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I don't have many superstitions, just dumb things I don't talk about. I will not sign an autograph with a green pen.

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Mario Andretti
Age: 84
Born: 1940
Born: February 28
Formula One Driver
Nascar Driver
Racing Automobile Driver
Mario Gabriele Andretti
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