| Bobby Rahal | |||||||
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.jpg) Rahal in 2021 | |||||||
| Born | Robert Woodward Rahal January 10, 1953 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 | ||||||
Robert Woodward Rahal (/ˈreɪhɔːl/ RAY-hawl; born January 10, 1953) is an American former auto racing driver and current team co-owner of Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing along with Mike Lanigan of Mi-Jack Products and Television Host David Letterman. 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.
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.