An Indy car with the smiling face of Mario Andretti superimposed on it.
50 years ago, in April, I came to Indianapolis to a new job in a radio station.
A month later, at the end of May, Mario won the Indianapolis 500 race.
It was the first and last victory for him, his two sons, a nephew and a grandson at the famous auto race.
73 starts in all and no Andretti has ever won the race since Mario's victory in 1969.
No matter. Mario is still one of the most popular race car drivers of all time.
Mario, at 80, was asked before this year's 500 if he thought he could still drive competitively, he said, "I wouldn't finish last"
ReplyDeleteThe day the music died. 1955, Bill Vukovich crashed and died at the 500. He had won the two previous 500 races. I remember that Sunday morning delivering news on my paper route. His son later raced in the 500 in the 1960s.
ReplyDeleteMario has a big personality!
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ReplyDeleteYes he is. It's a name everyone knows.
ReplyDeleteWhat a car!
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