INDIANAPOLIS — Riding shotgun alongside his grandfather, Marco Andretti was at the front of 33 bright red convertible Camaros cruising down Main Street near Indianapolis Motor Speedway for an impromptu parade.
The cars then peeled off and headed to the homes of longtime Indianapolis 500 ticket holders who were forced to end their attendance streak this year because Sunday’s race will be held without spectators. Mario Andretti pulled up to the curb outside Brenda Hamm’s house and two generations of the most famous family in motorsports readied for the surprise.
Hamm opened her door, screamed when she saw the Andrettis, then rushed back inside her house to retrieve a doormat honoring the 50th anniversary of Mario Andretti’s 1969 win.