Mario Andretti Joins Scott Borchetta In Nashville For Borchetta Bourbon Launch

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In celebration of the third annual Big Machine Music City Grand Prix (BMMCGP), racing legend Mario Andretti joined Big Machine Label Group Founder & CEO Scott Borchetta at Big Machine Brewery & Distillery to launch the newest edition of Borchetta Bourbon, which features Andretti’s 1985 Lola IndyCar on the bottle.

Borchetta has taken the liquor and spirits world by storm with his Big Machine Vodka and Big Machine Vodka Spiked Coolers, which have become synonymous with his race teams. The Vodka Coolers brand has been Big Machine Racing in NASCAR Xfinity Series’ main sponsor since he founded the team in 2021.

Borchetta has always looked up to Andretti, and asked him to be a part of his exclusive bourbon line as a way to honor his career as well as his gorgeous and fast 1985 Lola IndyCar, which he won three races with and finished second in at the Indianapolis 500.

“Mario and I have been friends for a while and he’s just been wonderful,” said Borchetta. “I called and said ‘Hey would you allow us to honor you this year by having your national championship car from 1985 [on our bourbon]?’ and he said he would love to [be a part of it]. It was really that simple, the handful of things we’ve been able to do, he couldn’t have been more kind and generous with his time.”

Pictured (L-R): Mark Borchetta, Mario Andretti and Scott Borchetta in front of Andretti’s 1985 Lola IndyCar.

Andretti has been a powerhouse name in motorsports all around the world for over half a century, after winning his first Indy 500 in 1969. He won NASCAR’s Daytona 500 in 1967, the Formula One World Championship in 1978 and the USAC Championship Car Season three times.

He is no stranger of the wide world of motorsports fandom and has seen firsthand the explosion of interest in all forms of motorsports in the U.S. the past few years.

“Motor racing worldwide is at a very good place right now,” said Andretti. “And in the [United] States, you can see they’re embracing all the very best. IndyCar, NASCAR and Formula One and actually sports cars too. All the other [racing] series are coming up because they’re all part of it so everyone is benefitting.”

His team, Andretti Autosports is one of the best teams in all of IndyCar and has been rumored to be on the path to joining NASCAR and even Formula One. Andretti Autosports took home the BMMCGP win on Sunday when driver Kyle Kirkwood held off the competition at the third annual race.

Click below to watch The Sports Credential‘s full interview with Borchetta and Andretti.

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