34 John Andretti

 
  • POLES

    0
  • WINS

    0
  • RANK

    36
  • POINTS

    2381
  • BEHIND

    -3867
 

John Andretti has driven on at least a part-time basis in the Cup series since 1993. He joined Front Row Motorsports in 2008.

Career Highlights

 

  • Two NASCAR Cup Series victories
  • Four series poles
  • First driver to compete in the Indianapolis 500 and Coca-Cola 600 on the same day (1994)
  • Finished fifth in 1991 Indianapolis 500
  • 1983 USAC Midget Rookie of the Year

Driver Details

  • Ht: 66     Wt: 155
  • Born: 03/12/1963
  • Hometown: Indianapolis, Indiana

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2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup Season Summary
Starts Poles Rank Wins Top 5 Top 10 Points Winnings
31 0 36 0 0 0 2381 2,976,268

Year-by-Year Sprint Cup Series Recap

  • 2007 Drove four races filling in for Kyle Petty while Petty fulfilled his television responsibilities with TNT and competed in 10 races for BAM Racing ... His best start of the season was seventh at Talladega Superspeedway, and his best finish of the season was 18th at Chicago Speedway ... He announced near the end of the season that he intended to compete a full schedule with BAM Racing in 2008.

  • 2005 Drove four races, three for ppc Racing and one for Morgan-McClure Motorsports, earning a top finish of 28th.

  • 2004 Competed in nine races, including five for DEI and four for team owner A.J. Foyt, earning a best finish of 13th.

  • 2003 FInished 38th in series points … His lone top-10 came at California, where he was eighth.… Began season with Petty Enterprises, but was released following the June race at Pocono after 186 starts in the No. 43 … Did not start for four consecutive races before beginning a trek that would lead him to four different rides in 14 of the season's final 18 races … Took over the No. 0 Pontiac for owner Gene Haas at New Hampshire, Pocono and Watkins Glen, and in between drove for DEI at the Brickyard 400 in his hometown of Indianapolis … Sat out for three races following The Glen, then landed with DEI in the No. 1 Chevrolet for 10 of the final 11 races of the season … Drove the No. 90 entry for Richard Childress at Talladega … Had five top-20 finishes with DEI.

  • 2002 Finished 28th in series points … Had three top-10 finishes, but two of those were in non-point events … Season was highlighted by road-race efforts, a 10th at Infineon Raceway and an 11th at Watkins Glen International … Best qualifying effort was in season's next-to-last event.

  • 2001 Finished 31st in series points … Season was marked by good qualifying performances but poor race performances … Had only one top-five finish and only one other top-10 … Struggles were part of an overall tough season for Petty Enterprises, which was one of the organizations that switched to the new Dodge Intrepids in 2001 … Season highlight was finishing second at Bristol's spring race, .426 second behind Elliott Sadler … Other top-10 came the previous week, a sixth at Rockingham.

  • 2000 Finished 23rd in series points … Had only two top-10 finishes, lowest total since 1994, his first full season in the series … Best finish was seventh at New Hampshire in September … Team was in transition, preparing for switch from Pontiacs to Dodges … After the season, crew chief Robbie Loomis departed to join Jeff Gordon's team.

  • 1999 Finished 17th in series points … Earned second victory of his career, in the spring Martinsville race, coming back after falling a lap down … Had total of 10 top-10 runs, but also had 10 DNFs.

  • 1998 Finished career-best 11th in series points … First full season with Petty Enterprises … Had third-place finishes at Sonoma and New Hampshire and total of three top-five and 10 top-10 performances … Sat on pole at Atlanta spring race.

  • 1997 Finished 23rd in series points … Won Pepsi 400 at Daytona, his first victory in the series … Drove full season for Cale Yarborough Motorsports.

  • 1996 Finished 31st in series points … Drove for two teams, spending 22 races with Kranefuss-Haas, with 10 DNFs, before switching to Cale Yarborough Motorsports for eight races.

  • 1995 Finished 18th in series points, racing full season for Kranefuss-Haas Racing … earned first career pole at Southern 500 in Darlington.

  • 1994 Finished 32nd in series points … Started season with Billy Hagan Racing, driving 18 races before team has sponsorship problems … Switched to Petty Enterprises in August, running 11 races … Became first driver to run the Indianapolis 500 and Coca-Cola 600 on the same day; finished 10th at Indy and 36th at Charlotte.

  • 1993 Finished 50th in series points, running four races for Billy Hagan Racing … Debuted at North Wilkesboro in October, finishgin 24th despite four spins, his best finish of the four events.

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