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Michael Mario Andretti (born October 5, 1962) is an American former racing driver, and current team owner.Statistically one of the most successful drivers in the history of American open-wheel car racing, Andretti won the 1991 CART championship, and amassed 42 race victories, the most in the CART era and fifth-most all time. [1]
Andretti-Green Racing teammates Tony Kanaan and Dario Franchitti compare notes on Pole Day for the 2007 Indianapolis 500. After major problems in CART surfaced, Andretti, who had purchased a majority interest in the team, switched the newly renamed Andretti Green Racing in 2003 to the rival Indy Racing League (now the NTT IndyCar Series).
A retrospective show which features the top 10 elements of WWOS (1961–present). Viewers voted through USA Today for their favorite shows, including A. J. Foyt and the '67 Indy 500, Muhammad Ali and appearances by the Harlem Globetrotters. June 5 Belmont Stakes. August 21 World Track and Field Championships. August 21 Travers Stakes. August 28
In November 2015, he appeared on the first season of TV series Jay Leno's Garage, driving Leno in multiple fast cars and talking about his racing career. [256] Andretti has also made cameo or guest appearances in other media, generally associated with racing. Like many other IndyCar drivers, he guested on the television show Home Improvement. [257]
Andretti racing in his TA2 Trans Am Series car at Road America in 2014. Andretti's racing career started in 1994 at the age of 15 with the help of his brother John, who helped Adam obtain a ride in the new half-scale Mini Cup Stock Car series, driving for Terry Lingner of Lingner Group Productions at the Velodrome in Indianapolis. He showed ...
Mario Andretti, champion of the 1984 season Guerrero, Brabham, Ongais, Fillip, and Bettenhausen at Pocono in 1984. The 1984 CART PPG Indy Car World Series season, the sixth in the CART era of U.S. open-wheel racing, consisted of 16 races, beginning in Long Beach, California on March 31 and concluding in Las Vegas, Nevada on November 10.
Mario Andretti looks out on the track Friday, May 17, 2024, during Fast Friday ahead of the 108th running of the Indianapolis 500 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
In January, FOM denied Andretti Global’s bid, calling it an uncompetitive, value-barren effort that they argued was simply trying to elevate the Andretti racing team via the cache F1 holds ...