JR Hildebrand

JR Hildebrand enters the 2013 season driving the No. 4 National Guard Chevrolet for Panther Racing. His career-best finish entering the season was second at the 2011 Indianapolis 500, where he leading the race heading into the final turn before hitting the outside wall and enabling Dan Wheldon to pass him for the victory. The California native was a national merit scholar in high school but passed on an opportunity to attend the prestigious Massachusetts Institute of Technology to pursue a career in Motorsports.

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BIRMINGHAM, AL - APRIL 7: JR Hildebrand, drives the #4 National Guard Panther Racing Chevrolet during warm up for the Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama at Barber Motorsports Park on April 7, 2013 in Birmingham, Alabama.

ST PETERSBURG, FL - MARCH 24: JR Hildebrand, drives the #4 National Guard Panther Racing Dallara Chevrolet reacts to crashing during the Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg on March 24, 2013 in St Petersburg, Florida.

FONTANA, CA - SEPTEMBER 14: JR Hildebrand, driver of the #4 National Guard Panther Racing Dallara Chevrolet looks on during qualifying for the IZOD IndyCarSeries MATV 500 World Championship at the Auto Club Speedway on September 14, 2012 in Fontana, California.

BALTIMORE - SEPTEMBER 01: J.R. Hildebrand drives his #4 National Guard Panther Racing Chevrolet Dallara during practice for IZOD IndyCar Series Grand Prix of Baltimore on September 1, 2012 on the streets of Baltimore, Maryland.

SONOMA, CA - AUGUST 24: JR Hildebrand, driver of the #4 National Guard Panther Racing Chevrolet, talks with his team during practice for the GoPro Indy Grand Prix at Sonoma on August 24, 2012 in Sonoma, California.

LEXINGTON, OH - AUGUST 04: JR Hildebrand driver of the #4 National Guard Panther Racing Dallara Chevrolet during practice for the IZOD IndyCar Series Honda Indy 200 at the Mid Ohio Sports Car Course on August 4, 2012 in Lexington, Ohio.

EDMONTON, AB - JULY 21: JR Hildebrand of the United States, drives the National Guard Panther Racing Dallara Chevrolet during qualifying for the IZOD IndyCar Series Edmonton Indy at Edmonton City Centre Airport on July 21, 2012 in Edmonton, Canada.

TORONTO, ON - JULY 07: J.R. Hildebrand of the United States drives his #4 ational Guard Panther Racing Chevrolet Dallara during practice for the IZOD INDYCAR Series Honda Indy Toronto on July 7, 2012 in Toronto, Canada.

WEST ALLIS, WI - JUNE 16: JR Hildebrand, drives the #4 National Guard Panther Racing Chevrolet Dallara during the IZOD IndyCar Series Milwaukee IndyFest presented by XYQ at The Milwaukee Mile on June 16, 2012 in West Allis, Wisconsin.

WEST ALLIS, WI - JUNE 15: JR Hildebrand, driver of the #4 National Guard Panther Racing Chevrolet Dallara, waits to qualify for IZOD IndyCar Series Milwaukee IndyFest presented by XYQ at The Milwaukee Mile on June 15, 2012 in West Allis, Wisconsin.

FORT WORTH, TX - JUNE 09: Charlie Kimball, driver of the #83 NovoLog FlexPen Honda Dallara, and Takuma Sato of Tokyo, driver of the #15 Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda Dallara, lead JR Hildebrand, driver of the #4 National Guard Panther Racing Chevrolet Dallara, and Mike Conway of England, driver of the #14 ABC Supply Co./A.J. Foyt Racing Honda Dallara, during the IZOD IndyCar Series Firestone 550 at Texas Motor Speedway on June 9, 2012 in Fort Worth, Texas.

FORT WORTH, TX - JUNE 08: JR Hildebrand, driver of the #4 National Guard Panther Racing Chevrolet Dallara, practices for the IZOD IndyCar Series Firestone 550 at Texas Motor Speedway on June 8, 2012 in Fort Worth, Texas.

DETROIT, MI - JUNE 03: JR Hildebrand, drives the #4 National Guard Panther Racing Chevrolet Dallara during the IZOD INDYCAR Series Chevrolet Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix on Belle Isle on June 3, 2012 in Detroit, Michigan.

INDIANAPOLIS, IN - MAY 27: JR Hildebrand, driver of the #4 National Guard Panther Racing Chevrolet, leads a pack of cars during the IZOD IndyCar Series 96th running of the Indianpolis 500 mile race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on May 27, 2012 in Indianapolis, Indiana.

INDIANAPOLIS, IN - MAY 26: JR Hildebrand driver of the #4 National Guard Panther Racing Dallara Chevrolet during the Indianapolis 500 Festival Parade part of the 96th running of the Indianapolis 500 on May 26, 2012 in Indianapolis, Indiana.

INDIANAPOLIS, IN - MAY 25: JR Hildebrand driver of the #4 National Guard Panther Racing Dallara Chevrolet during final practice on Carb Day for the Indianapolis 500 on May 25, 2012 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Indiana.

INDIANAPOLIS, IN - MAY 19: JR Hildebrand the driver of the National Guard Panther Racing car prepares for his qualifying run for the Indianapolis 500 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on May 19, 2012 in Indianapolis, Indiana.

INDIANAPOLIS, IN - MAY 18: JR Hildebrand drives the #4 National Guard Panther Racing car during Indianapolis 500 practice at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on May 18, 2012 in Indianapolis, Indiana.

LONG BEACH, CA - APRIL 14: JR Hildebrand drives the #4 National Guard Panther Racing Chevrolet during practice for the IndyCar Series Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach on the streets of Long Beach on April 14, 2012 in Long Beach, California.

BIRMINGHAM, AL - MARCH 31: JR Hildebrand drives the #4 Panther Racing Chevrolet during qualifying for the IndyCar Series Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama presented by Legacy at Barber Motorsports Park on March 31, 2012 in Birmingham, Alabama.

SEBRING, FL - MARCH 08: J.R. Hildebrand drives his #4 National Guard Panther Racing Chevy Dallara DW12 during the Sebring Open Test for the IZOD INDYCAR Series at Sebring International Raceway on March 8, 2012 in Sebring, Florida.

LAS VEGAS - OCTOBER 14: JR Hildebrand driver of the #4 Panther Racing Dallara Honda during qualifying for the IZOD IndyCar Series World Championship on October 14, 2011 at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Las Vegas, Nevada.

SPARTA, KY - OCTOBER 1: Marco Andretti, driver of the #26 Team Venom Energy Andretti Autosport Dallara Honda, and JR Hildebrand, driver of the #4 National Guard Panther Racing Dallara Honda, practice for the IndyCar Series Kentucky Indy 300 at Kentucky Speedway on October 1, 2011 in Sparta, Kentucky.

BALTIMORE, MD - SEPTEMBER 04: JR Hildebrand, driver of the #4 National Guard Panther Racing Dallara Honda climbs out of the car after crashing during the IZOD IndyCar Series Baltimore Grand Prix on September 4, 2011 in Baltimore, Maryland.

BALTIMORE, MD - SEPTEMBER 01: JR Hildebrand throws out the opening pitch before the game between the Toronto Blue Jays and the Baltimore Orioles at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on September 1, 2011 in Baltimore, Maryland.

LOUDON, NH - AUGUST 13: JR Hildebrand drives #4 National Guard Panther Racing Dallara Honda during practice for the IZOD IndyCar Series MoveThatBlock.com Indy 225 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on August 13, 2011 in Loudon, New Hampshire.

TORONTO, CANADA - JULY 09: JR Hildebrand, driver of the #4 Panther Racing Dallara Honda, drives during qualifying for the IZOD IndyCar Series Honda Indy Toronto on July 9, 2011 in the streets of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

INDYCAR: JR Hildebrand Sebring Test

INDYCAR: Panther Racing's JR Hildebrand discusses adjusting to the new 2012 chassis and what it will take to become a competitive team every racing weekend.

INDYCAR: Panther Racing Sebring Test 2012

Ride along with Panther Racing National Guard driver JR Hildebrand during testing earlier this week at Sebring in his Dallara DW12-Chevrolet.

Recent Quotes

05/30/2013

I want to thank Panther Racing for the opportunity to drive the No. 4 National Guard Chevrolet ... It was a privilege to represent our men and women in uniform, along with the National Guard Youth ChalleNGe and the team’s veteran employment initiatives. I’m very much looking forward to the next chapter in my IndyCar career.

JR Hildebrand at the Catchfence

05/30/2013

JR Hildebrand at the Catchfence

05/30/2013

We’d like to thank JR Hildebrand for his contributions to Panther Racing, and especially the work he put into supporting the National Guard and all of our programs to support its soldiers ... JR is a great young man, a class act, and somebody who has been a great representative of our race team and all of our partners since 2011. We certainly wish JR, his family and his representatives all the best in the future.

JR Hildebrand at the Catchfence