Al Unser Sr. was one of the smartest drivers I’ve ever raced against.
MARIO ANDRETTIAll of those things can happen – and then you give an interview two seconds later.
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Nobody had race savvy like Al Unser in his prime.
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Age doesn’t affect driving – how do you like that?
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As far as I’m concerned, Parnelli Jones was the greatest driver of his era. He had aggressiveness and also a finesse that no one else possessed. And he won with everything he put his hands on, including off-road.
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I love all motor sports at the top level.
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You’ve got to have friends out there. You can’t do it alone. You form those relationships as the race moves along.
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The man upstairs is pushing the buttons, and if your name happens to be on that button, well, thank you.
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Even if it’s a long ways down the track, it punches a hole in the air that has to help. When you’re running alone, you can feel the difference, and it shows on the clock, too.
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If you go off the road, you’re into somebody’s shop-window or front porch.
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I count my blessings every day, quite honestly, because I take nothing for granted.
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If a neighbor is killed in a car accident, do you sell your car and stop driving?
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Do it no matter what. If you believe in it, it is something very honorable.
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But every race conducted on real streets has a character of its own – Barcelona, Monaco, and now Long Beach.
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My last race was at Le Mans in 2000, my first race was in 1959, so I dodged a lot of bullets along the way, I can tell you that.
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When you start thinking you may get hurt, it’s time to get out of racing.
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If everything seems under control, you’re just not going fast enough.
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