Mario Andretti Trivia

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DOB
28 February 1940, Motovun, Croatia

Height
5' 7 1/2"

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Mario Andretti

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One of the greatest and most versatile racing drivers of all-time.
Mario was the 1978 Formula 1 World Champion, IROC Champ in 1980, CART Champ in 1965,66,69,84.
Winner of the 1969 Indianapolis 500, 1967 Daytona 500, 1969 Pikes Peak Hill Climb, and Daytona & Sebring endurance events.
1969 Indianapolis 500 winner.
1967 Daytona 500 winner.
1978 Formula 1 World Champion.
Won 52 races in USAC/CART racing competition. Won 12 races in Formula 1 competition, the most of any American driver.
Only man to win the Indy 500, Daytona 500, CART title and F1 title.
Moved to the United States from Italy in 1955.
Has identical twin brother, Aldo.
Father of race drivers Michael and Jeff,
Uncle of race driver John Andretti.
Used to race for Paul Newman's Newman-Haas team.
Won more than $12 million dollars in prize money.
Father of Michael Andretti
Father of Michael Andretti and Jeff Andretti
Had planned to become a welder, but at 19 years-old he falsified a drivers license so he could pass for 21 and enter an amateur motor race.
Became a U.S. citizen in 1964.
Like their father, both Michael and Jeff Andretti were Indy 500 Rookies of the Year, Michael in 1984 and Jeff in 1991.
During a practice lap before the qualifying sessions for the 1977 Indy 500, he became the first driver to top 200 miles per hour at Indianapolis.