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Happy Birthday Don (paisan !)

Viz

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Man, am I late to the party! HAPPY BIRTHDAY DOUG!!!! Oh, and you too Harpollini! :mdrmed:

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Thanks everyone! Happy birthday Fluffy! 10 years apart to the day :wave:

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Happy Birthday Big Dick Lippert...have a great day buddy :r:

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Happy Birthday Mr. Roso! Hope you're enjoying your day off.

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Since when did Rick ever get a day off?! :-) Happy Birthday Rick

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Mario Andretti, arguably the greatest American race car driver of all time and certainly one of the most accomplished and versatile racing champions of all time, celebrated his 70th birthday this past weekend. I humbly salute him and wish him all the best. He is an inspiration to everyone who loves auto racing. :bowdown:

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well said! happy belated b-day for Mr. Andretti:bowdown::r:

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Happy Birthday Mario!
There aren't many who've had as much fun and success in as many different kinds of cars as Mario.
From Wikipedia...
Mario Andretti
Nationality United States American (naturalized 1964)
Formula One World Championship career
Active years 1968 - 1972, 1974 - 1982
Teams Lotus, March, Ferrari, Parnelli, Alfa Romeo, Williams
Races 131 (128 starts)
Championships 1 (1978)
Wins 12
Podiums 19
Career points 180
Pole positions 18
Fastest laps 10
First race 1968 United States Grand Prix
First win 1971 South African Grand Prix
Last win 1978 Dutch Grand Prix
Last race 1982 Caesars Palace Grand Prix
24 Hours of Le Mans career
Participating years 1966-1967, 1982-1983, 1988, 1995-1997, 2000
Teams Holman Moody
Grand Touring Cars Inc.
Porsche Kremer Racing
Porsche AG
Courage Compétition
Panoz Motorsports
Best finish 2nd (1995)
Class wins 1 (1995)

Mario Gabriele Andretti (born February 28, 1940) is a retired Italian-American automobile racing driver, one of the most successful Americans in the history of the sport. He is one of only two drivers to win races in Formula One, IndyCar, World Sportscar Championship and NASCAR (the other being Dan Gurney). He also won races in midget cars, sprint cars, and drag racing.

During his career, Andretti won four IndyCar titles (three under USAC-sanctioning, one under CART), the 1978 Formula One World Championship, and IROC VI. To date, he remains the only driver ever to win the Indianapolis 500 (1969), Daytona 500 (1967) and the Formula One World Championship, and, along with Juan Pablo Montoya, the only driver to have won a race in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, Formula One, and an Indianapolis 500. No American has won a Formula One race since Andretti's victory at the 1978 Dutch Grand Prix.[1] Andretti had 109 career wins on major circuits.[2]

Andretti had a long career in racing. He was the only person to be named United States Driver of the Year in three decades (1967, 1978, and 1984).[3] He was also one of only three drivers to win races on road courses, paved ovals, and dirt tracks in one season, a feat that he accomplished four times.[3] With his final IndyCar win in April 1993, Andretti became the first driver to win IndyCar races in four different decades[4] and the first to win automobile races of any kind in five.[3]

In American popular culture, his name has become synonymous with speed, similar to Barney Oldfield in the early twentieth century and Stirling Moss in the United Kingdom.[5]

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Like I wasn't nervous enough - LRP '02 - Happy 70th Mario

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Happy Birthday to Mr. Slim and Trim. Hope you have a great birthday without cake or ice cream. There are other ways (or weighs?) to celebrate. Keep up the great work on pit lane and on yourself.

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Happy Birthday Mr. Watts !! It was great to see (what's left of) you at Sebring. Don't turn sideways in pit lane, it could be dangerous now !

Viz

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Wishing you a happy, if belated, birthday. I hope it was a truly special day for you.

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Happy (belated) Birthday, Keith!

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Happy Birthday, Viz!

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Thanks guys. Yeah, it was a tons (13) of fun day, driving a 24' rental truck for 17 hours from Springfield IL. :woot:

Viz

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Hope there was a racecar in it! :-)

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I wish ! Nope, just a house full of "stuff". George Carlin was SO right in his routine on "A Place For Your Stuff"

Viz

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A very happy birthday to Gerardo!

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Happy Birthday Gerardo!

Don't ever act your age :D

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Happy Birthday Gerado !!!!

Viz

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Happy Birthday to Viz, Bobo, Watts, and the other cool folks whose birthdays I missed. Hey, Viz, wanna help ME move?? I'll give you a call in a coupla months. Middle of summer, to North Carolina. No sweat. There'll be plenty of Bud Light.

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what he said :D

and GEORGE and Andrew and ...

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Happy Birthday Gerardo. It must be a special day!

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Sy tries to hide his b-day here but too bad - Today he joins the ranks of Masters Drivers....crap :D

Happy 40th Birthday Sydude!

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Happy birthday Sy! Have a special day.

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Happy birthday Sy! Hope you've had a great day so far!

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Just stumbled across this pic from LRP - that is Sy in his usual spot, on the pole - Dom in P3, I think I see Weldon's helmet...

Lugnutz' Lambo

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Happy Birthday to last year's most improved (and now Master) driver, who seems to be improving more and more with each weekend event. :wave:

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Happy 40th Greg, another faster Master.....crap ;)

Have a great day!!!!

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Happy Birthday Greg!

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Happy Birthday Greg. As Pat said, welcome to the masters, and approaching old age :rotflmao:

Seriously, have a great day !

Viz

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Happy Birthday, Franz. Hope to see you this summer.

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Hey Franz, Happy Birthday ! Looking forward to seeing you this summer !

Viz

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Happy Birthday Franz

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Happy birthday Roger!

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Thank you very much.... It sure does fly by... :D

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Late to the party but hope you're having a great celebration... :D

Happy Birthday Roger

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We all sang Happy Birthday this morning at Lime Rock to Bruce.

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Solely due to Ted's reminder, Bruce received a proper serenade of Happy Birthday from all the lapping day participants this morning at LRP. :D Lots of smiles

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Happy Birthday to the Skippy guy I've known longer than any other, thanks for all the great feedback and good times buddy

Have a Great Birthday Bruce! :Dhttp://www.teamjuicyracing.com/forum...ons/icon14.gif

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Happy Birthday Bruce. I wish I had a new quote to add to your legacy on this important day.

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Showed up to the morning meeting a minute or so late today but I believe it was said that Jack Mitchell, racing with/against dad John a total of four times this weekend after graduating 8th Grade, is turning 14 tomorrow. He got a big cake (Sid was envious). I'm a little more jealous about the fact he's driving freakin' race cars!

Happy Birthday!

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Happy birthday German!

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High fives to a great guy and dad! Hope your day is wonderful. :nannacool:nanna::nannagroo

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Happy Birthday Mr. Franc! Hope you're enjoying a cool 4th of July!