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.
MARIO ANDRETTIYou’re safer in the race car than you are in cars going to and from the track.
More Mario Andretti Quotes
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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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There’s something special about racing in real streets. The ‘artificial’ circuits have a certain sameness to them.
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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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The man upstairs is pushing the buttons, and if your name happens to be on that button, well, thank you.
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When you start thinking you may get hurt, it’s time to get out of racing.
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Long Beach is the best. I tell everyone that.
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You’re safer in the race car than you are in cars going to and from the track.
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At Andretti Winery, I’m not the winemaker.
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Nobody had race savvy like Al Unser in his prime.
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Circumstances may cause interruptions and delays, but never lose sight of your goal.
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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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I’ve always said, ‘I didn’t have a Plan B in life.’ I was in pursuit of my dream from the very beginning. It’s all about desire and passion. At all costs.
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Al Unser Sr. was one of the smartest drivers I’ve ever raced against.
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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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Of course, there is nothing wrong with the expansion to countries like Asia, China, Malaysia.
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In the U.S., we really have fallen short of road-racing facilities that have kept up with the times, unfortunately, but it’s a fact.
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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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All of those things can happen – and then you give an interview two seconds later.
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Can the U.S. support two Formula 1 races? I think so.
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The most important thing at Daytona is, are you going to have friends willing to work with you during the race as far as drafting?
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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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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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I don’t want to go out there and do something 3,000 other people can do.
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Not all teammates tell the truth.
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Every NASCAR driver watches Formula One in the morning; they are well informed.
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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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