Andy Granatelli was involved with cars from a young age, the race that would receive most of his interest was the socalled “Greatest Spectacle in Racing”: the Indianapolis 500. On the way he would make a name for himself both on and off the track, showing a flair for the dramatic, the determined, and the ingenuitive. All of this was more impressive because he started with almost nothing.

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