How Does Andretti-Petty Motorsports Sound to You?

by Charlie Turner

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April 2, 2010 7:16 am CDT No Comments

Name the truly legendary racing families in American motor sports history.

NASCAR fans will name the Earnhardts. Probably the Allisons and Labontes. Open wheelers could throw out the Kinsers, Mears, Vukovichs and maybe the Foyts. My memory isn’t that great, so if I’ve left some out, beat me up in the comment section.

But I’ll argue with you if you tell me there are two families that have had a bigger impact on the racing world than the Pettys and Andrettis. And they are teaming up to go IndyCar Racing in 2010 at Kansas Speedway and the Indianapolis 500. John Andretti will drive and Richard Petty Motorsports NASCAR sponsor Window World will foot the bill.

Back in 2007, when Sam Hornish Jr was pondering his move from the IRL to NASCAR, I was scratching my head about why the Andretti’s didn’t give NASCAR a shot too. Click here to read the post. This new partnership makes me wonder more.

IndyCar is struggling. I know there is an advantage to being the big dog in the room, as Andretti Autosport is, in the North American open wheel racing world. But I sure would love to see the two regal families of American racing take a shot at stock cars together.

I mean no offense, but who would you rather see in a stock car; Nelson Piquet Jr or Marco Andretti?

Photo credit: BethAnne Heisler for OnPitRow.com

Filed under: Indy Cars, John Andretti, NASCAR, NASCAR Rumors, Richard Petty Motorsports, The Pettys

Tagged with: Andretti Autosport, IndyCar

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