Graham Rahal

INDIANAPOLIS -- Graham Rahal thought he'd watch the Indianapolis 500 from home. Now, he finds himself in a "very very different" situation.

The 29-year-old McLaughlin from Hamilton, New Zealand, remains one of five competitors left standings to contend for the 2022 IndyCar title with his third victory of the season at Portland.

The six-time IndyCar champion led a race-high 40 of 85 laps en route to his first victory of 2022 at the Exhibition Place.

The 22-year-old O'Ward from Monterrey, Mexico, capitalized on a late green flag pit sequence to cruise to his first IndyCar victory of 2022.

The two-time IndyCar Series champion executed a bold final lap pass over teammate Scott McLaughlin to record the 600th overall motorsports victory for Team Penske at the Lone Star state.

In this week's interview, Speedway Media catches up with NTT IndyCar Series and Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing driver, Graham Rahal.

Scott Dixon parked his car right in front of Graham Rahal on pit road in the staging area, following the final lap of the NTT IndyCar Series' annual trip to Long Beach, Calif., because he believed Rahal would lose the final podium position for blocking him on the backstretch.

We were all just living in Alexander Rossi's world on Sunday, as he won on the streets of Long Beach for the second year in a row.

The Army National Guard announced Wednesday night via a press release posted on their website, that they will make considerable changes to their motorsports sponsorship programs. These changes will include “an end to its sponsorship of NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Graham Rahal in the Indy Racing League (IRL).”

Graham Rahal will be returning home this weekend to compete in the Honda Indy 200 at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. On August 5th the IZOD IndyCar Series will take to the track in Mid-Ohio for the sixth time, with 2007 being the first year IndyCar sanctioned a race at the venue.