![]() That’s what I loved about his spirit, he was always trying to keep our spirits up. ![]() You know, as a racer he was dealt some tough cards, but never lost his spirit. “He’s sitting in my Indy car and a week later he’s lying in an Iowa hospital with all that trauma. “Imagine those emotions,” said the 1969 Indy 500 winner. That came a week after he’d sat for his brother in the front row qualifying photo at Indianapolis since Mario had been burned earlier in the month. He bounced around in sprint cars during the 1960s before a violent 1969 flip at Des Moines destroyed his right eye socket, smashed his jaw and broke 14 bones. Of course it could have been him, since they started racing jalopies together and seemed to have equal ability until Aldo’s debilitating crash in 1959 that put him in a coma and considerably slowed his on-track progress. I never heard him say, ‘That could have been me.'” “He was always so supportive of me, always so positive. He’s my brother and I love him, and he had so many things happen to him that he had to overcome, and never once said, ‘Why me?”’ said Mario on Thursday afternoon after Aldo passed away Wednesday night from COVID-19. One made it to the top of his profession, and the other spent much of his 80 years in that long, famous shadow.īut make no mistake, Aldo Andretti was always proud to be in Mario’s corner and never, ever moaned about the cruel hand life dealt him. Condolences for the family may be offered online at began life in America as identical twins with wide eyes, big dreams and race cars as their daily bread. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the CheckIt4Andretti Charitable Foundation, Inc., 107 Keats Road, Mooresville, NC 28117, 501(c)(3) pending. Mass of Christian burial will be held on Wednesday, January 13 at St Malachy Catholic Church 9833 E County Road 750 N Brownsburg, IN at 12:00 p.m. 10th Street Indianapolis, IN on Tuesday, January 12 from 4:00 p.m. Visitation will be held at Stevens Mortuary 5520 W. *UPDATE - The date has change from the original publication. Aldo is also survived by 11 grandchildren. He is survived by his high school sweetheart and wife of 60 years Carolyn “Corky” (Stofflet) children Carolyn (Scott) Molander, Mark (Diane) Andretti, Mary Jo (Bobby) Dial, and Adam (Tabitha) Andretti and John’s widow Nancy (Summers) Andretti. He also instilled the importance of maintaining an immaculate car and keeping your fingerprints off the windows.Īldo was preceded in death by his sister Anna Maria Burley and his beloved son and buddy, John Andretti. Perhaps the proudest day of his life was the day he flew test maneuvers in an F-15 fighter jet.Ībove all, Aldo loved his family and instilled in his children and grandchildren the importance of supporting one another. Aldo was also a strong supporter of our troops. Aldo co-owned and operated Andretti Firestone in Speedway and Crawfordsville, Indiana for many years, but his pride and joy was his precision screw machine shop, Aldo Andretti Machine and Engineering. He could often still be found on the racing circuit supporting and following the careers of his family. He and his twin brother, Mario, went on to become the start of the greatest racing dynasty in history.Īldo forever shared a passion for racing and was a true motor enthusiast and entrepreneur. Aldo and his family emigrated to the United States in 1955. Aldo was born Februin Montona, Italy to Alvise “Gigi” and Rina (Benvengnu) Andretti. Aldo Andretti passed peacefully on Wednesday, December 30, 2020, eleven months after losing his son John to colon cancer.
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