Johnson Joins Elite Company of NASCAR Drivers In IndyCar

KANSAS CITY, KANSAS - JULY 23: Jimmie Johnson, driver of the #48 Ally Chevrolet, sit in his car prior to the NASCAR Cup Series Super Start Batteries 400 Presented by O'Reilly Auto Parts at Kansas Speedway on July 23, 2020 in Kansas City, Kansas. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images) /

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1970: American racing driver Mario Andretti at Brands Hatch for the 1970 British Grand Prix. (Photo by A. Jones/Express/Getty Images) /

Mario Andretti

I don’t think I am going out on a limb when I maintain that Andretti is the greatest America racing driver. I might get some push back but lets review his work in IndyCar and NASCAR:

1967 Daytona 500 winner

1969 Indianapolis 500 winner

Three time USAC Series champion (1965, 1966, 1969)

33 career wins in USAC

1984 IndyCar Series champion

19 IndyCar Series wins

Mario Andretti and A.J. Foyt are the only drivers to win both the Indy 500 and Daytona 500.

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