Adam Andretti

Adam Andretti ( born March 24, 1979 in Brownsburg ) is a retired American race car driver.

When Adam Andretti in 1979 was born, he was born into a famous American race car driver in the family. Adam is the younger brother of John Andretti. His father Aldo was a racing driver and his twin brother Mario was one of the most successful drivers in international motorsport. His two cousins ​​, Jeff and Michael adopted the profession of a racing pilot. He is also the great-uncle of Marco Andretti, who continues the tradition of the top drivers in the Andretti family for three generations.

Since Adam is younger than his brother John at 16 years, this was already a successful driver as Adam in 1994 at the age of 15 years, made ​​his first attempts at racing kart. In 1998 he was second overall in the Formula C-World - Championship. In the same year he also made ​​his debut in the sports car when he went to the start at the 24 - hour race at Daytona.

In 2000 he drove a season in the U.S. Formula 3 Championship, which was extended only a short time. He won a race and finished third in the championship. After two years in the NASCAR Featherlite Southwest Series, he drove from 2004 sports car race. He was also Renninstrukteur at the Richard Petty Racing School. In 2007 he made ​​his debut in the Indy Pro Series and drove the season alternating with his teammate Jimmy Kite. End of 2008, he ended his racing career.