One of the stand-out bachelors vying for Emily Maynard’s heart on The Bachelorette is race car driver Arie Luyendyk Jr. He placed second in the 2002 Infiniti Pro Series, and his dad Arie Luyendyk is a two-time Indie 500 Winner.

Emily Maynard has already been engaged to a race car driver, but that relationship ended in tragedy when fiance Ricky Hendrick died in a plane crash. In a tear-jerking turn, weeks later Emily learned that she was pregnant with now six-year-old daughter Ricki. Is she ready to try for love again with another race car driver?

See a mug shot photo of Indy car driver, and The Bachelorette hopeful, Arie Luyendyk, Jr. from 2008. What was he arrested for? And will it impact whether or not Emily Maynard chooses to give the final rose? Keep reading and see what you think! (Oh, and his “criminal record” isn’t the only thing that may deter Emily. Dum-dum-DUM!)

Here are the 12 remaining eligible bachelors that will be competing for the heart of Emily Maynard in Season 8 of The Bachelorette premiering on ABC May 14. After checking out all the hunky dudes, be sure to take our poll and tell us who your favorites are!

It’s that time of year again! ABC is rolling out a fresh new batch of 25 eligible bachelors from around the country world who will be competing for the heart and hand of Emily Maynard in the eighth installment of the hugely popular romantic reality competition The Bachelorette, premiering May 14! Keep reading for photos and brief bio info on the first 13 with the remaining 12 coming soon!

Southern blond sweetheart Emily Maynard won the hearts of millions of television viewers when she competed on the 15th season of ABC’s The Bachelor. (Unfortunately for her, she also won the heart of The Bachelor, buff scruffy doofus Brad Womack.) But that unfortunate romance is long over and now it appears that Emily is ready to start dating in front of millions once again – this time as The Bachelorette!

Emily Maynard is reportedly rebounding from her failed romance with The Bachelor Brad Womack with NFL tight end, and notorious bad boy, Jeremy Shockey of the Carolina Panthers. The hook up was reportedly arranged by a mutual friend in the Panther organization and the couple have been out at least five times.

Brad Womack? More like Brad WHO?mack as ex Emily Maynard enjoyed a friendly kidnapping and girls’ night out in Las Vegas where she bumped into another attractive blond reality star, Holly Madison! See a photo of the two together and check out their tweets that helped insure that what happened in Vegas didn’t really stay in Vegas.

Watch the full Emily Maynard interview with Chris Harrison in which she explains what happened that caused her and The Bachelor Brad Womack to break up for good. Includes a transcript for those of you unable to watch Youtube at work!

The Bachelor Brad Womack and ex-fiance Emily Maynard are on and off again more than a hotel vacancy sign! Just ten days after Emily reportedly ended things with a phone call to Brad from her home in Charlotte, North Carolina the two lovebirds were photographed in Austin having lunch and holding hands. Keep reading to see the pictures, including one that reveals Emily is still wearing a ring!

Could there be a third go-round for Brad Womack? Emily Maynard reportedly ended things with two-time The Bachelor Brad Womack with a phone call on the weekend of April 9. Keep reading to find out some of the reasons Emily decided to toss in the towel and why she hasn’t made a public statement about the break-up.