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Post by harveythedog2 on Jan 30, 2020 16:50:47 GMT -5
John Andretti passed away today after his long battle with cancer. Always thought he was the nicest racer I ever met.
God Speed JA!
Stu
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Post by indy on Jan 30, 2020 17:46:29 GMT -5
I just saw that, too. What a great guy and an asset to a legendary family. Godspeed John!
Remember to get checked for colon cancer and honor his #checkit4andretti campaign.
Jordan
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Post by racermagic on Jan 30, 2020 18:21:53 GMT -5
Last I heard about this he was doing ok. Sorry to hear.
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Post by speedracer on Jan 30, 2020 21:34:07 GMT -5
Very sorry to hear this news. One of my favorite drivers, a great guy. He will be missed.  |
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Post by indycals on Jan 31, 2020 0:50:47 GMT -5
This sucks. Fans have all sorts of opinions on drivers... but I've never heard a bad opinion of John.
Dan Gurney
Mario Andretti
AJ Foyt
Mark Donohue
Juan Montoya
John Andretti
Unless I'm mistaken, these are the only drivers that won in Indy cars, NASCAR and Sports cars... That's quite a list to be a part of.
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Post by indy on Jan 31, 2020 11:03:23 GMT -5
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Post by harveythedog2 on Jan 31, 2020 14:46:23 GMT -5
Excellent read Jordan. Thanks for posting the link. |
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Post by speedracer on Jan 31, 2020 19:10:09 GMT -5
This sucks. Fans have all sorts of opinions on drivers... but I've never heard a bad opinion of John. Dan Gurney Mario Andretti AJ Foyt Mark Donohue Juan Montoya John Andretti Unless I'm mistaken, these are the only drivers that won in Indy cars, NASCAR and Sports cars... That's quite a list to be a part of. In 1994, he became the first driver to attempt Double Duty, racing in the Indy 500 and NASCAR's Coca-Cola 600 in Charlotte, N.C., on the same day. (From wikipedia) |
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Post by pje on Jan 31, 2020 19:36:18 GMT -5
I’m thinking I might have to get my Porsche 90P kit out. I do wish, only from the standpoint that I personally think it’s a good looking car, that there were decals for his 1988 Skoal Bandit Lola.  Paul Erlendson |
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Post by mjjracer on Jan 31, 2020 19:50:21 GMT -5
I few years ago I went to one of the great Gems of the Mid West - Indiana Sprint Week. At all of the tracks we went to we would see John and his son Jarett feverishly working to prepare Jarett's sprint car. Usually they were the only ones working on the car. John was very friendly when we would stop to say hi. I believe Jarett actually won the Sprint Week championship a couple of years later. (As I recall Jarett had some success with a McLaren in GT3 last year.)
God speed John. One of the good guys. Sometimes life just isn't fair.
MJ
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Post by mjjracer on Jan 31, 2020 19:52:09 GMT -5
I do wish, only from the standpoint that I personally think it’s a good looking car, that there were decals for his 1988 Skoal Bandit Lola. Paul Erlendson I was thinking the same thing when I saw the pic on Racer.com. MJ |
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Post by indy on Feb 6, 2020 20:22:28 GMT -5
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Post by 2lapsdown on Feb 6, 2020 21:42:02 GMT -5
Classy move by The Speedway giving John a last lap
John
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Post by racingforever on Feb 7, 2020 0:41:00 GMT -5
This is my video tribute to John
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Post by indy on Feb 7, 2020 14:48:27 GMT -5
Classy move by The Speedway giving John a last lap John I did not see that until today. Not sure how many hearses have been able to lap IMS but that was a great gesture by the Speedway. Jordan |
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