Mario Andretti
INDIANAPOLIS, IN - MAY 17: Marco Andretti, driver of the #25 Andretti Autosport RC Cola Chevrolet, arrives in a golf cart as grandfather Mario Andretti looks on during practice for the 2013 Indianapolis 500 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on May 17, 2013 in Indianapolis, Indiana.
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Twenty thousand will take care of it
The legend of Dick Trickle was established long, long, long, long before he ever came south to run the Cup stuff ... He was the Richard Petty, the A. J. Foyt, the Mario Andretti of the Midwest tracks. It’s like saying Dale Earnhardt, Richard Petty taught people here how to be Cup drivers. He taught people how to be short-track drivers.
I was never home for Mother's Day ... I was always at the speedway.More quotes »
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Mario Andretti On The Challenges Of Navigating Turn 1 With Wind Influencing The Car's Handling
“Turn 1 was always the most notoriously difficult corner. You've got the grandstands there, but you really felt the buffeting, and the wind was unpredictable. That’s one issue you know to look for.” ON WHAT MAKING IT THOUGH TURN 1 MEANS TO SETTING A FAST L 5/22/13 from Indianapolis 500 | Official Site Read more »
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Young drivers give IndyCar solid foundation
has pinned its future hopes on a bunch of twentysomethings. Those young fresh faces in the 1960s carried names such as Mario Andretti and A.J. Foyt and Al and Bobby Unser. They emerged as the foundation for IndyCar's glory days and when they left in the late 5/22/13 from Boston Herald Read more »
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Mario Andretti talks on Hot Wheels event
will be a great event as it gives a younger audience an understanding of the tradition of racing at this track," said Mario Andretti, who won the Indianapolis 500 in 1969. "I was so glad to be involved because I want to show these children the essence of what from ESPN Read more »
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NFL: Indianapolis Colts Head Coach Chuck Pagano Enjoys a Ride at the Indy 500
was quoted by the Fox 59 report as saying:"Unbelievable , exhilarating. The speeds, the excitement of sitting behind Mario Andretti, the all-time great. It was just fabulous."Chuck Pagano enters his second year as head coach of the Indianapolis Colts. He was from Sport Balla Read more »
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Schatz Evens The Score At Williams Grove
of the biggest names in racing history have won at Williams Grove, names like Mario Andretti, A.J. Foyt, Jan Opperman, Tony Stewart, J.J. Yeley, Jack Hewitt and Kenny Weld. Its history is hallowed and to many the red clay surface of The Grove is sacred ground. from Skirts and Scruffs Read more »
