If Andretti has an edge, it's those 12 Formula 1 victories and his 1978 F1 title. “We're all one, big happy family.The Case for Mario Andretti: One Indy 500 victory one Daytona 500 victory 12 Formula 1 victories and the 1978 F1 World Driving Championship three 12 Hours of Sebring victories three IROC victories and one title one Pikes Peak International Hill Climb victory four USAC/CART championships 52 USAC/CART victories co-winner (with Foyt) of the AP's Driver of the 20th Century Award American Driver of the Year in 1967, 1976, and 1984 111 total victories across seven series like Foyt, enshrined in every meaningful Hall of Fame except NASCAR's. “We all know how versatile Kyle can be,” Andretti said. “It was good for all of us.”Īndretti liked that seven-time NASCAR Cup Series champion Jimmie Johnson tried his hand at the NTT Ind圜ar Series in recent years.Īndretti thinks Larson has the skills to do as well at the Indy 500 has he has in NASCAR, where he's won 21 times including the series title in 2021. No driver has attempted the Memorial Day double of racing 500 miles at Indianapolis Motor Speedway and following that up with 600 miles at Charlotte Motor Speedway since Kurt Busch in 2014.īusch finished sixth at the Indy 500, but came up short of finishing the 1,100 miles with a blown engine in the NASCAR race.Īndretti, who ran 14 NASCAR races, recalled chatting with stockcar greats like the the Allison brothers, Donnie and Bobby, and Cale Yarborough about doing more open-wheel events.Īndretti remembered how drivers known for Indy racing like four-time 500 winner A.J. “I think it's so great for the sport in general to have this crossover,” Andretti said. Andretti believes talented drivers can grow all of motorsports by displaying their skills at different venues.
He's won 111 races across several disciplines in five decades of racing.Īndretti was a prime draw for NASCAR's annual throwback weekend, where the sport's 75th anniversary will be celebrated.
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