Foyt (Andretti's godfather), but he values their insights. Andretti doesn't do hats, period.Īndretti is not only at ease in the company of Petty and former employers Yarborough and Indianapolis 500 winner A.J. Petty drives pickup trucks, wears snakeskin boots and cowboy hats. Andretti drives Porsches, wears tennis shoes and puts creases in his blue jeans. Petty and Andretti would seem an illogical fit under any circumstances. So the fit is better now than what it would have been three years ago." "The three years that he went somewhere else and drove for somebody else, he learned a lot," said Richard Petty, whose legendary shadow suffocated driver Bobby Hamilton during their three-year relationship. But when Yarborough's sponsor left him at the end of 1997, Andretti took the opportunity to rejoin Petty Enterprises. I kind of went out and searched the world."ĭriving for owner Cale Yarborough _ yet another stock car legend _ Andretti won his first Winston Cup race in last year's Pepsi 400. "But I wasn't smart enough to see all that. "When I first came to the team in '94 we took off together, qualified good and had good races, led races and had a good relationship," Andretti said. In making the transition, Andretti bounced around his first two years in Winston Cup, even driving for Petty for 11 races in 1994. One of racing's most versatile performers, Andretti won in USAC, IMSA and CART before defecting _ as some in the open-wheel ranks would call it _ to NASCAR's clumsy stock cars. Born in Bethlehem, Pa., Andretti has a business management degree from Moravian College, co-owns two retails businesses and says that were he not driving race cars he probably would be an investment banker. The son of Aldo Andretti and a nephew of Mario Andretti, John is not the stereotypical Southern-bred stock car racer.
You've just got to forget about it and go on down the road and not worry about it, because you're the one that's out there performing in the car."
"But the one thing John has is not only the personality but he has the Andretti name, which is a strong name, too. John Andretti is just taking up space in it right now. "So, as far as a lot of people in those grandstands are concerned, that's Richard Petty's car. 43 and it's painted just like it was when the King drove it," said Kyle Petty, Richard's son and the only third-generation driver to win a Winston Cup race. "You've got to remember: He's in an STP car it's No.
Sometimes, driving for the King isn't the easiest job in NASCAR. That means Andretti needs only another 199 to tie. 43 since Petty retired from Winston Cup racing in 1992 with a record 200 victories. Andretti is the fourth full-time employee to drive the No.
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