Tom Anderson has been hired as vice president of racing operations
for Andretti Autosport, Michael Andretti's renamed team.
Anderson has spent four decades in motorsports, most recently
as co-owner and managing director for Fernandez Racing from 2001 to
2009. He was also managing director for Chip Ganassi's team from
1990 to 2000, a span when Ganassi's team won four straight points
titles in the defunct CART series and the 2000 Indianapolis 500.
"He brings a ton of experience," Andretti said Tuesday. "He's
seen it all. He's won everything, so you have that experience and
he's coming in here to add to our talent pool. We have a ton of
talent and he's here to not change things, but hopefully make us
better than we are now."
Andretti also said he's confident the team will field a
fourth car for 2010, with Ryan Hunter-Reay expected to replace
Japanese driver Hideki Mutoh.
"We've had a lot of interest in Ryan," Andretti said. "If it
would all work out, it would be great. I think he would be a good
addition to our lineup. I think he can help push the other ones and
make us all better. That would be our first choice at the moment."
Andretti also announced J.F. Thormann was named executive
vice president and chief operating officer of Andretti Autosport,
and senior vice president and chief marketing officer John Lopes
will oversee the team's commercial operations.
