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  Birthdate March 12 , 1963
  Birthplace Bethlehem , Pennsylvania
  Car Team None
  Previous Year 2005
  Prev Cup Pos 55th
  Best Cup Pos 11th - 2000 (Winston Cup)
  Wins 2
  Top Tens 37
  Poles 4
  First Race 1993 Tyson/Holly Farms 400 ( North Wilkesboro )
  First Win 1997 Pepsi 400 ( Daytona )
  Last Win 1999 Goody's Body Pain 500 ( Martinsville )
  Awards -
  Updated On March 19 , 2006


John Andretti is a NASCAR Busch Series driver from Indianapolis, Indiana .

John Andretti was born on March 12 1963 in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania . He is a Nephew of open-wheel racing legend Mario Andretti and cousin of Mario's son Michael . John drives the #10 FreedomRoads / Camping World / RVs.com Ford for Ppc Racing . Kenny Wallace is his teammate and he drives the #22 Autozone Ford . John has 339 NEXTEL Cup Series starts with two wins. His first win came while driving for Cale Yarborough in 1997 at Daytona International Speedway , and his second while driving for Richard Petty ( Petty Enterprises ) in 1999 at Martinsville Speedway . In 2003 and 2004, Andretti started several races in the #1 Dale Earnhardt Incorporated car. In late 2004 and early 2005, Andretti started a handful of Cup races for the now defunct #14 Ppc Racing cup team, as well as Morgan-McClure Motorsports later in the 2005 season. In 2005, John also had four starts in the #15 Billy Ballew Motorsports truck in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series

Andretti has also competed in the Indianapolis 500 seven times, with a best finish of 5th in 1991 . In 1994, he became the first person to compete in both the Indianapolis 500 and the Coca-Cola 600 on the same day.

John's father is Aldo Andretti , twin brother of Mario Andretti . His godfather is the legendary driver A.J. Foyt .


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