Only person to be named Driver of the Year in three decades - 1967, 19.Only driver to win the Daytona 500, Indy 500 and Formula One world title.Mario Andretti is the only person to be named Driver of the Year in three decades - 1967, 19. Whether it was Indy, Formula One, Formula 5000 or Sprint cars, he proved himself a winner at all levels of competition. Vroom! That sound you hear is Mario Andretti speeding around the track. Pedal to the medal and, and go, go, go," says newspaper columnist Bill Lyon on ESPN Classic's SportsCentury series. And he drove like Ben Hur drove a chariot, too. "I remember somebody said at the time, he's the hottest driver out of Italy since Ben Hur. Andretti's only Indy 500 win came in 1969
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