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ABOUT JAMES

Full Name: James Hinchcliffe
Birth Date: December 5, 1986
Hometown: Toronto, Canada
Residence: Indianapolis, Ind.
No.: 27
Chassis: Dallara
Engine: Chevrolet

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CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

• Recorded three top-five and seven top-10 finishes to earn the IZOD IndyCar Series Rookie of the Year title in 2011 despite missing the season-opener; finished fourth at the Long Beach, New Hampshire and Kentucky races
• Finished second in 2010 Firestone Indy Lights championship with three wins and series-best four pole positions; recorded 10 top-five finishes and 12 top-10 finishes in 13 starts
• Won Greg Moore Legacy Award as Firestone Indy Lights rising star in 2010
• Finished fifth in Firestone Indy Lights in 2009 with best finish of second at Mid-Ohio; recorded five podium finishes, six top-five and 10 top-10 finishes in 15 starts
• Finished fourth in the 2008 Atlantic Championship with a win at Laguna Seca, two poles and four podium finishes
• Finished fourth in the 2007 Atlantic Championship; earned three pole positions, six top-five results and nine top-10 results in 12 races
• Competed for Team Canada in the A1 Grand Prix series in 2007
• In 2006, scored three podium results, including a victory at Portland, in the Atlantic Championship
• Finished third in the 2005 Star Mazda season with three victories, three poles and six podium results
• Earned Formula BMW USA Rookie of the Year honors in 2004 after scoring three wins, four poles and 10 podium finishes
• In 2003, earned five wins, four poles and 11 podium results while finishing third in the Bridgestone Racing Academy F2000 series
• Began his racing career in karting and captured numerous titles such as the TKC Junior Rotax Class Karting Championship, the Junior Rotax Canada Cup and TKC Winter Series Championship