Bobby Rahal admits Indy 500 stress “took a real toll…
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The 70-year-old, who won the 1986 Indy 500 as a driver and the 2004 and 2020 races as a team owner, underwent triple bypass heart surgery last June after being told by doctors that he’d suffered a heart attack in May.
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Bobby Rahal
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Bobby Rahal Delivers the 1986 Indy 500-Winning March 86C to its
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Bobby Rahal admits Indy 500 stress “took a real toll on me”
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Bobby Rahal admits Indy 500 stress “took a real toll on me”
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Bobby Rahal Delivers the 1986 Indy 500-Winning March 86C to its
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Bobby Rahal on winning Toronto's first Indy car race
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