Tuesday, March 1, 2011

John Andretti .. IRL , INDYCar Series



On May 16, 2007, it was announced that Andretti would return to the Indy 500 for the first time since 1994. He drove the third entry from Panther Racing with Camping World as the sponsor.He started in 24th on the eighth row, but crashed on lap 95, and finished 30th.









It was announced on May 10, 2008 that Andretti would replace Jay Howard in the Roth Racing #24 Dallara-Honda. John qualified 21st on the grid and finished on the lead lap in 16th place.











In April 2009 Andretti and NASCAR owner Richard Petty announced a joint venture with Dreyer and Reinhold Racing where Andretti would return to Indianapolis to drive the # 43 car in the Indy 500. He qualified 28th and finished 19th, the final car on the lead lap.






On March 31, 2010, Andretti announced that he would join forces with Richard Petty and Window World The #43 returns to the entry, which this time will be backed by Andretti Autosports, owned by John's cousin Michael. For the Indy 500, Andretti qualified 28th, crashed on lap 65 and was credited with a 30th place finish 


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