Andretti upbeat for Indy 500, happy his dad is strategist

This Sunday’s race will mark the 250^th IndyCar race of Marco Andretti’s career, and his 17^th Indy 500. That’s one more than Michael achieved, although he lost five years of potential winning chances by being part of CART during the U.S. open-wheel split.

This will also be the second year in which Marco, the 2020 polesitter here, has been tackling the 500 as a one-off outing. Although he knew from April’s test that his #98 KULR / Curb-backed Andretti Herta Autosport-Honda had “slow car syndrome” as it is known here, he’s confident that in race trim he can move forward from his 23^rd grid slot.