Michael Andretti, son of racing legend Mario Andretti, is the third winningest driver in INDYCAR history with 42 victories, and led 6,702 Indy car laps during his career. Currently, Andretti is the Chairman, President and CEO of Andretti Autosport and runs two full-time driver programs in the INDYCAR series, where he has been equally successful [...]Read Full Story
In the super competitive racing world of revved-up cars and adrenalin-fueled drivers, a world where speed rules supreme, it's no surprise that winning means everything. "Speed is what it is all about," says Mario Andretti, winner of the 1969 Indianapolis 500 and perhaps one of best known race car drivers in history. He was also the first driver to break the impenetrable 200 miles-per-hour barrier, and did so while practicing for the 1977 Indy 500.
Perhaps that's why Andretti has a...Read Full Story
American racer Marco Andretti won his first IndyCar race since 2006, holding off Brazil's Tony Kanaan over the final 18 laps to capture the Iowa Corn Indy 250. Andretti had not won in 79 races since 2006 at Sonoma and no member of the famed Andretti racing family had won on an oval course since his father Michael, now his team owner, won at Japan 's Motegi in 2000 when Marco was 13. Andretti on Saturday passed Kanaan on the inside with 18 laps remaining and twice fought off passing attempts...Read Full Story
Graham Rahal still enjoys a good family dinner. He's just smart enough to know dad can't always foot the bill. The lanky 21-year-old son and the proud Indianapolis 500-winning father chose something new this year: If they could come up with sponsorship money, they'd spend this May working together in Indianapolis. "I've said all along that the one thing I didn't want to do was come here and have my family pay for it or, quite frankly, do any racing and have my family pay for it," Graham Rahal...Read Full Story
INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) - Two of the most biggest names in American motorsport -- Andretti and Petty -- will join forces to enter a car in this year's Indianapolis 500, the two teams said on Wednesday. Andretti Autosport owner Michael Andretti and NASCAR great Richard Petty will combine behind a car in the May 30 race at the famed Brickyard that will be driven by John Andretti, cousin of team boss Michael. For two races, including a warm-up in Kansas, John Andretti will join the Andretti...Read Full Story
An unprecedented British podium sweep at the Indianapolis 500 was undone hours after the race finished Sunday as Alex Lloyd was demoted for an illegal passing maneuver. Scotland's Dario Franchitti won the race ahead of England's Dan Wheldon, with England's Lloyd originally awarded third. But IndyCar officials later ruled that Lloyd was one of three drivers who illegally passed Marco Andretti as the race finished under a caution, and the official results made Andretti third. Lloyd ended up...Read Full Story
French driver Franck Montagny will make his IndyCar Series debut next week at the Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma in a fifth car entered by the Andretti Green Racing Team. Team officials announced Tuesday that the 31-year-old Frenchman would be added to the lineup for the road course event. Montagny passed his IndyCar road-course licensing test last year at Sebring. "I am certainly looking forward to my IndyCar debut," Montagny said. "I was able to test one of the team's cars last year and very...Read Full Story
“I was just thrown right into it,” Michael Andretti says, adding that he was flown in literally in the middle of the first day of shooting. Andretti now lives in Indianapolis, Ind. The first day was difficult since he didn’t know what the ...
Best finish by a woman in the Indy 500 (3rd, 2009). ... In 2005, became fourth woman to compete in the Indy 500 (Janet Guthrie, Lyn St. James, Sarah Fisher) and the first woman to lead the Indy 500. ... Also has appeared as a model, advertising ...
Fans won’t know how Andretti’s luck plays out until the U.S. television season starts, as secrecy is paramount, but from a conversation with the racing driver and IndyCar team owner, it’s clear that he survives the first episode ...
When Michael Andretti started taping the “Celebrity Apprentice” season last October, he did so on 24 hours’ notice. He was a stand-in for his son, Marco, who the day before, Oct. 16, was involved in a 15-car crash at the Las Vegas Motor ...
After a year of double-file restarts in the Indianapolis 500, IndyCar’s new race director said today that a single-file approach is better. Beaux Barfield said many drivers expressed concern about their location on the track when restarts ...
HOLLAND – The Stow Company is touting one of auto racing’s most famous names, Michael Andretti, in its latest garage makeover project. Andretti, president and CEO of Andretti Autosport, and a “Celebrity Apprentice” cast member, used the ...
A marketing company led by former Indy driver and current team owner Michael Andretti announced Friday it will promote a race weekend at the one-mile oval June 15-16. The race will be held Saturday afternoon, and the two-day event is expected to include a ...