List of Italian Americans in Sports - Race Car Drivers

Race Car Drivers

  • Marco Andretti (born 1987), son of Michael Andretti. IRL IndyCar Rookie of the Year.
  • Mario Andretti (born 1940), race car driver.
  • Michael Andretti, 1991 IndyCar champion, son of Mario
  • John Andretti, NASCAR driver, nephew of Mario.
  • Richard Antinucci
  • Eddie Cheever
  • Luigi Chinetti
  • Ralph DePalma (1884–1956), racecar driving champion.
  • Chip Ganassi
  • Joey Logano
  • Sergio Cresto (1956–1986) a WRC co-driver killed in the 1986 Tour de Corse with Henri Toivonen when their Lancia Delta S4 crashed down a ravine and exploded into flames.
  • Alexander Rossi
  • Nino Vaccarella

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