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LONG POND, Pa. - Mario Andretti wants one more race, family style. At 73, Andretti has been long retired from racing, and one of open wheels all-time greats hasnt turned a competitive lap since a spectacular crash during practice for the 2003 Indianapolis 500. Andretti, though, hasnt completely put the idea of one final race out of his mind. Hes serious when he says he wants to team up with son, Michael, and grandson, Marco, for an endurance race like the Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona or 24 Hours of Le Mans. "Id do it," Mario Andretti said. "Theres no point in me coming back unless theres a compelling a reason." And theres no more compelling reason than family ties on the track. Dont start dreaming of the greatest comeback in motor sports just yet. Theres one big hitch. "Marco would do it. Michael doesnt want to do it," Mario said. "Hes much younger than I am and he says hes too old. You figure that out. But if I can convince Michael to do it, Ill do it. I would. I still have the competitive spirit, which is good." His grandfathers dream of an Andretti reunion seemed like fun for 26-year-old Marco, who posted fast practice times this week at Pocono Raceway. The third-generation driver said Mario would be "up to the task," of becoming a tag-team partner in the annual races. "He would start and finish and dad and I would do all the brunt work," Marco Andretti said. Told Michael had balked, Marco hardly seemed surprised. "I think dad doesnt love it like me and my grandfather," he said. "He was just very good and he knew he was good. But I think hes really happy and content where hes at and hes doing a heck of a job there, too, as an owner." Mario Andretti won the Indianapolis 500 in 1969 and went on to a long, brilliant career before he retired from IndyCar in 1994. He last got behind the wheel for a lap in 2003 when he tested a car for Michael at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Andrettis car hit debris left when Kenny Bracks car hit the wall, sending his car flying through the air and flipping end over end. He walked away unhurt. "I figured, Im going to meet my creator. I didnt know which way I was going to go," he said. "But I was OK. It wasnt my fault. I was in my element. I was lucky as hell. I landed on the wheels and only got a scratch." But that was it for Andretti. Even though he won Indy and Michael has celebrated two 500 victories as an owner, the accident is just another part of the "Andretti Curse," that reigns at IMS. "They always have to talk about something," Mario said. "But weve had great times there, just tough times really finishing when we were dominating. Not only myself, Michael as well. Were we capable of winning multiple times? Damn right." Pocono, back on the IndyCar slate for the first time since 1989, is a hometown track for the Andrettis, who hail from nearby Nazareth. 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BRASELTON, Ga. -- Michael Shank Racings No. 60 Honda-powered Liger sports car won the season-ending Petit Le Mans at Road Atlanta on Saturday night, and the Action Express Racings No. 31 Chevrolet Corvette Daytona Prototype took the season title.John Pew, Oswaldo Negri, Jr. and endurance driver Olivier Pla teamed to win the 10-hour race, with the 60-year-old Pew making his final series appearance in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship.Its the best way to go out, but it also makes it very hard to go out, Pew said. It makes it hard to quit. You really try to talk yourself into leaving and then something like this happens and you think, `Maybe not. Ill take a little time to reflect. Its been a fantastic 10 years, a lot with Ozz, and all with Michael Shank.Dane Cameron, Eric Curran and guest driver Simon Pagenaud, the current IndyCar champion, finished fourth to win the season title. Theyt beat their No. 5 Action Express Racing teammates, Joao Barbosa and Christian Fittipaldi, who won the last two championships.Its truly unbelievable, Curran said. It hasnt really sunk in yet. Its going to take some time. The whole team and Dane and I worked so hard all year. We came so close last year, but we pulled it together this year. It feels amazing, all the guys that work hard oon the Action Express team, and the pit stops were unbelievable.dddddddddddd Most importantly, it was a tough day today, but we got through it.In the GT Le Mans class, the No. 62 Risi Competizione Ferrari 488 GTE of Giancarlo Fisichella, Toni Vilander and James Calado won the race, and the championship went to the No. 4 Chevrolet Corvette C7.R of Oliver Gavin, Tommy Milner and Marcel Fassler.In the Prototype Challenge class, the No. 52 PR1/Mathiasen Chevrolet-powered ORECA of Robert Alon, Tom Kimber-Smith and Jose Gutierrez won the race, while the No. 8 Starworks Motorsport team of Renger van der Zande and Alex Popow took the season championship.The finish in the GT Daytona class was controversial, with the No. 44 Magnus Racing Audi R8 LMS GT3 passing the No. 33 Dodge Viper GT3-R on the next to last lap, but IMSA, the sanctioning body, gave the win to the Viper, because amateur driver John Potter did not complete the required three hours of drive time to be eligible.The season title in GT Daytona went to Christina Nielsen and Alessandro Balzan of the Scuderia Corsa Ferrari 488 GT3. Nielsen became the IMSA WeatherTech series first female champion. ' ' '