“If They Saw an Andretti in Their Mirror”- Spire Motorsports Owner on Partnering Up With Motorsports’ Perceived God’s Grandson

Andretti is a household name in American Motorsports. Anyone who’s not been living under a rock knows the Andretti family all too well. Mario Andretti, who is touted as the racing God, is only one of the three drivers in history who has won in Formula One, the World Sportscar Championship, IndyCar, and NASCAR. And if we are lucky, we may get to see another Andretti make a name for himself in NASCAR pretty soon.

Following the recent NASCAR Truck Series race at Mid-Ohio, Jeff Dickerson, the owner of Spire Motorsports, opened up about having Andretti driving in the #7 truck.

Spire Motorsports Owner Jeff Dickerson Feels Honored to Have a Member of the Andretti Family Drive for Him

Following the Mid-Ohio race on Saturday, Frontstretch’s Dalton Hopkins caught up with Jeff Dickerson for a quick interview.

He starts by asking the all-important question. “Well Jeff, everyone was pretty uh pretty shocked to see Marco Andretti give a NASCAR start in one of your trucks yesterday in the Mid-Ohio truck race. What’s that like having somebody like that with that lineage Drive in the #7 truck?”

“Oh that’s funny you asked that,” Jeff replied. “It’s like when we were leaving the racetrack yesterday at mid-Ohio, I was kind of like just like thinking to myself…I’m like if you would have told you know…like I grew up in Indy I was a IndyCar guy loved Mario loved Michael.”

He continued, “If you would have told me that we were going to have an Andretti in our…you know if you would have told that kid in 1984 that one of the Andretti’s is going to run. I mean it’s just in some ways it’s a dream come true, right? It’s an honor.”

He then went on to say, “You know if they [drivers] saw an Andretti in their mirror or they knew they were racing around them, it’s like they picked up three-tenths, you know what I’m saying.”

He concluded with, “It’s like this is really happening so it’s you know super cool.”

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During a post-race interview at Mid-Ohio, Marco Andretti showed similar enthusiasm for the race and opened up about having a career in NASCAR.

Marco Andretti Says He’s Open to the Possibility of Doing More Races in NASCAR

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Although Marco admits that his days of running full-time in IndyCar are behind him. He responded positively when asked about a full-time career in NASCAR.

Responding to the question of having a future in NASCAR, as per motorsport.com, Andretti said. “I’m definitely open to all of it. I think that’s the beauty of my schedule.”

“That’s why I have a big smile on my face because I can still win the ‘Golden Goose’ and that’s Indy (500) for me and really take opportunities as they may come,” he continued.

“You know, I’ll never say never (to NASCAR). I’m really loving the stock car stuff. So, who knows if it’ll keep going,” he concluded.

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What are your thoughts on Marco Andretti making a move to race full time in NASCAR?