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Graham Rahal picks up the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach with Sara Fisher Racing

Graham Rahal, 21, became the youngest winner in major open-wheel racing history when he won in his Izod IndyCar Series debut in St. Petersburg, Fla., in 2008 at the age of 19. He is the son of three-time CART World Series champion, 1986 Indianapolis 500 winner and race-team owner Bobby Rahal. Image Credit: Autoweek

In partnership with Dollar General, Sarah Fisher Racing (SFR) is pleased to announce the addition of the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach to its 2010 schedule, with IZOD IndyCar Series driver Graham Rahal behind the wheel.

"SFR is very thankful to Dollar General and Direct Supply to give us the opportunity to compete on the Streets of Long Beach for the first time," said Fisher, who will open her 2010 IZOD IndyCar Series season at Kansas Speedway on May 1. "Graham had been very excited about the potential of putting this together from the start of his time with the team. I am proud of where we have been able to go in such a short period of time. Certainly the idea of growing a program past the set budget was a difficult task for everyone involved, but knowing Graham will do a great job on and off the track makes every effort worth it."

Rahal, who scored SFR's first top-ten finish just a few weeks ago in St. Petersburg, will return to the streets of Long Beach on April 18, where he holds a best finish of 8th place, which came in 2007. As the youngest winner in IndyCar history, Rahal is excited about the extended opportunity with Dollar General and SFR.

"I'm extremely excited to be joining SFR yet again for Long Beach," said Rahal. "It is certainly one of the greatest sporting events, and I am just proud to say that I will be returning again. I am very thankful for what Sarah, Direct Supply, and the Dollar General folks have done to extend their program with SFR, and we will be working extremely hard to make them proud."

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Comment by EDJE on April 7, 2010 at 8:40am: Have Press and Photo Credentials - Starting the weekend on Thursday April 15, 2010 at the Long Beach Motorsports Walk Of Fame induction ceremony. Michael Andretti and Danny Sullivan will have medallions highlighting their careers placed in the sidewalk in front of the Long Beach Convention Center (West side on Pine Street) at 11:00am.