They are going to bring a lot to the party to help us get a race car on track. The only box we didn’t have checked when we were working on our entry was, we didn’t have an OEM behind us, but now we have GM and Cadillac behind us. We were very, very excited when we saw that.
“Once they make an expression of interest, then we are in competition with other teams, and we are on our way because that means we will do an extra team.
“We’ve been working on this for quite a while, but when the President of the FIA Mohammad Ben Sulayem issued his tweet supporting our effort, that is when we decided to make the announcement,” Andretti told me.
(Photo by Daniel Kalisz/Getty Images) Getty ImagesĪndretti announced on Thursday, January 5 that General Motors was joining forces with Andretti Global to put a Cadillac entry to the Formula One starting grid. Andretti team owner of Walkinshaw Andretti United and Ryan Walkinshaw team owner of Walkinshaw Andretti United pose during practice on Octoin Bathurst, Australia. “We’re all one, big happy family.BATHURST, AUSTRALIA - OCTOBER 12: (L-R) Zak Brown team owner of Walkinshaw Andretti United, Michael. “We all know how versatile Kyle can be,” Andretti said. “It was good for all of us.”Īndretti liked that seven-time NASCAR Cup Series champion Jimmie Johnson tried his hand at the NTT Ind圜ar Series in recent years.Īndretti thinks Larson has the skills to do as well at the Indy 500 has he has in NASCAR, where he’s won 21 times including the series title in 2021. No driver has attempted the Memorial Day double of racing 500 miles at Indianapolis Motor Speedway and following that up with 600 miles at Charlotte Motor Speedway since Kurt Busch in 2014.īusch finished sixth at the Indy 500, but came up short of finishing the 1,100 miles with a blown engine in the NASCAR race.Īndretti, who ran 14 NASCAR races, recalled chatting with stockcar greats like the the Allison brothers, Donnie and Bobby, and Cale Yarborough about doing more open-wheel events.Īndretti remembered how drivers known for Indy racing like four-time 500 winner A.J.
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