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Mario Andretti
National Champion
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Mario Andretti wins the Indianapolis 500, May 30, 1969.

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Photo by Bob Sheridan
The 1969 winner at Grand Central Terminal in a display honoring Mario Andretti as the grand marshal of New York City's Columbus Day parade in 2004.
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Orville Nance at Pikes Peak, 1969, the last year the hill climb counted in the national championship standings.

DuQuoin, Ill., Sept. 1, 1969. A.J. Foyt finishes 3d.

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Ray Masser Photo
Dover, Del., Aug. 24, 1969. Gary Bettenhausen leads Al Unser. Bettenhausen finished 5th in the 200-miler. Unser crashed.
From "Riverside Raceway, Palace of Speed" by Dick Wallen
Riverside, Calif., December 7, 1969. Mario Andretti, No. 2, won the 300-miler. In the front row were Mark Donohue (66) and Dan Gurney (48).
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Drawings by Ron Burton: Clockwise from upper left: Mario Andretti, Johnny Rutherford, Al Unser and Dan Gurney
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