Graham Rahal, the son of former Indianapolis 500 winner Bobby Rahal, came up with a unique idea that allowed him to honor one longtime racing supporter, and likely help out a bunch of kids with serious illnesses in the near future.
Rahal, who finished 16th in yesterday’s Honda Indy 200 at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, wore a one-of-a-kind helmet in the race, a custom design that displayed the movie posters from many of the films that starred Paul Newman.
The artwork on the helmet showed scenes from The Sting, Cool Hand Luke, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, The Hustler, The Long, Hot Summer and Slap Shot.
Now that word about the helmet is circulating throughout the racing ranks, Rahal plans to put it up for bid on e-Bay, with the proceeds going to the Hole in the Wall Camps, a group of children’s facilities started by Newman, with the intention of providing these children some of the joys of childhood they might have missed during extended medical treatment.
