Marco, who finished second as a rookie in 2006 and won the pole for the 2020 race, already has two more “500” starts than his father, Michael. How’s this for longevity: This will be Marco’s 18th start, pulling him with one of the total posted each by Bobby Unser and Al Unser Jr. Marco’s participation will push the Andretti’s record number of event starts to 78, five more than the Unsers.
Keep an Eye on This: Marco Andretti returns to the “500” for another chance to add the family’s name to the Borg-Warner Trophy. Ron Barnhorst will engineer DeFrancesco’s car. His program will be led by engineer Jeremy Milless, who has worked in recent years with Josef Newgarden and Rossi, and Scott Harner, who has become the organization’s team manager, will be his strategist. 27 Honda that has been steered by Rossi the past seven seasons. New for ’23: Kirkwood returns to the organization that helped him capture the INDY NXT by Firestone championship in 2021 with 10 race wins. Marco Andretti’s only race of the year was the “500” for the second time. Kirkwood spent his rookie season at AJ Foyt Racing, finishing 10th at Long Beach. He also scored a top-10 finish at Long Beach. DeFrancesco had his best event of the season in the Bommarito Automotive Group 500 at World Wide Technology Raceway, qualifying ninth and finishing 12th. He finished fourth in the Sonsio Grand Prix at Road America presented by AMR, where Rossi won the pole.
Grosjean had seven top-10 finishes in his first season with the team, led by a second-place finish at Long Beach. He also led 28 laps in the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach, one of two races where he won the NTT P1 Award. Herta led 17 or more laps in four races, including 50 in his race win. Herta won the GMR Grand Prix, Rossi the Gallagher Grand Prix. 98 KULR/Curb Honda for the Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge).Ģ022 in Review: Herta and Alexander Rossi won races for Michael Andretti’s organization, both on the road course at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. 27 AutoNation Honda), Romain Grosjean (No. Note: This is part of a series of NTT INDYCAR SERIES team previews for the 2023 season.
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