He won eight of 17 races in the #2 Newman-Haas Lola-Chevrolet. In the 1991 CART PPG Indy Car World Series, Michael Andretti clinched his first and only title. They didn't reach the finish after Porsche's engine overheated. Mario and Michael were joined by Jeff Andretti, Michael 's younger brother (born 1964). The season 1991 started with three Andrettis in the #00 Jochen Dauer Racing's Porsche 962 at 24 hours of Daytona. Michael joined Newman/Haas Racing in 1989 Michael was 1991 Ind圜ar champion At that time, it was the closest finish in the history of Ind圜ar.
One of the races to remember was the fifth round at Portland International Raceway when Michael was leading until the final lap, when he ran out of fuel, so his father beat him for 0.07 seconds. Later in the season, Michael scored two more wins (at Milwaukee Mile and Phoenix) to finish the championship as a runner-up, eight points behind Bobby Rahal. The maiden Indy Car victory followed on April 13, 1986, in the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach. In 1985, Michael reached only one podium, the second place at Road America, to finish ninth in the points. Michael scored maiden Indy victory at Long Beach In his first Indianapolis 500, Michael finished fifth. The champion was his father Mario, Michael finished seventh in the points. He scored five podiums, finishing all five times in the third place. In 1984, Michael resigned from Kraco Racing to compete full season in the CART Indy Car World Series. 21-year-old Michael among racing legends at 1983 Le Mans race Racing against father Mario
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