The misfortune has extended to his sons Michael and Jeff, nephew John, and grandson Marco, totalling 78 starts. Following the win, despite a Hall of Fame career in Indy cars, Formula One, stock cars, and sports cars, Andretti never managed to win the race again before his retirement in 1994. In victory lane, prolific car owner Andy Granatelli planted a kiss on the young Andretti's cheek.

Patriarch Mario Andretti won the Indianapolis 500 in 1969. A PC version for Microsoft Windows followed in 1997.The Andretti Curse, sometimes referred to as Andretti Luck, is a sports-related curse in a string of bad luck the Andretti racing family has experienced in their efforts to win the Indianapolis 500 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. In 1996, EA Sports released another game starring Andretti, called Andretti Racing, for the Sega Saturn and PlayStation. The success of Mario Andretti Racing led Orr and Hilleman to work with Stormfront to launch the highly successful NASCAR Racing series. The game uses different physics and AI for three kinds of racing. Race driver Mario Andretti personally guided the development of the AI used by the non-player drivers in stock cars, Indy style open wheel racing, and dirt track racing.

The game was produced by famed sports game developer Scott Orr as part of his collaboration with Richard Hilleman in the creation of EA Sports. It was an early title in the newly created EA Sports line, and was developed by Stormfront Studios. Mario Andretti Racing is a video game that was released in 1994 on the Sega Genesis/Mega Drive.

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