One more Andretti

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Marco Andretti was going to cut it close on fuel as he was on his way to winning the Grand Prix of Sonoma. His Andretti Green Racing teammate Tony Kanaan ran out with two laps to go. And if not for a late-race caution period, Andretti was going to have the same problem.
Michael Andretti was asked if he at any time got on the radio and gave his son any advice in the final laps of the race.
"I don't talk," Michael Andretti said. "They don't let me have a radio."
Michael Andretti was of course kidding.
But he didn't give Marco any unnecessary advice at the end of the race.
He did however, praise his son after the race.
"He's way ahead of me when I was 19," said Michael Andretti adding that his son, who became the youngest driver to win an IRL race on Sunday, has a unique blend of patience and aggression that every driver needs.
"I wish I had more of that quality."

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