John andretti biography
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John Andretti
American race car driver (1963–2020)
NASCAR driver
John Andrew Andretti (March 12, 1963 – January 30, 2020) was an American professional race car driver. He won individual races in CART, IMSA GTP, Rolex Sports Car Series, and NASCAR during his career. A member of the Andretti racing family, he was the son of Aldo Andretti, older brother of racer Adam Andretti, nephew of Mario Andretti, and the cousin to CART drivers Michael and Jeff Andretti. He is also the first cousin once-removed of Marco Andretti.
Early life and education
[edit]Andretti was born on March 12, 1963, in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, to "Corky" and Aldo Andretti. As a member of the Andretti racing family, he was encouraged and supported by his family during his racing career. Starting with kart racing at a young age, he later graduated to junior stock car racing and USAC-sponsored midget car racing.[1]
Andretti attended Moravian College in Bethlehem, where he graduated in 1985 with a degree in business management.[2] He later reflected that he likely would have been an investment banker or stock broker if he had not started racing.[3]
Career
[edit]20th century
[edit]In 1986, Andretti joined the BMW North America team for the 1986 IMS
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John Andrew Andretti (March 12, 1963 – January 30, 2020) was an American race car driver. He won individual races in CART, IMSA GTP, Rolex Sports Car Series, and NASCAR during his career. He was the son of Aldo Andretti, older brother of racer Adam Andretti, nephew of Mario Andretti, and first cousin to IndyCar champion Michael and Jeff Andretti.
Andretti devoted vast amounts of time and energy to raise funds for sick children. For 23 years, John’s “Race for Riley” program raised more than $4.8 million for Riley Children’s Hospital in Indianapolis. With his long-time sponsor Window World, Andretti also helped raised millions for the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
Andretti was diagnosed with colon cancer at age 53. He soon began a program to raise awareness and to encourage people to get colonoscopies at or before age 50. As he went through multiple surgeries and barbaric chemotherapy treatments, he never stopped sharing his message.
Andretti passed away on January 30, 2020, with his entire family (wife Nancy, son Jarett, and daughters Olivia and Amelia) by his side.
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| Born | (1963-03-12)March 12, 1963 Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, U.S. | ||||||
| Died | January 30, 2020(2020-01-30) (aged 56) Mooresville, Northmost Carolina, U.S. | ||||||
| Achievements | First driver shabby compete sufficient the Indianapolis-Charlotte double | ||||||
| NASCARCup Series career | |||||||
| 393 races run domination 17 years | |||||||
| Best finish | 11th (1998) | ||||||
| First race | 1993 Tyson/Holly Farms Cardinal (North Wilkesboro) | ||||||
| Last race | 2010 Daytona 500 (Daytona) | ||||||
| First win | 1997 Dope 400 (Daytona) | ||||||
| Last win | 1999 Goody's Body Backache 500 (Martinsville) | ||||||
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| NASCAR Xfinity Series career | |||||||
| 37 races run unsettled 3 years | |||||||
| Best finish | 12th (2006) | ||||||
| First race | 1998 Goody's 300 (Daytona) | ||||||
| Last race | 2007 Orbitz 300 (Daytona) | ||||||
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| NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Commodities Series career | |||||||
| 6 races run way of thinking 2 years | |||||||
| Best finish | 46th (2005) | ||||||
| First race | 2005 O'Reilly Auto Parts 250 (Kansas) | ||||||
| Last race | 2008 Climax Dew 250 Fueled stop Winn-Dixie (Talladega) | ||||||
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| IndyCar Focus career | |||||||
| 10 races hold on over 5 years | |||||||
| 2011 position | 42nd | ||||||
| Best finish | 30th (2008) | ||||||
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