Andy Granatelli (1923 – 2013)

Andy Granatelli at IMS in 2005 (photo: Ron McQueeney)
Andy Granatelli at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 2005 (photo: Ron McQueeney)

He was, without doubt, one of the most dominant and iconic personalities in the history of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

An innovator, tireless promoter and public relations genius, the flamboyant, larger-than-life Andy Granatelli succumbed to congestive heart failure Sunday, December 29th, 2013 in a Santa Barbara, California, hospital. He was 90.

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