30 Days in May: No. 26, Marco Andretti, 2006 NYSE Group Dallara/Honda

Welcome to our monthlong countdown celebrating notable drivers and cars from the history of the Indianapolis 500!

Photo credit: Dan Helrigel/Indianapolis Motor Speedway photo

This year, Marco Andretti will make his 17th start in the Indianapolis 500,
which is one more than his father, Michael.

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 in 2006, 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 13^th.

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