Rahal Letterman team in limbo

UPDATE Rumors persist that Danica Patrick will jump to Andretti Green Racing in 2007 as that team has more sponsorship money to pay her the kind of money she is looking for. It's also thought that she views Andretti Green as a team that will give her a better chance of winning the Indy 500, having won last year and come oh so close this year. She has stated that her #1 goal is to win the Indy 500.

07/16/06 Buddy Rice says his future at Rahal Letterman Racing is in limbo until team owner Bobby Rahal settles something with Danica Patrick. "Bobby's trying to put together some (sponsorship) things, but he's got things going with the 16 car (of Patrick) to figure out first," Rice said. "We'll just have to see what happens." Indy Star

[Editor's Note: If Danica Patrick bolts to another team, we suspect she could make it hard for the Rahal team to find enough sponsorship to continue given she is the big sponsor draw for the team.]