James Hinchcliffe will be competing on Dancing with the Stars' upcoming 23rd season with pro partner Sharna Burgess.
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James was born on December 5, 1986 in Canada and is a six-year Verizon IndyCar Series race car driver for Schmidt Peterson Motorsports.
James is used to working in a high-pressure environment that stirs up adrenaline, however, Dancing with the Stars is a totally different beast considering he must perform in front of a live audience. When driving a car, he can't see his fans, so he admitted he'll be very nervous onstage, at least at first.
James claims he's a terrible singer, but will he also be a terrible dancer?
Below is a list of 7 facts Reality TV World has compiled about James Hinchcliffe:
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- James has quite the sense of humor. He's the self-proclaimed mayor of Hinchtown, a fictional online city. He also made his very own campaign video to secure future DWTS votes.
- He has four career Verizon IndyCar Series wins and was the pole sitter for the 100th Running of the Indianapolis 500 in May.
- James is currently dating Rebecca Dalton, a beautiful, blonde Canadian actress (and he adores her poodle-mix dog Lou). Dalton recently played Courtney Thorne-Smith in Lifetime's The Unauthorized Melrose Place Story TV movie. He previously dated Australian model Kirsten Dee for several years.
- The race car driver has collaborated with Indianapolis craft brewery Flat 12 Bierwerks to create Hinchtown Hammerdown, a pilsner beer.
- He hosts "The Mayor on Air," a spontaneous, off-the-cuff podcast before each race featuring fellow drivers and series officials as guests.
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- James is partner with production company Frost Marks Films out of Toronto.
- The 5'9" pro race car driver overcame life-threatening injuries in a crash during practice for the 2015 Indianapolis 500.
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