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Jeff Andretti (born April 14, 1964) is a former American professional race car driver. He competed in the Champ Car World Series and was the series' Rookie of the Year in 1991. Early life and education
Michael Andretti was the national champion, and the rookie of the year was his younger brother Jeff Andretti. The 1991 Indianapolis 500 was sanctioned by USAC , but counted towards the CART points championship.
Jeff Andretti competed in CART from 1990 to 1994. [236] Mario's nephew John Andretti competed in CART and NASCAR, winning one CART race in 1991 and two NASCAR races in 1997 and 1999. [ 237 ] In addition, in 2006, Mario's grandson Marco won the Indy Racing League Rookie of the Year award [ 238 ] and the Indianapolis 500 Rookie of the Year Award ...
Mario Andretti, A.J. Foyt and Al Unser embraced their fierce competition on the racetrack. When Little Al was absent from Indy during the IRL-CART split, his two cousins — Johnny and Robby ...
The Andretti Family's misfortunes during the race reflected back to the Andretti Curse. Jeff Andretti's devastating leg injuries, Mario Andretti's foot injuries, and Michael Andretti's shocking late-race fuel pump failure collectively amounted to one of the worst examples of bad luck the family ever experienced at Indianapolis.
The devastating aftermath of Jeff Andretti's crash in 1992. Jeff is the son of Mario, and the brother of Michael. He drove in Indianapolis 500 three times (and failed to qualify on two other occasions). 1990: Jeff's first attempt at Indy wound up short. He had a wreck during practice the day before pole day, which coupled with several days of ...
Race car driver John Andretti, who died in 2020, partnered with a Florida businessman on the original location in 1999. He was the nephew of Mario Andretti, the Italian-American racer who is the ...
Mario, Michael, Jeff, and John Andretti competed together. Michael, Mario, and John all finished in the top ten, while Jeff was named the Rookie of the Year. Michael Andretti led the most laps during the race and battled Rick Mears for the win in the closing laps. Andretti executed a daring pass for the lead on the outside of turn one on lap 187.