![]() But do they jump in those cars and win the biggest events? He’s the man. “We’ve seen drivers jump in different types of cars and be fast. I don’t know that everybody wanted to see him succeed. … Stock car racing at that time (was) not very open to outsiders coming in, especially guys coming in and doing well. Mario came in, and in only his second try, won the biggest race in our sport. It took him his whole career, and when he finally won it, he felt complete. spoke about Andretti’s NASCAR success with winning the 1967 Daytona 500 and compared it to that of his dad, Dale Earnhardt Sr.: “The same way a lot of rappers would use (Michael) Jordan or Muhammad Ali, they may say Andretti because his name’s synonymous with all things fast.” Your browser does not support iframes.ĭale Earnhardt Jr. BLACK Scott Dixon finished third on Sunday to hold off race-winner Josef Newgarden by 16 points for the NTT Ind圜ar Series championship. Being Mario, he tries to scare the crap out of you, which he does quite well.” “Riding with Mario Andretti was one of the most fun times I’ve ever had in my life. And then when you’re done, you go win some more. And you do it over and over and over again. The Detroit Grand Prix will make its debut on a 10-turn, 1.7 mile downtown street circuit Sunday. … If you’ve got to drive like Andretti, you win. DETROIT (AP) Ind圜ar is throwing two new wrinkles and a lot of bumps at its drivers in the Motor City. “We’re always going to reach for the extremes in hip-hop, so when someone says Andretti, that means it’s ’cause he’s the best. Ice-T on Andretti’s ability to transcend racing: Here’s a sample of what others said about Andretti and his impact. Stafford compared racing to traveling in space and explained why pilots and drivers aren’t actually much different. In a preview clip of Drive Like Andretti, Apollo 10 astronaut Gen. ET on NBC ahead of the Ind圜ar Series’ INDYCAR Grand Prix at 3 p.m. ![]() “He could get in anything and not only be fast but win,” Earnhardt says in the film.Īlthough pieces of it are already online, the full documentary will air Saturday at 2 p.m.
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