The 2006 Indy 500 runner-up stepped down from his full-time drive at the end of 2020 and his drive to 19th in last year’s IndyCar blue ribband was his only single-seater appearance of the season as he focused attentions on the invitational SRX series of short-track stock car races.
Third-generation driver Andretti, 34, also made a single start in the IMSA SportsCar Championship, joining cousin Jarrett and Oliver Askew in an AA-entered Ligier LMP3 car at Watkins Glen.
Andretti will make his 250th IndyCar start if he qualifies for the 106th running of the 500 on 29 May. He took pole for the 2020 race, and has five top-five finishes in his previous 16 starts.
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Andretti, who has two wins, 20 podiums and six pole positions to his name in IndyCar, will team up with full season drivers Colton Herta, Alexander Rossi, Romain Grosjean and Devlin de Francesco, with his car entered under the Andretti Herta Autosport with Marco…
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