MP 553: How Roger Penske Changed The Indy 500, Ep 4, with Mario Andretti

Published: May 17, 2019, 6:35 p.m.

Welcome to the feature series \u2018How Roger Penske Changed The Indy 500,\u2019 which celebrates the most successful entrant at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on the 50th anniversary of his first which took place in 1969.\nThis 15-part series spans some of the greatest drivers, managers, mechanics, designers, and the man himself, Roger Penske, to document The Captain\u2019s vast influence on America\u2019s defining motor race, the Indy 500, and in many instances, the sport as a whole.\nOur guest for the fourth episode is Mario Andretti, whose lone Indy 500 win came the same year as Penske\u2019s introduction to Indy, and who drove for The Captain at the Speedway from 1976 to 1980.\nSubscribe:\xa0https://marshallpruettpodcast.com/subscribe\nJoin our Facebook Group:\xa0https://www.facebook.com/MarshallPruettPodcast