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| Andy McMillin | |
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| Nationality |  United States |
| Born | May 11, 1988 Encinitas, California, U.S. |
| Related to | Corky McMillin (grandfather) |
Andy McMillin is an American professional offroad racing driver of the 31 Red Bull trophy truck.
Andy started desert racing at the age of 2 when he started going to Baja “pre-run's” with his dad Scott in a modified car seat. From the time he was 10 years old, his family would take weekend trips to the sand dunes in Imperial County. Where Andy practiced his driving skills pretending he was Ivan Stewart or Larry Ragland driving through Baja.
Andy progressed to the Trophy Truck class of racing in 2006 and became the youngest driver to win the Baja 1000 overall title driving with Robby Gordon. He is also tied for most Baja 1000 overall titles in a four-wheel vehicle in the history of the sport with five at the age of 29 (2006, 2009, 2011, 2014, 2015). [1]
Andy is also one of the few drivers in the sport who has won Baja's Triple Crown overall title in a four-wheel vehicle. The San Felipe 250 in a class 1 buggy, the Baja 500 and the Baja 1000. He has also had success in the United States races, having won the Parker 425, Nevada 1000, Vegas to Reno twice and is one of few who has won the Mint 400 Overall twice.
Andy is part of the McMillin racing family and a 3rd generation desert racer along with his 2 cousins Dan and Luke McMillin [2]
Andy was interviewed in the 2004 Dana Brown film 'Dust to Glory'. [3]
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