But with nine laps to go, Newman was involved in a wreck with Ind圜ar driver Ryan Hunter-Reay, more or less ending Newman’s title hopes. When Andretti spun Newman on Lap 32, many thought the wreck may have ended both of their title chances, especially as Stewart worked his way to the front of the field and into a neck-and-neck battle with Chase Elliott.Īndretti went to the pits for repairs after his contact with Newman, who was able to continue. This thing was pretty robust tonight.”Īndretti won the championship by a razor-thin two points over Ryan Newman, followed by last year’s SRX inaugural season champion Tony Stewart and Bobby Labonte. I just wanted to cover and finish where I needed to finish. “I broke my wrist in that last little thing, I got my thumb caught in the wheel, so it was a painful last couple laps. “The cool thing about this is if you get damage, you still can play and stay on the lead lap,” Andretti said. He took his car to the pits for work on the ride before returning to the racetrack. The third-generation racer crossed the finish line with a ninth-place showing, his car missing virtually all of its right front fender and heavy front end damage from being involved in several wrecks.Īnd then, as if to add insult to injury, so to speak, the 35-year-old Andretti broke his wrist during the last wreck he was involved in. It was far from easy for Andretti on the slick 3/8-mile dirt oval, though, to say the least. It took him his entire racing career, but Marco Andretti finally joined his legendary grandfather, Mario, and father, Michael, as a racing champion Saturday night, capturing the second Superstar Racing Experience championship at Sharon Speedway in Eastern Ohio.
Marco Andretti joined his legendary grandfather, Mario, and father, Michael, as a racing champion Saturday night.
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