Thursday's announcement comes on the eve of the annual Roar before the 24 days trial for Friday through Sunday at the round of 12, 3.56-mile Daytona road course. The Replica Rolex 24 is scheduled for January 26-27.
This will be the seventh consecutive Rolex 24 and Rolex Series event for the 16 32-year-old Hunter-Reay, who crowned his third season driving for Andretti Autosport, winning the championship IndyCar and the price of $ 1 million per record one series leading four wins in 2012. He became the first American to win an IndyCar Series title since Al Unser Jr. unified in 1994. Hunter-Reay is the most successful driver currently competing in American IndyCar Series with nine career wins - three times more than any other currently active US-born drivers combined. With six victories since the beginning of 2010, Hunter-Reay finishing top U.S. in the IndyCar Series in the past three seasons, and is the only driver to win IndyCar notes, CART, Champ Car, and Rolex Series American Le Mans Series.
"I've always been a fan of Ryan," said team owner, the race three times in sports car and twice winner Rolex 24 Wayne Taylor. "We went with Max to Salt Lake City in 2006. I've known Ryan for years and I always thought he was a pilot greatly underestimated. He showed the world what it is really winning the IndyCar championship last year. It is very important to our mutual partner with General Motors to be a better team in the 24 Hours of Daytona. Everything went very well together and I am very happy to have co-driving with Max and Jordan. I think it will be really good. '
Hunter-Reay Rolex Series victory came in the 2007 season-end 1000 mile endurance race at Miller Motorsports Park outside Salt Lake City with Marc Goossens and Jim Matthews at No. 91 Riley-Matthews Motorsports Pontiac Riley. Its American Le Mans Series victory came with his co-driver Luis Diaz in the LMP2 class level 5 Motorsports Lola-Honda at the 12 Hours of Sebring in 2011.
"I am delighted to join Wayne Taylor Racing for the 24 Hours of Daytona in 2013," said Hunter-Reay, whose best Rolex Replica 24 finish of third came in 2010 in the No. 95 BMW Riley NPN Racing cooperation with Richard Westbrook, Scott Tucker and Lucas Luhr. "I'm looking forward to driving again Wayne and work with the team that catapulted my career resurgence in 2006. After winning the 2012 IndyCar championship with Team Chevy, I am delighted to be part of the biggest event of U.S. Chevrolet resistance of the year. This will be my seventh Rolex 24 and I came close to winning in the past with a podium. But part of this team and drive a Corvette DP with Max Angelelli and Taylor Jordan should provide the best opportunity, however, to compete for victory and climb the first step. '
In last year's Rolex 24, Hunter-Reay co-leads the # 2 Starworks Motorsport Ford Riley with a 10th place with Marco Andretti, Michael Valiante and Scott Mayer.
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