Mario Andretti became the Mario Andretti of legend on May 30, 1969. That’s the day he won his first and only Indianapolis 500 in commanding fashion, defeating second-place Dan Gurney by nearly two laps. He never took the checkered flag at The Brickyard again, but had an epic driving career that stretched into the 1990s.

It included a Formula 1 championship in 1978 and over 100 major race wins across various disciplines that cemented his place as perhaps the greatest and most versatile racing driver of all time and turned his name into a synonym for speed.