Rahal rebuilding with Hunter-Reay

By Mike Harris - Associated Press Auto Racing Writer Things haven’t come easily for Bobby Rahal and his team in recent years. A sign that things are changing for the better came Sunday when Ryan Hunter-Reay won at Watkins Glen to give Rahal Letterman Racing its first win in four years. Once a nearly perennial contender in CART, the team co-owned by TV personality David Letterman has mostly struggled since moving to the IRL’s IndyCar Series in 2003. The best moments came in 2004 when Buddy Rice won three races, including the Indianapolis 500, and then-rookie Danica Patrick became a national sensation by qualifying and finishing fourth at Indy — both records for a woman at the Brickyard. But Rice and Patrick are both driving for different teams now and it’s been mostly downhill for Rahal Letterman since. What had been a... [read full story]