Graham Rahal on a "home weekend" at the Long Beach Grand Prix

The IndyCar driver on how Rahal Letterman Lanigan celebrated the start of a successful season (1:00); how Rahal’s luck has been tough so far this season (2:00); on David Letterman being at teammate Takuma Sato’s victory and how Rahal played a role in perhaps getting him there (3:00); a week of handling many family requests for a “home” weekend in Southern California (5:00); on how he is spending time with his wife, Courtney, as she takes a hiatus form racing, including killing some monster snakes (7:00); why having her at the track more often is a huge stress reliever (8:45); her work on their foundation (10:00); what it’s like having a street course that’s an event bringing in large crowds (11:00); “this is us, not just NASCAR, but oval racing needs to re-energize itself”(13:00); the idea of IndyCar and NASCAR working together more closely (14:30); what about a Long Beach doubleheader? (16:30); why IndyCar never has been more competitive than now (18:15); on whether he was wistful of losing his record to Colton Herta as the youngest winner (19:45) Visit www.nbcsports.com/nascar and www.nbcsports.com/motors for more NASCAR and motorsports coverage from NBC Sports. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.