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JR Hildebrand
IndyCar Driver
JR Hildebrand recently joined the Panther Racing team as the driver of the National Guard IndyCar. After a dominating performance during the 2009 Firestone Indy Light Series, Hildebrand emerged as the overall champion, scoring four wins, six poles, 11 top fives and 12 top ten finishes. He took the series title for AFS/Andretti Green Racing finishing the season just shy of 100 points clear of the field having clinched the title at the penultimate round. During the year, Hildebrand also tested Andretti Green’s IndyCar Series machine on both the Sebring short course and Kansas Speedway showing both speed and comfort upon both occasions. That same year, Hildebrand filled in for Marco Andretti as the driver for A1Team USA for the final round for the championship in Brands Hatch, England. Hildebrand was impressively quick all weekend, qualifying and finishing fourth while also leading several laps in the Sprint race, then pacing eventual championship winner Adam Carroll after a first corner accident in the Feature.
He is a recent graduate of Redwood High School in Corte Madera, where he played varsity baseball and maintained overall 4.0 GPA, despite a challenging schedule including honors and AP classes. He is a member of the California Scholarship Federation and the Redwood High School Honor Society.
