Graham Rahal | |
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Rahal at Sonoma Raceway in 2014
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Nationality | American |
Born |
Columbus, Ohio, U.S. |
January 4, 1989
Related to |
Bobby Rahal (father) Courtney Force (wife) Ashley Force Hood (sister-in-law) Brittany Force (sister-in-law) John Force (father-in-law) Robert Hight (brother-in-law) |
IndyCar Series career | |
Debut season | 2008 |
Current team | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing |
Car no. | 15 |
Former teams |
Newman/Haas Racing (2008-2010) Dreyer & Reinbold Racing (2010) Sarah Fisher Racing (2010) Chip Ganassi Racing (2011-2012) |
Starts | 129 |
Wins | 4 |
Poles | 2 |
Fastest laps | 1 |
Best finish | 4th in 2015 |
Previous series | |
2007 2006 2005 |
Champ Car World Series Champ Car Atlantic Star Mazda Championship |
Awards | |
2011 | 24 Hours of Daytona winner |
Graham Robert Rahal (born January 4, 1989) is an American race car driver. He currently participates in the IndyCar Series with Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing, a team part-owned by his father Bobby Rahal, the winner of the 1986 Indianapolis 500.
Rahal was born in Columbus, Ohio.
In 2005, he won the Formula Atlantic class at the SCCA Runoffs and finished fourth in Star Mazda Series standings. He drove in the last two rounds of the 2005–2006 A1 Grand Prix season for A1 Team Lebanon as he is of Lebanese descent. He moved to a full-time ride in the Champ Car Atlantic Series in 2006, where he won five races and finished second in the season standings. He also drove in the Indy Pro Series event on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course in conjunction with the 2006 United States Grand Prix and finished second. SpeedTV reported in August 2006 that Rahal would drive for Newman/Haas Racing in the Champ Car World Series in 2007.
On January 27 Rahal drove in the 24 Hours of Daytona. One of four drivers of the Southard Motorsports Lexus Riley, the car ran into early troubles and finished 62nd out of 70 entries. On March 18, he drove in the 12 Hours of Sebring American Le Mans Series race for his father's Rahal Letterman Racing team. He drove a Porsche 911 GT3-RSR with two other drivers, finishing 6th in the GT2 class and 15th overall.