Since his breakthrough win at the Indy 500, Buddy Rice had led the chase of Tony Kanaan and the Andretti-Green Racing powerhouse in the IRL IndyCar Series ably supported by his equally fired-up Rahal-Letterman Racing teammate Vitor Meira.
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Indianapolis 500 winner Buddy Rice and members of Rahal Letterman Racing visited the White House on Monday to meet with United States President George W. Bush.
Buddy Rice and team boss Bobby Rahal talk after Rice leads home a Team Rahal 1-2 in the Indy 300 at the Kansas Speedway. [See seperate Q&A for second place Vitor Meira and third placed Tony Kanaan.]
A first Indy 500 win for Buddy Rice, victory for co-owner David Letterman in the first race since Team Rahal became Rahal-Letterman Racing, a maiden triumph for Bobby Rahal as an owner and a first Indy win for Scott Roembke - not bad for a day at the office.
In 1994, Bobby Rahal brought the Honda engine to Indianapolis for the first time, but couldn't find enough speed to qualify for the race, opting to race a car leased from Roger Penske and powered by Mercedes/Ilmor.