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Marco was involved in a dramatic racing accident on lap 164 of the 2007 Indianapolis 500 as teammate Dario Franchitti went on to win.

Marco and the #26 car took a huge tumble after touching wheels with another car on the straightaway. He walked away from the incident and waved to the fans, indicating that he was OK. Race Pics | Grabs | Video

Marco told ABC viewers - "I'm one lucky guy. You know, it definitely was a big one. I missed the beginning - I had no idea of who I hit on the right hand side. My right mirror was broke and I was trying to fix it under yellow... I was upside down and praying to God. Like I said, I am one lucky guy. It felt slow because I was going so fast - it took a long time to slow the thing down. I'm so proud of Dario Franchitti. Dario made my day. I'm so happy. So proud of that guy."

Marco was in 2nd place in the Indianapolis 500, when a rainstorm severely delayed the race on lap 113. He led the race on three separate occasions and was well placed for a run for victory. The race ended minutes after Marco's accident due to a red flagged rainstorm.

Indianapolis 500 Race Parade
Thousands of spectators risked the chance of getting soaked to watch an Indianapolis tradition. The long parade route, which extended north on Meridian Street to 16th Street, was lined with festival enthusiasts along the entire way. Marco was joined in his parade car by his younger brother Luca.

Marco takes stock in New York City
Marco Andretti, supported by the Andretti Green Racing Indy 500 qualifiers, rang the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange on Monday May 21, 2007 in New York.

Jerry Putnam, president of the NYSE Group, presented each driver and Tony and Laura George with a commemorative medallion. Tony George (Indy Racing League founder and Indianapolis Motor Speedway CEO) presented Putnam and Catherine Kinney, co-chief operating officer of the NYSE Group, with a replica nose/wing assembly signed by all the drivers. NYSE Visit - Photo Gallery

I'm really happy with the NYSE car.  I feel like we've got a strong race car capable of winning on Sunday.  It's a long race and anything can happen.  It's been a long month and we're ready to race." MARCO ANDRETTI, Carb Day. Marco Andretti Qualified 9th at Indianapolis - and will start on row three at the 2007 Indianapolis 500. He acheived an average speed of 223.299 mph. All five Andretti Green Racing cars will start in the top eleven on an exciting Pole Day at Indy.

"Based on our last week of practice, I think the NYSE car is going to be a very good race car. You always want more speed but I think we've got what we need to be a factor on race day. I learned a lot last year as a rookie and I know that it's possible to win from the ninth starting position because we came so close last year. We've had a good month so I'm looking forward to race day." MARCO ANDRETTI, after Thursday practice.

Pics from Indy - Qualifying, Practice days, Fast Friday and Carb Day

The indycar drivers were on a promotional tour in New York City in the week prior to the Indy 500, posing for a photo shoot in Times Square. The drivers were photographed in race uniforms and helmets, lined up the way they will start the race, in 11 rows of three.
Full story on Indycar.com | Photos

Marco Andretti finished 19th at the Kansas Lottery Indy 300 after being forced to the pits on several occasions with an ill-handling race car. Andretti is now in 14th place in the IndyCar Series driver championship, only 15 points out of eighth place.

"I couldn’t tell you what was wrong out there today. I don’t know what happened but it felt like my front and rear wings were upside down. There was no grip on the NYSE car today." Marco Andretti.

He had started ninth for Sunday's running of the Kansas Lottery Indy 300 from Kansas Speedway.

Race Report
Pics from Kansas Speedway

Accident sees Marco finish 16th at Motegi:

"The x-rays were good, but I am a bit banged up. I will feel it in the morning." - MA

Marco Andretti was running well and on the lead lap until lap 137, when he ran high on turn four, lost grip, hit the outside, then the inside wall. The car was damaged and forced a retirement. Marco was taken for a shoulder x-ray as a precaution but was fine.

Position for the race - 16th. RACE REPORT

"We were struggling with both ends of the NYSE car today but I was still happy.  I was just trying to hang on to the finish and I just got into the marbles and the car just took off.  I had a huge understeer so I turned into it, got out of the throttle and then the front hooked and it overcorrected into the wall.  The inside retaining wall was the bigger hit for me.  I’m going to be sore in the morning but I’ll be alright." MARCO ANDRETTI

Other Andretti Green cars - Tony Kanaan will start third, his best start of the season, whilst Danica Patrick qualified fourth, her best start since California in 2005. News Report

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Interview with the three Andretti Green Racing principals, Including first pics of Michael's car for the Indy500.

"Marco learned in one year what would take three years for a normal young driver of his age." KIM GREEN READ FULL INTERVIEW

Marco finishes 4th at the Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg and sets fastest lap.

Marco Andretti, driver of the #26 NYSE car, tried to capitalize on an alternative fuel strategy and ultimately finished fourth at Sunday's running of the Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg. With the finish, Andretti gained 11 spots in the IndyCar Series championship and now stands ninth, only 36 points from the lead.

MA set the fastest lap of the race on lap 86, with a time of 62.9653 seconds and a top speed of 102.914mph.

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"We lost a bit of ground in that first stint and we just hung in there the rest of the way. The NYSE car was pushing as tough as it could. It's follow-the-leader out there. It's just tough to pass..."
MARCO ANDRETTI
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The IndyCar Series title chase began on Saturday 24th at the Homestead-Miami Speedway XM Satellite Radio Indy 300.
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Marco Andretti finished last after his car had a mystery mechanical problem. He pulled into the pits on lap 42 after dropping back in the field from around lap 36. AGR retired the #26 car on lap 66.

"I've never been so scared in my life in an IndyCar," Andretti said at the time. "I'm sure there's something wrong with the NYSE car. It's nothing visual, so they're taking the car back. I really couldn't tell you what's wrong. It's incredible. It's a shame because the guys have worked so hard closing the gap".
Honda Racing F1's Gil De Ferran made a surprise visit to pit lane and told Autosport "Marco is one of the bright young stars. He has shown tremendous potential at an early age. The people he's racing against are very good. We would be remiss if we weren't looking at promising talent from around the world. "Marco is very mature and a very intelligent guy. He's very much in control of his world and his situation and that impressed me a lot. He's a tremendous talent in the car but his attitude and his head impressed me the most." READ ARTICLE

Marco was interviewed on Thursday by Indycar.com
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Marco Andretti started on row three after qualifying in 5th place, less than 0.2 seconds off Dan Wheldon's pole. Dario qualified third, Tony 4th and Danica 14th.
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"We weren't particularly quick during the day but we didn't want to get ahead of ourselves and make crazy changes. Fortunately the NYSE car came back to us. This was the same setup we used during the test and we were definitely rolling the dice. We might as well have just rolled the car off the truck before qualifying because we didn't change much from the open test. "
MARCO ANDRETTI on Qualifying.

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Andretti fast again at Homestead testing - Thursday 22nd
"I think we might have found it. I don’t want to speak too soon, but the team’s work in the off-season so far it’s paid off. It’s only one day of testing. I hope we don’t come back for the race and it’s a totally different beast, which is known to happen.

"Today was the most important day here. We’re going to know where we stand for the year on the big ovals. We always know Andretti Green is going to be up front on the short ovals and road courses. Now, hopefully it’s across the board. That’s definitely good for the championship. We’re just going to work at it and be consistent."

Rookie of the Year Press Conference
An interview with Marco Andretti at Miami-Homestead, also published on Indycar.com
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Exclusive:
Marco's online diary of his tests in Spain.
IndyCar Series driver Marco Andretti wrote an exclusive account of his trip to Spain to drive the Honda RA106 Formula One race car.

This was part of Honda Racing F1's three day test at the Circuito de Jerez.

Click here to read Marco's exclusive account of the trip.

Marco Andretti Jerez Tests
IndyCar Series driver Marco Andretti joined the Honda Racing F1 Team for a second test in Jerez on Wednesday 7 and Thursday 8 Feb.

On the first day Marco set the fifteenth fastest time, just 1.4 seconds behind the time set by Honda driver Jenson Button. On day two in the rain Marco finished within a second of the McLaren cars. NEWS | PHOTOS

Interview with Marco on Autosport.com READ MORE

Interview with Michael Andretti by Jonathan Noble READ FULL ARTICLE

"It's been awesome to have the chance to get back in a F1 car and I would really like to thank the Honda team for giving me this second opportunity.

I have really enjoyed my two days, and by the end of the second day with the wet conditions, I feel that I've really adapted to the way that the car has to be driven. So the weather was actually quite useful for me and I've now experienced a little bit of everything in only three days.

I was happy with my long run pace over the test but the one lap times are something that I am sure would come with further time in the car."
MARCO ANDRETTI

"I think that will be it -- there are no plans at the moment (for more tests). We've got to concentrate on our programme and he's got to concentrate on his North American programme It really is a matter of just taking it step by step. As he is only 19, we've got plenty of time to go."
NICK FRY - Principal, Honda F1

Infineon Speedway SpeedFest
Infineon Raceway officially ushered in the 2007 Big O Tires Racing Season on Monday 26th in the Sonoma Valley with its 2nd annual Northern California Media Kickoff Day.
"This has got to be one of my favorite places to race, if not the favorite. It’s a pretty challenging track and I like that. I came up on road courses and this takes me right back there, plus the facility is incredible with all of the improvements. This is one of the favorite stops for everyone on the series."

"You can mark my words. My expectations are higher than any of you guys. I'm not worried about making anyone happy but myself".
- Marco Andretti. READ INTERVIEW

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A Fun Test
Marco and the entire Indycar 2007 field were all at Daytona for open testing on January 31st and February 1st. "Any time I'm in the car, I obviously want to be at the top, so the first few sessions were a little bit frustrating for us. But, in the last session, I felt like we found the balance of the NYSE car. The engineers and guys on the crew did a good job taking the feedback and making the car better. This was a fun test and a good way for us to start the season."
MARCO ANDRETTI
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MarcoAndretti.com at Daytona
Our roving photographer, Sam James Jessup was at the Daytona tests and we exclusively publish some of his images on the Gallery pages. This is the first opportunity to see the new car and new pics of Marco. MORE

Marco Andretti at the Chicago Auto Show.
Marco made personal appearances at the Bridgestone America booth on Saturday, Feb. 10 and Sunday February 11th. MORE New Tifosi pics from visitors to this website - MORE

Media
Marco and Michael on the future, plus SpeedTV's moment of 2006 More

Awards
Marco Andretti was honored with the T. Wayne Robertson Newsmaker Award by the Eastern Motorsport Press Association (made up of close to 200 media that cover motorsports on a regular basis) at the EMPA Hall of Fame Induction on Saturday, January 27th.

Introducing Ethanol
In 2007 Car 26 will run on ethanol fuel. How will this change things? Read more

Marco completes first F1 test  
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IndyCar driver Marco Andretti joined the Honda Racing F1 Team in Jerez Friday December 15th for his first drive in an F1 car.

The team offered the opportunity to Marco to drive the RA106 race car in recognition of his achievements in the Honda-powered IndyCar series this year. More

Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma
Marco wins at Infineon.
Marco Andretti captured the Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma to become the youngest winner in IndyCar Series history. The No.26 Andretti/Green Racing driver crossed the finish line 0.6557 seconds ahead of teammate Dario Franchitti.

"My guys are the best in the business," said Marco. "Their strategy was brilliant." Full Story | Full post race interview | Race Gallery

Sonoma Victory Picture Special
Terrific new pics emailed to the Tifosi by Marco Andretti fan Bill Servis who watched the historic race unfold from the Sonoma pit lane.
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Marco Clinches IndyCar Series Rookie Title
at Infineon RacewayMarco Andretti, driver of the #26 NYSE Dallara/Honda/Firestone, not only captured his first career victory today at the Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma at Infineon Raceway, but he also earned the 2006 IndyCar Series Bombardier Rookie of the Year title.

Andretti clinched the top-rookie honor by posting one victory, four top-five and seven top-10 finishes through the 13 events contested thus far on the 14-race 2006 schedule. The 19-year-old native of Nazareth, Pa., has recorded 313 points to runner-up Jeff Simmons' 193 points.

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