Rahal, father of 1986 indianapolis 500 champ bobby rahal, was a passionate amateur auto racer, providing inspiration for his son as he. May 31, 2017 chicagoarea food distributor michael rahal, father of indianapolis 500 winner bobby rahal, sits on a race car. He currently participates in the indycar series with rahal letterman lanigan racing, a team partially owned by his father bobby rahal, the winner of the 1986 indianapolis 500. Discover how much the famous race car driver is worth in 2020. Bobby rahal, team owner, rahal letterman lanigan rll racing. Profile for racing driver bobby rahal from united states. Argetsinger award for outstanding contributions to motorsports. View bobby rahals profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. Bobbys son graham rahal is a championship champ car driver, and other relative gerald rahal is also an amateur race driver. A day in the life of indycar driver graham rahal cnbc duration. Mobil 1 twelve hours of sebring presented by advance auto parts. Despite driving for a team new to indy cars and oval racing, rahal acquitted himself well, winning the cleveland grand prix in his fourth indy car start.
He currently participates in the indycar series with rahal letterman lanigan racing, a team partially owned by his father bobby rahal. Looking more like an accountant than racing driver, bobby rahal enjoyed almost two decades as a championshipwinning driver before continuing that success as a car owner. He flourished in champ cars during the late20th century and was renowned as a calm and analytical racing driver. Indycar racing legend bobby rahal talks to about the. Our staff is ready to answer all your questions and help you find the luxury car that is right for you. Bobby rahal honored during imsa weekend at watkins glen. Graham rahal is grateful for most of the genes he inherited from his father, champion race car driver bobby rahal. As a driver he won three championships and 24 races in the cart openwheel series, including the 1986 indianapolis 500. Drives for team coowned by his father, 1986 indy 500 winner bobby rahal, latenight talk show icon. He is the current road racing driver club president. Click to show race results for ppg indy car world series 1996. Drives for team coowned by his father, 1986 indy 500 winner bobby rahal, latenight talk show icon david letterman and businessman mike lanigan.
Jun 28, 2019 international racing stars, captains of the motorsports industry, local dignitaries and race fans gathered on thursday to honor former racecar driver and current multiteam owner bobby rahal at the corning museum of glass. Bobbys son and an rll driver once told me that a mirror came off the car in front of. Driver bobby rahals cart ccws results at midohio sports. His father graham rahal was a race car driver for the lebanon a1 grand prix team. Sixtime indy car race winner who has won five times since 2015. Bobby rahal first became famous as an american auto racing driver. Headquartered in brownsburg, indiana and hilliard, ohio, it is coowned by 1986 indianapolis 500 winner bobby rahal, former television talk show host david letterman, and businessman mike lanigan the team was established in 1991 as rahal hogan racing. Click on the site to see all races run at that track view career statistics for bobby rahal.
Graham rahal turns to body contouring in battle of the bulge. Rahal is the largest driver in indycar and revealed this week hes undergoing. Bobby rahal coowner of rahal letterman lanigan racing. At laguna seca, the backtoback races will see the drivers and car. New and used vehicles bobby rahal automotive group. The latest headtohead comparisons generated for bobby rahal. Rahal went to the very first race at mid ohio when he was 9 years old. Michael rahal, amateur race car driver whose son won at. British driver katherine legge shifting gears with bobby. Graham robert rahal born january 4, 1989 is an american racecar driver. International racing stars, captains of the motorsports industry, local dignitaries and race fans gathered on thursday to honor former racecar driver and current multiteam owner bobby rahal at the corning museum of glass. Click on the year to see the standings for that year. Bobby rahal coowner of rahal letterman lanigan racing robert bobby woodward rahal was born in medina, ohio, in 1953, and worked his way up through the racing ranks starting with the sccas feeder series to formula atlantic and then onto european formula two.
He also won the 2004 indianapolis 500 as a team owner for the winning driver, buddy rice after retiring as a driver, rahal held managerial positions with the jaguar. Cart ccws results midohio sports car course click on the race to see the complete results for that race. Cartppg indycar world series champion 1986, 1987 and 1992 and indianapolis 500 winner 1986. Learn about bobbys life, zodiac sign, birthday, real bio, and interesting facts here. Although an allcarbonfiber indy car wasnt approved to race until 1991, jim truemans truesports team was the first to incorporate the new ultralightweight, superexpensive material in an indy car driver bobby rahals 1983 march type 83c had a carbonfiber undertray see more. Bobby rahal is a race car driver from medina, ohio, usa. It was developed and raced by truesports between 1991 and 1992 and sold to rahal hogan racing in 1993, notably failing to qualify for the 1993 indianapolis 500 with defending series champion bobby rahal. He served as the interim ceo of cart as they were searching for direction. A look into bobby rahals net worth, money and current earnings. Top 50 race car drivers celebrity net worth richest. You probably know bobby rahal as a former indy 500 champion, successful race team owner, and that he once sported a worldclass mustache. Bobby rahal, retired race car driver, buys lincoln park. He owns 16 different car franchises, car dealerships primarily in pennsylvania. Continue to next page below to see how much is bobby rahal really worth, including net worth, estimated earnings, and salary for 2019 and 2020.
Bobby rahal personified indy car racings shift from its oval racing roots to more of a technologydriven form of racing dominated by road racers. The 67yearold race car driver was born in medina, ohio, usa. Michael rahal, amateur race car driver whose son won at indy. Graham robert rahal born january 4, 1989 is an american race car driver. May 06, 2010 race car legend bobby rahal talks driving. After being rained out on may 2526, the race was rescheduled for the following weekend. Sep 20, 2019 graham rahal is grateful for most of the genes he inherited from his father, champion race car driver bobby rahal. The following graph shows the change in the driverdb rating of bobby rahal and michael andretti over time since january 1st 20.
In 1981, he won the seasonopening 24 hours pepsi challenge at daytona. The jaguar series will coincide with the formula e schedule during the 201819 season that begins next december. Robert woodward bobby rahal born january 10, 1953 is an american former auto racing driver and team owner. Robert woodward bobby rahal born 10 january 1953 is an american former auto racing driver and team owner. Graham made his race car debut in 2005 via scca after advancing through karting ranks. Bobby rahal riding out the covid19 shutdown nbc sports. Rahal letterman lanigan racing is an auto racing team that has participated in the weathertech sportscar championship and the indycar series. Inducted into the city of columbus ohio hall of fame. Bobby rahal is a former american racing driver who has competed in many championships, including formula 1, indycar, and nascar series.
Bobby rahal presceo rahal lettrman racing linkedin. Click on the site to see all races run at that track. Bobby rahal race car driver life, age, zodiac birthday. Perched atop one of orange countys highest peaks on a 3acre lot with canyon, city and. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover bobbys. I either want to be a race car driver, or a professional golfer, and those are my two biggest passions. Michael andretti career overview years in numbers the following numbers are a summary of the more detailed information available in the career details further below on the page. The rahal hogan rh001, originally known as the truesports 91c and developed into the truesports 92c, was a cart racing car used in the early 1990s. Secondyoungest driver to compete in an indy car race when he made his debut. Bobby rahal is a popular race car driver from medina, ohio, usa. Bobby rahal was the winner, becoming the first driver in indy history to complete the 500 miles 800 km in less than three hours.
The 20 richest racing drivers in the world 2019 wealthy gorilla. He left the greatest trail in the north american openwheel racing, winning the cart indy car world series three times 1986, 1987 and 1992 he participated thirteen times at indianapolis 500 as a driver, winning the race in 1986. Rahal letterman lanigan racing announces key additions to sales team. Secondyoungest driver to compete in an indy car race when he made his debut in 2007 at age 18. It also was bobby rahal who was responsible for bringing honda into north american openwheel racing in the early 90s, an involvement as a manufacturer that has produced 15 driver championships and over 225 victories including 12 indy 500 triumphs 20042017. As he rose through the openwheel ranks, rahal, a secondgeneration driver, earned three cartindycar championships and won the 1986 indianapolis 500 as a driver. Bobby rahal race car driver pin older racing lapel pin. Bobby rahal receives imrrcs argetsinger award racer. Former race car driver who was a briefly a manager for jaguar formula 1. Bobby rahal first became famous as an american auto racing driver and team owner, who won.
Chicagoarea food distributor michael rahal, father of indianapolis 500 winner bobby rahal, sits on a race car. He was inducted into the international motorsports hall of. Bobby rahal born january 10, 1953 is famous for being race car driver. In 2005, he won the formula atlantic class at the scca runoffs and finished fourth in star. He was inducted into the international motorsports hall of fame. He left the greatest trail in the north american openwheel racing, winning the cart indy car world series three times 1986, 1987 and 1992. Bobby was born on january 10, 1953 in medina, ohio. Jul 26, 2018 so i got to know him and drove with his son graham rahal in the daytona 24 last year, and ever since champ car merged with indycar in 2008, ive been saying to bobby, hey, im here if you. Indycar team owner bobby rahal riding out the covid19. The 70th indianapolis 500 was held at the indianapolis motor speedway in speedway, indiana on saturday, may 31, 1986. So i got to know him and drove with his son graham rahal in the daytona 24 last year, and ever since champ car merged with indycar in 2008, ive been saying to bobby, hey, im here if you. This data may not be updated until series points standings are official.