His lone win came in the 1967 Daytona 500. The elder Andretti made 14 Cup starts from 1966-69. If he were to show up on a Xfinity starting grid, he’d be the first Andretti in NASCAR since his cousin John Andretti competed in the 2010 Daytona 500.Ī winner of the 1997 Pepsi 400 at Daytona, John Andretti earned two wins in 393 Cup starts beginning in 1993 and made 37 Xfinity starts.īut the Andretti name in NASCAR goes back to Marco’s grandfather, Mario Andretti. “I think Marco would do real well at a Daytona-style track because he loves the draft and he loves to be around other cars. That’s what I would think would work the best.”Īndretti recently finished his 12th season in Ind圜ar. “I think that would be a huge event for him, for our sport,” Busch said. The topic was raised after SHR driver Kurt Busch, who drove for Andretti Autosport in the 2014 Indianapolis 500, said he wanted to see Andretti race in the Daytona 500. But I think if we could put something together it would be fun.” ‘Smoke’ hates restrictor plate races to begin with, so he’s not very high on me wanting to do it.

“I think there’s probably some Xfinity stuff that could be a possibility. “I don’t think I should jump right to Cup,” Andretti told the AP. In April, the 30-year-old driver said he’d talked with Stewart-Haas Racing owner Tony Stewart about dipping his toes into NASCAR

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