a car at Team Penske in 2013. Hunter-Reay re-signed with Andretti for the 2013 and 2014 seasons. On December 5, Hunter-Reay announced that he would use car number 1 in 2013. Hunter-Reay's usual number (28) would appear inside of the 1. For 2013 Hunter-Reay returned with Andretti Autosport to drive the #1 DHL/Sun Drop Dallara DW12-Ilmor-Chevrolet Indy V6 with additional sponsorship from Circle K, Dr. Pepper and Pelotonia. At the season-opening Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg on the Streets of St. Petersburg Hunter-Reay started 8th and retired after 79 laps due to throttle issues to finish 18th. At the second race of the season, the Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama at Barber Motorsports Park Hunter-Reay qualified on the pole position and led for 53 of 90 laps to win the race. At the next race, the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach on the Streets of Long Beach, Hunter-Reay finished 24th due to a crash after starting 2nd. Hunter-Reay qualified on the pole position at the São Paulo Indy 300 on the Streets of São Paulo. In the race Hunter-Reay led for 16 laps and finished 11th. Following the first four races of the season Hunter-Reay was ranked 6th in points. At the Indianapolis 500 Hunter-Reay qualified in 7th place. During the Firestone Fast Nine qualifying session (the qualifying session for the race that determines the pole sitter) Hunter-Reay's teammates Carlos Muñoz (2nd), Marco Andretti (3rd), E. J. Viso (4th) and James Hinchcliffe (9th) also qualified for the session. In the race Hunter-Reay battled with Andretti, Tony Kanaan and Ed Carpenter for the lead. On lap 193 Hunter-Reay took the lead and maintained it while the race was under caution for a crash by Graham Rahal. On a restart on lap 198 Kanaan took the lead going into turn 1 and teammate Muñoz also passed Hunter-Reay. Moments later Dario Franchitti lost control of his car in the same turn and hit the wall. The race finished under caution with Hunter-Reay finishing 3rd behind Kanaan and Muñoz. Hunter-Reay led 26 laps in the race. At the following races, the Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix at Belle Isle State Park Hunter-Reay started 4th in each race and finished 2nd in race #1 and in race #2 Hunter-Reay finished 18th due to having to make repairs to his damaged car following a crash. Hunter-Reay's would either win or finish 2nd at