The worlds of NASCAR, IndyCar, USAC and the Rolex Series will come together next week as part of the No. 36 Yellow Dragon Motorsports Mazda RX-8 driver line-up for the 50th running of the Rolex 24 At Daytona. The father and son team of John and Jarett Andretti highlight the entry and will race together for the first time. Joining them will be Mazda sports car racing veteran Taylor Hacquard, and promising Mazda open-wheel driver Anders Krohn, forming Yellow Dragon’s most impressive Rolex 24 driver squad to date. With 12 Indy 500 and 14 Daytona 500 starts to his credit, John Andretti is one of America’s most accomplished racers, and as the overall winner of the 1989 Rolex 24 At Daytona, returning to race at the storied endurance event with his son Jarett-and with the support of Window World-was an opportunity he couldn ‘t pass up. ‘This will be my fourth Rolex 24, and the opportunity to race with Jarett was the deciding factor,’ he said. ‘The 50thAnniversary of the race is also a major motivation, and I ‘m looking forward to working with Window World, the team and other drivers in this historic event with a winning manufacturer like Mazda.’ After earning a USAC championship in 2011, Jarett Andretti is poised to show the kind of versatility that has become synonymous with his last name. Trading midget racing for the wail of a triple-rotor Mazda RX-8, the teenager will draw from the experience of his father and teammates during his professional road racing debut.(Yellow Dragon Motorsports PR)(1-27-2012)
