Before the world knew of the Andretti brothers there was another American of Italian immigrant parents by the name of Ralph DePalma who would create a legend racing cars.
Born in 1883 the DePalma family left Italy for America nine years later. Like his modern-day compatriot he could race and win in any car he drove over board tracks, speedways and road courses. In twenty-seven years of competing it is estimated that he won more than 2,000 of the 2,800 races that he entered.
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Before the world knew of the Andretti brothers there was another American of Italian immigrant parents by the name of Ralph DePalma who would create a legend racing cars.
