Bobby Rahal driving for Budweiser/Truesports
In 1986 Bobby Rahal won the Indy 500 driving a March chasis with Cosworth power for Budweiser/Truesports.
IRL for Indy Racing
The winner of the Indy 500 car race, in 2012, was Dario Franchitti. This gave him the distinction of being a three time winner of the Indy 500. He was a member of the Chip Ganassi Racing Team.
I have a nice Indy 500 sitting in the driveway. It's a great trail sled, but a racer she isn't...
Indy 500 cars once included ride-along mechanics
Bobby Rahal won the 1986 Indianapolis 500.
Rahal Letterman Racing
2007 winner Dario Franchitti, now racing in NASCAR, did not race the 2008 Indy 500.
Since the Indy Racing League (IRL) began in 1996, that is Tony Kanaan with 13 IRL wins (through the 2009 season) but no Indy 500 win.
As a driver, Rahal raced in Formula 1 and CART, including owning the team he drove for during most of his career. That team is now known as Rahal Letterman Racing. Bobby Rahal, who won the Indy 500 in 1986, won three championships. He has won the Indianapolis 500 as both a driver and an owner.
The 3.5 liter engine of an Indy Racing League Series Indy car produces more than 675 horsepower.
Truesports was an automobile racing team founded by Jim Trueman based in Hilliard, Ohio. The team is best-known for winning the 1986 Indianapolis 500 and back-to-back CART championships in 1986 and 1987.* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Truesports