PeopleReady Teams up with Rahal Letterman Lanigan’s (RLL) Takuma Sato for Indy 500
August 18 2020 - 2:56PM
Business Wire
Staffing leader driving home mission of
connecting people and work
With race day just around the corner for the first Indianapolis
500 without fans in the stands, PeopleReady is driving home its
mission of connecting people and work with the millions of race
fans viewing the event remotely from across the U.S. and around the
globe. The staffing leader is the partner of one of Rahal Letterman
Lanigan’s (RLL) star drivers, Takuma Sato (#30), who won the
Indianapolis 500 in 2017. RLL is a premier racing team co-owned by
Indy car racing legend Bobby Rahal, TV icon David Letterman and
entrepreneur Michael Lanigan.
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“PeopleReady is excited to make our debut at one of the largest
and most talked-about sporting events of the year,” said Taryn
Owen, President of PeopleReady. “We’re proud to be part of an
experience that is safely bringing millions of people together to
have fun during a difficult time when many have experienced job
loss. By taking our brand center stage with the NTT INDYCAR SERIES,
we can engage race fans and their family members and let them know
PeopleReady is here to help them find job opportunities in their
communities.”
“As much of the nation, and so many race fans, face job losses
and economic challenges, we’re excited to be partnering with
PeopleReady, a leading company in helping people find the work they
need during these crucial times,” said Bobby Rahal, co-owner of
RLL. “PeopleReady has a long history of supporting businesses,
workers and communities. We’re proud to have such a mission-driven
company as a part of the Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing team and
partner of Takuma Sato.”
PeopleReady has a variety of ways for job seekers to connect to
job opportunities: via app (JobStack), online
(www.peopleready.com/welcome), and in person (at all 600+
PeopleReady branches across the nation) with social distancing
measures in place.
The Indianapolis 500 will take place on Sunday, Aug. 23, with
live coverage beginning at 1pm ET on NBC.
About PeopleReady
PeopleReady, a TrueBlue company (NYSE:TBI), specializes in quick
and reliable on-demand labor and highly-skilled workers.
PeopleReady supports a wide range of blue-collar industries,
including construction, manufacturing and logistics, waste and
recycling, and hospitality. Leveraging its game-changing JobStack
platform, PeopleReady serves more than 130,000 businesses and puts
more than 300,000 people to work each year, operating more than 600
branch offices across all 50 states, Puerto Rico and Canada. Learn
more at www.peopleready.com.
About Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing
Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing, based in Hilliard, Ohio and
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 2020, the
team will compete in their 29th year of open wheel competition and
attempt to add to their 28 wins – including the 2004 Indy 500
from pole with Buddy Rice – their 32 poles, 102 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. Since 2014, BMW Team RLL has competed in the GTLM
class of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship with a two-car
program and has brought their total to 21 wins – including the 2019
and 2020 Rolex 24 at Daytona endurance races, 28 poles and 79
podium finishes as well as a second place finish in the
Manufacturer, Team and Driver championships in 2015 and 2017.
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David Irwin PeopleReady Communications Director
dirwin@trueblue.com 630-453-1120
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