Rahal Laps the Field in New England 200
Bobby Rahal won a high-speed duel with Michael Andretti after a day of darting in and out of traffic Sunday, earning a key victory in the Indy car points championship battle.
Rahal, the two-time series champion, passed Andretti with 39 laps to go to win the inaugural New England 200 at New Hampshire International Speedway at Laudon.
Rahal, who won by more than a lap, ended Andretti’s victory string at two and added to his margin in the 1992 points race by leading 125 of 200 laps on the one-mile oval.
It was Rahal’s third victory of the season and 23rd of his career.
Rahal has 117 points after eight of the 16 races. Al Unser Jr., eighth Sunday, remains second with 85, followed by Emerson Fittipaldi with 81.
Rahal averaged 133.621 m.p.h.
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