- Jeff Andretti
Infobox NASCAR driver
Name = Jeff Andretti
Birthdate = birth date and age|1964|4|14
Total_Truck_Races = 3
Years_In_Truck = 1
First_Truck_Race = 1999Pronto Auto Parts 400K (Texas Motor Speedway )
Last_Truck_Race = 1999NAPA Autocare 200 (Nazareth Speedway )
Awards = 1991CART Rookie of the YearJeff Andretti (born
April 14 1964 inBethlehem, Pennsylvania ) is an Americanrace car driver, with Italian heritage. He competed in CART, and was the series' Rookie of the Year in 1991.Racing career
From 1990 until 1994 he drove in the CART IndyCar series. He has driven in the
Indianapolis 500 three times, with a best finish of 15th in 1991 in his first start at the track. In his second attempt at the "500" a year later in 1992, he became yet another victim of the infamousAndretti Curse at the famed race track when a right rear wheel came loose off his car at Turn 2 and crashed violently head-on into the wall, smashing both his legs. The accident pretty much hampered if not all together ended Jeff's career at least in terms of his competitiveness, since he was never the same again afterwards. He later managed however, to come back and raceIndyLights for Canaska in 1995 andNorth American Supertouring Cars for Ford in 1996.Jeff made 3
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series starts in 1999 in the #94 EML Rockfort Entertainment Chevrolet.Andretti family
Jeff is the youngest son of the legendary Italian-born
Mario Andretti , younger brother ofMichael Andretti , and uncle ofMarco Andretti . Jeff is the nephew of Mario's twinAldo Andretti and cousin of Aldo's son'sJohn Andretti andAdam Andretti . The Andretti family became the first family to have four relatives (Michael, Mario, Jeff, and John) compete in the same series (CART). cite web | author=Schwartz, Larry | title=Mario Andretti synonymous with racing | publisher=ESPN | work=Motorsports Hall of Fame of America | url=http://espn.go.com/sportscentury/features/00014066.html | accessdate=2007-02-22 ]Indy 500 results
References
External links
* [http://www.andretti.com Official website for the Andretti family]
* [http://www.champcarstats.com/drivers/AndrettiJeff.htm Champ Car Stats]
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