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1984 Lola-Cosworth T800

United States • 29 Oct 2022

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This is a 1984 Lola-Cosworth T800, chassis number HU 2, one of five built and delivered to Newman/Haas Racing. Driven by Mario Andretti, it contributed significantly to his 1984 CART championship season, including wins at the Meadowlands Grand Prix and Mid-Ohio 200. The car was re-acquired by Carl Haas in 1995, re-liveried to its 1984 appearance, and fitted with a period-correct engine.

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The listing states that the car has been re-liveried to its successful 1984 Newman/Haas Racing-Mario Andretti appearance and fitted with a period-correct engine, as presented today. There is no indication of damage.

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Quite possibly the most successful racing driver of all time, Mario Andretti is that rare sports figure that so transcended his niche he became a household name, a synonym for speed among average Americans.

During a 42-year career, Andretti achieved countless metrics and superlative claims, winning 120 races in 950 starts across Formula One, IndyCar, World Sportscar Championship, NASCAR, midget car, and sprint car racing.

Along the way he roared to four IndyCar championships and one Formula One championship, and three times was voted the Driver of the Year (awarded by a panel of motorsports writers to the year’s most accomplished American driver).

Perhaps no phase of Andretti’s career was more pivotal than his 1983 arrival to CART, the upstart sanctioning body of IndyCar competition that challenged the USAC’s long dominance of American open-wheel racing.

After six years of primarily competing in Formula One, Andretti joined CART in 1982 for Patrick Racing, lasting one season before...