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That would be 23-year-old Mario Marietta, not Andretti, and the scene was the 1/5-mile Indianapolis Speedrome, not the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. But the Clinton, Ind., native’s grin couldn’t’ have been wider if he had won at the Brickyard itself.
In a dominating performance worthy of his name, Marietta surged into the lead at the drop of the green and easily held off Billy Wease and 16-year-old Kyle Hamilton in Sunday’s 50-lap Rumble Series/Wolverine feature that marked the return of midget racing to the historic Speedrome.
‘I’ve been here so many times in a midget and been leading ‘¦’ Marietta said, not bothering to finish the frustrating thought. ‘Tonight, to finally get the job finished, it feels awfully good.’
Marietta’s father, David, who joined him in victory lane, confirmed that the youngster was named for Andretti, who scored his lone Indianapolis 500 victory 40 years ago this month.
‘Mario Andretti was one of my heroes,’ the elder Marietta said. ‘When he was born, his right foot was movin’ when he came out. He was just kind of tapping, like you would an accelerator. He’s been racing since he was 8 years old.’
In a race brimming with cautions, Marietta’s only miscue came on the cool-down lap, when he got into turn one too hard and abruptly spun.
‘I was a little too excited,’ he said sheepishly. By then, the field was vanquished.
WOMS returns to the track on June 13th on the big 1/2 miler at Berlin Raceway.
This is a $900-to-win event and expectations are high for a 6+ car count.
If you are a track promoter looking to add a traveling series which is faster then your Late Models and costs less then 1/3 the L/M payout, call Dan at Wolverine Outlaw Midgets.
