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From: Moonray12/30/2013 3:29:24 AM
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Indy 500-winning owner Granatelli dies
Associated Press - Published: December 30, 2013 3:00 a.m.

MONTECITO, Calif. – Andy Granatelli, the former CEO of STP motor oil company who made a mark
on motorsports as a car owner, innovator and entrepreneur, has died. He was 90.

Granatelli’s son, Vince, said his father died Sunday of congestive heart failure at a Santa Barbara
hospital.

Granatelli is a member of the International Motorsports Hall of Fame, the Motorsports Hall of Fame of
America and the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Hall of Fame.

His cars nearly won the Indianapolis 500 in 1967 and ’68 with turbine engines. He broke through in
1969 with Mario Andretti driving his winning car with a conventional engine. Granatelli kissing Andretti
on the cheek in Victory Lane is one of the most famous images in Indy history.

In 1973, Gordon Johncock gave Granatelli another Indy 500 victory.

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