I wish we could be 100% shielded from danger, but nothing is in life.
MARIO ANDRETTIAl Unser Sr. was one of the smartest drivers I’ve ever raced against.
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Nobody had race savvy like Al Unser in his prime.
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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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At Andretti Winery, I’m not the winemaker.
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Fans want the best, wherever they come from.
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Long Beach is the best. I tell everyone that.
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If the Indy Racing League didn’t have the Indianapolis 500, do you think it would have lasted more than six months? No chance.
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I see all these old people who don’t have anything to do but eat, drink and sleep.
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Age doesn’t affect driving – how do you like that?
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You do a period of go-karting until you’re at the age of qualifying for a ride in a ‘school-kart,’ then you qualify for driving school. And several of the driving schools have a competition series for their own students.
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I don’t remember as a kid wanting to do or be anything else but drive something, be a race driver.
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In NASCAR, you can do a lot of banging around and get pretty serious and even get yourself upside down.
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What I learned is that in business you must make decisions based on facts, not react with your heart.
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I still have the competitive spirit, which is good.
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A father-son relationship is strong, like no other teammates. You could be straightforward with one another.
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If you wait, all that happens is that you get older.
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