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The FBI on Wednesday was on site at the headquarters of Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing in Zionsville as part of an undisclosed investigation.
The race team—which fields cars in the IndyCar and IMSA racing leagues—issued a statement Wednesday saying it is “cooperating fully with investigators” but did not elaborate on the type of inquiry underway.
“Given that this is an ongoing investigation, we are limited in what information we can share right now, but we intend to provide additional information as soon as we can,” the RLL statement said.
Zionsville Mayor John Stehr initially confirmed to IBJ that the FBI requested assistance from Zionsville police for investigative activity, with authorities arriving at the Rahal Letterman Lanigan facility at 10771 Creek Way at about 8:30 a.m.
Stehr said the FBI “was serving a warrant as part of a larger investigation.” The FBI asked the Zionsville Police Department to “send some cars, which we did,” Stehr said. “But they did not give us any information” on the nature of the investigation.
He deferred additional questions to the FBI. Chris Bavender, a spokeswoman for the agency’s Indianapolis office, declined to comment.
Rahal Letterman Lanigan is owned by former IndyCar champion and Indianapolis 500 winner Bobby Rahal, longtime television host David Letterman and Mi-Jack co-owner Mike Lanigan.
It fields three cars in IndyCar, featuring drivers Pietro Fittipaldi, Christian Lundgaard and Rahal’s son, Graham Rahal.
Rahal Letterman Lanigan also fields two cars in the International Motor Sports Association. The team opened its 100,000-square-foot headquarters in 2022 in Zionsville.
Alex Damron, a spokesman for IndyCar, told IBJ, “We’re aware and monitoring the situation.”
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