Eriksen enjoyed a 30-year career at Honda, rising to vice president and chief operating officer at HPD, before spending the last two seasons in charge of Chip Ganassi Racing’s Cadillac IMSA DPi program. The team scored five wins over the final two years of DPi regulations.
“Having known Steve since the beginning of the Honda Indy car program, I’ve had the opportunity to have many sporting and business discussions with him over the years and have always respected his approach,” said Bobby Rahal, who co-owns the RLL team with David Letterman and Mike Lanigan. “Steve is highly respected amongst those within the sanctioning organizations as well as the competitors and I’m pleased that we are able to bring him into our organization as the COO.
