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 reds when it counted and were able to push when we needed.” Andretti, the Iowa oval...
read moreThe 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 Team All Natural Snapple car was hit in the side in the big lap 36 tangle in Turn Three....
read more“It was a disappointing day for the Snapple team. We just didn’t have the car we needed in order to gain track position. Near the end we had to come to replace the nose, which put us back even further. From here, we’ll move on and look forward to Baltimore.”
read moreGo 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 officially begins next year and extends through the 2013 season. “Three generations of...
read moreThe 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 Andretti Connection The Andretti connection to Northern California racing dates back to...
read moreGame 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 12th) spun coming off turn 2. Although most drivers missed hitting the spinning No. 27...
read moreMarco Andretti’s #26 Dr Pepper IndyCar had a tough time during practice and qualifying. On Friday the crew decided to make some changes closer to his team mates but they had some problems. “It’s a little frustrating but we’ll make some changes tonight and go back at it tomorrow morning.” Marco ended up starting Sunday’s race in 20th spot. Numerous wrecks on the Toronto street course took out some of the top drivers, including Team Penske’s Will Power, who started the race from the pole. There were...
read moreAfter a long wait, Marco takes a well earned race win at Iowa on Saturday night! The last time Marco Andretti won an IZOD IndyCar Series race, he was a rookie, 19 years old. That was August 2006 at Infineon Raceway. Under the lights at Iowa Speedway on a chilly summer night, the 24-year-old Andretti’s 79-race drought came to an end. Andretti overtook former Andretti Autosport teammate Tony Kanaan on Lap 232 for...
read moreMarco finished Finished in 13th place for the first race and 6th for the second race at Texas Motor Speedway. It was the first doubleheader in major open-wheel racing in 30 years. Texas has hosted some of the closest and most exciting races in IndyCar history and added another twist this year with the doubleheader format and using the blind draw instead of inverting the order of finish from the first race. Drivers came on stage in inverted order between races to choose from 30 tires to spin to reveal their starting spots. Only 12 of the 30...
read moreMarco Andretti works to earn a top ten finish. Starting back in P27 Marco Andretti worked hard all race to earn a seventh place finish at the 2011 Indianapolis 500 race. He would run as high as third. “Not the turnout we were hoping to have for the Venom car today, but a top-ten finish is still not too bad considering we started where we did. We were sitting pretty with good track position but made a call to come in and then lost position. We trimmed the car but then we were in the back – so we gave (the track position) away. Just...
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