ANDRETTI HERTA AUTOSPORT HONORS MIKE CURB FOR 55 YEARS IN MOTORSPORTS

6.29.20

Andretti
Herta Autosport w/ Marco Andretti & Curb-Agajanian is honoring long-time partner,
Mike Curb and his Curb-Agajanian Performance Group for 55 years of success in
the motorsport industry. Mike Curb and Cary Agajanian have been in partnership
with Bryan Herta Autosport since 2011 and joined Andretti Herta Autosport in
2016 with inception of the partnership. The listing of Curb-Agajanian accolades
includes two significant Indianapolis 500 victories for their iconic No. 98: Dan
Wheldon’s win at the 100th Anniversary of the Indianapolis 500
[2011] and Alexander Rossi’s triumph at the 100th Running of the
Indianapolis 500 [2016].

“Mike
Curb has done more to support teams and drivers in every imaginable level of
motorsports competition than anyone I know,” said Bryan Herta. “He, along with
Cary Agajanian, have been cornerstone partners to our team and been part of
every major success we have enjoyed in the last decade. We are proud to honor Mike and everything he
and Cary have accomplished in 55 years of entering and supporting cars, teams,
and drivers.”

“We
are very proud to honor Mike Curb and Cary Agajanian for their 55 years being
involved in motorsports,”
said
Michael Andretti, Chairman & CEO of Andretti Autosport. “Curb-Agajanian
has a been a great partner and the impact they have made not only among our
team, but the motorsports industry in general, is truly incredible.”

Over
the course of the 55 years that Curb-Agajanian has been involved in
motorsports, they have been a part of over 1,000 victories across all participating platforms. Within
that impressive accomplishment of victories, Curb-Agajanian includes a Rolex 24
Hours of Daytona overall win, Richard Petty’s 200th NASCAR victory,
the 1980 NASCAR Cup Championship with Dale Earnhardt, Colton Herta’s 2018
Freedom 100 victory, and, of course, two Indianapolis 500 victories.

 “Bryan
Herta has been an amazing partner for Cary Agajanian and me since the inception
of his company,”
said Curb. “Bryan has made it possible for
us to share in two Indianapolis 500 victories with Dan Wheldon and Alexander
Rossi, and Colton Herta’s victory in the Indianapolis Freedom 100. Cary and I
are excited about our partnership with Bryan and Michael and Marco Andretti and
excited that our racing team is going forward in a very positive way this
year.”

The
Curb logo will appear on the rear wing of Marco Andretti’s No. 98 U.S. Concrete
/ Curb Honda at starting with Saturday’s GMR Grand Prix on the road course at
Indianapolis Motor Speedway – part of crossover weekend with NASCAR Cup Series
and NASCAR Xfinity Series. Fans can tune in for coverage of the GMR Grand Prix
live at 12 p.m. ET on NBC.