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Rahal Enjoys Talking Racing With Fowler
Graham Rahal and PGA Tour member Rickie Fowler had more in common than birdie putts and long drives Feb. 27 during the Kenny G Gold Pro-Am presented by Tire Kingdom at PGA National in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.
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"We talked racing the whole way around," said Rahal, who also was joined in the group by Wayne and Wyatt Vince and Jim Smail.
Fowler, who grew up racing motocross, owns a Porsche GT3-RS, a Mitsubishi Evo and a Nissan GT-R. He regularly takes a car onto Palm Beach International Raceway.
Rahal, who was a member of the winning group the previous two years, said he's hopeful of Fowler attending an IZOD IndyCar Series event this season and nabbing a ride in an Indy Racing Experience two-seater. NBC Sports will feature Rahal and Fowler in its third-round coverage March 2 of the Honda Classic.
Rahal, who played only a couple of rounds to prep for the event, said he "didn't bring my game on the front nine but stepped it up late."
The pro-am is a major fund-raiser for the Honda Classic's charity, the Nicklaus Children's Health Care Foundation.
Rahal is involved in two other charity projects.
A tour of the Dallara facility on Main Street in Speedway, Ind., iRacing.com competitions, photos and autographs with drivers and more is part of a special event from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. (ET) March 9.
Proceeds from the $10 per-person admission will be directed to the Graham Rahal Foundation, benefiting Alex's Lemonade Stand and SeriousFun Networks.
Special race tickets to the Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio on Aug. 2-4, with partial proceeds benefitting the Columbus (Ohio) Zoo, are available at www.midohio.com/zoo.
The first 1,000 of these tickets include free admission to the Columbus Zoo in 2013 and a Rahal-autographed hero card. All fans purchasing these tickets will be entered to win a VIP experience at the Columbus Zoo and a meet and greet with Rahal during the race weekend at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course.
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