Post by chevyfan98 on Oct 11, 2018 15:12:06 GMT -5
Basic information:
Full name: Mario Gabriele Andretti
Born: February 28, 1940
Hometown: Nazareth, PA
Competition history:
Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series (1966-1969)
Verizon IndyCar Series (1964-1994)
Formula One (1968-1982)
International Race of Champions (1976-1987)
Championships:
1965 USAC Champ Car Series: #12 Dean Van Lines Ford (owner: Al Dean, crew chief: Clint Brawner)
1966 USAC Champ Car Series: #12 Dean Van Lines Ford (owner: Al Dean)
1969 USAC Champ Car Series: #2 STP Oil Treatment Ford (owner: Andy Granatelli)
1978 Formula One: #5 John Player Team Lotus
1979 International Race of Champions: #7 Chevrolet
1984 Championship Auto Racing Teams: #3 Budweiser Cosworth (owner: Newman-Haas Racing)
Other statistics:
Mario Gabriele Andretti is an Italian-born American former racing driver, one of the most successful Americans in the history of the sport. He is one of only two drivers to have won races in Formula One, IndyCar, World Sportscar Championship and NASCAR (the other being Dan Gurney). He also won races in midget cars, and sprint cars. During his career, Andretti won the 1978 Formula One World Championship, four IndyCar titles (three under USAC-sanctioning, one under CART), and IROC VI. To date, he remains the only driver ever to win the Indianapolis 500 (1969), Daytona 500 (1967) and the Formula One World Championship, and, along with Juan Pablo Montoya, the only driver to have won a race in the NASCAR Cup Series, Formula One, and an Indianapolis 500. No American has won a Formula One race since Andretti's victory at the 1978 Dutch Grand Prix.