It's just a birthday but it is Mario Andretti, and Jalopnik and Racer have posted some good stuff in tribute/celebration. First the article from Jalopnik.com: Even At 73 Years Old, Mario Andretti Is Way Cooler Than You (Jalopnik.com) [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kMeE9NAh60I]IndyCar Mario Andretti crash - 2003 - YouTube[/ame] Photos from Racer.com: Indy 500, 1965, Brawner Hawk, started 4th finished 5th Indy again, another Brawner Hawk, started 1st finished 18th 1967, on his way to winning the Daytona 500 Heading for victory in the Sebring 12 hours, 1967, with Bruce McLaren in a GT40 Starting grid for Watkins Glen, 1969, on pole in his Lotus 49 in his first F1 race Driving a Ferrari with Chris Amon, 1969 Monza 1000km Winning Indy 500 in 1969, started 2nd finished 1st Winning 1971 South African GP, holding off a couple BRMs in his Ferrari At the Indy 500 in 1972 Getting some air at Nurburgring, 1975 In a McLaren running with AJ Foyt and Johnny Parsons, 1976, Pocono Indy race Sweden, 1977, leading Tyrrells, etc, in his Lotus 77 With Colin Chapman and teammate Gunnar Nilsson, 1977 Leading teammate Ronnie Peterson, Brands Hatch, 1978 With Gilles Villeneuve in 1981 Taking his Ferrari to pole at Monza in 1982 In the Newman/Haas Lola with which he won the Indycar title in 1984 Ina Porsche 962 he shared with Michael and John Andretti in 1988 Indy 500 in 1994 Won his class at Le Mans in 1995
Happy Birthday to the greatest driver ever. No one will ever succeeded in so many different series and with so many different cars.
What a wonderful article !! he is amazing ! When I was little I remember my friends wanting to marry Scott Baio or Michael Jackson ...not me...i wanted to marry Mario Andretti...my dad loved watching him and ven filmed him racing a couple of times....so now that my dad is gone, I watch Mario and think of my dad so he is still special to me... thank you so much for posting this !!