IndyCar driver Graham Rahal has been motivated this year by competing for a season championship and by Ohio State pride.
He plans to put both on display this weekend at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, heading toward the Honda Indy 200, which will be run there on Sunday.
Sitting second in the season standings behind Juan Pablo Montoya with three races left, Rahal said he thinks he has a car to contend for a second victory this season. And the New Albany native will be easy to identify in his open cockpit, wearing what amounts to a replica of an Ohio State football helmet.