It was the kind of professional nightmare that sports documentary filmmakers can only dream about: Graham Rahal, the veteran IndyCar driver and six-time race winner, was slowest in qualifying for the Indy 500 on Sunday – a day that ended in tears and baffled defeat for the 34-year-old still seeking his first win at Indianapolis.
With 34 cars trying to qualify for 33 spots, the son of open-wheel legend Bobby Rahal suddenly found himself out of the world’s biggest race, holding his head in his hands and sobbing. For an extra storytelling flourish, Rahal’s dad and team co-owner Bobby Rahal – whose team partners include David Letterman – had the exact same thing happen to him exactly 30 years ago.
Then, one day later, all the melodrama that went down on the track would be turned completely upside-down. And it was all on camera for the documentary crew shooting the CW’s “100 Days to Indy” series,...
With 34 cars trying to qualify for 33 spots, the son of open-wheel legend Bobby Rahal suddenly found himself out of the world’s biggest race, holding his head in his hands and sobbing. For an extra storytelling flourish, Rahal’s dad and team co-owner Bobby Rahal – whose team partners include David Letterman – had the exact same thing happen to him exactly 30 years ago.
Then, one day later, all the melodrama that went down on the track would be turned completely upside-down. And it was all on camera for the documentary crew shooting the CW’s “100 Days to Indy” series,...
- 5/23/2023
- by Josh Dickey
- The Wrap
Takuma Sato won his second Indianapolis 500 championship Sunday, holding off Scott Dixon after the last round of pit stops in the race, held at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
The race finished under a yellow caution flag. Spencer Pigot crashed hard with five laps remaining. This year’s race was run without fans at the 235,000-seat speedway, owing to the coronavirus pandemic. It was also moved from its traditional Memorial Day slot to this weekend.
Sato also won the race in 2017, while betting favorite Dixon won in 2008. Graham Rahal finished 3rd, with Santinio Ferrucci 4th. The top 4 are Honda-powered cars and Josef Newgarden is the top Chevrolet-powered car in 5th. Pole sitter Marco Andretti finished 13th.
Dixon led a race-leading 111 laps and moved into 3rd on the career list of laps led.
Roger Penske, father of Penske Media Chairman and CEO Jay Penske, is now the owner of the Indianapolis Speedway,...
The race finished under a yellow caution flag. Spencer Pigot crashed hard with five laps remaining. This year’s race was run without fans at the 235,000-seat speedway, owing to the coronavirus pandemic. It was also moved from its traditional Memorial Day slot to this weekend.
Sato also won the race in 2017, while betting favorite Dixon won in 2008. Graham Rahal finished 3rd, with Santinio Ferrucci 4th. The top 4 are Honda-powered cars and Josef Newgarden is the top Chevrolet-powered car in 5th. Pole sitter Marco Andretti finished 13th.
Dixon led a race-leading 111 laps and moved into 3rd on the career list of laps led.
Roger Penske, father of Penske Media Chairman and CEO Jay Penske, is now the owner of the Indianapolis Speedway,...
- 8/23/2020
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
[[tmz:video id="0_ckfr5aex"]] They're race car Royalty -- Indy driver Graham Rahal and Funny Car star Courtney Force -- but when it comes to having kids ... the newly married couple says they're pumping the brakes ... Hard. Graham and Courtney both come from legendary racing stock -- Courtney's family even had their own reality show on A&E ("Driving Force"). So, after they tied the knot last year, people started the same damn question every newly married couple gets...
- 4/18/2016
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Living life together in the fast lane! Congratulations are in order for Verizon IndyCar series driver Graham Rahal and Nhra driver Courtney Force, who announced their engagement on Thursday, Nov. 27. Rahal, 25, drives for the Izod IndyCar Series, and Force drag races for John Force Racing. The couple, who started dating in late 2013, were vacationing in Venice, Italy when Rahal broke the happy news on Twitter. “Happily engaged to my best friend and lady of my dreams,” Rahal tweeted. “Can’t wait to share our lives [...]...
- 12/17/2014
- Us Weekly
The National Guard announced on Wednesday that it would be pulling its sponsorship of Nascar racer Dale Earnhardt Jr. and IndyCar Racing League’s Graham Rahal.
National Guard Ending Car Racing Sponsorships
The National Guard announced its decision on its website, claiming that the Guard’s current contracts with Earnhardt and Rahal’s cars expire at the end of the current racing season. "Significantly constrained resources and the likelihood of further reductions in the future call for more innovative and cost-effective ways of doing business," said Maj. Gen. Judd H. Lyons, acting director of the Army National Guard in the press release.
In total, the Army National Guard spent $32 million on its Nascar sponsorship with Earnhardt and $12 million on its IndyCar sponsorship with Rahal. The costly marketing effort earned derision from Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.), earlier this year in a hearing. At the time, she said that the Guard was...
National Guard Ending Car Racing Sponsorships
The National Guard announced its decision on its website, claiming that the Guard’s current contracts with Earnhardt and Rahal’s cars expire at the end of the current racing season. "Significantly constrained resources and the likelihood of further reductions in the future call for more innovative and cost-effective ways of doing business," said Maj. Gen. Judd H. Lyons, acting director of the Army National Guard in the press release.
In total, the Army National Guard spent $32 million on its Nascar sponsorship with Earnhardt and $12 million on its IndyCar sponsorship with Rahal. The costly marketing effort earned derision from Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.), earlier this year in a hearing. At the time, she said that the Guard was...
- 8/7/2014
- Uinterview
Los Angeles (AP) — "Fast & Furious" star Paul Walker and friend Roger Rodas were going up to 94 mph in a 45 mph zone in a Porsche with two 9-year-old tires when they lost control, hit a light pole and died immediately when the car burst into flames, according to a new investigation of the November accident. Investigators with the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department and California Highway Patrol concluded that unsafe speed, not mechanical problems, caused the Nov. 30 crash, the sheriff's department said Tuesday. Based on post-crash calculations, accident reconstruction specialists with the Highway Patrol believe Rodas was driving his 2005 Porsche Carrera Gt between 81 mph and 94 mph, according to their investigative report. The Chp declined to comment. The Associated Press reported in December that investigators had found no evidence that the car had mechanical problems and had ruled out debris or other roadway conditions. Subsequently, Porsche sent engineers to California to review the rare car's wreckage.
- 3/26/2014
- by Justin Pritchard (AP Staff)
- Hitfix
5,000 fans, friends and car enthusiasts attend a rally at site where Fast & Furious actor was killed in crash
• Paul Walker memorial: in pictures
The sounds of high-performance car engines filled the air on Sunday as thousands of fans, friends and car enthusiasts headed to the Los Angeles suburb of Santa Clarita to pay tribute to Paul Walker at the site where the Fast & Furious actor died in a crash.
The memorial, planned through social media, was due to begin at noon, but mourners began arriving hours beforehand to leave flowers, candles, stuffed animals and other tributes.
By afternoon, about 5,000 people, including entire families with children, had gathered. Captain Mike Parker, of Los Angeles County sheriff's department, said the crowd was mostly peaceful but a man was arrested after deputies spotted him carrying a partially hidden and loaded gun and 40 citations were issued for illegal parking.
Many arrived in cars built for speed,...
• Paul Walker memorial: in pictures
The sounds of high-performance car engines filled the air on Sunday as thousands of fans, friends and car enthusiasts headed to the Los Angeles suburb of Santa Clarita to pay tribute to Paul Walker at the site where the Fast & Furious actor died in a crash.
The memorial, planned through social media, was due to begin at noon, but mourners began arriving hours beforehand to leave flowers, candles, stuffed animals and other tributes.
By afternoon, about 5,000 people, including entire families with children, had gathered. Captain Mike Parker, of Los Angeles County sheriff's department, said the crowd was mostly peaceful but a man was arrested after deputies spotted him carrying a partially hidden and loaded gun and 40 citations were issued for illegal parking.
Many arrived in cars built for speed,...
- 12/9/2013
- The Guardian - Film News
The sounds of high-performance car engines filled the air Sunday as thousands of fans, friends and car enthusiasts headed to the Los Angeles suburb of Santa Clarita to pay tribute to Paul Walker at the site where the Fast & Furious actor died in a car crash.
The memorial, planned through social media, was scheduled to begin at noon, but mourners began arriving hours beforehand to leave flowers, candles, stuffed animals and other tributes.
By afternoon, about 5,000 people, including entire families with children, dropped by, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Capt. Mike Parker said, adding that the gathering was mostly peaceful.
The memorial, planned through social media, was scheduled to begin at noon, but mourners began arriving hours beforehand to leave flowers, candles, stuffed animals and other tributes.
By afternoon, about 5,000 people, including entire families with children, dropped by, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Capt. Mike Parker said, adding that the gathering was mostly peaceful.
- 12/9/2013
- by Associated Press
- EW - Inside Movies
Paul Walker’s Nov. 30 death in a fiery car crash is horrible and tragic no matter what way you look at it, but we’re so relieved to hear that investigators have ruled out drag racing due to lack of evidence of a second car.
According to investigators, there is no evidence supporting claims that drag racing was involved in Paul Walker‘s death on Nov. 30. The Los Angeles County Sheriff Department says that their focus now centers on the speed of the 2005 Porsche Carrera Gt being driven by Paul’s friend Roger Rodas at the time of the crash.
Paul Walker’s Death: Drag Racing Ruled Out
Thank God there was no foul play! L.A. County Sheriff’s Sgt. Richard Cohen told CNN that authorities had received a tip on Dec. 1 suggesting that another car was at the scene racing the Porsche, but that tragic outcome has been ruled out.
According to investigators, there is no evidence supporting claims that drag racing was involved in Paul Walker‘s death on Nov. 30. The Los Angeles County Sheriff Department says that their focus now centers on the speed of the 2005 Porsche Carrera Gt being driven by Paul’s friend Roger Rodas at the time of the crash.
Paul Walker’s Death: Drag Racing Ruled Out
Thank God there was no foul play! L.A. County Sheriff’s Sgt. Richard Cohen told CNN that authorities had received a tip on Dec. 1 suggesting that another car was at the scene racing the Porsche, but that tragic outcome has been ruled out.
- 12/3/2013
- by HL Intern
- HollywoodLife
2013 Indy 500 date, time, TV channel and preview: ABC airs the 97th Indianapolis 500 on Sunday, May 26. Related: 2013 Izod IndyCar Series TV schedule The Memorial Day weekend tradition returns with the 97th running of the Indianapolis 500 on Sunday, May 26, beginning at 12pm Et from famed Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Top drivers competing for the Borg-Warner Trophy include Ryan Hunter-Reay, Will Power, Scott Dixon, Helio Castroneves, Graham Rahal and Marco Andretti. Dario Franchitti, last year’s Indy 500 winner, will attempt to win his fourth career race at Indy. (Not expected back is Franchitti’s wife, Ashley Judd, from [...]
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- 5/21/2013
- by Ryan Berenz
- ChannelGuideMag
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