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
rather since talk
Ever since the split, there used to be more talk about who wasn't here rather than who was here,
car dreamt driving saw
From the first day I saw this car I've dreamt of driving it, ... This has been a dream come true.
car dreamt driving saw
From the first day I saw this car I've dreamt of driving it, ... This has been a dream come true.
atlantic came car dreamed drive formula october race watched win
I came up here for my first Formula Atlantic race in October of 1974 and watched that car win the race, and I thought, 'Man, there is nothing better than that,' ... I dreamed that when I got to Formula One I could drive a car like that.
cars drivers quality strong
You have 20-22 really strong cars and the quality of the drivers is awfully good.
black great
Obviously, this is a very black day for us. This is a great tragedy.
admired cars everybody excited fans love people racing selfless sharing
I told them (the other drivers) I admired them and appreciated them because they're out racing these cars for people to see, ... These (cars) aren't hangar queens. They (the racers) are very selfless about sharing their love for these cars with everybody here. You could tell from the reception, with cars in the paddock area, that a lot of these fans here are excited to see these cars again.
caught good passed run trying
Then I was just trying to make my way back up. I got Andretti going into three. I got a good run on him and just passed him. Then I caught Pablo and snuck by him on the backstraightaway.
black entire great paul prayers sympathies
It's a very black day for us. Our prayers and sympathies go out to Paul and the entire Dana family. This is a great tragedy.
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.
missing-you taken home
I am going to miss that time when you take that corner better than anybody else could have taken it on that lap or you do that great qualifying lap or you make that great pass or you bring a crippled car home.
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.