Bobby Rahal
Bobby Rahal
Robert "Bobby" Woodward Rahalis an American auto racing driver and team owner. 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 2004 Indianapolis 500 as a team owner for the winning driver, Buddy Rice...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionRace Car Driver
Date of Birth10 January 1953
CityMedina, OH
CountryUnited States of America
cars great hour mile month roger shows three tight
When you think Roger is only one mile an hour off Buddy, it shows you how tight it is up front. Having three cars here has been a great month for us.
sports racing dice
In racing, I wanted to be a winner and to be a winner, you have to be willing to roll the dice.
giving fans judgment
The fans know that I have been giving it my all and that we had the good judgment to when to say when.
giving missing racing
I guess it is the sense of personal satisfaction that racing gives you that I am probably going to miss, because in racing you get that feedback very quickly
team winning firsts
The place where I had so much success as a driver would be where I had my first win as a team owner.
trying failing
I'd rather try and fail than not try at all, as they say
bigs competitiveness big-things
Competitiveness has been a big thing for me.
people want remember
I don't want people to remember me going through the motions.
sleep night race
I have never had problems sleeping the night before a race.
people want welcome
I'd seen people overstay their welcome and I didn't want that to happen at all.
average prize-money competition
In 1982 when I showed up, the average age of the drivers in the series was something like 40, 41. The crowds were small. There was not much prize money. The competition wasn't very tight.
son years racing
My son is racing his first 24-hour this year with Porsche.
numbers prototype daytona
There's a tremendous number of the Daytona Prototypes.
race years people
What's really hit me over the years is that you go to every race and see all the well-wishers, and you really feel like you are connected with people after all these years.