INDIANAPOLIS — Racing legend Bobby Rahal drew an eclectic purple carpet crowd Tuesday night time to the unique, non-public screening of his new documentary, “Bobby Rahal: True American Racer,” which facilities on the .
Among the many movie goers who got here to the Tobias Theater at Newfields to have fun Rahal’s profession and life have been former Vice President Mike Pence, Scott Borchetta, well-known for locating Taylor Swift and founding Large Machine Data (additionally an government producer on the movie), former legendary drivers and present racing stars.
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Former, present IndyCar drivers attend Bobby Rahal documentary screening at Newfields
Bobby Rahal solutions questions earlier than a screening for documentary “Bobby Rahal: True American Racer” on Tuesday, Might 19, 2026, at Newfields in Indianapolis.
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Former, present IndyCar drivers attend Bobby Rahal documentary screening at Newfields
Bobby Rahal solutions questions earlier than a screening for documentary “Bobby Rahal: True American Racer” on Tuesday, Might 19, 2026, at Newfields in Indianapolis.
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Former, present IndyCar drivers attend Bobby Rahal documentary screening at Newfields
IndyCar driver Takuma Sato (left) shakes fingers with former Vice President Mike Pence earlier than a screening for documentary “Bobby Rahal: True American Racer” on Tuesday, Might 19, 2026, at Newfields in Indianapolis.
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Former, present IndyCar drivers attend Bobby Rahal documentary screening at Newfields
IndyCar and Indianapolis Motor Speedway president Doug Boles solutions questions earlier than a screening for documentary “Bobby Rahal: True American Racer” on Tuesday, Might 19, 2026, at Newfields in Indianapolis.
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Former, present IndyCar drivers attend Bobby Rahal documentary screening at Newfields
Scott Borchetta interviews earlier than a screening for documentary “Bobby Rahal: True American Racer” on Tuesday, Might 19, 2026, at Newfields in Indianapolis.
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Former, present IndyCar drivers attend Bobby Rahal documentary screening at Newfields
Former IndyCar driver Danica Patrick solutions questions earlier than a screening for documentary “Bobby Rahal: True American Racer” on Tuesday, Might 19, 2026, at Newfields in Indianapolis.
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Former, present IndyCar drivers attend Bobby Rahal documentary screening at Newfields
Retired IndyCar driver Al Unser Jr. solutions questions earlier than a screening for documentary ““Bobby Rahal: True American Racer” on Tuesday, Might 19, 2026, at Newfields in Indianapolis.
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Former, present IndyCar drivers attend Bobby Rahal documentary screening at Newfields
IndyCar driver Takuma Sato solutions questions earlier than a screening for documentary “Bobby Rahal: True American Racer” on Tuesday, Might 19, 2026, at Newfields in Indianapolis.
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Former, present IndyCar drivers attend Bobby Rahal documentary screening at Newfields
Suzanne Robinson stands earlier than a screening for documentary “Bobby Rahal: True American Racer” on Tuesday, Might 19, 2026, at Newfields in Indianapolis.
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Former, present IndyCar drivers attend Bobby Rahal documentary screening at Newfields
Bobby Rahal stands for a photograph on the purple carpet earlier than a screening for documentary “Bobby Rahal: True American Racer” on Tuesday, Might 19, 2026, at Newfields in Indianapolis.
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Former, present IndyCar drivers attend Bobby Rahal documentary screening at Newfields
Former Vice President Mike Pence solutions questions earlier than a screening for documentary “Bobby Rahal: True American Racer” on Tuesday, Might 19, 2026, at Newfields in Indianapolis.
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Former, present IndyCar drivers attend Bobby Rahal documentary screening at Newfields
Bobby Rahal (left) shakes attendee Jeff Craig’s hand earlier than a screening for documentary “Bobby Rahal: True American Racer” on Tuesday, Might 19, 2026, at Newfields in Indianapolis.
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Former, present IndyCar drivers attend Bobby Rahal documentary screening at Newfields
Attendees stroll the purple carpet earlier than a screening for documentary “Bobby Rahal: True American Racer” on Tuesday, Might 19, 2026, at Newfields in Indianapolis.
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Former, present IndyCar drivers attend Bobby Rahal documentary screening at Newfields
Jim Prescott (left) speaks with IndyCar driver Takuma Sato earlier than a screening for documentary “Bobby Rahal: True American Racer” on Tuesday, Might 19, 2026, at Newfields in Indianapolis.
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Former, present IndyCar drivers attend Bobby Rahal documentary screening at Newfields
Cheryl Blough (left) and Kimberly Holland get a photograph with the Borg-Warner trophy earlier than a screening for documentary “Bobby Rahal: True American Racer” on Tuesday, Might 19, 2026, at Newfields in Indianapolis.
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Former, present IndyCar drivers attend Bobby Rahal documentary screening at Newfields
Former Vice President Mike Pence solutions questions earlier than a screening for documentary “Bobby Rahal: True American Racer” on Tuesday, Might 19, 2026, at Newfields in Indianapolis.
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Former, present IndyCar drivers attend Bobby Rahal documentary screening at Newfields
Drinks sit earlier than a screening for documentary “Bobby Rahal: True American Racer” on Tuesday, Might 19, 2026, at Newfields in Indianapolis.
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Former, present IndyCar drivers attend Bobby Rahal documentary screening at Newfields
IndyCar and Indianapolis Motor Speedway president Doug Boles (left) speaks with retired IndyCar driver Al Unser Jr. earlier than a screening for documentary “Bobby Rahal: True American Racer” on Tuesday, Might 19, 2026, at Newfields in Indianapolis.
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Former, present IndyCar drivers attend Bobby Rahal documentary screening at Newfields
(From left) IndyCar driver Takuma Sato, Bobby Rahal and former Vice President Mike Pence speak on the purple carpet earlier than a screening for documentary “Bobby Rahal: True American Racer” on Tuesday, Might 19, 2026, at Newfields in Indianapolis.
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Former, present IndyCar drivers attend Bobby Rahal documentary screening at Newfields
Indicators sit earlier than a screening for documentary “Bobby Rahal: True American Racer” on Tuesday, Might 19, 2026, at Newfields in Indianapolis.
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Former, present IndyCar drivers attend Bobby Rahal documentary screening at Newfields
Former Vice President Mike Pence (left) speaks with Bobby Rahal earlier than a screening for documentary “Bobby Rahal: True American Racer” on Tuesday, Might 19, 2026, at Newfields in Indianapolis.
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Former, present IndyCar drivers attend Bobby Rahal documentary screening at Newfields
The group provides Bobby Rahal a standing ovation earlier than a screening for documentary “Bobby Rahal: True American Racer” on Tuesday, Might 19, 2026, at Newfields in Indianapolis.
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Former, present IndyCar drivers attend Bobby Rahal documentary screening at Newfields
Bobby Rahal solutions questions earlier than a screening for documentary “Bobby Rahal: True American Racer” on Tuesday, Might 19, 2026, at Newfields in Indianapolis.
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Former, present IndyCar drivers attend Bobby Rahal documentary screening at Newfields
IndyCar driver Takuma Sato solutions questions earlier than a screening for documentary “Bobby Rahal: True American Racer” on Tuesday, Might 19, 2026, at Newfields in Indianapolis.
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Former, present IndyCar drivers attend Bobby Rahal documentary screening at Newfields
Former Vice President Mike Pence solutions questions earlier than a screening for documentary “Bobby Rahal: True American Racer” on Tuesday, Might 19, 2026, at Newfields in Indianapolis.
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Former, present IndyCar drivers attend Bobby Rahal documentary screening at Newfields
Retired IndyCar driver Al Unser Jr. solutions questions earlier than a screening for documentary “Bobby Rahal: True American Racer” on Tuesday, Might 19, 2026, at Newfields in Indianapolis.
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Former, present IndyCar drivers attend Bobby Rahal documentary screening at Newfields
The Borg-Warner trophy sits earlier than a screening for documentary “Bobby Rahal: True American Racer” on Tuesday, Might 19, 2026, at Newfields in Indianapolis.
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Former, present IndyCar drivers attend Bobby Rahal documentary screening at Newfields
Former Vice President Mike Pence solutions questions earlier than a screening for documentary “Bobby Rahal: True American Racer” on Tuesday, Might 19, 2026, at Newfields in Indianapolis.
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Former, present IndyCar drivers attend Bobby Rahal documentary screening at Newfields
Retired IndyCar driver Arie Luyendyk sits earlier than a screening for documentary “Bobby Rahal: True American Racer” on Tuesday, Might 19, 2026, at Newfields in Indianapolis.
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Former, present IndyCar drivers attend Bobby Rahal documentary screening at Newfields
Bobby Rahal waves to the gang earlier than a screening for documentary “Bobby Rahal: True American Racer” on Tuesday, Might 19, 2026, at Newfields in Indianapolis.
The documentary tells the story of how Rahal, “a man who appeared like a geography professor,” turned one of many greatest names in motorsports. And it tells the story of 40 years in the past when the Indy 500 was the backdrop for one of the crucial emotional races in its storied historical past.
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As Rahal took the checkered flag in 1986, he made historical past as the primary driver to complete the race in lower than three hours, which additionally meant setting a file for the quickest common pace at simply lower than 171 miles per hour.
Rahal’s workforce proprietor, Jim Trueman, sat within the pits cheering the driving force on, and he erupted as Rahal crossed the end line first. “I actually assume he willed himself to … to remain there, to remain alive lengthy sufficient,” Rahal informed IndyStar. Trueman died 11 days later.
“If Hollywood had written a script like this, no one would imagine it,” . “They’d say, ‘Oh, that does not occur. That is not actual life.’ Properly, it did (occur) on this case.”
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TV: Pre-race protection begins at 10 a.m. ET, Sunday, Might 24, 2026, on . Race protection begins at 12:30 p.m., with the inexperienced flag scheduled for 12:45 p.m. is the play-by-play voice, with analysts and . Georgia Henneberry, Kevin Lee and Jamie Little are the pit reporters.
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