2020: Again driving for &lt;a href="Curb-Agajanian%20Performance%20Group"&gt;Andretti Autosport/Curb-Agajanian Motorsports&lt;/a&gt; in the #98 Honda, Marco set the fastest lap during "Fast Friday" practice at 233.491 mph, the fastest practice lap at Indy since 1996. Marco won the pole position with a speed of 231.068 mph. The achievement came 33 years after Mario won his third pole in 1987. It was the first Indy pole for Andretti Autosport since 2005. It was a day Marco Andretti will never forget. And yet, the glory was so short-lived. Carb Day came and quickly changed everything. Marco Andretti hasn’t shared this story publicly before because of how he believes it will be perceived and reflect on the team. But he was asked for the truth, and though at first he hesitated, he eventually relented. Here’s what he thinks went wrong: The team changed out the engine for Carb Day. He says that he went on track, did one run, decided the car was about 1.5 mph slower than before and begged his bosses to put the old engine back in. The manufacturer tested both engines and didn’t find any difference. The team told him there was no car speed problem and furthermore, didn’t want to incur a potential penalty for swapping out engines again. “Nobody wanted to believe me, including the high-ups here,” Marco Andretti said. “I said, ‘We’re done. If you don’t put that other engine in, We’re out.’ … We were the dominant car until that change was made. I just felt like I wasn’t listened to for the amount of experience 15 years should be listened to.” On race day, Andretti is a non-factor, falling back to 13th place on the lead lap, he completed all 500 miles, leading no laps.