Adam Andretti

Adam Andretti (born March 24, 1979 in Brownsburg, Indiana) is an American race car driver, with Italian heritage. He is the younger brother of veteran NASCAR racer John Andretti, nephew of Indianapolis 500 winner Mario Andretti and first cousin to IndyCar champion Michael Andretti and Jeff Andretti. He is the first cousin once removed to IndyCar driver Marco Andretti. His father, Aldo Andretti, retired from driving a race car after he nearly died in an accident. Andretti is a graduate of the Skip Barber Racing School.

Andretti's racing career started in 1994 at the age of 15 with the help of his brother John, who helped Adam obtain a ride in the new half-scale Mini Cup Stock Car series, driving for Terry Lingner of Lingner Group Productions at the Velodrome in Indianapolis. He showed promise by winning four races in 1995 and finishing fourth in the series championship. After his stint in the Mini Stocks, Andretti raced go-karts. His brother Mark bought him a 125cc shifter kart and they raced for the next two years in the SKUSA series. In 1998, he finished second at the Formula C World Karting Championship held in Charlotte, North Carolina. He also ran in the 24 Hours of Daytona, an event sponsored by the Grand American Road Racing Association.

In 2000, Andretti drove the #12 car in Formula 3 series for the Duesenberg Brothers Racing Team. He won a race and finished third in the series points championship. Then in 2001-02, he drove in NASCAR's Featherlite Southwest Series. In 2003, Andretti drove a Corvette at Sebring Raceway in the SPEED World Challenge Series. He drove in the 2004 Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona.

Since then, he has served as a racing instructor for Road & Track magazine and some driving schools, including the Richard Petty Driving Experience. He also has made four starts in NASCAR's Southwest Series, all coming in 2001 and 2002. His best run was 19th at Mesa Marin.

Andretti made his Indy Pro Series debut at Chicagoland Speedway on September 9, 2007. His race ended with an altercation with IndyCar veteran Jimmy Kite. Andretti announced after the race that he will compete in a full Indy Pro Series season in 2008. On December 17 he announced that he had signed a deal with the new FuZion Autosport team for the upcoming season. However, the team has yet to participate in any league-sponsored test sessions or enter any races.

Adam recently got married on November 3, 2007 to Tabitha Eve and they currently reside in Brownsburg, Indiana.

External links

• Adam Andretti interview and racing background