Rubuta ci gaba don wannan sakin layi - VPJ4 ya fara a 1974 Kanada Grand Prix tare da Andretti kuma ya gama na bakwai. A Ƙasar Amirka
, motar Ba'amurke ta sami matsala ta ƙonewa a zagayen fareti, kuma an jinkirta farawa na mintina 25 yayin da ma'aikatan jirgin ke ƙoƙarin magance matsalar. A ƙarshe, Andretti ya ɗauki matsayinsa a kan grid, amma lokacin da mai farawa Tex Hopkins ya sauke tutar kore, motar Parnelli ba ta motsawa ba kuma filin ya yi ƙoƙari don kauce wa Ba'amurke. Masu aikin Parnelli a ƙarshe sun sami turawar motar ta fara da zagaye biyu a baya, amma Andretti ya yi baƙar fata don karɓar taimako daga waje.