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MARCO SENDS A MESSAGE; In scoring his first IRL win, the young Andretti tells the world there are more whippings to come.(Motorsports)(Indy Race League)(Biography)
Byline: CURT CAVIN
It was difficult to tell who was happiest last Sunday at Infineon Raceway. Mario Andretti was beaming with pride, as is often the case when family members are present. Mario's usually quiet son, Michael, took every media interview request that came his way. Michael's ex-wife, Sandy, shot every photograph that was to be had.
It was an Andretti love-fest. Sappy, really.
The life of the party, 19-year-old Marco, wasn't sure how to react. For all his maturity in a race car, Marco is still a young man and somewhat in awe of the attention. As his grandfather detailed the way he perfectly executed the final 30 laps of the Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma, Marco almost seemed embarrassed.
He didn't know what to say. Later, in a crowded media center, he admitted he has "learned from the best.''
Mario Andretti was an Indianapolis 500 winner and a Formula One champion. Michael Andretti joined his father as a CART champion and later became a grand prix driver for a brief period. Now, after a near-flawless weekend on the hilly road course in Northern California, Marco Andretti, the third-generation driving ace, joins them as an Indy car race winner.
Try as he did, the usually affable Mario had trouble finding the right word to give it perspective.
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