Considering Graham's stint with SFR is done and Bobby's team has been moth-balled, it shouldn't be surprising that...

1986 Indianapolis 500 champion Bobby Rahal and his Rahal Letterman Racing team announced today that its entry in the 2010 Indy 500 would be piloted by his son Graham.

Graham, who is the youngest driver ever to win an Indy Car race, will be racing for his father's Ohio-based team for the first time in Indy Cars, although the 21-year-old Rahal has raced with RLR in its sportscar programs in past seasons.

"I am extremely excited to be racing with my father and with this team," grinned the younger Rahal. "I have known a lot of the guys on this team since I was very young and to go after the dream of winning Indianapolis with them means a lot to me and my family. I know we can put together a quality effort and we expect to be competitive."

The #30 Dallara/Honda/Firestone expects to be announcing further details concerning its livery and potential sponsorship for the 500 in the coming week.

If anyone has any sponsor suggestions now might be a good time to speak up. Which begs the question: is Red Roof Inns still in business?

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Rahal Letterman Racing still exists. How do we know? Because they're suing somebody.

According to their lawsuit, their relationship with the sponsor of their entry for last year's Indianapolis 500 has not reached a satisfactory level of monetary compensation. From Courthouse News Service:

Rahal Letterman Racing clams the Ceallaigh Group and DAFCA paid only $90,000 of the $200,000 owed for putting their logo on a car and team clothing in the 2009 Indianapolis 500, in Columbus, Ohio, Federal Court.

OK, hooray for lawsuits, but...is it me or does $200,000 seem like a ridiculous bargain to sponsor a car driven by Oriol Servia in the Indy 500? Not that I have that kind of cash to shop around for such things. Oh, most certainly, I do not.