Mario's Luckiest 500

摘要

ANDRETTI REFLECTS ON INDY, 50 YEARS AFTER HIS ONLY VICTORY. MARIO ANDRETTI'S NAME became so entwined with bad luck at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, it spawned a tongue-in-cheek noun: the Andretti Curse. In 1966, Andretti, 26 years old, was favored to win. He placed his car on pole, only to blow a cylinder after a few laps. The following year, his efforts were doused by a slipping clutch, and his race ended when his car lost a wheel. The year after, engine failure on lap one.