53 Facts About Marco Andretti

Marco Michael Andretti was born on March 13,1987 and is an American professional auto racing driver.

Marco Andretti last competed part-time in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, driving the No 04 Chevrolet Silverado for Roper Racing and part-time in the ARCA Menards Series, driving the No 17 Chevrolet SS for Cook Racing Technologies.

Marco Andretti formerly drove in the IndyCar Series for 15 years with his family's team Andretti Herta Autosport.

From 2021 to 2023, Marco Andretti raced in the Superstar Racing Experience, in which he was named the 2022 SRX Series champion.

Marco Andretti attended Notre Dame High School in Easton, Pennsylvania, graduating in 2005.

Marco Andretti won eight races in the 2003 Barber Formula Dodge Eastern Championship, and was champion in the Barber National and Southern class the following year.

Marco Andretti held the record until April 2008, when Graham Rahal won the 2008 Honda Grand Prix of St Petersburg aged 74 days younger.

Marco Andretti's win established him as the 2006 Bombardier Rookie of the Year.

Marco Andretti failed to finish ten times and only completed 7 races.

Marco Andretti ran his first night race at Homestead-Miami Speedway, the first race of the 2008 season, with a 2nd-place finish behind Scott Dixon.

At St Petersburg, Marco Andretti snapped a half-shaft on his car trying to leave the pits, causing him to retire.

At the 2008 Indianapolis 500, Marco Andretti finished third, after leading several laps.

Marco Andretti's car slipped up the track, collecting Ed Carpenter, which in turn caused Vitor Meira to go airborne as he drove over Andretti's tire.

At Texas Motor Speedway, Marco Andretti had one of the best cars and was able to drive the high line all night, but Ryan Hunter-Reay and Marco Andretti made contact with just a few laps to go.

Marco Andretti finished third at Iowa, and then ran a strong race at Richmond but lost position when he pitted under green and a subsequent caution allowed the race leaders to pit under yellow; he finished ninth.

Marco Andretti finished fifth at Watkins Glen before mechanical failure caused his car to crash out at Nashville.

Marco Andretti raced earlier the same day in the American Le Mans Series race at Lime Rock Park.

At Mid-Ohio, Marco Andretti got caught up in a four-car wreck on a restart on lap 42 which ended his race, before a 17th-place finish at Edmonton after contact with his teammate Danica Patrick.

At Kentucky, Marco Andretti took the lead from Scott Dixon, but as the race neared its end, all drivers had to pit for more fuel and Dixon took the win, while Marco Andretti finished third.

Marco Andretti failed to finish higher than eighth in the final three races, as he finished seventh in points.

The 2009 season began on two street circuits, allowing Marco Andretti to show the benefits of his A1 Grand Prix experience.

Marco Andretti looked to Indianapolis, where he had been 2nd and 3rd in two of his three starts.

Moraes moved towards the wall, apparently unaware that Marco Andretti was outside of him, and both cars collected the wall.

In 2011, Marco Andretti placed 9th at Indianapolis after starting 27th.

On June 25,2011, Marco Andretti won his second IndyCar Series race at Iowa Speedway.

In 2012, Marco Andretti started the year with 14th place at St Petersburg, 11th at Alabama, 25th at Long Beach, and 14th at Sao Paulo.

Marco Andretti led the most laps at Indianapolis but hit the Turn 1 wall on Lap 188.

Marco Andretti continued the season with 11th at Detroit, 17th at Texas, 15th at Milwaukee, and a best finish of the season at Iowa, where he finished 2nd.

At Baltimore, Marco Andretti made another finish in the back of the field, finishing 14th.

Marco Andretti started the 2013 season with a third-place finish at St Petersburg.

Marco Andretti led his first seven laps of the season.

Marco Andretti led 31 laps and finished 4th after two late yellow flags that prevented him from moving forward in the field.

Marco Andretti claimed his third pole position at Milwaukee, but despite his success in qualifying, his engine blew after the first pit stop, leaving him with a 20th-place finish, before he finished ninth at Iowa.

Marco Andretti finished fourth in race one, and finished ninth in the other race at Toronto, without any other events altering his finish.

In 2015, Marco Andretti drove in the Buenos Aires ePrix for Marco Andretti Autosport, he finished 12th.

On December 7,2017, Marco Andretti Autosport announced plans for Marco Andretti to swap car numbers with teammate Alexander Rossi for the 2018 season.

Rossi will move to the No 27 team while Marco Andretti takes over Rossi's No 98.

In January 2021, Marco Andretti announced that he would "step away" from full-time IndyCar racing, though he will continue to work with the Marco Andretti Autosport team in a testing and development role.

Marco Andretti finished 22nd in the 2022 Indianapolis 500 and 17th in the 2023 Indianapolis 500.

Honda Racing F1 announced in December 2006 that Marco Andretti would be presented with an opportunity to test their Formula One car, and on December 15, Marco Andretti drove their Formula One car at Jerez in Spain.

Marco Andretti said that he had greatly enjoyed the test but told reporters that he wishes to enter Formula One only after he has won the Indianapolis 500.

Marco Andretti drove in the ALMS Sebring 12-hour endurance race for the Marco Andretti Green Racing XM Satellite Radio car in March 2008.

Marco Andretti was able to put in times in the 1-minute 48-second range that neither of his co-drivers was able to match.

On July 12,2008, Marco Andretti raced in the American LeMans race at Lime Rock Park, Conn in the AGR XM Acura.

Marco Andretti made his Rolex Sports Car Series debut in the 2012 24 Hours of Daytona, driving the No 2 Starworks Motorsport Riley-Ford with Ryan Hunter-Reay, Michael Valiante, Scott Mayer and Miguel Potolicchio, finishing 10th overall.

Marco Andretti would perform exceptionally well in the series, with him winning the race in Slinger Speedway late in the season.

Marco Andretti won the 2022 SRX Series championship, besting Ryan Newman by two points.

Marco Andretti made his NASCAR Xfinity Series debut in 2022 at the Charlotte Roval in the No 48 Chevrolet Camaro for Big Machine Racing.

In 2023, Marco Andretti made his NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series debut at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, driving the No 7 Chevrolet Silverado for Spire Motorsports, where he would finish in nineteenth position after starting in seventh.

At the Circuit of the Americas in 2024, Marco Andretti finished 31st after the rear end assembly completely detached from his truck.

In 2024, it was revealed that Marco Andretti would participate in the pre-season test at Daytona International Speedway for the ARCA Menards Series, driving for McGowan Motorsports with Cook Racing Technologies.

Shortly thereafter, it was revealed that Marco Andretti would run up to fourteen races driving the No 17 Chevrolet for CRT across the main ARCA Menards Series, ARCA Menards Series East, and ARCA Menards Series West.

In September 2017, after the conclusion of the 2017 IndyCar Series, Marco Andretti married his long-time girlfriend, model Marta Krupa, sister of model and former Real Housewives of Miami star Joanna Krupa.