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Rahal Rejoins Sarah Fisher Racing For Kentucky


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Indianapolis, Sept. 2, 2010: Sarah Fisher watched from the pit lane timing stand as Graham Rahal drove her IZOD IndyCar Series car at St. Petersburg, Barber Motorsports Park and Long Beach.

Now the team owner/driver and Rahal will be teammate on the racetrack for the first time this weekend at Kentucky Speedway in the Indy Racing League's 200th event.

In partnership with Service Central -- the automotive service offering available exclusively at Tire Kingdom, National Tire and Battery, Merchants Tire and Big O Tires -- Rahal will drive the No. 66 Service Central car in the Kentucky Indy 300.

"SFR is ecstatic to welcome Graham back to our program with the Service Central No. 66 team for the Kentucky race," said Fisher, who at Kentucky in 2002 was the first female to start from the pole in a series race. "The excitement in the shop has been contagious and we will work as hard as we can to give this program the merit it deserves for Service Central."

Rahal competed for Rahal Letterman Racing in the Indianapolis 500 and for Dreyer & Reinbold Racing at Iowa Speedway. He also has competed in four races with Newman/Haas Racing, recording a 10th place Aug. 28 at Chicagoland Speedway.

"We are very appreciative that Newman/Haas Racing gave us the go ahead to bring Graham on board for this race," said Fisher, who will drive the No. 67 Dollar General car. "He should be in a car as often as he can, and with the support of our partners we were able to pull that off for him this weekend. Graham works very hard outside the car to be in the car, and he always takes that next step to make sure he is as prepared as anyone out there.

"The whole team believes in Graham's abilities, and I am truly looking forward to working with Graham as a teammate on track. If you think I had fun in Chicago last weekend, I expect this weekend to be even better."

Rahal returns to Kentucky Speedway for the third time, where he started 10th and finished with a top-five run in 2009.

"I'm thrilled to be back in the car with SFR at Kentucky this weekend, especially with NTB and Service Central who supported me at Mid-Ohio," Rahal said. "I'm extremely grateful for this opportunity, and I'm hoping we can give Service Central a great result in the No. 66 machine."