![]() ![]() “We all know how versatile Kyle can be,” Andretti said. Hows that for enduring respect We celebrate the Italian-born, American-bred legend today with a collection of photos, stories and facts that hopefully provide a full measure of the man. With Andrettis finish time of 3:11:14. Pollard retired from the race after only seven laps with a broken torque gear. Carl Williams then added the 57 STP Gerhardt-Offy to the show on Sunday. ![]() Mario Andretti led 116 laps total and won for car owner Andy Granatelli. The next day, Andretti qualified second in the Hawk-Ford and Pollard put the 40 STP-Offy on the fourth row with a speed of 167.123 mph. “It was good for all of us.”Īndretti liked that seven-time NASCAR Cup Series champion Jimmie Johnson tried his hand at the NTT Ind圜ar Series in recent years.Īndretti thinks Larson has the skills to do as well at the Indy 500 has he has in NASCAR, where he's won 21 times including the series title in 2021. The incident put Mario Andretti in the lead for rest of the way. Mario Andrettis 1969 Indy 500 win is the lone victory at the race. No driver has attempted the Memorial Day double of racing 500 miles at Indianapolis Motor Speedway and following that up with 600 miles at Charlotte Motor Speedway since Kurt Busch in 2014.īusch finished sixth at the Indy 500, but came up short of finishing the 1,100 miles with a blown engine in the NASCAR race.Īndretti, who ran 14 NASCAR races, recalled chatting with stockcar greats like the the Allison brothers, Donnie and Bobby, and Cale Yarborough about doing more open-wheel events.Īndretti remembered how drivers known for Indy racing like four-time 500 winner A.J. Andretti suffered burns but was able to qualify a back-up car in the middle of the front row. “I think it's so great for the sport in general to have this crossover,” Andretti said. Andretti believes talented drivers can grow all of motorsports by displaying their skills at different venues. We follow Mario Andretti as he claims victory at the Indy 500. ![]() He's won 111 races across several disciplines in five decades of racing.Īndretti was a prime draw for NASCAR's annual throwback weekend, where the sport's 75th anniversary will be celebrated. This DVD also features Ford Flat Out, a unique look at the historic 1969 US motorsport season. ![]()
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