Prominent IndyCar team de dupe van kredietcrisis

Door Casper Bekking29 januari 2009 · 18:45 uur1 min lezen

Rahal Letterman Racing neemt komend seizoen geen deel aan de IndyCar Series. Het team is de dupe van de wereldwijde financiële crisis en kan geen sponsoren vinden voor het komende jaar. RLR is niet het enige team met problemen, zo stopte eerder het Honda F1 Team met al haar activiteiten, evenals rallyfabrikanten Subaru en Suzuki. Het team won in 2004 de Indianapolis 500 met Buddy Rice en liet Danica Patrick debuteren in de IndyCar.

"Op dit moment neemt Rahal Letterman geen deel aan de IRL in 2009", verklaarde mede-eigenaar Bobby Rahal. Het team kwam afgelopen seizoen uit met Ryan Hunter-Reay en won de race op Watkins Glen.

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