BROWNSBURG, Ind. (March 21, 2022) – Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing (RLL) announced today that RV Retailer, LLC, the fastest-growing RV dealer group in the U.S. with over 90 stores in 29 states, has entered into an agreement with the team to be the “Official Motorcoach Partner” for the team’s NTT INDYCAR SERIES program. A Class A premium luxury motorcoach will be onsite at most INDYCAR events as part of the program.
“RV Retailer is proud to be associated with a legendary team in Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing that has achieved two Indy 500 victories and is an established team in the sport,” said Jon Ferrando, Chief Executive Officer and President of RV Retailer. “This relationship gets us closer to our enthusiast base of customers we seek to serve. We look forward to the partnership in the years to come.”
“Our partnership with RV Retailer enables us to conduct business at the race track in luxury and comfort while also showcasing their product to potential customers,” added Mike Lanigan, co-owner of Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing with Bobby Rahal and David Letterman. “RV Retailer is the leading recreational vehicle retail company in the United States. We share a similar goal on providing outstanding customer service and believe customers looking for a new or used recreational vehicle will enjoy the experience and support they receive from Retailers – from sales, service and parts to financial services.”
The 2022 NTT INDYCAR SERIES season resumes with the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach which will be broadcast live on NBC beginning at 3 p.m. ET on Sunday, April 10. All on-track action can be seen on NBC, or NBC’s Peacock Premium streaming service. For more information about the series or team, please visit www.indycar.com and www.rahal.com.
About RV Retailer
RV Retailer, LLC is a leading recreational vehicle retail company in the United States with a focus on providing an outstanding experience for recreational vehicle customers in new and used sales, service and parts, and customer financial services. RV Retailer has 94 RV stores in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Washington, and Wyoming. Regional store brands include: RV One Superstores (www.rvone.com), Motor Home Specialist (www.mhsrv.com), ExploreUSA (www.exploreusa.com), Sonny’s Camp-N-Travel, Cousins RV (www.cousinsrv.com), Camper Clinic, Lifestyle RVs, Family RV Group, Northgate RV, Tom’s Camperland (www.tomscamperland.com) and Blue Dog RV (www.bluedogrv.com), which sell a wide range of new and used RV brands with thousands of RVs in inventory.
RV Retailer is led by co-founders Jon Ferrando, Chief Executive Officer and President, and John Rizzo, Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer. Jon Ferrando and John Rizzo were instrumental in building America’s largest automotive retailer from start-up to over $20 billion in revenue. RV Retailer’s leadership team has over 250 years of automotive and RV retail industry experience.
About Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing
Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing, based in Brownsburg, Ind., is co-owned by three-time IndyCar Champion and 1986 Indianapolis 500 winner Bobby Rahal, former CBS Late Show host David Letterman and Mi-Jack co-owner Mike Lanigan. In 2022, the team begins its 31st year of competition and will attempt to add to its 29 Indy car wins – including the 2004 Indy 500 from pole with Buddy Rice and the 2020 Indy 500 with Takuma Sato — their 33 poles, 108 podium finishes and 1992 series championship. The team also competed in the American Le Mans Series from 2009-2013 as BMW Team RLL where they won both the Manufacturer and Team Championships in the GT category in 2010 and swept all three GT titles in 2011 – Manufacturer, Team and Driver. In 2012, the team finished second in the Team Championship and third in the Manufacturer Championship and in 2013, the team finished second in the Driver, Team and Manufacturer Championship. From 2014-2021, BMW Team RLL competed in the GTLM class of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship with a two-car program and brought their total to 22 wins – including the 2019 and 2020 Rolex 24 at Daytona endurance races, 28 poles and 94 podium finishes as well as a second-place finish in the Manufacturer, Team and Driver championships in 2015 and 2017. The team was also the 2020 Michelin Endurance Champions. For 2022, BMW M Team RLL will compete in the GTD Pro class while simultaneously ramping up for a two-car program in the much-anticipated LMDh class of IMSA for 2023.