Mario Andretti began racing at 13. Born in Italy in 1940, he entered his first auto race when his family was living in a refugee camp during WW2. His love of racing accelerated after his family moved to the U.S. in 1955, where he made his professional debut. Andretti went on to win numerous Formula One, Indianapolis and Daytona 500, and Grand Prix titles. Read Who Cares? about the struggle for dignity at “a lively place where old people go to die.” Learn more about the book and its characters, aged 9-90, in NOVELS.
Mario Andretti began racing at age 13 in a refugee camp during WWII
Woodruff Home for the Aged, a lively place where old people go to die
