Long Beach Motorsports Walk of Fame Ceremony

Toronto-born James Hinchcliffe won the Long Beach Grand Prix in 2017 and finished third in 2012. He was the NTT INDYCAR SERIES Rookie of the Year in 2011 and got his first Indy Lights win at Long Beach in 2010. He came up through the Atlantic Championship and Firestone Indy Lights series and made his INDYCAR debut in 2011 with
powerhouse team Newman-Haas Racing. From 2012-2014 he succeeded Danica Patrick as driver of the GoDaddy car for Andretti Autosport. His first win was at the 2013 season-opening race at St. Petersburg and he went on to earn six wins, 32 Top-5s and a very impressive 70 Top-10 finishes in a 10-year career. He gained national fame outside of racing when he appeared on season 23 of the ABC hit Dancing With The Stars where he finished second. Currently he is an INDYCAR commentator for NBC.

Ryan Hunter-Reay took the Grand Prix of Long Beach checkered flag in 2010, won the 2012 INDYCAR championship and the 2014 Indianapolis 500 during an outstanding career that spanned 19 seasons and included 18 wins and 72 Top-5 finishes. He is also a two-time ESPY award winner (2013 and 2014) for “Best Driver” in the world. The resident of Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., has six Top-10 finishes at the Indianapolis 500. He made an immediate splash in INDYCAR by earning Rookie of the Year honors in 2007 despite competing in just six of the 17 races. The following season he was Rookie of the Year at the Indianapolis 500 with a sixth-place finish. Away from the track, Hunter-Reay co-founded Racing For Cancer after his mother passed away from the disease. He is a self-proclaimed beach bum who spends much of his leisure time surfing, scuba diving and sport fishing. He and his wife Beccy have three children, Ryden (5), Rocsen (3) and Rhodes (2).