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Majeske collection Michael Andretti started fifth and finished second to Rick Mears by a little over three seconds in the 1991 Indianapolis 500. |
What’s May without an “Andretti Almost”? 1991 was the closest Michael came to winning the Indianapolis 500, finishing second to Rick Mears after a breathtaking duel in the late stages. Andretti led a race-high 97 laps in 1991, but leading the 500 was nothing new for him. In his Indianapolis 500 career, Michael Andretti led 431 laps, 0 wins. Rick Mears led 429 laps at Indy, 4 wins. Michael had great success as a car owner in the Indianapolis 500, though, with five victories with five different drivers: Dan Wheldon (2005), Dario Franchitti (2007), Ryan Hunter-Reay (2014), Alexander Rossi (2016) and Takuma Sato (2017).
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