Rahal Letterman Lanigan

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Rahal Letterman Lanigan Bio

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Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing’s car during an IndyCar race in 2024. [Credits: Getty Images]

Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing competes in the IndyCar and WeatherTech SportsCar Championship series. They are known for winning the Indy 500 race twice in their IndyCar history. RLL Racing won their first Indy 500 race in 2004 and their second Indy 500 race in 2020. Rahal Letterman Lanigan racing team was established in 1991 as Hogan Racing. In 1996, the team was renamed Team Rahal. They also have an IMSA program which they run with factory partner BMW under the name BMW Team RLL. The team became a topic of discussion in 2024 after the FBI investigated them. The team started operation in IndyCar in 2004 after competing in the CART championship from 1991 to 2003.

Team NameRahal Letterman Lanigan Racing
Debut2004
Owner(s)Bobby Rahal, David Letterman, Mike Lanigan
Team Principle(s)Piers Phillips (President), Ricardo Nault (Team manager)
Crew ChiefDerek Davidson (no.15), Donny Stewart (no.30), Peter Baron (no.45)
DriversGraham Rahal (no.15), Devlin DeFrancesco (no. 30), Louis Foster (no. 45)
Base/ HeadquartersZionsville, Indiana
ManufacturerHonda
Indy Championships0
Indy Race Wins25
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Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Crew Chiefs

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The RLL Racing Team fields three cars in the IndyCar series in their current program. Their crew chiefs are listed below-

DriverNo.Crew Chief
Graham Rahal 15Derek Davidson
Devlin DeFrancesco30Donny Stewart
Louis Foster45Peter Baron

Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Racing Staff/ Team Members

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Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Owners

Robert Woodward Rahal aka Bobby Rahal is the co-owner of RLL Racing Team and a former racing driver. He competed in the CART series from 1982 to 1998. Rahal raced for 17 years in the series, collecting 24 victories and three CART championships. He also participated in endurance racing winning the 24 Hours of Daytona and the 12 Hours of Sebring races. Rahal served in a managerial position in the Jaguar Formula 1 team and was the interim president of CART after retiring from racing.

David Michael Letterman is the second co-owner of the team RLL Racing. He is an American television host, comedian, writer, and producer. Letterman hosted Late Night with David Letterman on NBC from 1982 to 2015, ending it in 2015 with Late Show with David Letterman on CBS. He hosted a total of 6080 episodes during his time. He is America’s longest-serving late-night talk show host. He has been hosting the Netflix show My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman since 2018.

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Michael Lanigan is the other co-owner of the RLL Racing team. He is an entrepreneur and founded a division of his father’s company Mi-Jack Construction Equipment, in Indianapolis in 1973. Lanigan joined the team as a co-owner in 2010.

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Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Manufacturer

Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing uses the Dallara DW12 chassis in their IndyCar program paired with Honda engines.

What engine does Rahal Letterman Racing use?

Rahal Letterman Racing uses the Honda HI12TT/R engine in their IndyCar program. The engine is a 2.2 liter V6 twin-turbocharged engine producing a maximum power output of 750 hp and a rev limit of 12000 RPM. The engine is developed by HPD-AHM Co. It has been in use in IndyCar since 2012.

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Where is Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing located?

Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing headquarters are located in Zionsville, Indiana.

Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Sponsors

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RLL Racing’s Indycar partners are listed on their official website as Amada Hub International, Kustom Entertainment, Hogan, United Rentals, Bortek, HyVee, Manitou Group, Luther Automotive Group, Patients Choice Laboratories, Fifth Third Bank, Norm Reeves Honda, One Cure, Jupiter, Honda, IMS, MI-JAck, Graphic Village, Henderickson, Murphy Real estate services, Code3, Canon, iPacket, Mechanix wear, Mobil 1, Zeiss, CarIQ Pay, Lincoln Welders, Bridge media networks, Touchstone, five-hour energy, Sparco, Neoti, Xpel, Avon Aero supply, Rousseau, Bobby Rahal Automotive Group.

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FAQs on Rahal Letterman Lanigan

A. RLL Racing is owned collectively by Bobby Rahal, David Letterman, and Mike Lanigan.

A. Yes, Graham Rahal is married to Courtney Force.

A. RLL Racing is located in Zionsville, Indiana.

A. Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing team was investigated by the FBI in 2024.

A. Yes, IndyCar is a North American open-wheel racing series.

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