Team Rahal announced today that veteran open-wheel racer Jimmy Vasser will be the team's second driver at next month's Indianapolis 500. source: cart.com Vasser's #19 Rahal/Letterman Racing Honda/Dallara/Firestone entry, when combined with Team Rahal's full-season entry of the #15 Miller Lite/Pioneer Honda/Dallara/Firestone car with Kenny Brack, gives Team Rahal a two-car entry at Indianapolis for the first time since 1995. Vasser, who drove for Team Rahal during the 2002 CART Champ Car season, will attempt to qualify the second Rahal/Letterman entry on the final day of qualifying for the 87th running of the Indy 500. While driving for Team Rahal in 2002, Vasser won the fastest 500-mile race ever (197.995 mph avg.) in the Champ Car finale last November at the California Speedway. Vasser is a 10-time Champ Car race winner, and was series champion in 1996, and runner-up in 1998. Not only does this entry mark a reunion for Vasser and Team Rahal, but also for Vasser and Honda, for whom he won their first open-wheel championship in 1996. Vasser currently drives for American Spirit Team Johansson in the Bridgestone presents the Champ Car World Series powered by Ford, and he will be in Germany racing in the German 500 on the opening weekend of Indy qualifying.
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