Welcome to our monthlong countdown celebrating notable drivers and cars from the history of the Indianapolis 500!
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Photo credit: Dan Helrigel/Indianapolis Motor Speedway Marco Andretti came within a fraction of a second of winning the Indianapolis 500 on his first try in 2006. |
30 Days in May: No. 26, Marco Andretti, 2006 NYSE Group Dallara/Honda. Marco Andretti added an agonizing “almost” to the family legacy of Indianapolis 500 frustration and heartbreak right off the bat. As a 19-year-rookie, Andretti led coming out of Turn 4 on the last lap before Sam Hornish Jr. blew past to nip him by 0.0635 of a second.
In 2020, he won the pole in a stirring effort, the first for the family since Mario’s in 1987. Race Day was a disappointment as Marco wound up 13th.
Yo Jeff...do we know each other? I live in Novi, MI and I founded the Norton 1973 Norton Spirit program with Vollstedt, move to Michigan and founded the PPG Indy Car World Series amongst other program, the Motorsports Hall of Fame too...some of your Norton stuff is sorta not factual especially the Simpson stuff anyway, just saying...Larry C.
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