Mario Andretti

Race Car Driver

Birthday February 28, 1940

Birth Sign Pisces

Birthplace Motovun, Croatia

Age 84 years old

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About

Former Italian American Formula One and Indy race car driver who managed 109 wins in major racing circuits throughout his career. 

Before Fame

He spent time in a refugee camp after World War II before coming to America.

Trivia

He was named U.S. Driver of the year in three separate decades.

Family Life

He married Dee Ann Andretti in 1961. He raised three kids named Michael, Jeff and Barbie Andretti.

Associated With

Juan Pablo Montoya became the second racer after him to win the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, Formula One, and an Indianapolis 500.