Graham Rahal is in a contract year, and though the Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing driver doesn’t foresee retirement, he also isn’t sure of his future at his father’s team.
“I think anything is on the table,” Rahal, 34, told a small group of reporters Tuesday before the opening day of Indy 500 practice was scrubbed by rain. “I have literally made no decision. Even going somewhere else. I’ve made no decision. I think I have a lot to add to the equation. I feel very confident saying that with my experience. Eventually, you get a feel for things and there’s a lot you can add and help with and make things better. I feel like I’m still in my prime in that regard.”
It’s been six years since the most recent NTT IndyCar Series victory for Rahal, whose inaugural win came as a 19-year-old at the 2008 St. Petersburg Grand Prix. Takuma Sato’s 2020 Indy 500 victory was the most recent win for the team founded by his father, Bobby, the 1986 winner at the Brickyard.
Rahal, who represents himself, said he hasn’t talked to any other teams and negotiates all of his deals through Mike Lanigan, his father’s partner who primarily handles the team’s business.
“I don’t even talk to Dad about it,” he said. “It’s all Mike Lanigan. Everything financial is Mike Lanigan. Even on the last deal, Dad and I never talk money, never talk any of that stuff.”
