This dream was only enhanced when they discovered a race track near their new home in Pennsylvania. Previously exposed to racing at the Italian Grand Prix, Andretti and his Brother had dreamed of being race car drivers. Their visas were granted in 1955, and later that year the Andrettis boarded a ship to Pennsylvania, eventually settling in Nazareth with a mere $125. During this time, Andretti’s parents worked to get visas for the United States. They lived for seven years in a refugee camp, sharing a house with several other families, their quarters separated only by blankets. In 1948, three years after the end of the war, Andretti and his family fled the Fascist rule, seeking refuge in Tuscany, Italy. Since arriving on the racing scene at the age of 15, Andretti has proved superior at nearly every level of competition.īorn in Montona, Italy immediately before World War II, Andretti grew up in a country under the Fascist rule.
Unrivaled on the track, Andretti has won the Indianapolis 500, the Daytona 500, the Formula One World Championship, and set a record at the Pikes Peak Hill Climb. Mario Andretti is undoubtedly one of the best known and most decorated race car drivers of all time.
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