http://www.jrhildebrandracing.com/ News regarding JR Hildebrand Racing en-us jr_hildebrand@comcast.net (JR Hildebrand Racing) Sun, 05 Feb 2012 12:02:36 Eastern Standard Time Copyright 2006 JR Hildebrand Racing. All rights reserved. Hi all, We\'re working on a substantial upgrade to the website, so sorry that we haven\'t been posting many updates. The Canadian awing produced an 8th in Toronto and 11th in Edmonton. This was followed by two events where contact with EJ Viso ended the day\'s competitiveness. Still 17 points ahead in the ROY race, and in 13th place in the standings. Hopefully the team has removed the Viso-magnet from the car! Looking forward to Sonoma! http://www.jrhildebrandracing.com/article.cfm?id=156 Mon, 15 Aug 2011 00:00:00 Eastern Daylight Time Crash In Final Turn of Last Lap Leaves Panther with Fourth-Straight Runner-Up Finish at Indy INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. - (May 29, 2011) - National Guard Panther Racing rookie driver JR Hildebrand led the 100th Anniversary of the Indianapolis 500 on three different occasions and came within a few hundred yards of winning the Greatest Spectacle in Racing before finishing in second position Sunday at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Hildebrand had taken the lead of the race for the third time on Lap 198 and appeared poised to capture Panther\'s first 500 victory until the No. 4 car got into the marbles while trying to pass the lapped car of Charlie Kimball on the outside of Turn Four and hit the wall. Despite the damage the car rolled past the Yard of Bricks in second position behind race winner, and former Panther driver, Dan Wheldon. \"I mean, this is not really about me at this point,\" Hildebrand said. \"You always show up to try to win. But for me, my disappointment is for the team and for the National Guard as our partner. It\'s one of those things, as a driver, you never really know what you\'re going to expect. We knew we had a fast racecar. We knew if the race came to us, we may be in a position to sort of finish top three, top five, wherever that might be, depending on how it panned out. But as a driver, I\'m smart enough as a rookie to not expect, no matter what\'s going to happen, I\'m going to come to the Indianapolis 500 my first year and be in a position to win the race. As it turned out, we most certainly were.\" Click on title for mucjh more! http://www.jrhildebrandracing.com/article.cfm?id=155 Fri, 03 Jun 2011 00:00:00 Eastern Daylight Time J.R. Hildebrand will be starting the Centennial Indy 500 from the outside of the fourth row on May 29th. http://www.jrhildebrandracing.com/article.cfm?id=154 Thu, 26 May 2011 00:00:00 Eastern Daylight Time National Guard Panther Driver Takes One Hour to Finish Four-Phase Program INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. - (May 12, 2011) - It took National Guard Panther Racing driver JR Hildebrand just over an hour to complete the Indianapolis Motor Speedways four-phase Rookie Orientation Program on Thursday afternoon, and by the end of the day the 23-year-old Californian was the fastest of the seven rookies who participated. Hildebrand was joined on Thursday by fellow IZOD IndyCar Series rookies Scott Speed, James Hinchcliffe, James Jakes, Ho-Pin Tung, Charlie Kimball and former Panther Firestone Indy Lights driver Pippa Mann. Click on title for more! http://www.jrhildebrandracing.com/article.cfm?id=152 Thu, 12 May 2011 00:00:00 Eastern Daylight Time National Guard Driver Moves Up from 22nd, Overcomes Rainy Track in Sao Paulo SAO PAULO, Brazil - (May 2, 2011) - National Guard Panther Racing driver JR Hildebrand overcame wet track conditions and a 22nd-place starting position in the rain-delayed Itaipava Sao Paulo Indy 300 to capture a tenth-place finish - the IZOD IndyCar Series rookie\'s career best result. Hildebrand maintains his lead in the IZOD IndyCar Series Rookie of the Year standings heading into this months 95th Running of the Indianapolis 500, an event in which Panther has finished runner-up for three consecutive seasons. Click on title for more! http://www.jrhildebrandracing.com/article.cfm?id=153 Thu, 12 May 2011 00:00:00 Eastern Daylight Time IndyCar Series Rookie Overcomes Late Tire Puncture, Green-Flag Stop for Result LONG BEACH, California - (April 17, 2011) - Panther Racing and National Guard driver JR Hildebrand improved a total of 10 positions Sunday in the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach to collect a 17th-place finish in the No. 4 entry. Hildebrand, who started 27th, overcame a tire puncture late in the race, and an additional green-flag pit stop, to climb up the grid in his first career IZOD IndyCar Series start on the Streets of Long Beach. Click title for more! http://www.jrhildebrandracing.com/article.cfm?id=151 Mon, 25 Apr 2011 00:00:00 Eastern Daylight Time National Guard Rookie Overcomes Getting Spun; Maintains Rookie of the Year Lead LEEDS, Alabama - (April 10, 2011) - National Guard Panther Racing driver JR Hildebrand battled back from an early incident with Raphael Matos that put the IZOD IndyCar Series rookie a lap down in 25th position to collect a 13th-place finish in the Honda Grand Prix of Alabama. In his fourth career start, the league rookie passed four cars for position in the final 18 laps to maintain the lead of the IZOD IndyCar Series rookie of the year standings. More ... http://www.jrhildebrandracing.com/article.cfm?id=150 Wed, 13 Apr 2011 00:00:00 Eastern Daylight Time IndyCar Rookie Loses Top Ten Finish After Punt from Danica Patrick on Final Lap ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - (March 27, 2011) National Guard Panther Racing rookie JR Hildebrand climbed a total of 13 spots to finish in 11th place Sunday in the Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg, the opening round of the IZOD IndyCar Series season. Hildebrand was running in tenth position on the final lap of the race but was hit in the rear of the No. 4 car by Danica Patrick, which caused him to slip back two positions. Patrick was penalized for avoidable contact and Hildebrand was moved up a position, ahead of Danica, to secure the 11th spot in the final order. http://www.jrhildebrandracing.com/article.cfm?id=149 Fri, 01 Apr 2011 00:00:00 Eastern Daylight Time J.R. recently visited the National Guard at Camp Atterbury Joint Maneuver Training Center and did a little rappeling! See the attached video: <a href=\"URL\"target=\"_blank\">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lv3F3rdpjTo</a> http://www.jrhildebrandracing.com/article.cfm?id=148 Mon, 07 Mar 2011 00:00:00 Eastern Standard Time INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. - (December 14, 2010)  Two-time IZOD IndyCar Series champion Panther Racing announced today it has signed California native JR Hildebrand to a multi-year contract agreement. The 2009 Firestone Indy Lights champion will replace Dan Wheldon and take over the reins of the No. 4 National Guard Panther Racing entry for the 2011 IndyCar Series season. http://www.jrhildebrandracing.com/article.cfm?id=147 Tue, 14 Dec 2010 00:00:00 Eastern Standard Time