![]() The racing team, formerly known as Team Green also won the race in 1995, prior to Andretti's involvement. Michael Andretti broke Kay Brawner's spell, having won the Indianapolis 500 five times, as a car owner of Andretti Autosport. Success has not completely eluded the Andretti family. Brawner's wife Kay supposedly cast a hex upon them, promising never would an Andretti ever again win the Indianapolis 500. Partners Granatelli and Brawner split, and Andretti sided with Granatelli. The reasons for defeat have included a bevy of mechanical failures, crashes, and a last-lap pass in 2006.Īccording to Robin Miller, the curse started in 1970 when Mario Andretti, Andy Granatelli, and Clint Brawner, were involved in feud over the team. The misfortune has extended to his sons Michael and Jeff, nephew John, and grandson Marco, totalling 78 starts. Following the win, despite a Hall of Fame career in Indy cars, Formula One, stock cars, and sports cars, Andretti never managed to win the race again before his retirement in 1994. In victory lane, prolific car owner Andy Granatelli planted a kiss on the young Andretti's cheek. Patriarch Mario Andretti won the Indianapolis 500 in 1969. The Andretti Curse, sometimes referred to as Andretti Luck, is a sports-related curse in a string of bad luck the Andretti racing family has experienced in their efforts to win the Indianapolis 500 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
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