IndyCar driver Marco Andretti made a stop in Virginia last week to promote the upcoming SunTrust Indy Challenge at Richmond International Raceway. The grandson of IndyCar legend Mario Andretti and son of Michael Andretti visited Kings Dominion to do a little racing on a smaller track against lesser competition than he normally faces.
And Richmond is one of the tracks that Andretti enjoys the most. “This is a place where I circle on the schedule,” he said. “I think it’s a pretty unique track as far as how short it is. It puts an emphasis on car setup and it really repays you when you get it right.”
Last year, Andretti came just shy of claiming the pole for the race mainly because he was one of the first to run qualifications. “Last year it was a bummer because I had to go before Tony Kannan and that put us on the provisional pole,” he said. “The track was just getting better and better and better so it was unfortunate that I just missed the pole last year.”
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So far this season, Andretti likes the way he and his team have run races but he is not satisfied with how they’ve ended them. “I think we’ve been fairly strong everywhere we’ve gone this year,” he said. “It’s just finishing that stinks, you know. It’s about consistency still. I think that’s the word for me because when we finish we’re there. So we just need to finish.”
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