When a car’s ahead of you, as long as you can see it, you get a tow, just like the draft in NASCAR.
MARIO ANDRETTIMy 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.
More Mario Andretti Quotes
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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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Do it no matter what. If you believe in it, it is something very honorable.
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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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If somebody around you or your family does not understand it, then that’s their problem. But if you do have a passion, an honest passion, just do it.
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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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The banked oval tracks are obsolete tracks for Indy cars.
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I wanted to have a career that would last a hundred years if possible.
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If you go off the road, you’re into somebody’s shop-window or front porch.
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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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Motor racing is like one big family, ultimately, and when you come back to it, that’s really what it feels like.
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Every NASCAR driver watches Formula One in the morning; they are well informed.
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Nothing compares to the Indianapolis 500.
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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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Staging Formula One is incredibly expensive.
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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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