 15-car chain-reaction crash at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in the season-ending IZOD IndyCar World Championships. He sustained an injured sternum and was transported by ground ambulance to a Las Vegas area hospital, where he was admitted for treatment. The crash claimed the life of two-time Indy 500 winner and 2005 IndyCar Series champion Dan Wheldon.[7][8]

Following a last-place finish in the 2013 Indianapolis 500, Hildebrand was released by Panther Racing.[9] He had announced earlier in the year that he would be running selected Formula DRIFT races as a teammate to Tyler McQuarrie.[10]

In 2014, Hildebrand joined Ed Carpenter Racing for the Indianapolis 500, driving the No. 21.[11] On November 4, 2016, it was confirmed that Hildebrand would take over the Ed Carpenter Racing No. 21 car for the 2017 season, replacing Josef Newgarden.[12] He finished 15th in the points standing for the season, achieving a second-place finish in Iowa and a third in Phoenix. Following the season Hildebrand was not retained by the team.[13]

For 2018 Hildebrand was signed for by Dreyer & Reinbold Racing to pilot their car in the Indy 500 (their only entry of the season) and finished 11th. He returned in the same role in 2019, finishing 20th.[14] He again returned in 2020 for the same one-race role, despite the team's increased commitment to a part-time schedule. He finished in 16th.[15]

In 2021 Hildebrand drove a specially liveried car for A.J. Foyt Enterprises, commemorating the 60th anniversary of team owner A.J. Foyt's first of four Indianapolis 500 wins. He finished in 15th place.

Pikes Peak Hillclimb

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In 2018, Hildebrand competed in the Pikes Peak Hillclimb, driving a Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport, finishing 2nd in Porsche Trophy category behind Travis Pastrana.

In 2021 it was quietly announced Hildebrand would compete in the Open Wheel Class, driving a IndyCar.[16] That effort fell through due to numerous technicalities which could not be overcome in time to compete.

On February 1, 2022, it was announced Hildebrand had entered the 2022 running of the event,[17] competing in the Open Wheel Class, driving a 2022 Dallara IR18 Evo IndyCar.[18] While not an IndyCar sanctioned event, all of the IndyCar suppliers are involved in it,[19] as well as chassis manufacturer Dallara.

Personal life

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In 2006, Hildebrand graduated from Redwood High School in Larkspur, California as a National Merit Scholar.[20] While in high school, he also played varsity baseball. He applied and was accepted by several top universities, including the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), Berkeley, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). MIT granted a three-year deferral, but he eventually allowed it to lapse as he continued to pursue his racing career.[21][22]

Racing record

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American open–wheel racing results

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(key)

USF2000 National Championship

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Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Pos Points
2006 Cape Motorsports ATL1
1 		ATL2
1 		MDO1
1 		MDO2
1 		PIR1
1 		PIR2
1 		CLE1
1 		CLE2
2 		TOR1
1 		TOR2
1 		MDO3
1 		MDO4
1 		ROA1
13 		ROA2
1 		1st 361

Atlantic Championship

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Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Rank Points
2006 Newman Wachs Racing LBH HOU MTY POR CLE1 CLE2 TOR EDM SJO DEN MTL ROA
19 		43rd 2
2007 LVG
13 		LBH
30 		HOU
7 		POR1
6 		POR2
9 		CLE
2 		MTT
9 		TOR
19 		EDM1
21 		EDM2
5 		SJO
15 		ROA
9 		7th 140
2008 Genoa Racing LBH LS MTT EDM1 EDM2 ROA1 ROA2 TRR NJ UTA ATL
15 		26th 7

Indy Lights

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Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Rank Points
2007 RLR/Andersen Racing HMS STP1 STP2 INDY MIL IMS1 IMS2 IOW WGL1 WGL2 NSH MDO KTY SNM1
22 		SNM2
20 		CHI 37th 18
2008 HMS
10 		STP1
5 		STP2
2 		KAN
1 		INDY
24 		MIL
5 		IOW
8 		WGL1
19 		WGL2
9 		NSH
4 		MDO1
5 		MDO2
6 		KTY
18 		SNM1
4 		SNM2
4 		CHI
22 		5th 409
2009 AGR-AFS Racing STP1
3 		STP2
21 		LBH
1 		KAN
14 		INDY
2 		MIL
2 		IOW
6 		WGL
1 		TOR
2 		EDM
1 		KTY
17 		MDO
3 		SNM
1 		CHI
5 		HMS
2 		1st 545

IndyCar Series

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Year Team Chassis No. Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Rank Points Ref
2010 Dreyer & Reinbold Racing Dallara
IR-05 		24 Honda SAO STP ALA LBH KAN INDY TXS IOW WGL TOR EDM MDO
16 		SNM
24 		CHI KTY MOT HMS 35th 26 [23]
2011 Panther Racing 4 STP
11 		ALA
13 		LBH
17 		SAO
10 		INDY
2 		TXS
23 		TXS
18 		MIL
21 		IOW
4 		TOR
8 		EDM
11 		MDO
25 		NHM
21 		SNM
23 		BAL
19 		MOT
7 		KTY
20 		LVS1
C 		14th 296 [24]
2012 Dallara DW12 Chevrolet STP
19 		ALA
15 		LBH
5 		SAO
7 		INDY
14 		DET
14 		TXS
5 		MIL
22 		IOW
22 		TOR
7 		EDM
21 		MDO
9 		SNM
8 		BAL
12 		FON
11 		11th 294 [25]
2013 STP
19 		ALA
17 		LBH
5 		SAO
15 		INDY
33 		DET DET TXS MIL IOW POC TOR TOR MDO 25th 112 [26]
Barracuda Racing 98 Honda SNM
16 		BAL HOU HOU FON
11
2014 Ed Carpenter Racing 21 Chevrolet STP LBH ALA IMS INDY
10 		DET DET TXS HOU HOU POC IOW TOR TOR MDO MIL SNM FON 26th 66 [27]
2015 CFH Racing 6 STP NLA LBH ALA IMS
21 		INDY
8 		DET DET TXS TOR FON MIL IOW MDO POC SNM 31st 57 [28]
2016 Ed Carpenter Racing STP PHX LBH ALA IMS
22 		INDY
6 		DET DET RDA IOW TOR MDO POC TXS WGL SNM 23rd 84 [29]
2017 21 STP
13 		LBH
11 		ALA PHX
3 		IMS
14 		INDY
16 		DET
17 		DET
18 		TEX
12 		ROA
16 		IOW
2 		TOR
13 		MDO
17 		POC
19 		GTW
18 		WGL
15 		SNM
14 		15th 347 [30]
2018 Dreyer & Reinbold Racing 66 STP PHX LBH ALA IMS INDY
11 		DET DET TXS RDA IOW TOR MDO POC GTW POR SNM 33rd 38 [31]
2019 48 STP COA ALA LBH IMS INDY
20 		DET DET TXS RDA TOR IOW MDO POC GTW POR LAG 33rd 20 [32]
2020 67 TXS
 IMS
 ROA
 ROA
 IOW
 IOW
 INDY
16 		GTW
 GTW
 MDO MDO IMS IMS STP
 30th 28 [33]
2021 A. J. Foyt Enterprises 1 ALA
 STP
 TXS
 TXS
 IMS
 INDY
15 		DET
 DET
 ROA
 MDO
 NSH
 IMS
 GTW
 POR
 LAG
 LBH
 33rd 30 [34]
2022 11 STP
 TXS
14 		LBH
 ALA
 IMS
 INDY
12 		DET
 ROA
 MDO
 TOR
 IOW
 IOW
 IMS
 NSH
 GTW
 POR
 LAG
 30th 53 [35]

* Season still in progress.

1 Race cancelled due to death of Dan Wheldon
Years Teams Races Poles Wins Podiums
(non-win) 		Top 10s
(non-podium) 		Indianapolis 500
wins 		Championships
8 5 56 0 0 3 14 0 0
** Podium (non-win) indicates 2nd or 3rd place finishes.
*** Top 10s (non-podium) indicates 4th through 10th place finishes.

Indianapolis 500

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Year Chassis Engine Start Finish Team
2011 Dallara Honda 12 2 Panther Racing
2012 Dallara Chevrolet 18 14 Panther Racing
2013 Dallara Chevrolet 10 33 Panther Racing
2014 Dallara Chevrolet 9 10 Ed Carpenter Racing
2015 Dallara Chevrolet 10 8 CFH Racing
2016 Dallara Chevrolet 15 6 Ed Carpenter Racing
2017 Dallara Chevrolet 6 16 Ed Carpenter Racing
2018 Dallara Chevrolet 27 11 Dreyer & Reinbold Racing
2019 Dallara Chevrolet 21 20 Dreyer & Reinbold Racing
2020 Dallara Chevrolet 32 16 Dreyer & Reinbold Racing
2021 Dallara Chevrolet 22 15 A. J. Foyt Enterprises
2022 Dallara Chevrolet 17 12 A. J. Foyt Enterprises

Complete American Le Mans Series results

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Year Entrant Class Chassis Engine Tyres 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Rank Points
2010 Genoa Racing LMPC Oreca FLM09 Chevrolet 6.2L V8 M SEB
ovr:25
cls:2
 LNB
ovr:7
cls:3
 MON UTA LIM MID AME MOS PET 17th 36

Pikes Peak International Hill Climb

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Year Car Time Pos. Class
Pos.
2018 Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport 10:39.301 29th 2nd

American rallycross racing results

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Complete Americas Rallycross results

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(key)

Year Entrant Car No. Driver 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ARX2 Points
2019 MDO GAT TRR COTA MDO
Dreyer & Reinbold Racing Olsbergs MSE 48 United States J. R. Hildebrand 4 4 3 4 9th 79

Complete WeatherTech SportsCar Championship results

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(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Entrant Class Make Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Rank Points
2021 NTE Sport GTD Audi R8 LMS Evo Audi 5.2 L V10 DAY
15 		SEB MDO DET WGL WGL LIM ELK
11 		LGA LBH VIR PET 42nd 394

References

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  1. ^ Hildebrand Joins RLR/Andersen Racing Archived March 9, 2008, at the Wayback Machine, SpeedTV.com, March 5, 2008
  2. ^ DiZinno, Tony. Hildebrand joins AGR/AFS juggernaut Archived June 7, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, Motorsport.com, November 13, 2008
  3. ^ "Rookietest Jerez: Analyse dag 1". December 2009. MotorRacingBlog.nl
  4. ^ "Hildebrand and di Resta to test for Force India | joeblogsf1". Joesaward.wordpress.com. November 24, 2009. Retrieved February 10, 2017.
  5. ^ "JR Hildebrand Racing: Hildebrand to Test for Force India F1 Team". Archived from the original on July 23, 2011. Retrieved May 30, 2011.
  6. ^ "Panther Racing - News - Panther Signs JR Hildebrand to Multi-Year Contract Agreement for IZOD IndyCar Series". Archived from the original on March 14, 2012. Retrieved January 12, 2012.
  7. ^ "Dan Wheldon dies in huge crash at IndyCar finale". USA Today. October 16, 2011. Retrieved October 16, 2011.
  8. ^ "Dan Wheldon dies following IndyCar crash at Vegas". ESPN. ESPN Internet Ventures. October 17, 2011. Retrieved October 17, 2011.
  9. ^ DiZinno, Tony (May 30, 2013). "Panther Racing terminates JR Hildebrand's contract". NBC Sports. Retrieved May 31, 2013.
  10. ^ DiZinno, Tony (April 10, 2013). "JR Hildebrand will go drift racing later this year". NBC Sports. Retrieved May 31, 2013.
  11. ^ IndyCar (March 20, 2014). "Hildebrand To Compete In '500'". Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Retrieved March 20, 2014.
  12. ^ "Hildebrand confirmed as full-time Ed Carpenter driver". Motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. November 4, 2016. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
  13. ^ Pruett, Marshall (October 24, 2017) Carpenter continuing with road/street course plan Racer.com. Retrieved December 12, 2019.
  14. ^ DRR confirms Hildebrand for Indy 500. by Racer.com staff. Racer.com, April 22, 2019.Retrieved December 12, 2019.
  15. ^ IndyCar: Dreyer & Reinbold Racing to compete in at least 4 races in 2020. by Asher Fair. Beyond the Flag, January 8, 2020. Retrieved September 2, 2020.
  16. ^ https://www.roadandtrack.com/news/a35491681/jr-hildebrand-pikes-peak-hill-climb-in-an-indycar/?src=socialflowTW 2021 Dallara DW12/IR18
  17. ^ "Field Set for 100th Pikes Peak Hill Climb". February 2022.
  18. ^ https://ppihc.org/wp-content/uploads/2022-PPIHC-Competitor-List.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  19. ^ "The RACER Mailbag, February 9". February 9, 2022.
  20. ^ "Bay Area native Hildebrand 'looking forward' to being behind the wheel at Sonoma Raceway". The San Francisco Examiner. August 23, 2013. Retrieved July 25, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  21. ^ "Famous people who didn't go to MIT" Archived May 20, 2011, at the Wayback Machine M.I.T. Admissions Office. 2011. Retrieved May 30, 2011.
  22. ^ Redwood High grad picks IRL over MIT Archived April 4, 2012, at the Wayback Machine Santa Rosa Press-Democrat. August 20, 2010. Retrieved May 30, 2011.
  23. ^ "J. R. Hildebrand – 2010 IZOD IndyCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
  24. ^ "J. R. Hildebrand – 2011 IZOD IndyCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
  25. ^ "J. R. Hildebrand – 2012 IZOD IndyCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
  26. ^ "J. R. Hildebrand – 2013 IZOD IndyCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
  27. ^ "J. R. Hildebrand – 2014 Verizon IndyCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
  28. ^ "J. R. Hildebrand – 2015 Verizon IndyCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
  29. ^ "J. R. Hildebrand – 2016 Verizon IndyCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
  30. ^ "J. R. Hildebrand – 2017 Verizon IndyCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
  31. ^ "J. R. Hildebrand – 2018 Verizon IndyCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
  32. ^ "J. R. Hildebrand – 2019 NTT IndyCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
  33. ^ "J. R. Hildebrand – 2020 NTT IndyCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
  34. ^ "J. R. Hildebrand – 2021 NTT IndyCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
  35. ^ "J. R. Hildebrand – 2022 NTT IndyCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
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Champion
2009 		Succeeded by
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