The Andretti Double: Indy and Charlotte 1994

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  • Опубліковано 1 тра 2019
  • In 1993, John Andretti raced in IMSA, NHRA, IndyCar, and NASCAR in the same year. In 1994, he raced in the Indy 500 and World 600 on the same day. Auto racing had never seen anything like it.
    Narrated by Brock Beard.

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  • @davidbilly3766
    @davidbilly3766 5 років тому +100

    I don't think John got the respect that he deserved

    • @therrydicule
      @therrydicule 5 років тому +10

      He didn't.

    • @JJA1987
      @JJA1987 4 роки тому +15

      He was a racer like Tony, Kyle Larson,etc who could drive anything

    • @kg0173
      @kg0173 Рік тому +1

      And what about Robby Gordon?

    • @alanluscombe8a553
      @alanluscombe8a553 2 місяці тому

      @@kg0173what about him?

  • @nascarfan88ta
    @nascarfan88ta 5 років тому +63

    Some good news for John, he's starting an experimental treatment for his cancer, and it's the one that he had hoped to be testing

    • @MegaMr46
      @MegaMr46 4 роки тому +12

      nascarfan88ta but unfortunately the next update is not a good one. We lost John Andretti.

  • @CodyHicken
    @CodyHicken 5 років тому +11

    I cannot fathom one driver racing 1100 miles in a single day, let alone traveling between the two events, and all the preparation for both. Great video, thanks for posting!

  • @Demetris.Yiokkas
    @Demetris.Yiokkas Рік тому +3

    He always reminded me of uncle Mario. Versatile and passionate about his racing. He lived to race. And we loved watching him. That is why he will always remain in our hearts and minds. RIP John.

  • @stevenblakesley
    @stevenblakesley 4 роки тому +16

    Rest in Peace John. Thanks for entertaining us and for bringing awareness to your fight.

  • @JSchaffer214
    @JSchaffer214 4 роки тому +7

    John Andretti was arguably the greatest ambassador of all time in motorsports. He raced just about anything and everything he could sit in.
    Rest in peace Mr. Andretti.

  • @MatthewLewisAtlanta
    @MatthewLewisAtlanta 5 років тому +61

    Another great video! Love the Jeff/John Andretti & Rusty/Kenny Wallace comeback! Classic!!! Best wishes to John and props for all of your accomplishments! Indycar winner, NASCAR winner and a great ambassador for the sport as well as a great family man and human being!

  • @mikeflippin5568
    @mikeflippin5568 5 років тому +23

    This was back when I could tell you everyone’s stats in racing, every type of racing, back before the lawyers got involved.
    While his "double" was covered by most racing rags at the time, his beating Budweiser King Kenny Bernstein was the big story. Imagine beating the fastest man in Top Fuel with not much more experience than a wink and a nod.
    Unbelievable.

  • @KonwTheTrut
    @KonwTheTrut 3 роки тому +4

    I was on Johns team when he raced in NASCAR. I was only on his team for one year in '96 in the KMart/Little Caesars car. Good times.
    RIP John.

  • @matthartleyjr9180
    @matthartleyjr9180 4 роки тому +11

    RIP John a true wheelman because of what you did & this double might not have gone your way but it will live on forever😭👏🎉💚
    PLUS he was definitely a fantastic wheelman in so many ways for the all racing series he was in

  • @CrewsOfficial
    @CrewsOfficial 3 роки тому +7

    Kenny: I've got Jeff Andretti here. What happened?
    John: I don't know, Rusty.

  • @Hupp61
    @Hupp61 4 роки тому +8

    John Andretti
    1963-2020
    R.I.P.

  • @bobbbobb4663
    @bobbbobb4663 4 роки тому +7

    RIP. Much respect to your double dip this day.

  • @JJA1987
    @JJA1987 4 роки тому +10

    Rest In Peace John 🏁

  • @athleticgeek8997
    @athleticgeek8997 4 роки тому +4

    RIP John Andretti. Even though it wasn’t in the 500 I’m glad he got to drive into victory lane at Daytona one time in his career. Would’ve loved for him to do that same at Indy. I miss when racing was like this.

  • @chrisramsey6725
    @chrisramsey6725 2 роки тому +1

    I remember when this happened. I was a racing nut back then. RIP John. You and 40 or so others were the drivers in the sport when I was huge into it.

  • @brandon42054
    @brandon42054 2 роки тому

    John was an awesome person I got to meet him November of 94 when I was a kid and he was so friendly and was a great ambassador for motorsports all together was so sad when I heard of his passing such a great guy

  • @busch77
    @busch77 4 роки тому +9

    It's my understanding that Dale Earnhardt lobbied to NASCAR (unsuccessfully) to allow John to keep his starting spot in the 600. NASCAR made him go to the back for missing the drivers meeting

  • @marksimpson2689
    @marksimpson2689 2 роки тому +1

    A very underrated driver, but what a brilliant effort, I’m also staggered that he raced Top Fuel too

  • @IanTheMotorsportsMan_YT
    @IanTheMotorsportsMan_YT 4 роки тому +8

    R.I.P John Andretti😔💔

  • @whatincarnation95
    @whatincarnation95 4 роки тому +12

    Godspeed, John Andretti.

  • @austinblansett9900
    @austinblansett9900 5 років тому +25

    You have no idea how bad I was wanting Jeff Gordon to try this once.

    • @Lrules364
      @Lrules364 5 років тому +4

      Austin Blansett you and me both. He would have swept the field without an issue.

    • @austinblansett9900
      @austinblansett9900 5 років тому +6

      LRulesTheWorld I don’t think the Motorsports world would’ve known what to do with themselves.

    • @pamela8329
      @pamela8329 4 роки тому

      Those sprint car drivers take a lot to NASCAR. Love watching both & have missed John Andretti.

    • @DupontandLowesWarrior
      @DupontandLowesWarrior 4 роки тому

      McMurray and Larson too

    • @KillyJoe
      @KillyJoe 3 роки тому

      So very gay that he didn’t

  • @pamela8329
    @pamela8329 4 роки тому +3

    Thanks for post it's all coming back. Love to the Andretti family RIP John

  • @robertwomack1411
    @robertwomack1411 4 роки тому +8

    Very well done
    RIP John Andretti

  • @sewashburn0529
    @sewashburn0529 5 років тому +8

    I would have been really impressed if he had raced at Monte Carlo in the morning.

  • @SN-nh6pq
    @SN-nh6pq 4 роки тому +5

    R.I.P. John Andretti

  • @Swoldemort500
    @Swoldemort500 4 роки тому +3

    Just got the news about John today after watching this video the other night. R.I.P :/

  • @DupontandLowesWarrior
    @DupontandLowesWarrior 4 роки тому +5

    He was a Master in motorsports Godspeed

  • @jonathan_tong93
    @jonathan_tong93 4 роки тому +3

    It would be an honor for John's nephew, Marco Andretti, to run the double in 2021. I wish Marco would drive Richard Petty Motorsports' #44 entry

    • @pamela8329
      @pamela8329 4 роки тому

      Don't recall seeing Marco in NASCAR, but I'd love it

    • @amadorguerrero5245
      @amadorguerrero5245 4 роки тому

      Jonathan Guevarra was the day you were getting

  • @penskepc2374
    @penskepc2374 3 роки тому +2

    John was a real Badass behind the wheel, and Kenny was a real good sport.

  • @jdaniel3068
    @jdaniel3068 5 років тому

    Always rooted for John in Nascar. Great video!

  • @mikeynanez3038
    @mikeynanez3038 4 роки тому +2

    RIP John a true driver!

  • @ZeldaA_91
    @ZeldaA_91 4 роки тому +4

    R.I.P John

  • @buckodonnghaile4309
    @buckodonnghaile4309 5 років тому +28

    Uncle Mario's accomplishments are a bit more impressive. Daytona 500 win, Indy 500 win, F1 championship, Pikes Peak champ, 4 time CART champ, USAC dirt champ,IROC champ,12 of Sebring, driver of the year in 3 different decades...........I won a go kart race once 😂

    • @TotoDG
      @TotoDG 5 років тому +4

      Some (including me) would argue that Mario is the best racer who ever lived.
      How do you pronounce your surname, by the way?

    • @buckodonnghaile4309
      @buckodonnghaile4309 5 років тому +3

      @@TotoDG I agree that Mario is most likely the greatest ever. My surname is pronounced O-Donnelly.

    • @buckodonnghaile4309
      @buckodonnghaile4309 5 років тому +1

      @@TotoDG it's actually spelled Ó Donnghaile but my teachers in Canada messed it up so many times I chose their spelling for UA-cam.

    • @TotoDG
      @TotoDG 5 років тому

      That’s hilarious.

    • @grungyflannel
      @grungyflannel 5 років тому +1

      "Greatest" driver ever is next to impossible to say. But Mario had the most success across different series and platforms. Easily the most versatile. But John being the first to do the double was an amazing accomplishment. The racing world needed some good things after the previous year, and especially after how that May started. John gave us a something positive to think about.

  • @marktemsic7457
    @marktemsic7457 5 років тому +3

    This is why we're John Andretti fans... win loose or draw...

  • @garrettburkle8401
    @garrettburkle8401 4 роки тому +5

    Rip John

  • @tadroid3858
    @tadroid3858 3 роки тому +2

    Super guy. RIP

  • @jefferyrobertson7520
    @jefferyrobertson7520 5 років тому +32

    Do you know Tim Richmond ran the Indianapolis 500 in 1980 and 1981

    • @nascarmanHistory
      @nascarmanHistory  5 років тому +14

      He was one of the fastest cars in 1980, then had to buy his way into the race in 1981

    • @jefferyrobertson7520
      @jefferyrobertson7520 5 років тому +3

      nascarman History followed by Cale Yarborough drove Indianapolis 500 in 1971 and 72

    • @jefferyrobertson7520
      @jefferyrobertson7520 5 років тому +1

      freewillobjector Tim left IndyCar in the middle of 1980 crash destroy at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn Michigan Indy 400

    • @jefferyrobertson7520
      @jefferyrobertson7520 5 років тому

      John H. Tim Richmond moving to NASCAR in July of 1980 first Winston Cup Series debut at Pocono Raceway Long Pond Pennsylvania

  • @spongebelt
    @spongebelt 5 років тому +9

    Lol John called Kenny Rusty 😂😂😂

  • @nascarsignore
    @nascarsignore 4 роки тому +4

    RIP

  • @danesorensen1775
    @danesorensen1775 5 років тому

    I'm astonished anyone could even do it. I was exhausted after just four laps of NASCAR; the thought of doing three hours at Indy, quick ride in a private jet and helicopter, then another five hours of it at Charlotte... it just doesn't bear thinking about. Tough bastards, these people.

  • @the_road__warrior6185
    @the_road__warrior6185 5 років тому

    Great video!!
    Talk about racing nostalgia..

  • @Eightbog
    @Eightbog 4 роки тому +1

    Rest in peace John Andretti

  • @fostbitten5721
    @fostbitten5721 4 роки тому

    I was there for in Charlotte that night. It was really cool seeing him come in on a helicopter. And Jeff Gordon gots his 1st win.

  • @Buttermilkjug
    @Buttermilkjug 5 років тому +1

    Nice footage~ Thanks!~

  • @psychlops924
    @psychlops924 4 роки тому +3

    Rest in peace John.

  • @tonygeinzer6034
    @tonygeinzer6034 4 роки тому +3

    The hidden series that John Andretti raced A-Mains was USAC. I don't know if he had World of Outlaws/ASCS Credits

  • @cubanhoosier9646
    @cubanhoosier9646 4 роки тому

    John never made it to the top but he sure showed he could drive the wheels off anything. I miss the days of 4 Andretti’s at the track. He will be missed by all.

  • @chasee3797
    @chasee3797 4 роки тому +1

    R.I.P John... ;(

  • @nycsongman9758
    @nycsongman9758 Рік тому

    Wait; NASCAR, Indy, *and* Top Fuel ? ! He has more than lived up to that great name.

  • @ShaunHensley
    @ShaunHensley 5 років тому +1

    I remember this

  • @mikeflippin5568
    @mikeflippin5568 5 років тому

    Great video! Subscribed.

  • @jacasoasheland6815
    @jacasoasheland6815 5 років тому +1

    this confirms it... John Andretti is the GOAT

    • @pamela8329
      @pamela8329 4 роки тому +1

      He is in many hearts. RIP John

  • @jaxonjaxoff3291
    @jaxonjaxoff3291 Рік тому

    The only drivers to win in both IndyCar and NASCAR in post 1972 are AJ Foyt, Tony Stewart, Robby Gordon, Juan Pablo Montoya, AJ Allmendinger, and John. While drivers who won in IndyCar but couldn’t in NASCAR were legends like Dario Franchitti, and Sam Hornish, and underrated IndyCar stars Patrick Carpantier, Max Papis, and Danica Patrick.

  • @leftysusan
    @leftysusan 4 роки тому +1

    Rip John Andretti

  • @henriquepaladino3779
    @henriquepaladino3779 4 роки тому +2

    The 1994 coca cola 600 was Jeff Gordon 's first cup win

    • @pamela8329
      @pamela8329 4 роки тому

      Are there more 1st wins at Charlotte? Remember Jeff's & Bobby L, Adam in ARCA(?). MATT.
      We love you & your family John. RIP

    • @henriquepaladino3779
      @henriquepaladino3779 4 роки тому

      @@pamela8329 , i'm sad he passed away

  • @kcenneckennek
    @kcenneckennek 5 років тому +1

    That 14 looked slick

  • @EstebanRapido
    @EstebanRapido 3 роки тому +3

    8:40 "I don't know Rusty" lol

  • @nycsongman9758
    @nycsongman9758 Рік тому +1

    Donnie winning Charlotte, and then going top 5 at Indy is certainly nothing to sneeze at, either.

  • @BloodyBoyBlue
    @BloodyBoyBlue 5 років тому +2

    New video from s1ap next week: “The History of the Memorial Day Double”

  • @LancasterResponding
    @LancasterResponding 4 роки тому +2

    Tony Stewart is the only driver to actually complete all 1000 miles

  • @saltybildo4415
    @saltybildo4415 4 роки тому

    RIP John

  • @randyhutchinson9910
    @randyhutchinson9910 5 років тому

    Remember Ladies and Gentlemen, he won Adelaide Australia & The Daytona 500 , a true American Hero in Motorsports

    • @josephconciatori9824
      @josephconciatori9824 Рік тому

      John didn't win the Daytona 500. He did win the summer race at Daytona (then called the Pepsi 400, now known as the Coke Zero Sugar 400) in 1997, though.

  • @jayer-su3hu
    @jayer-su3hu 4 роки тому

    I'd say the most successful of the few to attempt it was KBs attempt in 2014. I was shocked as to how well he ran at Indy. Didn't think he had it in him. Unfortunately I think more don't attempt it because it's just too damn hard. I wish more would though

  • @bobbytrill420
    @bobbytrill420 5 років тому +10

    Let's see how long it takes for that "other" nascar history guy to rip off this video

  • @vollrathfgc
    @vollrathfgc 4 роки тому +1

    i didn't know Kurt Busch ran in Indy at all, neat

  • @noUGames
    @noUGames 5 років тому +4

    0:27 Who the hell lists top 10s in open wheel? lol

  • @sametozkan9175
    @sametozkan9175 4 роки тому +1

    Sucks when John Andretti never had a chance in F1 he would replace cousins old team mate Senna in Williams.

  • @RC.41
    @RC.41 5 років тому

    Wooooooo

  • @jabber1990
    @jabber1990 5 років тому

    John Andretti, Tony Stewart, Robby Gordon, Kurt Busch
    one of those is not like the other!!

    • @PenskePC17
      @PenskePC17 4 роки тому

      jabber1990 Kurt Busch had no previous top tier open wheel experience like the other 3, so he rightfully concentrated efforts on Indy and he did extremely well

  • @nickdeavers5816
    @nickdeavers5816 5 років тому

    Do a video on the 1994 season of Ernie Irvan. I know it ended terrible in practice at Michigan but didn’t he still finish something like 11th in points?

  • @WorldwideWyatt
    @WorldwideWyatt 2 роки тому

    I’d love to see RCR or Hendrick give Jimmie a ride for the 600 to see if he could pull it off 👀

  • @Pabig93
    @Pabig93 5 років тому +2

    So, John Andretti was Fernando Alonso before Fernando Alonso?

    • @Ryan.DeL12
      @Ryan.DeL12 5 років тому +2

      Nah he was Robby Gordon before Robby attempted it a few years later, and then Tony Stewart.....Then Alonso

    • @lukasgarage956
      @lukasgarage956 5 років тому +1

      Alonso is a yoke

    • @therrydicule
      @therrydicule 5 років тому

      We still need to see Alonso in to fuel dragsters

  • @Racer881Ken
    @Racer881Ken Рік тому +1

    Fernando Alonso for the triple 2023?

  • @kg0173
    @kg0173 Рік тому

    Jimmie Johnson is the last driver to do the double. He did it in 2023.

  • @markstill8258
    @markstill8258 5 років тому

    Someone should do Indy fly the plane themselves and race Charlotte.

  • @natecarter3537
    @natecarter3537 5 років тому

    Kyle Larson or Kyle Busch are probably the most likely to do the double next year if anyone did it

  • @nascarsportsmandivision5303
    @nascarsportsmandivision5303 5 років тому +1

    8:40 Did he just call Kenny Wallace Rusty by mistake haha? Must have been tired!

    • @t-royh8877
      @t-royh8877 5 років тому +6

      It was a burn to Kenny for calling him Jeff Andretti

    • @nascarsportsmandivision5303
      @nascarsportsmandivision5303 5 років тому

      @@t-royh8877 Ohh I understand now, John was getting his own back! Thanks for clearing that up for me!

    • @badbooking3221
      @badbooking3221 5 років тому

      I was about to note this in a separate post but you mentioned it before I did! Shows the sense of humor by both gentlemen.

  • @lukasgarage956
    @lukasgarage956 5 років тому +3

    Kyle Bush to become first driver to win the Triple Crown all on the same day.....Monaco Grand Prix, Indy 500 and Coca-Cola 600

    • @pamela8329
      @pamela8329 4 роки тому +1

      In your flipping dreams

    • @JJA1987
      @JJA1987 4 роки тому

      No Chance In Hell

  • @DCTib
    @DCTib 5 років тому +22

    Now the little baby drivers can't go 400 miles without taking multiple stage breaks...weak.

    • @psychlops924
      @psychlops924 5 років тому +22

      DCTib that’s not a driver thing, that’s purely a NASCAR invention to make races more “interesting”... but I guarantee you if they got rid of the stages all the drivers would handle it easily.

    • @Lrules364
      @Lrules364 5 років тому +4

      Psychlops 924 i wont even watch or support nascar anymore. Its a joke. Ill support my local dirt tracks before I have the main cup league droning on my tv.

    • @patrickperry8951
      @patrickperry8951 4 роки тому

      It wasn't the drivers that did that. It was Nascar. You obviously don't know anything about Nascar or you'd know that

  • @MichaelEarnedIt-19
    @MichaelEarnedIt-19 Рік тому

    What happens if you won both? Has anyone ever accomplished that.

  • @kg0173
    @kg0173 Рік тому

    Tony Stewart achieved the best result, but the king of Charlotte/Indy double was Robby Gordon.

  • @DewkChronic
    @DewkChronic 5 років тому +1

    Danica had the opportunity to be the first woman to run both in the same day but didn't do it.

    • @pamela8329
      @pamela8329 4 роки тому

      Cheers to Danica! That means approx. 42 other drivers didn't that day either.
      RIP John

    • @kg0173
      @kg0173 Рік тому

      Danica did Daytona 500 and Indy 500 in the same year. Not many have.

  • @ryanschweikhardt
    @ryanschweikhardt 3 роки тому +1

    .

  • @mikefobfan101
    @mikefobfan101 2 місяці тому

    And now Larson is next.

  • @acer5871
    @acer5871 4 роки тому +3

    RIP

  • @mikeflippin5568
    @mikeflippin5568 5 років тому

    Great video! Subscribed.

  • @alexthesniper1952
    @alexthesniper1952 4 роки тому +1

    Rip John