It was a great honor to speak with 3 time US Driver of the Year, US Driver of the Quarter Century, and Driver of the Decade. Mario is a legend and a national treasure, who has made a name for himself all over the world in his sport as well as his compassion and generosity.
(I do challenge him to a race at the one near my house!) Finally, we close the show out talking about his post racing businesses which include a winery, and the nationwide Andretti Indoor Carting and Games entertainment complexes. We talk about some of the automotive innovations that started in racing and are now on every passenger car made He also tells me what it was like to win the Daytona 500, The Indy 500, and the Formula One World Championship. 1978 Formula 1 World Champion and four times Indycar title winner, Mario Andretti also won races in both sports cars and NASCAR. He shares some of his favorite memories of his driving career (which spanned from 1959 to 2000).
In this episode Mario and I chat about what brought his family to The United States, and how he and his twin brother Aldo got bitten by the racing bug. Take a walk with me down Fascination Street as I get to know Mario Andretti. Mario Andretti personified the American Dream, an immigrant who came to the land of the free and the home of the brave and achieved considerable fame and.
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