Jarett Andretti (born December 13, 1992) is an American racing driver from

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. He is the son of

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and

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driver

John Andretti John Andrew Andretti (March 12, 1963January 30, 2020) was an American professional race car driver. He won individual races in CART, IMSA GTP, Rolex Sports Car Series, and NASCAR during his career. A member of the Andretti racing family, he was ...

, and the grandson of

Aldo Andretti Aldo Andretti (February 28, 1940 – December 30, 2020) was an American racing driver and entrepreneur, the twin brother of Mario Andretti and the father of John Andretti and Adam Andretti. He was the uncle of Michael Andretti and Jeff Andretti, ...

, the brother of

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. He is also the second cousin of

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Racing career

Andretti began his career in

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in 2010, and moved onto

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in 2012. Andretti won the 2016 Lawrenceburg Speedway track championship in his sprint car. He made one

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start in 2012. He made his debuts in the USAC National Sprint Car, Silver Crown, and Midget scene in 2013, competing in those series through 2017. Andretti won the USAC National Sprint Car Rookie of the Year title in 2014. He returned to

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full-time in 2018, making 10 starts in the 2018 Pirelli World Challenge, while still competing in 24 USAC National Sprint Car races. In 2019, he raced in the 2019 GT4 America Series, driving a

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for

Andretti Autosport Andretti Global is an American motorsports organization with teams competing in the IndyCar Series, Indy NXT, Formula E, and joint entries in IMSA and the Australian Supercars Championship. Starting in 2026, Andretti will also operate the Cad ...

in their first foray into the series. On April 12, 2019, it was announced that he would make his first

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start at the

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, also driving for Andretti Autosport. Andretti LMP3 WGI23 03

In 2021, Jarett announced plans to race full-time in the

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in the

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class, alongside teammate Tristan Herbert. He will race the No. 18

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, with sponsors for his inaugural season including Gallant, Schaeffer Oil, and Unite Health Share Ministries. On May 5, Andretti Autosport announced they were moving the car from the Prototype Challenge to the

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, maintaining Andretti as driver of the re-numbered No. 36 car.

Personal life

Andretti graduated from

North Carolina State University North Carolina State University (NC State, North Carolina State, NC State University, or NCSU) is a public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Raleigh, North Carolina, United States. Founded in 1887 and p ...

in 2015.

Motorsports career results

Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) ^† Points only counted towards the Michelin Endurance Cup, and not the overall LMP3 Championship.

24 Hours of Daytona

American open-wheel racing results

( key)

Indy Lights

* Season still in progress

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Andretti, Jarrett 1992 births Living people Jarett Racing drivers from Indianapolis 24 Hours of Daytona drivers Rolex Sports Car Series drivers USAC Silver Crown Series drivers Indy Lights drivers North Carolina State University alumni Andretti Autosport drivers WeatherTech SportsCar Championship drivers 21st-century American sportsmen Racing drivers from Charlotte, North Carolina