Bobby Rahal
American racing driver (born 1953) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Robert Woodward Rahal (born January 10, 1953) is an American former auto racing driver and current team owner of Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing. As a driver he won three championships and 24 races in the CART open-wheel series, including the 1986 Indianapolis 500. He also won the Indianapolis 500 in 2004 and 2020 as team owner for Buddy Rice and Takuma Sato, respectively.
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Bobby Rahal | |||||||
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Born | Robert Woodward Rahal (1953-01-10) January 10, 1953 (age 71) Medina, Ohio, U.S. | ||||||
Championship titles | |||||||
CART Championship Car (1986, 1987, 1992) Major victories 24 Hours of Daytona (1981) Indianapolis 500 (1986) 12 Hours of Sebring (1987) Pocono 500 (1988) | |||||||
Champ Car career | |||||||
265 races run over 17 years | |||||||
Best finish | 1st (1986, 1987, 1992) | ||||||
First race | 1982 Kraco Car Stereo 150 (Phoenix) | ||||||
Last race | 1998 Marlboro 500 (Fontana) | ||||||
First win | 1982 Cleveland Grand Prix (Cleveland) | ||||||
Last win | 1992 Bosch Spark Plug Grand Prix (Nazareth) | ||||||
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Formula One World Championship career | |||||||
Nationality | American | ||||||
Active years | 1978 | ||||||
Teams | Wolf | ||||||
Entries | 2 | ||||||
Championships | 0 | ||||||
Wins | 0 | ||||||
Podiums | 0 | ||||||
Career points | 0 | ||||||
Pole positions | 0 | ||||||
Fastest laps | 0 | ||||||
First entry | 1978 United States Grand Prix | ||||||
Last entry | 1978 Canadian Grand Prix | ||||||
NASCAR Cup Series career | |||||||
1 race run over 1 year | |||||||
Best finish | 91st (1984) | ||||||
First race | 1984 Winston Western 500 (Riverside) | ||||||
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24 Hours of Le Mans career | |||||||
Years | 1980, 1982 | ||||||
Teams | Barbour, Garretson | ||||||
Best finish | DNF (1980, 1982) | ||||||
Class wins | 0 | ||||||
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After retiring as a driver, Rahal held managerial positions with the Jaguar Formula 1 team and also was an interim president of the CART series. Rahal was also a sports car driver during the 1980s, and made one NASCAR start for the Wood Brothers.