John Andretti will be in the television booth during Friday night’s Chex 400 at the 1.5-mile Texas Motor Speedway, serving as an analyst for SPEED’s national broadcast of the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race. “Usually I am sitting behind the steering wheel so I guess this will be a little further away than usual,” said Andretti, “but I am really looking forward to it. I’ve worked some with SPEED on its television programs in the past and I am a regular contributor to WIBC Radio (Indianapolis) but this will be my first shot as a color analyst for a live race broadcast.” He has also worked on FOX Sports Net’s Totally NASCAR show as a regular contributor, and the Brickyard 400 broadcast last year as color analyst for the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Radio Network. Andretti, who has two NASCAR Nextel Cup Series race wins, has not driven in the Truck series but follows it closely. “I’d love to try it sometime because it is great racing,” Andretti said. “I love the side-by-side stuff and the close finishes. I can’t think of a racer anywhere who wouldn’t want to try the Truck series.”(Williams Company), no word on Andretti’s plans with ppc Racing and the #14 Cup team.(6-9-2005)
