Get to know Indy 500 driver Graham Rahal and his No. 15 Rahal Letterman Lanigan race car

Indianapolis Star

22-05-2025

Graham Rahal is in his 18th Indianapolis 500. He set to start 28th for the May 25 race with a qualifying speed of 229.863 mph over four laps on the 2.5-mile Indianapolis Motor Speedway oval.
He owns six IndyCar Series race wins, 33 podium finishes and five pole positions.
Here is what you should know about Graham Rahal.
Starting grid: A complete guide to the 33-car starting lineup for the 2025 Indianapolis 500
The 109th running of the Indianapolis 500 takes place Sunday, May 25, 2025.
The green flag drops at 12:45 p.m. ET.
These drivers are in the race for the first time:
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TV: Fox. Will Buxton is the play-by-play voice, with analysts James Hinchcliffe and Townsend Bell.
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St. Petersburg: 12th
Thermal: 11th
Long Beach: 22nd
Barber: 14th after staring 21st
Indianapolis road course: 6th after starting 2nd
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Rahal owns six IndyCar race victories, most recently 2017.
Courtney Force, the former NHRA racing star, and Rahal are married with two children, Harlan and Tinley.
He owns Graham Rahal Performance, a car customization business in Zionsville, Indiana.
The 2025 IndyCar Series schedule includes 17 races, all televised on Fox. (Times are ET; %-downtown street course, &-road course, *-oval)
March 2, St. Petersburg, Florida % (Winner: Alex Palou)
March 23, Thermal, California & (Winner: Alex Palou)
April 13, Long Beach, California % (Winner: Kyle Kirkwood)
May 4, Birmingham, Alabama & (Winner: Alex Palou)
May 10, Indianapolis & (Winner: Alex Palou)
May 25, Indianapolis 500 *, 12:45 p.m.
June 1, Detroit %, 12:30 p.m.
June 15, St. Louis *, 3 p.m.
June 22, Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin &, 2:30 p.m.
July 6, Lexington, Ohio &, 2 p.m.
July 12, Newton, Iowa *, 5 p.m.
July 13, Newton, Iowa *, 2 p.m.
July 20, Toronto %, 2 p.m.
July 27, Monterey, California &, 3 p.m.
Aug. 10, Portland &, 3 p.m.
Aug. 24, Milwaukee *, 2 p.m.
Aug. 31, Nashville *, 2:30 p.m.