Dated 10/13/2009
HOUSTON June 12, 2009—Creative thinking often leads to win-win solutions. IndyCar driver Ryan Hunter-Reay, of Boca Raton, Fla., will drive for A.J. Foyt’s ABC Supply team for the remainder of the season beginning with the Iowa Corn Indy 250 at Iowa Speedway June 20-21. Vision Racing assigned Hunter-Reay’s driving services to A.J. Foyt Enterprises in a deal struck Thursday afternoon.
The announcement comes as a result of a conversation between A.J. Foyt and Vision Racing team owner Tony George who approached Foyt at the race in Texas about using Hunter-Reay’s services while Vitor Meira recovered from a back injury sustained in the Indianapolis 500. Foyt had been looking at a short list of drivers when he agreed to the deal which would give his ABC Supply team a driver who can provide continuity in the cockpit while allowing George time to re-focus his team’s resources.
Meira is expected to return for the final race of the season in October, when, if he has recovered fully from his injuries, Foyt will run two cars at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
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