After 'embarrassing' Indy 500, Rahal Letterman Lanigan is still searching for speed at the Brickyard
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
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The was a quiet sort of confidence among the four drivers at Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing on the eve of Indianapolis 500 qualifying this year.
The team had invested heavily over the previous 12 months, shoring up parts of its program that had fallen behind, and there was a steadfast belief there was speed in their cars.
But by the end of the weekend, Graham Rahal nearly found himself in the exact same spot as last year.
That was when the son of team co-owner Bobby Rahal was bumped from the 33-car field on the final run of qualifying, though he would ultimately race as the replacement for injured Stefan Wilson. And it was then that the elder Rahal told Steve Eriksen, the team's chief operating officer, “In 30 days, I want a plan for how we're going to turn this ship around.”
