

However, Tony Stewart won the 1996-1997 Ind圜ar championship and is a three-time Cup Series champion, so he may have good advice for Andretti as far as racing in NASCAR goes, even if it is just for one race in the Xfinity Series. James Davison, who has driven in three Indianapolis 500 races in the last four years, has driven in a few Xfinity Series road course races over the past two seasons and done a pretty solid job.įour-time Ind圜ar champion Dario Franchitti also attempted to make the switch to NASCAR but failed epically in doing so. Danica Patrick is the only current full-time Cup Series driver who previously drove full-time in Ind圜ar, and she has not had any success in NASCAR whatsoever despite being a decent Ind圜ar driver. His lone win came in the 1967 Daytona 500.

The elder Andretti made 14 Cup starts from 1966-69. Twitter Profile and Download Videos and Photos A the53car bot NASCAR Xfinity. Andretti, 35, is the grandson of motorsports. Marco Andretti Making Xfinity Series Debut at Charlotte ROVAL for Big. Plenty of drivers have driven in both NASCAR and Ind圜ar, but not many have had success in both. But the Andretti name in NASCAR goes back to Marco’s grandfather, Mario Andretti. Marco Andretti will make his NASCAR Xfinity Series debut at the Charlotte Motor Speedway ROVAL in October. NASCAR poised to bounce back from Gateway ‘disaster’.NASCAR: How Chase Elliott moved up two spots during his suspension.NASCAR: Significant change in effect at Sonoma Raceway.NASCAR: Another veteran considering retirement after 2023?.NASCAR Cup Series: No more races on Fox in 2023.
