"The Rolex 24 is a race I have wanted to compete in since before I started karting at the age of twelve," the American said, "There is nothing like it. I will be racing against, and with, some of the most respected names in motorsports, and I couldn't ask for a better situation than to be teamed with Riley Technologies.
"We developed a great working relationship at last year's Miller race and I can’t say enough about this great team. The fact that I have been able to test the car before this race is a major plus. We have been preparing for this race by testing at Kershaw, Homestead and
Daytona, and our sights are set on a win. I am literally counting down the days."
Hunter-Reay has had a busy, and diverse, off-season, with outings ranging from various testing obligations in a variety of race cars to competing in the Baja 1000. The highlight of the off-season, however, was when Hendrick Motorsports selected him as one of its drivers for the General Motors Busch Driver Evaluation Programme, which ran drivers on a variety of tracks in Richard Childress Racing-prepared Busch cars, with GM and GM backed NASCAR Nextel Cup team representatives in attendance.
Again, like his recent A1GP and Grand-Am opportunities, Hunter-Reay had never driven a stock car prior to the test, but that did not stop him from consistently being at the top of the timesheets. The test went exceptionally well and opened many doors, including the upcoming NASCAR Busch test.
"Busy times are the best times," Hunter-Reay concluded, "I'm a racer plain and simple. I want to race anything I can get my hands on."
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