Mario Andretti just about did it all in a race car, cementing his name on any racing Mount Rushmore you can put together. Part of that mystique? His Daytona 500 win 50 years ago.

Mario Andretti just about did it all in a race car, cementing his name on any racing Mount Rushmore you can put together. Part of that mystique? His Daytona 500 win 50 years ago.

Mario Andretti still remembers everything about the race, right down to the final lap play-by-play. The 1967 Daytona 500 was a one-off for him, since he spent most of his time in open-wheel racing ...

Mario Andretti was never meant to win the Daytona 500 in 1967. Not when sabotage came into play. And definitely not when those saboteurs were the men in charge of running his car.

Mario Andretti sits in the drivers seat of an IROC after taking a few laps around the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona, Florida Tuesday, February 15, 2005.

Nick Sanchez will pay tribute to Mario Andretti's win in the 1967 Daytona 500 with a throwback paint scheme in the Truck race at Darlington. Skip to content. Michigan International Speedway.

Mario Andretti is the only driver in racing history to win the Indy 500, the Daytona 500, and an F1 championship.

Former F1 and IndyCar driver Mario Andretti won the Daytona 500 in his second start in 1967. Driving Holman Moody's No. 11 Ford, he secured the win despite his team apparently trying to hold him back.

Mario Andretti sheds light on Danica Patrick's NASCAR future challenges, emphasizing the hurdles she may face in the competitive Cup Series.

Mario Andretti becomes only Daytona 500 winner born outside U.S. 1967: Mario Andretti takes the checkered flag. To this day, he’s the only driver born outside of the United States to win.

Andretti entered the Daytona 500 while driving the Holman-Moody Ford. He led 112 of the 200 laps, and he crossed the finish line first under caution after a late battle with teammate Fred Lorenzen.

DAYTONA BEACH, FL - FEBRUARY 26, 1967: Mario Andretti led the final 33 laps of the 1967 Daytona 500 to collect his first and only NASCAR Cup Series win, which came in only his seventh start.