John Andretti (1963–2020) was an American race car driver who competed in NASCAR, IndyCar, and other major racing series. He won the 1997 Pepsi 400 at Daytona and became the first driver to compete in the Indianapolis 500 and Coca-Cola 600 on the same day in 1994. After retiring from full-time racing, Andretti became an advocate for cancer awareness after being diagnosed with colon cancer, and he died from the disease in 2020.