Nextel Cup Series

PERSONAL Birthdate: March 12, 1963 Hometown: Indianapolis, Ind. Resides: Mooresville, N.C. Marital Status: Married (Nancy) Children: Jarrett (12/13/92), Olivia (3/29/95), Amelia (5/10/00) Hobbies: Playing the stock market

HIGHLIGHTS Finished career-best 11th in series championship in 1998 First driver to compete in Indianapolis 500 and Coca-Cola 600 on same day (1994) Finished fifth in 1991 Indianapolis 500 Co-drove to Rolex 24 victory at Daytona International Speedway in 1989 Versatile driver who also has competed in CART Champ Cars and NHRA Top-Fuel dragsters

YEAR-BY-YEAR NASCAR NEXTEL CUP SERIES RECAP 2004 Finished 45th in series points. … Made nine starts, including five with DEI. … Other four starts were with ppc Racing in association with A.J. Foyt Racing. … Best finish was 13th in the Daytona 500 driving the No. 1 Chevrolet for DEI. 2003 Finished 38th in series points. … Lone top 10 came at California (eighth). … Began season with Petty Enterprises, but was released following the June race at Pocono after 186 starts in the No. 43. … Did not start for four consecutive races before beginning a trek that would lead him to four different rides in 14 of the season’s final 18 races. … Took over the No. 0 Pontiac for owner Gene Haas at New Hampshire, Pocono and Watkins Glen, and in between drove for DEI at the Brickyard 400 in his hometown of Indianapolis – but that race ended after only 46 laps due to an accident. … Sat out for three races following The Glen, then landed with DEI in the No. 1 Chevrolet for 10 of the final 11 races of the season. … Drove the No. 90 entry for Richard Childress at the fall Talladega race. … Had five top-20 finishes with DEI. 2002 Finished 28th in series points. … Had three top-10 finishes, but two of those were in non-points events (eighthplace finishes in a Daytona 500 125-mile qualifying race and The Winston Open). … Season was highlighted by roadrace efforts, a 10th at Infineon Raceway and an 11th at Watkins Glen International. … Best qualifying effort was in season’s next-to-last event; earned outside pole at Rockingham. 2001 Finished 31st in series points. … Season was marked by good qualifying performances but poor race finishes. … Had only one top-five finish. … Struggles were part of an overall tough season for Petty Enterprises, which was one of the organizations that switched to the new Dodge Intrepids in 2001. … Season highlight was finishing second at Bristol’s spring race, .426 second behind Elliott Sadler. 2000 Finished 23rd in series points. … Had only two top-10 finishes, lowest total since 1994, his first full season in the series. … Best finish was seventh at New Hampshire in September. … Team was in transition, preparing for switch from Pontiacs to Dodges. 1999 Finished 17th in series points. … Earned second victory of his career, in the spring Martinsville race, coming back after falling a lap down. … Had total of 10 top-10 runs, but also had 10 DNFs. 1998 Finished career-best 11th in series points. … First full season with Petty Enterprises. … Had third-place finishes at Infineon and New Hampshire, and totals of three top fives and 10 top 10s. … Sat on pole at Atlanta spring race. 1997 Finished 23rd in series points. … Won Pepsi 400 at Daytona, his first victory in the series. … Drove full season for Cale Yarborough. … Also was tough in restrictor-plate races at Talladega, finishing third and fourth, and taking one pole. …Left Yarborough team after season, when team lost its sponsorship. 1996 Finished 31st in series points. … Drove for two teams, spending 22 races with Kranefuss-Haas – with 10 DNFs – before switching to Cale Yarborough Motorsports for eight races down the stretch. … Highlight was two fifth-place finishes, one with each team. 1995 Finished 18th in series points. … Full season with Kranefuss-Haas Racing. … Earned first career pole at Southern 500 in Darlington. 1994 Finished 32nd in series points. … Started season with Billy Hagan Racing, driving 18 races before team has sponsorship problems. … Switched to Petty Enterprises in August, running 11 races. … Became first driver to run the Indianapolis 500 and Coca-Cola 600 on the same day; finished 10th at Indy and 36th at Charlotte. 1993 Finished 50th in series points. … Ran only four races for Billy Hagan Racing. … Debuted at North Wilkesboro in October, finishing 24th despite four spins, his best finish of the four events.

PREVIOUS RACING HISTORY Began racing go-karts at age 11. … Began open-wheel auto racing at the age 16, attending Andre Pilette’s driving school in Belgium, with cousin Michael Andretti. … USAC Midget Rookie of the Year in 1983. … Made CART debut in 1987, finishing sixth at Elkhart Lake. … Raced in the 24 Hours of LeMans in 1988 with uncle Mario Andretti and cousin Michael. … Raced Indianapolis 500 for first time in 1988, finishing 21st. … Co-drove to Rolex 24 victory at Daytona International Speedway in 1989. … Got first CART victory in 1991, at Gold Coast Grand Prix in Australia. … Finished fifth in 1991 Indy 500. In first NHRA Top Fuel event, in 1993, reached semifinals.

NOTEWORTHY Andretti’s father Aldo is driving legend Mario Andretti’s twin brother.… His godfather is A.J. Foyt. …Graduated from Moravian College with degree in business management and believes he would’ve been an investment banker or stock broker if he hadn’t started racing. … Enjoys Joe Pesci and Nicholas Cage movies. … Favorite movie is raucous comedy “Animal House.” … Favorite band is hard-rock group AC/DC. … Younger brother Adam made NASCAR debut in 2002, running three events in the NASCAR AutoZone Elite Division, Southwest Series. … In December 2004, spent seven days in the Middle East visiting officers in the U.S. Navy.