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.
MARIO ANDRETTIWhen a car’s ahead of you, as long as you can see it, you get a tow, just like the draft in NASCAR.
More Mario Andretti Quotes
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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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I don’t have any feeling of accomplishment about anything unless there’s a lot of risk to it.
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Fans want the best, wherever they come from.
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Same with golf: pick up a club. But not many can go out and get in a race car and experience a drive at over 200 miles an hour.
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Whenever you’re aggressive, you’re at the edge of mistakes.
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I wish we could be 100% shielded from danger, but nothing is in life.
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With tennis, you can go pick up a racket, take a lesson, and understand how much talent and skill it takes to be as good as the top pros.
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You have governments investing in circuits all over the world, and the private sector sometimes has a tough time competing with that.
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Whatever the changes, from one era to the next, Pocono has maintained its character and significance to me, and it always will. My family shares this sentiment.
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When a car’s ahead of you, as long as you can see it, you get a tow, just like the draft in NASCAR.
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The United States is the only country where a driver can have a successful career – either in stock cars or IndyCar – and he won’t need a passport.
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Staging Formula One is incredibly expensive.
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Let the police worry about somebody who wants to speed. Don’t force them pass in the right lane and zig zag, which can create an accident, just because you think you’re correct.
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I will never say ‘retired’ because that’s such a finality that I don’t want to be part of my life. I’ll work until they throw me in a box.
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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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