Graham Rahal sets the record straight on rejecting FOX's absurd offer to star in Josef Newgarden's promo

IndyCar star Graham Rahal was presented with the opportunity to feature in the FOX promo released ahead of the 2025 IndyCar season. The RLL driver recently came out and set the record straight while revealing the reason behind his rejection for the FOX promo.

IndyCar signed FOX as the official broadcasting partner ahead of the 2025 season, and the rights were transferred from NBC to FOX. The media group began IndyCar promos as early as the 2024 holiday season, and soon three promos featuring IndyCar stars were released.

Josef Newgarden’s promo was the first one to be released, and it featured NFL star Tom Brady. Alex Palou and Pato O'Ward’s promos followed the same path, and all three became a great hit among the fans. NASCAR reporter Jamie Little recently came out and suggested that Graham Rahal missed the opportunity when approached by FOX for the promos.

Graham Rahal featured in the latest episode of the Off Track with Hinch and Rossi podcast, where he was questioned about the FOX promo. The Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing driver revealed that the media wasn't going to make a separate promo for him, and was only giving him a cameo in Josef Newgarden’s promo.

“OK, there's all this hate lately going toward like a month ago. It's all about, oh, Graham was invited to do a campaign and he turned it down. No, no, no. I was invited to be like a Bush trimmer in Josef Newgardens thing. And I said, no. Bro, when they sent me this, when they sent me the script, I'm like, f that. You're not getting me to do that. I'm out. Like, I'm not doing that,” said Graham Rahal “Like, dude, there's something, you know, I was like, what the hell am I? Why are you even asking me to do that? Like, I was like, no, I'm not doing that. I'm not doing that. So I didn't. And people are like, oh, it came out that Graham was invited and he didn't do it,” continued the RLL driver

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Graham Rahal shares his take on Mick Schumacher's IndyCar test with Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing

Michael Schumacher's son and former F1 driver, Mick Schumacher, tested the IndyCar with Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course in October. Since then, reports have suggested that the German could be in the running for an American open-wheel racing series seat.

Amid this, RLL co-owner Bobby Rahal’s son Graham Rahal came out and shared his take on Mick Schumacher's test with the team. He said,

“We're fired up, man. We've been working awfully hard as a team, done a lot of development. Obviously, tested with Schumacher. You know, Mick, we'll see what happens there, but certainly pleased with what went on. Overall, I'm very impressed with what the team's doing.” (via Wish-TV)

Graham Rahal, who turned 36 this year, recently came out and also shared an update about his racing future and retirement.

Edited by Pranay Bhagi