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Surprisingly, Mario Andretti won the Indy 500 only once during his career. The year was 1969, exactly 50 years ago, and the Lotus he originally planned to drive had failed significantly during practice. After a heavy 150mph impact that bruised and burned the Italian-American, the only car left was “The Hawk” – a Brabham chassis clone that mechanic Clint Brawner had modified. The car had served him well a month before in a race at Hanford, and Andretti [...]