Graham Rahal on a "home weekend" at the Long Beach Grand Prix

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The IndyCar driver on how Rahal Letterman Lanigan celebrated the start of a successful season (1:00); how Rahal’s luck has been tough so far this season (2:00); on David Letterman being at teammate Takuma Sato’s victory and how Rahal played a role in perhaps getting him there (3:00); a week of handling many family requests for a “home” weekend in Southern California (5:00); on how he is spending time with his wife, Courtney, as she takes a hiatus form racing, including killing some monster snakes (7:00); why having her at the track more often is a huge stress reliever (8:45); her work on their foundation (10:00); what it’s like having a street course that’s an event bringing in large crowds (11:00); “this is us, not just NASCAR, but oval racing needs to re-energize itself”(13:00); the idea of IndyCar and NASCAR working together more closely (14:30); what about a Long Beach doubleheader? (16:30); why IndyCar never has been more competitive than now (18:15); on whether he was wistful of losing his record to Colton Herta as the youngest winner (19:45)

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