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Now that’s an Andretti.

May 29, 2006 In The News

With three laps to go in this yesterday’s Indianapolis 500, Marco Andretti, son of Michael and grandson of Mario, took the lead and nearly won the thing. As it would turn out, he finished second, 64 thousandths of a second behind Sam Hornish, Jr. His old man, coming out of retirement for another go at the 500, finished behind him in third.

Interviewed after the race, though, Marco wasn’t satisfied with his result.

“Man, I don’t want to wait for next year… It’s a bummer. Woulda, coulda, shoulda. I mean, second place is nothing.“

Certainly sounds like an Andretti to me.

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In other sports news, the Buffalo Sabres went down 3-2 in their series tonight, after losing in overtime. They’re in must-win land now — they have to force a Game 7 in order to get a shot at the Stanley Cup. Next game is on Tuesday.

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  • No one has ever accused me of having a small ego, so I won't disagree with you there.

    And don't preach to me about Indianapolis 500 history, I've forgotten more of it than most people will ever know.

    Furthermore, if Marco reminds me of another Andretti, he reminds me of his grandfather. Michael had arrogance, but no competitive drive to back it up with. He wanted to win, but he thought everything should come easy. See: the failed season in Formula 1. Marco has his Mario's passion and dedication for the sport. And his attitude. Newsflash! Most of the world's top drivers have an arrogance and asshole streak in them. It comes from confidence and a burning desire to win, at any cost.

    Was it an incredible achievement? Hell yes. Will he look back later this week and realize what an amazing thing he did? Of course. Will he be happy with his result? Eventually, I'm sure. But if he's a real racer, he'll stand by his post race quote.

    My $0.02.
  • Spoken like an asshole.

    This isn't a first track event. This is Indy. This is the race that everybody wants to win because it means so much more than your average race. Guys come out of retirement just for a shot at winning this one. Historically, people have put together teams JUST for this event and for no other race in the series, just for a shot at the brass ring, the glory, the money, and their face immortalized on the Borg-Warner trophy.

    It may be said that second place is first loser, but it still remains that to be a rookie and run that well at Indy is a serious achievement and the fact that he just up and discarded it only shows that he's an arrogant bastard, just like his dad. No driver should ever be satisfied with second place or else they shouldn't be racing, but to dismiss such an achievement as a 19-year-old rookie at such a prestigious event is just the height of arrogance. His head's too big for the rest of him. And apparently, so's yours.
  • Yeah, spoken like a guy who's never raced anything more than an N64 game of Mario Kart. I finished 2nd in my 1st competitive track event ever. I was pissed I didn't win.

    I think anyone who is happy with 2nd place has no business being in a race car.

    This kid's got the fire, in spades.
  • Yeah, I was watching the interview and I thought that was a pretty assinine thing to say. It's his first Indy and he nearly won it. He should have been emotional and happy that he made it that far and did that well, which is something most rookies don't do. What a fucktard.
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