James Hinchcliffe is currently competing on Dancing with the Stars' 23rd season.
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He is still in the running for DWTS' mirrorball trophy with his professional partner Sharna Burgess. Judge Julianne Hough even went as far as to say James is the best male celebrity contestant ever to compete on the show, so Sharna feels added pressure to win this season.
James claims he's a terrible singer, but he's proven so far on DWTS he certainly has stage presence and can dance. Want to learn more about him?
Below is a list of 8 facts Reality TV World has compiled about James Hinchcliffe:
- The 5'9" pro race car driver overcame life-threatening injuries in a crash during practice for the 2015 Indianapolis 500.
- James has quite the sense of humor. He's the self-proclaimed mayor of Hinchtown, a fictional online city. He also made his own campaign video to secure DWTS votes.
- He previously dated Australian model Kirsten Dee for several years.
- The DWTS contestant has four career Verizon IndyCar Series wins and was the pole sitter for the 100th Running of the Indianapolis 500 in May.
- James has collaborated with Indianapolis craft brewery Flat 12 Bierwerks to create Hinchtown Hammerdown, a pilsner beer.
- James is partnered with the production company Frost Marks Films out of Toronto.
- He hosts "The Mayor on Air," a spontaneous, off-the-cuff podcast before each race featuring fellow drivers and series officials as guests.
- James is currently dating Rebecca Dalton, a beautiful blonde Canadian actress (and he adores her poodle-mix dog Lou). Dalton recently had a role in Lifetime's The Unauthorized Melrose Place Story TV movie.
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