Oriol Servia

Oriol Servia, a native Spain, heads into his second season with Panther/Dreyer & Reinbold Racing in the No. 22 Mecum Auctions Chevrolet. Servia, entering his fourth full season in the series, finished a career-best fourth in the 2011 series championship and hopes to return to that form in 2013. Servia is an eight-year veteran of the CART and Champ Car series, finishing a career-best second in the championship in 2005. The season included his only Indy-car career victory, which came at Montreal.

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FORT WORTH, TX - JUNE 07: Oriol Servia of Spain , driver of the #4 National Guard Panther Racing Chevrolet, during qualifying for the IZOD IndyCar Series Firestone 550 at Texas Motor Speedway on June 7, 2013 in Fort Worth, Texas.

FORT WORTH, TX - JUNE 07: Oriol Servia (R) of Spain, driver of the #4 National Guard Panther Racing Chevrolet, talks with Tony Kanaan (L) of Brazil, driver of the #11 Sunoco 'Turbo' KVRT-SH Racing Chevrolet during practice for the IZOD IndyCar Series Firestone 550 at Texas Motor Speedway on June 7, 2013 in Fort Worth, Texas.

INDIANAPOLIS, IN - MAY 26: Scott Dixon of New Zealand, driver of the #9 Target Chip Ganassi Racing Honda, leads Oriol Servia of Spain, driver of the #22 Panther DRR Chevrolet, during the IZOD IndyCar Series 97th running of the Indianapolis 500 mile race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on May 26, 2013 in Indianapolis, Indiana.

INDIANAPOLIS, IN - MAY 24: Oriol Servia of Spain, drives the #22 Panther DRR Chevrolet during final practice on Carb Day for the 97th Indianapolis 500 mile race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on May 24, 2013 in Indianapolis, Indiana.

SAO PAULO, BRAZIL - MAY 03: Oriol Servia of Spain, drives the #22 Panther DRR Chevrolet during practice for the IZOD IndyCar series Sao Paulo Indy 300 on May 3, 2013 in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

BIRMINGHAM, AL - APRIL 07: Oriol Servia of Spain, drives the #22 Panther DRR Chevrolet during warm up for the Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama at Barber Motorsports Park on April 7, 2013 in Birmingham, Alabama.

BIRMINGHAM, AL - MARCH 13: Oriol Servia of Spain driver of the #22 Panther DRR Dallara Chevrolet during Day Two of IZOD IndyCar Series testing at Barber Motorsports Park on March 13, 2013 in Birmingham, Alabama.

BALTIMORE, MD - AUGUST 30: IndyCar driver Oriol Servia throws out the ceremonial first pitch before the start of the Chicago White Sox and Baltimore Orioles game at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on August 30, 2012 in Baltimore, Maryland.

SONOMA, CA - AUGUST 26: Oriol Servia, driver of the #22 Panther/Dreyer & Reinbold Racing Chevrolet leads Mike Conway in the #14 A.J. Foyt Enterprises Honda, over a hill during the GoPro Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma at Sonoma on August 26, 2012 in Sonoma, California.

SONOMA, CA - AUGUST 26: Oriol Servia, driver of the #22 Panther/Dreyer & Reinbold Racing Chevrolet, Sebastian Saavedra, driver of the #17 AFS Racing/Andretti Autosport Chevrolet, and Charlie Kimball, driver of the #83 NovoLog FlexPen Honda, drive during the GoPro Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma at Sonoma on August 26, 2012 in Sonoma, California.

SONOMA, CA - AUGUST 26: Oriol Servia, driver of the #22 Panther/Dreyer & Reinbold Racing Chevrolet, leads a pack of cars during the GoPro Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma at Sonoma on August 26, 2012 in Sonoma, California.

LEXINGTON, OH - AUGUST 04: Oriol Servia of Spain, drives the #22 Panther/Dreyer & Reinbold Racing Cheverolet Dallara, during qualifying for the Honda Indy 200 at Mid Ohio on August 4, 2012 in Lexington, Ohio.

WEST ALLIS, WI - JUNE 15: Oriol Servia of Spain, driver of the #22 Panther/Dreyer & Reinbold Racing Cheverolet Dallara, drives during practice for IZOD IndyCar Series Milwaukee IndyFest presented by XYQ at The Milwaukee Mile on June 15, 2012 in West Allis, Wisconsin.

INDIANAPOLIS, IN - MAY 27: Oriol Servia of Spain, driver of the #22 Panther/Dreyer & Reinbold Racing Chevrolet, leads Alex Tagliani, driver of the #98 Team Barracuda-BHA Honda 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 25: (R) Scott Dixon of New Zealand, driver of the #9 Target Chip Ganassi Racing Dallara Honda is conratulated by his opponent (L) Oriol Servia Pals of Spain, driver of the #22 Panther/Dreyer & Reinbold Racing Chevrolet Chevy Dallara after winning the IZOD Pit Stop Challenge at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on May 25, 2012 in Indianapolis, Indiana.

INDIANAPOLIS, IN - MAY 20: Oriol Servia drives the #22 Panther/Dreyer & Reinbold Racing car during practice for the Indinapolis 500 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on May 20, 2012 in Indianapolis, Indiana.

SAO PAULO, BRAZIL - APRIL 28: Oriol Servia of Spain, drives the #22 Lotus-DRR during practice for the Sao Paulo Indy 300 on April 28, 2012 in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

LONG BEACH, CA - APRIL 15: Oriol Servia of Spain, driver of the #22 Lotus DRR Dallara Lotus, during qualifying for the IndyCar Series Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach on April 15, 2012 on the streets of Long Beach, California.

BIRMINGHAM, AL - APRIL 1: Oriol Servia of Spain driver of the #22 Lotus DRR Dallara Lotus during the IndyCar Series Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama at Barber Motorsports Park on April 1, 2012 in Birmingham, Alabama.

BIRMINGHAM, AL - APRIL 1: Kartherine Legge of England driver of the #6 Lotus Dragon Racing Dallara Lotus leads the #22 Lotus DRR Dallara Lotus of Oriol Servia of Spain during warm up for the IndyCar Series Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama at Barber Motorsports Park on April 1, 2012 in Birmingham, Alabama.

BIRMINGHAM, AL - APRIL 01: Katherine Legge of England drives the #6 Lotus-Dragon Racing Lotus and Oriol Servia of Spain drives the #22 Lotus-DRR Lotus during practice for the IndyCar Series Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama presented by Legacy at Barber Motorsports Park on April 1, 2012 in Birmingham, Alabama.

BIRMINGHAM, AL - MARCH 30: Oriol Servia of Spain drives the #22 Lotus-DRR Lotus during practice for the IndyCar Series Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama presented by Legacy at Barber Motorsports Park on March 30, 2012 in Birmingham, Alabama.

ST PETERSBURG, FL - MARCH 24: Oriol Servia of Spain, drives the #22 Lotus-DRR Lotus during practice for the IZOD IndyCar Series Honda Grand Prix of St Petersburg on March 24, 2012 in St Petersburg, Florida.

ST PETERSBURG, FL - MARCH 23: (EDITORS NOTE: This image is black and white) Oriol Servia of Spain, driver of the #22 Lotus-DRR Lotus, looks on from pit lane during practice for the IZOD IndyCar Series Honda Grand Prix of St Petersburg on March 23, 2012 in St Petersburg, Florida.

SEBRING, FL - MARCH 08: A detail of Oriol Servia's #22 Lotus Dreyer & Reinbold Racing Lotus Dalara DW12 during the Sebring Open Test for the IZOD INDYCAR Series at Sebring International Raceway on March 8, 2012 in Sebring, Florida.

LAS VEGAS - SEPTEMBER 13: The reflection of the #2 Newman Haas Racing Dallara Honda of Oriol Servia of Spain is seen in the windows of the media center during practice for the IZOD IndyCar Series World Championship on September 13, 2011 at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Las Vegas, Nevada.

MOTEGI, JAPAN - SEPTEMBER 16: Oriol Servia of Spain drives the #2 Telemundo Newman Haas Racing Dallara Honda during practice for the IZOD IndyCar Series Indy Japan The Final, on the road course at the Twin Ring Motegi on September 16, 2011 in Motegi, Japan.

BALTIMORE - SEPTEMBER 4: (L-R) Oriol Servia, Will Power and Tony Kanaan celebrate respectively finishing second, first and third during the IZOD IndyCar Series Baltimore Grand Prix on September 4, 2011 on the streets of Baltimore, Maryland.

BALTIMORE - SEPTEMBER 04: Oriol Servia, driver of the #02 Telemundo Newman Haas Racing Dallara Honda, is presented with the trophy by Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps for IZOD IndyCar Series Baltimore Grand Prix on September 4, 2011 on the streets of Baltimore, Maryland.

BALTIMORE - SEPTEMBER 2: Oriol Servia of Spain driver of the #2 Newman Haas Racing Dallara Honda during practice for the IZOD IndyCar Series Baltimore Grand Prix on September 2, 2011 on the streets of Baltimore, Maryland.

SONOMA, CA - AUGUST 26: Oriol Servia of Spain, drives the #2 Telemundo Newman/Haas Racing Dallara Honda during practice for the IZOD IndyCar Series Indy Grand Prix of Sonama race at Infineon Raceway on August 26, 2011 in Sonoma, California.

LOUDON, NH- AUGUST 14: Oriol Servia, driver of the #2 Telemundo Newman Haas Racing Dallara Honda, on track during the IZOD IndyCar Series MoveThatBlock.com Indy 225 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on August 14, 2011 in Loudon, New Hampshire.

LOUDON, NH - AUGUST 14: (L-R) Second place Oriol Servia of Spain, Newman Haas Racing Dallara Honda, winner Ryan Hunter-Reay driver of the #28 Andretti Autosport Dallara Honda and third place Scott Dixon driver of the #9 Target Chip Ganassi Racing Dallara Honda during the IZOD IndyCar Series MoveThatBlock.com Indy 225 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on August 14, 2011 in Loudon, New Hampshire.

LOUDON, NH- AUGUST 14: Oriol Servia, driver of the #3 Telemundo Newman Haas Racing Dallara Honda, Ryan Hunter-Reay, driver of the #28 Team DHL Circle K Andretti Autosport Dallara Honda, and Scott Dixon, driver of the #9 Target Chip Ganassi Dallara Honda, celebrate in victory lane during the IZOD IndyCar Series MoveThatBlock.com Indy 225 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on August 14, 2011 in Loudon, New Hampshire.

LOUDON, NH- AUGUST 14: Ryan Hunter-Reay, driver of the #28 Team DHL Circle K Andretti Autosport Dallara Honda, leads the pack and Oriol Servia, driver of the #2 Telemundo Newman Haas Racing Dallara Honda, en route to winning the IZOD IndyCar Series MoveThatBlock.com Indy 225 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on August 14, 2011 in Loudon, New Hampshire.

TORONTO - JULY 8: Oriol Servia of Spain driver of the #2 Newman Haas Racing Dallara Honda during practice for the IZOD IndyCar Series Honda Indy Toronto on July 8, 2011 in the streets of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Curt Cavin talks with Oriol Servia

Oriol Servia, a veteran Indy 500 driver, talks with Indy Star's Curt Cavin inside the Panther DRR garage. Robert Scheer\/The Star

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06/11/2013

This just puts everything in perspective ... I thought I had a bad day out there, and then you hear about him being ambushed and having a sniper after him. I can't imagine something like that. Not only am I proud to represent the National Guard, but hearing about what these soldiers do for us is amazing.

Oriol Servia at the Trackside Online

06/11/2013

Oriol Servia at the Trackside Online

06/09/2013

We probably should have come in two or three laps before that because we were already very loose ... Then on one of the bumps the rear just went [around], which was unfortunate. Luckily we saved the car [from hitting the wall].

Oriol Servia at the Auto Week