Rahal Letterman Racing has announced that Graham Rahal will be behind the wheel of its sole car for the upcoming Indy 500 while the test that was scheduled to take place yesterday at the Kentucky Speedway was cancelled.
Indy Racing League officials were obliged to cancel the session after it was found out that there were patches of moisture seeping through the track following heavy rain.
This test had been previously moved from its original pre-season date and scheduled back to May as the first four rounds all took place on road and street courses, with most drivers getting their first oval mileage of the year in the Kansas event last weekend.
Meanwhile, father and son will be reunited for the first time as Graham Rahal will contest the Indianapolis 500 with his father's Rahal Letterman Racing team.
Still without a contract to drive the full IndyCar calendar, Rahal contested three early-season events with Sarah Fisher Racing.
Rahal's team, which runs the BMW works programme in the American Le Mans Series, has not raced full-time in the IndyCar Series since 2008.
Graham Rahal has crashed in both his Indianapolis 500 runs to date, but qualified fourth last year.
Indy Racing League officials were obliged to cancel the session after it was found out that there were patches of moisture seeping through the track following heavy rain.
This test had been previously moved from its original pre-season date and scheduled back to May as the first four rounds all took place on road and street courses, with most drivers getting their first oval mileage of the year in the Kansas event last weekend.
Meanwhile, father and son will be reunited for the first time as Graham Rahal will contest the Indianapolis 500 with his father's Rahal Letterman Racing team.
Still without a contract to drive the full IndyCar calendar, Rahal contested three early-season events with Sarah Fisher Racing.
Rahal's team, which runs the BMW works programme in the American Le Mans Series, has not raced full-time in the IndyCar Series since 2008.
Graham Rahal has crashed in both his Indianapolis 500 runs to date, but qualified fourth last year.