Hinchcliffe does even better with new partner

Hinchcliffe's new dancing squeeze, Jenna Johnson
Hinchcliffe's new dancing squeeze, Jenna Johnson

IndyCar driver James Hinchcliffe and his "relief" pro dancer earned perfect scores Monday night on "Dancing With the Stars."

Hinchcliffe and Jenna Johnson danced a Viennese Waltz dressed as "Batman"-style villains.

The partner switch was necessary after Hinchcliffe's dancing partner, Sharna Burgess, suffered a knee injury last week during dress rehearsal. Burgess and Hinchcliffe danced through it and received straight 9s from the judges.

Later in the week, Burgess' doctors told her to stay off the knee for several weeks. Johnson, who was eliminated earlier in the competition, stepped in.

Johnson and Hinchcliffe wowed the judges, who gave them 10s.

"You showed you are the real deal" in dancing, judge Julianne Hough told Hinchcliffe. Indy Star