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CART: Team Rahal Announces Promotions

28 December 1999

Posted By Terry Callahan
Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel

Team Rahal owner Bobby Rahal and general manager Scott Roembke announced last week that five team members had been promoted to new roles for the 2000 FedEx Championship Series season.

Larry Ellert, chief mechanic for the Shell Ford Reynard from 1996-99, has become Race Team Manager while Jim Prescott, chief mechanic of the Miller Lite Ford Reynard since the mid-'90s, becomes the shop manager. Ellert's and Prescott's former positions will be filled by Ricardo Nault and Sean Hanrahan, respectively. Both have been with Team Rahal since 1994. Additionally, Ray Leto will give up his duties as a race engineer to become the team's Technical Coordinator, coordinating the team's wind tunnel and aerodynamics program and its 10-person engineering staff.

"These promotions show the depth of Team Rahal," said Rahal. "When opportunities present themselves, we are usually able to find the best people for the position within our own organization. Giving these opportunities to individuals already within our team helps us build an impetus that will lead to additional success in years to come."

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