Mario Andretti remembers nephew, John Andretti

Original airdate: 1/30/2020 | At his home in Nazareth, Indianapolis 500 winner Mario Andretti reminisced about his nephew, race car champion John Andretti. The Bethlehem native had a versatile career that included victories in NASCAR, Indy Car and the Rolex 24 before retiring in 2010. John lost his battle with cancer Thursday at the age of 56. Andretti got the the devastating phone call Thursday morning. "You can never prepare for something, even as predictable as a situation like this you can never prepare for it," Andretti said. Andretti says when John was first diagnosed with colon cancer in 2017, he vowed to fight back and use his voice to raise awareness about colon cancer. He even developed the hashtag #checkitforandretti to urge people to get screened. #JohnAndretti Read the full story at WFMZ.com: https://www.wfmz.com/news/area/lehigh...