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Sep 07, 2017.

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08 Things To Know About The New Bachelor

ABC on Thursday morning revealed that Bachelorette Season 8 runner up Arie Luyendyk Jr.

He is a familiar face from the past will be The Bachelor‘s newest leading man. In fact, 35-year-old Arie Luyendyk Jr. is returning for another shot at love on an ABC series.

Here are Eight things to know about the new Bachelor star.

He’s a race car driver.

The son of two time Indianapolis 500 winner Arie Luyendyk, Luyendyk Jr. has competed in the Firestone Indy Lights, and he was a rookie driver at A1 Grand Prix World Cup of Motorsport for the 2007-08 A1 Grand Prix season, too

Racing experience help he make decisive choices when it comes to picking his potential fiancee.

He was born in the Netherlands, is a two-time Indy 500 winner and real estate broker who lives in Scottsdale, Arizona. He said that his racing experience will help him make decisive choices when it comes to picking his potential fiancee among 20 plus women.

He is very cute and wise.

Luyendyk Jr. took on Twitter as soon as GMA appeared to post a photo of himself with the highlight of the show.

He was the runner up on Emily Maynard‘s Bachelorette season.

He said in a 2012 interview with Clevver News that despite being the runner-up, Luyendyk Jr. doesn’t regret the experience.

He speaks Dutch.

The audience was delighted to watch him practice his bilingual skills when telling his parents in Holland that his relationship with Maynard "could not have been better."

He has very interesting surprises, even his family did not know when he appeared on TV.

Is experience and suspicious factors is his strength ?!

He said that he just wanted to work with an open mind and open heart when he talked about his relationship with the ABC franchise producers.

He did go to the Fantasy Suite with Emily.

Sean Lowe says Arie Luyendyk Jr. was the first choice for the Latest Bachelor

Find Luyendyk Jr.'s Lucky Lovers There are many thrilling periods.

Casting director Lacey Pemberton revealed to THR in May that the process of choosing new contestants begins. The new season of The Bachelor will premiere in January 2018.