Jakes to race for rahal letterman lanigan indycar news. There is a lot to be very excited about, and it starts with roger buying the indianapolis motor speedway and the series, said bobby rahal, the threetime indycar champion who fields two cars in the ntt series along with partners david letterman and mike lanigan. Coowner of the lanco group of companies, based in chicago, il. Chicago entrepreneur mike lanigan recently joined them as a third partner of the no. Lanigan became a part owner of rahal letterman lanigan racing. Feb 03, 2012 rahal won three openwheel championships in the cart series, and the 1986 indianapolis 500. Finished on the podium three times and had six topfive finishes. The following is a list of the teams that currently compete or used to compete in the ntt indycar series. Letterman got into team ownership in the 1990s with former indy 500 champion bobby rahal, and businessman mike lanigan came aboard to form what is now rahal letterman lanigan racing. Newmanhaas racing was an auto racing team that competed in the cart series and the indycar series from 1983 to 2011. He will return to rahal letterman lanigan racing in 2020. Rahal said he and coowner mike lanigan tried to sign conway in 2011 but were ultimately unable to put together a deal. On june 10 th rahal will be returning to the texas motor speedway. With five races complete in the 2019 ntt indycar series season, sato.
Citronebuhl autosport partners with rahal letterman lanigan. Newmanhaas racing was formed as a partnership between actor, automotive enthusiast, and semiprofessional racer paul newman and longtime auto racing impresario carl haas. The team revealed it has exercised its option on the popular driver for next season, while also detailing an. Foyt enterprises confirmed that driving duties for the no. Three of satos five career indycar series victories have come with the team, including the bommarito 500 at world wide technology 500 at gateway. The team operations were based in lincolnshire, illinois. Takuma sato has spent three of his 10 seasons in indycar driving for rahal letterman lanigan racing, including the last two. All of rahal letterman lanigan racings indycar wins.
Contract negotiations for the new extension were handled by the 29yearold drivers management team and mike lanigan, one of the other team coowners along with former television talk show host. 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 rahalhogan racing. Newmanhaaslanigan driver graham rahal interviews his new teammate robert doornbos. British driver james jakes is the surprise choice of rahal letterman lanigan to be their second driver for the upcoming 20 izod indycar series season. Nov 01, 2018 piers phillips has been appointed team president of rahal letterman lanigan racing. See who you know at rahal letterman lanigan racing, leverage your professional. Drives for team coowned by his father, 1986 indy 500 winner bobby rahal, latenight talk show icon david letterman and businessman mike lanigan. Rahal won three openwheel championships in the cart series, and the 1986 indianapolis 500. Rahal is the first american driver to win at the dual in detroit since 1996. Rahal letterman lanigan racing is an auto racing team that has participated in the weathertech sportscar championship and the indycar series. Rahal letterman lanigan racing is coowned by threetime indycar champion and 1986 indianapolis 500 winner bobby rahal, former late show host david letterman and mijack coowner mike lanigan and is based in hilliard, ohio and brownsburg. Boingo joins rahal letterman lanigan racing as official. He gained his first indy car win while driving for aj foyt racing at.
Its not often the driver who finished second in two straight races has the buzz entering the indy 500. The rahal letterman lanigan racing driver has been a favorite among. Conway, who claimed his only indycar victory at the. Click on the site to see mike conways career results at that track. Bobby, graham rahal to team up for 20 indycar series season. The verizon indycar series team announced friday at texas motor speedway a multiyear contract extension that will keep rahal as the driver of its no. Cba will now partner with the team owned by bobby rahal, david letterman and mike lanigan, allowing pigot to rejoin the squad that gave him his indycar break in 2016. May 12, 2015 its not often the driver who finished second in two straight races has the buzz entering the indy 500. Not every driver carries the promise and the burden of being named graham rahal. Graham rahal, 29, has signed a contract extension to remain. In 1989 he returned to his hometown of chicago to become president of the company. Exformula 1 driver takuma sato, last years indianapolis 500 winner, will stay with the rahal letterman lanigan racing team for the 2019 indycar season. Rahal letterman lanigan racing is coowned by threetime indycar champion and 1986 indianapolis 500 winner bobby rahal, former late show host david letterman and mijack coowner mike lanigan and is based in hilliard, ohio and brownsburg, indiana. If that doesnt make you feel positive, im not sure what would.
Total quartz named official lubricant partner of rahal. September 6, 2017 rahal letterman lanigan racing rll announced today that the team will enter a second car in the verizon indycar series seasonfinale gopro grand prix of sonoma september 1517 for indy lights driver zachary claman demelo, 19, who will make his series debut. Rahal letterman lanigan racing announced today that veteran driver oriol servia will return to the team for the 2017 indianapolis 500, with the hope of adding more races during the verizon indycar series season. Graham rahal has signed a fiveyear contract extension to remain with rahal letterman lanigan racing through the 2023 indycar season. Finished sixth in the ntt indycar series for rahal letterman lanigan racing with two wins. Finished sixth in the ntt indycar series for rahal letterman lanigan racing with two wins swept the doubleheader event at detroit, the first driver to sweep a doubleheader event since 20, winning one of the two poles and led the most laps in a dominating weekend finished on the podium three times and had six topfive finishes led a careerhigh 110 laps over five races. Secondyoungest driver to compete in an indy car race when he made his debut in 2007 at age 18. For 2018 the indycar series driver roster includes graham rahal and. Sixtime indy car race winner who has won five times since 2015. Rahal letterman lanigan racing, based in hilliard, ohio and brownsburg, ind. Swept the doubleheader event at detroit, the first driver to sweep a doubleheader event since 20, winning one of the two poles and led the most laps in a dominating weekend. Mike lanigan used to coown this team with current owner eric bachelart, so perhaps he could rejoin the team if newmanhaaslanigan folds.
The briton didnt have to wait long to find a new post after departing the general manager role at schmidt peterson motorsports late last month, and hopes to bring the organization closer to earning its first in. Sep 21, 2019 takuma sato will look to extend his legacy with rahal letterman lanigan racing in 2020. Michael mike lanigan is an entrepreneur and indycar series team owner lanigan founded a division of his fathers company, mijack construction equipment in indianapolis in 1973. Drivers graham rahal and takuma sato return for the 2019 season after finishing eighth and 12th, respectively, in this years championship standings.
In 2014, graham rahal probably felt like jumping off a mountain. Jul, 2018 rahal letterman lanigan racing, based in hilliard, ohio and brownsburg, ind. Bobby rahal 3time indycar champion and indianapolis 500 winner 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. Versatility was also a key component of rahals driving career with victories at the 24. In 1992 mijack began sponsoring cars competing in cart and the indianapolis 500. Sato returning to rahal letterman lanigan racing in. Rahal letterman lanigan racing wikimili, the best wikipedia. Mijack coowner mike lanigan joined the team as a coowner in 2010, and the. Lanigan sold his interest in conquest following the 2007 season to join the ownership group at newman haas racing, which became newman haas lanigan racing, a. Takuma sato gets new rahal letterman lanigan indycar deal. Monterey, ca pittsburgh racing now rahal letterman lanigan racing is brining takuma sato back for the 2020 ntt indycar season after exercising their option on the veteran driver. Team owner dale coyne said his top choices are graham rahal and j.
Secondyoungest driver to compete in an indy car race when he made his debut in. Rahal letterman lanigan racing has won six races in the past four verizon indycar series seasons. The 2017 verizon indycar series was the 22nd season of the verizon indycar series and the 96th official championship season of american open wheel racing. The team have now confirmed that the 42yearold japanese driver is. Detroit, mi june 8, 2017 graham rahal of the rahal letterman lanigan racing rll team became the first indycar driver ever to win a doubleheader at the detroit grand prix at the bell isle course. Third rllr indycar entry for 2020 looking less likely. So it was great to see him turn up at long beach in a third rahal letterman lanigan car, with a oneoff crew, and promptly remind everyone what a silent. From 2007 to 2010 mike lanigan became a partner in the company, and the team became known during that time as newmanhaas lanigan racing. Longshot graham rahal may win indycar championship sports. Takuma sato will look to extend his legacy with rahal letterman lanigan racing in 2020. When rahal speaks about the current shutdown in indycar, he speaks with authority.
Aug 19, 2015 driving for the onecar rahal letterman lanigan team, graham rahal may be indycar s unlikely 2015 champion. After the 2011 season, carl haas announced that the team would not run in the indycar series in 2012 due to the economic climate. In 2018, the team will compete in their 27th year of openwheel competition and attempt to add to. Sep 21, 2019 monterey, ca pittsburgh racing now rahal letterman lanigan racing is brining takuma sato back for the 2020 ntt indycar season after exercising their option on the veteran driver. Mike conway gets rahal letterman lanigan indycar seat for. Rahal letterman lanigan racing is coowned by threetime indycar champion. David letterman drives into retirement with indy 500. Sato collected the teams lone victory this season, at the grand prix of portland in september.
Browse through latest information on your favorite indycar drivers, including full biographies, latest news, highres photos and high quality videos. Jul, 2018 rahal letterman lanigan racing, based in hilliard, ohio, and brownsburg, indiana, is coowned by threetime indycar champion and 1986 indianapolis 500 winner bobby rahal, former late show host david letterman and mijack coowner mike lanigan. Negotiations for the contract extension were handled by the 29yearold drivers management team and mike lanigan, one of the other team. Sato looking to pay back rll for career support with indy 500 victory. Mike conway is set to make his indycar return at the long beach round in april after signing a onerace deal with rahal letterman lanigan. Rahal letterman lanigan racing retains sato for 2020. Servia has competed for the team coowned by bobby rahal, david letterman and mike lanigan in three previous indy 500s 2009, 2014. Rahal signs 5year extension with rahal letterman lanigan. Lanigan expanded his sponsorship into team ownership in 2001, joining forces with eric bachelart to coown conquest racing which competed in the indycar series in 2001 and 2002, then the champ car world series from 2003 to 2006. Graham rahal looks to build on strong 2015 in indycar.
For 2018 the indycar series driver roster included graham rahal, takuma. He takes a new contract with rahal letterman lanigan racing for 2019. Sep 21, 2019 takuma sato is a fivetime ntt indycar series race winner, including the 101st indianapolis 500. Rahal letterman lanigan racing has announced it will retain 2017 indianapolis 500 winner and former formula 1 driver takuma sato for the 20 indycar season. Contract negotiations for the new extension were handled by the 29yearold drivers management team and mike lanigan, one of the other team coowners along. Indycar driver graham rahal signs multiyear contract. Graham rahal signs 5year extension with rahal letterman. Rahal won the 1986 indianapolis 500 and was a threetime cart champion as driver. That at least takes the two of us and the heart out of it, puts it more into business hands, graham rahal said. Mike conway signs onerace contract with rahal for long. Sep 21, 2019 rllr retains sato for 2020 indycar season. Citronebuhl confirms rll partnership, pigot as driver. Rahal letterman lanigan racing announced today that it has exercised its option on ntt indycar series driver takuma sato for the 2020 season. Rahal letterman lanigan racing, based in hilliard, ohio, and brownsburg, indiana, is coowned by threetime indycar champion and 1986 indianapolis 500 winner bobby rahal, former late show host david letterman and mijack coowner mike lanigan.
Driver mike conway 20 izod indycar series results racing. The premier event was the 101st indianapolis 500 won by takuma sato. After a successful eight years building the division into the midwests leading aerial lift equipment distributor with facilities throughout middle america, he returned to chicago as. Mike lanigan began his career with mijack products in 1973, when he was sent to indianapolis to establish a new mijack construction equipment division. Rahal indycar team extends takuma sato for 2020 get the. Rahal letterman lanigan racing retains sato for 2020 indycar. Demelo, who is from montreal, quebec, canada, earned four podium finishes in the. Main sponsor drivers listed owners engine chassis a. Apr 08, 2020 when rahal speaks about the current shutdown in indycar, he speaks with authority. Katherine legge joins rahal letterman lanigan racing as. Graham rahal signs fiveyear contract extension with. Cbs late show host david letterman and mijack coowner mike lanigan. Mike conway, shown here in 2011 at indianapolis motor speedway as an andretti autosport driver, will share an indycar ride this season with ed carpenter.
Nov 14, 2012 rahal letterman lanigan racing on wednesday introduced graham rahal as its 20 indycar series driver, pairing the 23yearold with his father for the first full season of his career. We are looking forward to working with citronebuhl autosport on this entry. Rahal letterman lanigan racing is coowned by threetime indycar champion and 1986 indianapolis 500 winner bobby rahal, former late show host david letterman and mijack coowner mike lanigan and is based in hilliard, ohio and brownsburg, indiana founded in 1992 when then twotime indy car champion bobby rahal started his own team with carl hogan, rahal hogan racing got off to a celebrated. Lanigan founded a division of his fathers company, mijack construction equipment in indianapolis in 1973. Rahal letterman lanigan racing announced king will enter the 103rd running of the indianapolis 500 in a third entry for the team alongside graham rahal and takuma sato. Takuma sato back with rahal letterman lanigan in 2020. Takuma sato and honda returning to rahal letterman lanigan. Phillips named rahal letterman lanigan president racer.
Lucas luhr is a german bmw factory racing driver, currently competing for bmw and rahal letterman lanigan racing in the gtlm category of the tudor united sportscar championship. Indycar driver graham rahal interviews robert doornbos. It doesnt appear that coynes interest in rahal is reciprocated, but the team has tested hildebrand. 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. Dec 06, 2016 rahal letterman lanigan racing announced today that veteran driver oriol servia will return to the team for the 2017 indianapolis 500, with the hope of adding more races during the verizon indycar series season. Negotiations for the contract extension were handled by the 29yearold drivers management team and mike lanigan, one of the other team coowners, along with former television talk show host david letterman. While coowners rahal, david letterman and mike lanigan remain enthusiastic about the idea of running a third entry alongside current incumbents graham rahal and takuma sato, the odds of it. Takuma sato is a fivetime ntt indycar series race winner, including the 101st indianapolis 500. Sato signs with rahalletterman racing sports illustrated. On january 29, 2020, tony kanaan announced that 2020 would be his final season as a primary driver in indycar. The team revealed it has exercised its option on the popular. As a team owner, he won the 2004 indy 500 with driver buddy rice. Petersburg on his first weekend in indycar competition and led 11 laps last year. The following is a list of the teams that currently compete or used to compete in the ntt indycar series current fulltime teams.
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