

I’m shaken to my core.”Īldo and Mario were born in Montona, Italy, and spent several years in a Tuscany refugee camp before immigrating with their family to the United States in 1955. In a tweet Thursday afternoon, Mario Andretti wrote that “Aldo Andretti, my loving twin brother, my partner in crime and my faithful best friend every day of my life was called to heaven last night. The Ind圜ar team said Aldo Andretti “passed peacefully with a heart full of love and spirit.” He has been inducted into many halls of fame and was named Drive of the Century by the Associated Press and Racer magazine.Aldo Andretti, the twin brother of auto racing legend Mario Andretti and father of the late John Andretti, died Wednesday night at 80, according to a release from Andretti Autosport. In 1994, he retired with more than $11 million in winnings.

He won three Drive of the Year Awards, and he was the only driver to win Daytona 500, Indy 500 and the Formula One titles. In his five-decade career he made himself on of the best car racing drives.

The family left quickly to a refugee camp where they lived for seven years.End of World War II brought changes to the family when their town became a part of Communist Yugoslavia.Mario Andretti was born Feburary 28, 1940.
