Andretti curse
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The Andretti Curse, sometimes referred to as Andretti Luck, is a sports-related curse in a string of bad luck the Andretti racing family has experienced in their efforts to win the Indianapolis 500 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Family patriarch Mario Andretti
Mario Andretti (left) with his nephew John Andretti (right) at the 2007 Indy 500
Mario Andretti's winning car at the 1969 Indianapolis 500.
Andretti in 1984
Mario Andretti
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Mario Gabriele Andretti is an American former racing driver. He is widely regarded among the most successful drivers in the history of motorsports. Andretti is one of only three drivers to have won races in Formula One, IndyCar, the World Sportscar Championship, and NASCAR. He has also won races in midget car racing and sprint car racing.
Andretti in 2021
Andretti at the 1984 Pocono 500 in Long Pond, Pennsylvania in August 1984
A replica of the Brawner Hawk in which Andretti won the 1969 Indianapolis 500 now on display at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Hall of Fame Museum in Indianapolis
Andretti driving his Lotus Type 63 at the 1969 German Grand Prix in Nürburgring