Formerly known as the Andretti Green Racing team, Andretti Autosport headed by Michael Andretti is undergoing more than just a name change. Andretti is now the sole owner of the team that won three Indy Racing League IndyCar Series championships and two Indianapolis 500 Mile Races.
Some hope this takeover will smooth out the kinks in a team that has seen ups and downs over the past few years. This year was the first time since 2003 that the team failed to win a race. With Andretti as sole owner and the team restructuring complete the team will look ahead to the 2010 racing season.
2008 one-time winner and 2009 fifth-place points holder Danica Patrick will remain with the team for another three years but she has lost her Motorola sponsorship, relying now on primary funding from GoDaddy.com.
Along with this announcement, Patrick also fielded questions about her interest in NASCAR racing, which has been speculated about since her fourth place finish in the Indy 500 five years ago. At the time she wasn’t interested but times have changed.
Patrick, who became the first female driver to lead the Indy 500 in 2005 has begun expressing interest. “As I said, I’ve made no mystery that I’m curious about Nascar and I would like to do it,” she said. “As a driver, if I had the chance to be able to run in both series and try it and challenge myself, I would like to do that.”
“I also support her if she wants to try it,” Andretti said of her interest in stock cars, “because first and foremost, she is a racecar driver, and I’ve been there. You always want to challenge yourself.”
“But the goal will be we’ll have to work the programs to make sure that the IndyCar is still her main focus because still the main goal is to win Indianapolis and the championship with Danica,” he added.
In addition to Tony Kanaan and Danica Patrick, we also expect to see Marco Andretti back with his father’s team. There are hopes for a fourth IndyCar Series driver in 2010. 2010 will be an interesting year for Andretti Autosport and we will see how Michael Andretti steers his team.
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