Son of racing legend Mario Andretti, Michael has himself carved out a very impressive career as a race car driver. Andretti began his racing career in 1980, soon after graduatiing from high school in the Formula Ford ranks. He joined the premier North American open-wheel series Championship Auto Racing Teams (CART) in 1983 and soon established himself as a threat to win races. He won his first at Long Beach, in 1986, and to date has won a CART record 38 races, including the season championship in 1991, while driving for co-owner, screen legend Paul Newman. The only time Andretti did not do well was his infamous sorty into Formula 1, in 1993, where a series of accidents and mechanical woes ended his races. Andretti has won more than $16 million dollars in prize money and taken 31 pole positions. He is definitely one of America's top names and drivers in the sport.