Graham Rahal felt better about the direction Rahal Letterman Lanigan was headed this year after failing to qualify his own car for the Indianapolis 500 last May. Then he nearly missed the race again. The son of team co-owner Bobby Rahal barely squeaked into the last spot on the 33-car grid for Sunday.
Graham Rahal , right, talks with his dad, Bobby Rahal, during qualifications for the Indianapolis 500 auto race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Saturday, May 18, 2024, in Indianapolis. Graham Rahal looks at the speeds of cars before climbing into his car during a practice session for the Indianapolis 500 auto race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Thursday, May 16, 2024, in Indianapolis.
The plan involved investments in technology. Infrastructure. Most importantly, people. The team built out its engineering department so that Rahal and teammates Takuma Sato, Christian Lundgaard and Pietro Fittipaldi wouldn’t sweat qualifying. Then there was Graham Rahal, who was among the four drivers left fighting for three spots last Sunday.
They are still well back of Team Penske, though, which nailed down the first row, with Scott McLaughlin setting a pole qualifying record of 234.220 mph. Rahal, by comparison, ran a four-lap average of 229.974 to get himself into the field.
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