Andretti amassed 109 career wins on major circuits including, along with the aforementioned disciplines, wins in IMSA, USAC Stock Cars, and the NASCAR Daytona 500.
Mario became one of the most successful drivers of all time, winning four Indy car titles, the 1978 Formula One World Championship, and IROC VI. Mario Andretti was the first of the Andretti family to experience success in the top levels of motorsports, going on to have a long and storied career. Mario Andretti (left) with his nephew John Andretti (right) at the 2007 Indy 500 Marco, meanwhile, is the only family member besides Mario to win a race of any kind at the Speedway, the Liberty Challenge for the Infiniti Pro Series on the combined road course at the Speedway in 2005. Mario, Michael, Jeff, and Marco were all winners of the Indy 500 Rookie of the Year award. The racing team, formerly known as Team Green also won the race in 1995, prior to Andretti's involvement. Michael Andretti broke Kay Brawner's spell, having won the Indianapolis 500 five times, as a car owner of Andretti Autosport. Success has not completely eluded the Andretti family. Brawner's wife Kay supposedly cast a hex upon them, promising never would an Andretti ever again win the Indianapolis 500. Partners Granatelli and Brawner split, and Andretti sided with Granatelli. The reasons for defeat have included a bevy of mechanical failures, crashes, and a last-lap pass in 2006.Īccording to Robin Miller, the curse started in 1970 when Mario Andretti, Andy Granatelli, and Clint Brawner, were involved in feud over the team. The misfortune has extended to his sons Michael and Jeff, nephew John, and grandson Marco, totalling 78 starts. Following the win, despite a Hall of Fame career in Indy cars, Formula One, stock cars, and sports cars, Andretti never managed to win the race again before his retirement in 1994. In victory lane, prolific car owner Andy Granatelli planted a kiss on the young Andretti's cheek. Patriarch Mario Andretti won the Indianapolis 500 in 1969.
The Andretti Curse, sometimes referred to as Andretti Luck, is a sports-related curse in a string of bad luck the Andretti racing family has experienced in their efforts to win the Indianapolis 500 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
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