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Mario Andretti and his twin brother Aldo were born on February 28, 1940 in Montona, Isria that was then part of Italy. His father, Luigi, worked as a farm administrator. At the end of World War ll, Isria was separated from Italy and made part of Yugoslavia under the Treaty of Paris. So in 1948 Andretti's family joined the Isrian exodus to a camp in Lucca, Italy. In 1955 they came to the United States of America and went to live in Nazareth, Pennsylvania. Andretti's interest in cars began at a very early age as he piloted his toy wooden cars along the streets of his hometown in Italy.
When the Andretti twins arrived in Nazareth, they found the town had a half-mile dirt-racing track so they started working in their uncle's garage to earn money for a 1948 Hudson Hornet Sportsman stock car. They then started racing it on the tracks around Nazareth. This was kept secret from their parents until Aldo was injured. Mario won three races in 1963. Then in 1964 he entered the USAC sprint car and Indy car races. The following year he placed third in the Indianapolis 500 and won the Rookie of the Year Award. While some drivers choose to specialize in one or two types of racing, Andretti was extremely versatile competing in every type of race on every type of track.
Andretti won nine open wheel races in 1969 and in that same year won the Indy 500 and the season championship. Andretti started running Formula One in 1968. Then in 1971 he won the South African Grand Prix, his first Grand Prix win. He won the United States Grand Prix West at Long Beach in 1977, the only American to ever win it as of that time. Andretti returned to Indy Car racing 1982. Mario's son, Michael followed in his footsteps and together they were the first father/son team to compete in IMSA GT and Champ Car racing.
Andretti ran twenty-nine times in the Indy 500 but won only once.
Andretti also competed in endurance racing. He was a three time winner of the 12 Hours of Sebring. He won the 24 Hours of Daytona once in 1972. He entered the 24 Hours of LeMans in four different decades for a total of nine competitions. His best finish was second place in 1995.
Andretti was named 'Driver of the Year' in the United States three times in three decades. On October 23, 2006 the Italian government awarded him the highest honor that can be given to a civilian, the Commendatore dell'Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana in recognition of his career in racing, public service and devotion to his Italian heritage. He is the second person from automotive racing to receive this honor. The first was Enzo Ferrari.
Andretti married Dee Ann, his English teacher from 1961. They still live in Nazareth, Pennsylvania. Mario devotes his retirement to his various businesses and numerous speaking engagements. He also works as a test driver for Road & Track and Car and Driver magazines.
Porsche to Compete With Acura and Ferrari at the Lone Star Grand Prix in Houston
When it comes to racing it’s always been a question of the engine used and other power components that an automobile possess which extends up to the quality of exhaust systems employed. And one of the popular exhaust system utilized by some of the most powerful brands of automobiles in the industry may it be Ford, Toyota, Honda, Chrysler, or General Motors-- is the flowmaster exhaust systems. The the flowmaster exhaust improves acceleration and passing power as well as improved fuel mileage simply perfect for any racing event.
And speaking of race, the American Le Mans Series heads toward the Southwest for round number four—the Lone Star Grand Prix of Houston scheduled this coming Saturday evening. The Porsche teams that were involved in both the LMP2 and GT2 classes are to face tough competitions on both the prototype and GT levels.
During the LMP2 class the Porsche RS Spyders have earned class wins plus an overall win in the past two street races however it was the Acura prototype that earned the pole at Long Beach and won the opening ALMS round at Sebring. In GT2, it was the new comer 2007 Porsche 911 GT3 RSR that finished second to the Ferrari in all three races. Porsche trails the manufacturers chase by only 12 points going into Houston. However Porsche Motorsport North America President Uwe Brettel would rather be way ahead in both categories but also stressed out the point that a close competition is good for the classes and equally good for the series.
It can remembered that last year both the Penske Porsche RS Spyders were not able to finish the Houston event due to the transmission problems caused by too much beating that the vehicles obtain from the bumpy track surface.
The overall victory achieved by Romain Dumas and Timo Bernhard in the LMP2 class Penske Porsche RS Spyder was the second one-two overall finish in the American Le Mans Series obtained for Porsche. The same Dumas/Bernhard combination won the feat at the Mid-Ohio last year. This is also the first time for a manufacturer to sweep the overall podium in ALMS.
The Lone Star Grand Prix at Houston’s JAGFlo Speedway at Reliant Park will start on Saturday, April 21 at 7:30 pm EDT and will run for two hours and 45 minutes. The race will also be telecast on CBS Sports on a tape-delayed basis at 1 pm EDT on April 29. American Le Mans Radio and IMSA’s Live Timing and Scoring will be available at www.americanlemans.com during the race while information on Porsche drivers as well as on the team is available at porschemotorsport.com.
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Jerick Brooks is a BS Computer Science graduate at Columbus State University. He has passion for anything car-related especially car racing. He loves writing and currently works as an IT consultant in a company based in Atlanta.
Porsche newsletter 2010-04-29
The lightning work done on their 911 GT3 RSR in the pits of Flying Lizard Motorsports was the key to the first win of the season for Joerg Bergmeister and Patrick Long at round two of the ALMS in Long Beach (17 April).
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