Julia Price is a front-end mechanic on the Rahal Letterman Lannigan NTT IndyCar Series team. She’s new to the position this year and in this interview on race day morning of the 2025 Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach weekend, she takes a few moments out of her busy schedule to tell us what she’s responsible for on the cars and also how she got into the sport in the first place. She’s very petite, yet very strong, and driven to do an excellent job. She’s a hard-working mechanic who thoroughly enjoys what she does. You can hear it in her voice. Enjoy!
NOTE: This is the second of four, female-focused interviews during our “Women in Motorsports” month of September. Stay tuned to www.raceschool.com. Our interviewees’ job titles have have nothing in common, yet they are all drawn to the four-wheel machines we love and have fascinating roles in the exciting world of motorsports.
By Larry Mason
Copyright © 2025 Larry Mason
Photo: Brad Bernstein
Life’s a beach, (Long Beach, CA) and the smile from Julia Price shows that she’s happy to be working a really cool job with Rahal Letterman Lannigan Racing.
Getting right into her work on the front-end of the high-tech Indy car suspension, Price is one on a team of many who make sure the car is prepared safely and with the proper set-up based on driver and engineer feedback.
There’s more to the front suspension than dampers, springs and pushrods. Here Price is getting ready to take some measurements to make sure all of the alignment settings are set to the team’s specifications.
As a team player, Price is happy to help out on the rear of the car as well. Here she is with the engine cover.
Being on Pit Lane is serious business whether the car is in or out. Ready for what’s next, or perhaps contemplating the upcoming changes to help make her driver go faster, Price is a dedicated professional.
One tire off and another one on. Price has what it takes to get the job done. Her driver Devlin DeFrancesco (in the background) gets ready to do his part behind the wheel.
Satisfied with a job well done and getting ready (with tools at hand) for the next set of changes to the race car, Julia Price has found herself at home on the RLL team.
Interview and photos Copyright © by Larry Mason (unless otherwise noted)