During his illness, Andretti had spearheaded the #CheckIt4Andretti social media campaign, raising awareness about the importance of getting a colonoscopy.Īndretti's passing was confirmed by the family through Andretti Autosport.
He was 56.Īndretti, the nephew of racing legend Mario Andretti and cousin of longtime Ind圜ar competitors Michael and Jeff Andretti, had originally been diagnosed with colon cancer in 2017, fighting through the disease over the next several years with multiple remissions and relapses. I don’t want people to feel sorry for me.”Īndretti also remained resolved to fight his illness to the end, using his family’s resilience as inspiration.John Andretti, a member of the Andretti racing family whose raced for more than two decades in both Ind圜ar and NASCAR, died Thursday after a lengthy battle with colon cancer.
Because I really didn’t want people to know. “I’m a really private person,” Andretti told Coping with Cancer magazine, “and certainly nobody but my family would have known that I even had cancer if it weren’t for being pushed that I can make a difference by telling my story. Throughout his illness, Andretti remained dedicated to sharing his journey - even though it went against his natural instincts.
Unfortunately Andretti’s cancer returned a few months later, and had spread to other parts of his body. During his chemotherapy he used the hashtag #CheckIt4Andretti on social media to spread the word about colonoscopies, which could have helped him catch his cancer early. Andretti was first diagnosed with colon cancer in April 2017, and endured a year of treatment before announcing that his scans had come back clear in March 2018.
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