Gunshots fired at IndyCar star Graham Rahal's performance shop in Indiana

IndyCar veteran Graham Rahal shared on Monday, November 24, that gunshots had been fired at the building of his auto repair and performance shop in Zionsville, Indiana. He founded Graham Rahal Performance in May 2017, fueled by his passion for street cars.

Within less than a decade, Rahal has propelled his business to clock nine-figure revenue numbers, while managing it alongside his full-time IndyCar career with Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing. RLL is owned by his father, Bobby Rahal, a three-time IndyCar champion and the 1986 Indy 500 winner, who also owns several Honda dealerships.

Monday turned out to be a bittersweet day for Graham Rahal. On one hand, RLL announced that Mick Schumacher, a former F1 driver and son of Michael Schumacher, would join the team in 2026 to drive alongside Rahal and Louis Foster.

A few hours after the announcement, Rahal shared via an Instagram story that an unidentified person in a grey Nissan Rouge, a compact crossover SUV, had fired shots at the GRP building. He shared a photo of the cracked exterior glass from outside of the building, which had a bullet-sized hole near the top of the panel.

"To the GREY NISSAN ROUGE that decided to shoot at our building last night, we will find you, and our cameras are actively watching your moves," Rahal wrote.

Graham Rahal will enter his 19th season in IndyCar in 2026. The 2025 season wasn't a satisfactory year for the Ohio-born racer, with him finishing 19th in the championship standings, matching his lowest finish since 2014.

Graham Rahal's performance shop is his "future" after IndyCar retirement

The No. 15 RLL Honda of Graham Rahal at the 2025 NTT INDYCAR Series Borchetta Bourbon Music City Grand Prix - Source: Getty

Graham Rahal is in the twilight of his IndyCar career. Though age is no longer as big an indicator of a driver's performance capabilities as it might have been in the distant past, the 37-year-old has been having physical troubles.

In an appearance on the Off Track with Hinch and Rossi podcast in early November, Rahal emphasized that his performance shop, GRP, which he said was doing better than some Ferrari dealerships in revenue, would be his professional future.

"For me, it's fun, and it's the future," he said [7:20 onwards]. "I mean, I'm not gonna race much longer. It's just a reality. I think I'll do a couple more (seasons). To go beyond that is honestly really depending on my life, with my kids, and also to be real clear, it's depending on my body."

"Dude, I'm on the foam roller every freaking night. Even if I don't work out, I'm on (it) because my body just aches. My back is destroyed. I look at my dad and all the surgeries he's had over the last eight years, and I'm like, dude, I'm gonna need them anyway, I mean, it's gonna happen, but I don't think I really want to become crippled by making it worse," Rahal added.

Graham Rahal also shared that he wouldn't retract entirely from the IndyCar world after retiring as a driver. He would remain with RLL to help mentor younger drivers and ensure a bright future for the team.