Though a novel proposition to some, it was later confirmed in a December 15 press conference that he would move up to the Indy Racing League full-time as the youngest driver in series history and would trade sponsors – the New York Stock Exchange and Motorola – with Dario Franchitti as Andretti was not old enough to run an alcohol-sponsored car. 26 Jim Beam Dallara- Honda for 2006 with Michael Andretti coming out of retirement to run a fifth car for his Andretti Green Racing team at the Indianapolis 500. Motorsports journalist Gordon Kirby suggested at the Champ Car finale in Mexico City that the youngest Andretti would be replacing Dan Wheldon in his No. Petersburg, the Liberty Challenge, and Sonoma – and finished 10th in points despite only starting half the races. Still barely out of high school, he raced in the Star Mazda series in 2005 and also made six starts in the Indy Pro Series. Other Andretti family members also have had success in various categories of racing.Īndretti won eight races in the 2003 Barber Formula Dodge Eastern Championship, and was champion in the Barber National and Southern class the following year. Marco's paternal grandfather is Italian American Mario, a highly successful racing driver, who raced professionally for four decades and had success in the United States and all over the globe in various categories of racing, including winning the Formula One Drivers' Championship in 1978. Marco was born to Sandra and eventual Ind圜ar champion Michael Andretti. He is the 2022 SRX Series champion.Īndretti making his Indy Pro Series debut in 2005 on the Streets of St. He is the third generation of the famous Andretti racing family. 98 car for Andretti Herta Autosport part-time in the Ind圜ar Series. Marco Michael Andretti (born March 13, 1987) is an American auto racing driver who drives the No. Andretti at the Firestone Grand Prix in 2019
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