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Michael Mario Andretti born October 5, is an American former racing driver , and current team owner. Statistically one of the most successful drivers in the history of American open-wheel car racing , Andretti won the CART championship , and amassed 42 race victories, the most in the CART era and fifth-most all time. His uncle, Aldo Andretti , was an open wheel racer until an accident ended his racing career.

He returned to IndyCar in , , , and , where he raced in the Indy Aldo's other son, Adam , is also a racing driver. In , his eldest son, Marco , made his debut in the IndyCar Series. Following a successful career racing karts, winning 50 of his 75 races over eight years, Andretti moved into racing cars. Although he made his international sports car debut at the 24 Hours of Le Mans , he was denied the opportunity to race, as the Mirage M12 he had chosen to race with his father was disqualified 80 minutes before the race was due to start.

The father and son partnership returned to the Circuit de la Sarthe the following year, and were joined by Philippe Alliot in the Porsche Kremer Racing 's Porsche , taking third place. Andretti also raced alongside his father in the Riverside 6 Hours where they were joined by A. Foyt and Preston Henn , but the Porsche failed to finish.

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The father and son duo paired up again the 24 Hours of Daytona , this time in a full-works Porsche , which made its race debut. They took pole position, but during the race, the engine broke. He re-signed for Kraco for the season, where he managed five third-place finishes and ended his rookie season in seventh overall.

In the Indianapolis , he finished fifth and shared the Rookie of the Year award with Roberto Guerrero.