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REVIEW OF ‘RACER’: TOP FUEL RACING PLAYED SMALL, QUIRKY ROLE IN ANDRETTI’S FULL, ADVENTUROUS LIFE | Competition Plus

Deep in the heart of Texas, John Andretti had a feeling deep in his own heart that he might have made a really poor decision. There he sat in Major League Baseball All-Star Jack Clark’s NHRA Top Fuel dragster for an engine warm-up, beginning to wonder why he had agreed to such an enterprise...

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[Jim]

I always liked John (really, more than his cousin). I coulda' sworn that he runner-up'd at the Tennessee race. Am I misremembering?

PS: I brought a newby to the Englishtown race and my friend (a HUGE Yankee baseball fan) and I "ran into" Jack Clark. He could not have been more cordial - gave us a tour of his pit and even walked us through his transporter. My friend was so impressed to meet a genuine star - I was so impressed to "go behind the stage" at an NHRA event.
We went to the races together several more times but, never got quite the same treatment. (PS: I'm not certain John A. was the driver that time.)