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• Mario Andretti is a retired professional race car driver, who is the only driver to have won the Daytona 500, the Indianapolis 500 and Formula One world titles, within a career that spanned five decades.

  On February 24, 2009, the USF1, an American group currently assembling a Formula One team, announced that they were considering hiring Marco Andretti, Mario's grandson, for the team.AutoWeek: Principals confirm details of U.S.-based Formula One team (February 24, 2009)

• Fast Facts

  1. Full name: Mario Gabriele AndrettiIstria.net: Mario Gabriele Andretti
  2. Born: February 28, 1940, Montona, ItalyGrand Prix Hall of Fame: Mario Andretti
  3. As a teenager moved to Nazareth, Pennsylvania with his familyIstria.net: Mario Gabriele Andretti
  4. Became a naturalized American citizen in 1964Istria.net: Mario Gabriele Andretti
  5. Spouse: Dee Ann Andretti; married 1961Istria.net: Mario Gabriele Andretti
  6. Children: Michael Andretti (born 1962, Jeff Andretti (born 1964), Barbie Andretti (born 1969)Istria.net: Mario Gabriele Andretti
  7. 1955: Emigrated to the United StatesGrand Prix Hall of Fame: Mario Andretti
  8. 1959: Starting racing in dirt oval tracks in Nazareth, PennsylvaniaGrand Prix Hall of Fame: Mario Andretti
  9. 1963: Won three midget races on one dayGrand Prix Hall of Fame: Mario Andretti
  10. 1964: Began competing in USAC Sprint car and Indy car racesGrand Prix Hall of Fame: Mario Andretti
  11. 1968: First Formula 1 race at Watkins glenGrand Prix Hall of Fame: Mario Andretti
  12. 1982: Retired from Formula 1Grand Prix Hall of Fame: Mario Andretti
  13. 1994: Retired form drivingGrand Prix Hall of Fame: Mario Andretti
  14. Only driver ever to win the Indianapolis 500 (1969), the Daytona 500 (1967), and the Formula One World Championship
  15. Father of Michael Andretti and grandfather of Marco Andretti

• Andretti Racing Family

  Italian born American race car driver Mario Andretti holds several racing records, including being the only person ever to win the Daytona 500, the Indianapolis 500 and the Formula One world titles. He won 52 Indianapolis 500 races; his last one in 1993, was his 100th major career victory, and marked him as the first driver to win Indy races in five different decades.ESPN: Mario Andretti synonymous with racing

  Andretti has established a racing family in the United States. Family members in racing include his twin brother Aldo Andretti; sons Michael Andretti and Jeff Andretti; nephew John Andretti; and grandson Marco AndrettiIstria.net: Mario Gabriele Andretti

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