Mario Gabriele Andretti is a retired 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 races in Formula One, Indy Car, World Sports car Championship and
NASCAR (the other being Dan Gurney). He also won races in midget cars,
sprint cars, and drag racing. Andretti had 109 career wins on major circuits
and was the only person to be named U.S. Driver of the Year in three decades
(1967, 1978, and 1984). He was inducted into the International Motorsports
Hall of Fame in 2001, the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame in 1996, in 2001 the
International Motorsports Hall of Fame, the U.S.National Sprint Car Hall of Fame
in 1996, the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America in 1990, and the Hoosier Auto
Racing Hall of Fame in 1970.
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RACING LEGEND MARIO ANDRETTI IS 71 TODAY
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