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1969
Mario Andretti
National Champion




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




Armin Krueger
Battling with A. J. Foyt.



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.



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.




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).



Drawings by Ron Burton: Clockwise from upper left: Mario Andretti, Johnny Rutherford, Al Unser and Dan Gurney






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