DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing has named motorsports industry executive Jay Frye as its new team president. The former president of the IndyCar Series will oversee both its IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship team, BMW M Team RLL and RLL’s IndyCar Series program.
Frye’s experience spans over 30 years and includes series and team leadership on both the competition, marketing, sales and ownership sides.
Before he worked in the IndyCar paddock, Frye enjoyed a successful NASCAR team managerial tenure. He was vice president and general manager for Red Bull Racing’s NASCAR team (2008-11) and was named 2008 NASCAR Executive of the Year by ESPN and the Kansas City Star. From 1996-2007, Frye was chief executive officer and general manager of MB2 Motorsports, a team he created and built.
“Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing has a tremendous history of success, both on and off the track,” Frye said. “I am very proud to be joining the dedicated and talented team of people at RLL. RLL has the foundation, infrastructure and an incredible commitment to continue being successful well into the future.”
Team co-owner Bobby Rahal added, “I’m very pleased to have Jay Frye join the team as president of Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing. I’ve known him since his arrival on the IndyCar scene in 2013 and have spent a lot of time with him and think highly of his character and his passion for the sport. I look forward to working with him in the future to take RLL to the place we all want it to be.”
The BMW M Team RLL program resumes its IMSA season with its two BMW M Hybrid V8 Grand Touring Prototype (GTP) class entries at next weekend’s Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach, which airs live, Saturday, April 12 on USA Network at 5:00 p.m. ET.