Arie Luyendyk Jr.
Dutch and American racing driver
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Key Takeaways
- Arie Luyendyk Jr.
- He has competed mostly in North America where his father lives and made his career.
- He was named a test-driver in A1 Grand Prix alongside Jeroen Bleekemolen for A1 Team The Netherlands starting the 2007–08 season.
- Luyendyk was a contestant on ABC's dating competition The Bachelorette season 8 in 2012, where he placed first runner-up, and starred in the 22nd season of its sister show The Bachelor , which premiered on January 1, 2018.
- Early life Luyendyk was born in the Netherlands, to Arie and Mieke Luyendyk.
Arie Luyendyk Jr. ( AR-ee LY-ən-dyke, Dutch: [ˈaːri ˈlœyə(n)ˌdɛik]; born September 18, 1981) is a Dutch and American auto racing driver, television personality, and son of two-time Indianapolis 500 winner Arie Luyendyk. He has competed mostly in North America where his father lives and made his career. Luyendyk is best known for competing in the Indy Lights Series where he finished second, third and fourth in the Championship over a number of years. He was named a test-driver in A1 Grand Prix alongside Jeroen Bleekemolen for A1 Team The Netherlands starting the 2007–08 season.
Luyendyk has competed in various sports-car series, including the 12 Hours of Sebring and the 24 Hours of Daytona.
Luyendyk was a contestant on ABC's dating competition The Bachelorette season 8 in 2012, where he placed first runner-up, and starred in the 22nd season of its sister show The Bachelor, which premiered on January 1, 2018. In 2023, he was a contestant on The Traitors, where he finished in fourth place.
Early life
Luyendyk was born in the Netherlands, to Arie and Mieke Luyendyk. At the age of three, he immigrated with his family, including sister Maida, to the United States and settled in Brookfield, Wisconsin. Luyendyk has two younger twin brothers, Alec and Luca. He graduated from Desert Mountain High School in 2000.
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