I know it just kind of encapsulates what a professional he was. "You come within minutes of winning the biggest race in the world, it all falls apart, and how many guys in today's world would have faced the music like that and been so professional? Understanding that, sure, he was the story of the month in the race, but to take things in stride like that and to come out and talk about it. He came outside of his garage, spent 15 minutes talking with the boys about another disappointment and said, I think his closing line was, 'Well, at least they knew we were there today.' He went back to Gasoline Alley and 90 media members-90 legitimate media members-followed him back there. "I don't know how many people know this, but he had a two lap lead in the '87 Indy 500 before that sh*tbox he drove broke down. He contested F1 races from 1968-1982, claiming 12 wins from 128 starts.He drove for six different F1 teams including Lotus, Ferrari and Williams.He's the all-time leader in top-three and top-five Indy car results.He won the 12 Hours of Sebring three different times.He earned pole position for the Indy 500 three times.He earned a class win at the 1995 24 Hours of Le Mans.He competed in 407 Indy car races, a record, earning 52 wins (second all-time to A.J.He holds the record for Indy car pole positions with 67.He won four Indy Car championships in the years spanning 1965-1994.He's the all-time lap leader in Indy car with 7595.
He won the 1978 Formula One World championship.He competed in 29 Indianapolis 500s, winning the 1969 event.He was immortalized by rap group A Tribe Called Quest in their 1993 song "Award Tour.".He continued to race sporadically until he was 60, when he completed the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 2000.He raced professionally in Indy cars until he was 54.Of the 1000 noteworthy items regarding Andretti, you need to know: 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. Andretti's career came to an end more than two decades ago, but the 83-year-old continues to be more famous than the majority of drivers who've followed in his wheel tracks. Jumble them in any order you want, but all three easily qualify as the Greatest Of All Time in their respective sporting disciplines.
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