Anddretti is a retired Italian American world champion race car driver, one of
the most successful in the history of the sport. He is one of only two drivers to
win in Formula One, IndyCar, NASCAR and World Sportscar Championship
(the other being Dan Gurney). Andretti won the 1978 Formula One World
Championship, four IndyCar titles (three under USAC–sanctioning, one under
one under CART), and IROC VI. To date, he remains the only driver ever to
win the Indianapolis 500 (1969), Daytona 500 (1967) and the Formula One
World Championship, and, along with Juan Pablo Montoya, the only driver
to have won a race in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, Formula One, and
and Indianapolis 500. He has a total of 109 career wins on major circuits.
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FORMER RACE CAR DRIVER IS 74 TODAY
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