Marco Andretti went on to score his best road course finish of the 2011 IZOD IndyCar Series when he drove the No. 26 Team Venom Energy Drink car to third place Sunday in the Indy Japan finale at Twin Ring Motegi. “It was a good day for the Venom crew – they did a great job in the pits. We had to do our part today and push when we had to push. We made a bit of a gamble with the tire choice and I think it paid off. We were able to be on the...
The inaugural Baltimore Grand Prix turned into one of the biggest street parties seen in the Maryland city in decades Sunday around the inner harbor of downtown Baltimore. A huge crowd welcomed the IZOD IndyCar Series to the “Charmed City” in the first-time downtown street race and the racing portion proved to the icing on the cake for the community. Marco Andretti, eighth in IndyCar Series points, was knocked out of the race after his No. 26...
Go Daddy Signs Mario, Michael & Marco Andretti to IndyCar Sponsorship Deal Go Daddy is committing to IndyCar for another two years … joining forces with three generations of a family synonymous with racing legend. Today, Go Daddy announced it has signed Mario, Michael and Marco Andretti as spokespeople and will also sponsor one of the Andretti Autosport IndyCar entries, with its driver and car to be revealed later this season. The deal...
The demanding Infineon Raceway 2.3-mile road circuit proved to be a challenging track Sunday for the Andretti Autosport drivers. But all of them reached the finish line in the sun-drenched event. Marco Andretti, the Iowa champion in the No. 26 Team All Natural Snapple car, started 14th and raced competitively Sunday before a broken front wing late in the race forced an additional pit stop. Andretti ended up 24th in the race. Sonoma – The...
Game over on Lap 110 Marco’s race chances were effectively scuppered in the first few laps after early contact in the first incident of an eventful race. Rain was a major factor throughout the race which was originally scheduled to run 225 laps around the 1 mile speedway in the IZOD IndyCar Series return to the Granite State. Under threatening skies, the race began 20 minutes early but was under yellow on the first lap when Mike Conway (who started...
I'm looking forward to racing at Kentucky this weekend. The Venom car had a strong test there last week.
There's potential to be competitive for sure. I'd like to get another oval win to help us gain on the oval points championship.