Mario Andretti is 'reliving 50 years ago,' as Indianapolis marks …
May 26, 2019 · Mario Andretti, right, cast aside past frustrations in a record-setting victory May 30, 1969, in the $750,000 Indianapolis 500 auto race, as mechanical woes struck down his opposition one by...
50-year anniversary: Mario Andretti savors his 1969 ... - Autoweek
May 10, 2019 · This time 50 years ago, Mario Andretti was having himself a regular one -- the kind of year that had, for him, become routine. “I started the season at Riverside,” he recalls, “NASCAR, the...
‘One more lap! One more lap!’: An oral history of Mario Andretti’s ...
May 23, 2019 · By 1969, Mario Andretti was becoming a star in motorsports. He had proven he could drive any kind of car in any kind of race on any kind of circuit. Stock cars, sprint cars, Formula One cars, you...
Mario Andretti reflects on 50th anniversary of 1969 Indy 500 victory
May 23, 2019 · SPEEDWAY, Ind. (WISH) — It’s been 50 years since Mario Andretti won his only Indianapolis 500. Despite winning only once, the racer is almost synonymous with the Indy 500, himself becoming a household name. This year, the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum is honoring Andretti in the icon exhibit.
50 years ago, Mario won his only Indy 500 - The Southsider Voice
Feb 8, 2019 · In one of the Speedway’s fateful twists, the 1969 classic was the only 500 that Andretti won. He is third in all-time laps led (556) and laps completed (3,040) in 29 starts. At 78, the popular 500 winner has many business interests, including Mario Andretti’s Driving Experience and Andretti wines.
50 years ago Mario Andretti won Indianapolis 500 in ... - IndyStar
Jan 9, 2019 · “Mario Andretti’s victory in the 1969 Indianapolis 500 was one of the iconic moments in the history of the world’s greatest auto race,” IMS president Doug Boles said.
Fifty years ago, Mario Andretti scored his first - Hemmings
Jan 11, 2019 · When Mario Andretti arrived in Indianapolis in early May 1969, the two-time USAC Champion was already considered a favorite to win that year’s Indy 500. He’d earned Rookie of the Year honors — and a podium finish — at the Brickyard in 1965, and qualified on pole for the 1966 and ’67 races.
Mario Andretti - Wikipedia
Mario Gabriele Andretti (born February 28, 1940) is an American former racing driver and businessman, who competed in Formula One from 1968 to 1982, and IndyCar from 1964 to 1994. Andretti won the Formula One World Drivers' Championship in 1978 with Lotus, and won 12 Grands Prix across 14 seasons.
Mario Andretti Won at Indy 50 Years Ago, But It Doesn't Define …
May 21, 2019 · Mario Andretti Won the Indy 500 50 Years Ago, But He's More Interested in the Bigger Picture. Much hay has been made of the Andretti Curse at Indianapolis, but it doesn't mean much at...
Mario Andretti’s 1969 Indy 500 victory still cause for celebration 50 ...
May 20, 2019 · Marco Andretti’s car honors the 50th anniversary of his grandfather Mario Andretti winning the Indy 500.
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