They were a well off family in this small town on the Istrian Peninsula until World War II broke out in Europe. His father, Alvise Luigi (known as 'Gigi') was a farm administrator, while his mother, Rina, raised Mario, his twin brother Aldo, and his older sister Anna Maria. Mario Gabriele Andretti was born on Februin Montona, Italy (currently Montovun, Croatia). This kind of versatility has put Andretti into a class by himself.

Andretti has also won races on the sprint, midget, and Formula One circuits. In addition to a remarkable career with Championship cars, Andretti had distinguished himself as a driver who can win on any kind of track and in any kind of car. Andretti is the all time record holder for Champion car starts with 407 and he is the only driver to ever win Championship car races in four decades. He is also the all time leader of Championship car pole position wins with 67 and the all time lap leader with 7,587 laps. He won a total of 52 Championship car races, including the prestigious Indianapolis 500 in 1969. Andretti earned his reputation with Championship cars. ET NBC, CBC, SN, TVAS).Mario Andretti was named Driver of the Century for his distinguished racing career that spanned five decades. Louis Blues and Boston Bruins is Monday at Boston (8 p.m. Grandson Marco Andretti will take part in the race Sunday at the Speedway, 50 years after Mario won it.

It was quite an experience for the Cup, which shared its driver rating for Andretti on Twitter. Tweet from So a very special guest just took an #Ind圜ar 2-seater ride with #NHL #Stanle圜up #Indy500 /Zfz4KYrvM2 The Cup sat in the back of the 1969 Indy 500 champion's car as part of Honda Racing's 'Fastest Seat in Sports.' Lord Stanley has gone 200mph! /TghNlfwFyn Don't tell the NHL authorities, but I gave it a ride in my 2-seater. Tweet from Everyone knows Andrettis are huge hockey fans.so the Stanley Cup at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway today was awesome. #ThisIsMay | #Indy500 /o5qeErPgo2Īndretti took the Cup on a lap around the track and tweeted that the car reached 200 mph.

Tweet from Hey we think you might be making the Borg Warner Trophy a little bit jealous. Indianapolis Motor Speedway hosted The Greatest Trophy in All of Sports on the eve of the Indy 500, and it rode in the car of racing legend Mario Andretti.

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