After twelve years with Andretti Autosport, Ryan Hunter-Reay is leaving the team after the 2021 season. Andretti Autosport confirmed the news on Tuesday. It is unknown where Reay will suit up in 2022.
The team released a statement on their Instagram thanking Reay. “What started as three races in 2010 grew to over a decade of successes. Through 12 seasons Andretti Autosport, DHL, and Ryan Hunter-Reay climbed mountains. We claimed a championship and captured victory on racing’s biggest stage. And now, over the next two weekends, Ryan will turn his last laps as our INDYCAR teammate.” The team added, “Thank you, Ryan Hunter-Reay, for 12 great seasons with us: 15 wins together, an Indy 500 victory, and an INDYCAR title. Always a champion, always a friend. Wishing you the best of luck in the laps ahead.”
Before joining Andretti in 2010, he raced for Tony George, A.J. Foyt, and Rahal Letterman Racing in his first three years. His first IndyCar win came at Watkins Glen International in 2008 with Rahal Letterman Racing.
After spending time with Tony George and A.J. Foyt in 2009, Andretti brought Reay in 2010. His career took off. His first win with Andretti came at the 2010 Grand Prix of Long Beach. He won two races and six podium finishes in his first two years with Andretti before a career-defining moment in 2012.
He was battling Will Power for the championship. In the final race at Auto Club Speedway, Reay finished in fourth while Will Power crashed, resulting in Reay winning the championship by three points over Power. Reay finished the 2012 season with one pole, four wins, and six podium finishes.
In 2014, he added his name to a long list of legends by winning the Indianapolis 500 over Helio Castroneves. He would win three races that season, along with one pole and six podium finishes.
In his twelve years with Andretti, Reay has made 186 starts with six poles, fifteen wins, and 42 podium finishes. Andretti Autosport has not named a replacement for Reay in the No. 28 DHL Honda.
The NTT IndyCar Series has two races left in the season at Laguna Seca this weekend and the Grand Prix of Long Beach on September 26th.
