He's already visited more than 10,000 students just like you — giving them driving pointers and sharing important tactics and tips on how to drive safely. Mario Andretti is not just a racing phenom, he's a pretty cool guy, too.

Learn more about his M.A.R.I.O.S. (Mario Andretti's Real Information On Safety) curriculum (PDF)

• The SPEED Channel has to slow down film of interviews with Mario Andretti to make them visible to the naked eye.
• A light warmup day at the track for Mario Andretti includes bullet-dodging.
• Mario Andretti is so fast, time travel doesn't believe in him.
• No bird has ever been able to "leave its mark" on Mario Andretti or his car.
• Mario Andretti is on an indefinite retainer with NASA to steer the United States out of the way of any and all asteroids.
• Mario Andretti is so fast, he's dry before he turns off the shower.
• Mario Andretti crushed the spirit of a cheetah by destroying him at a race in New Jersey in the early 60s. The cheetah, Chester, had a breakdown, dropped off the map for over two decades, then reappeared peddling cheesy snacks.
• Mario Andretti is so fast, caffeine is addicted to him.
• By the time the naked eye registers Mario Andretti's presence, he's approximately 5.8 trillion miles away.
• Mario Andretti is so fast, he makes the space shuttle cry.
• Mario Andretti is so fast, lightning counts him to predict thunder (one Mario Andretti, two Mario Andretti, three Mario Andretti BOOM).
• Mario Andretti is so fast, he just ate breakfast. Tomorrow.
• Mario Andretti doesn't drink Powerade. He drinks Horsepowerade.
• If a dentist gave Mario Andretti nitrous, he would have to add a crash cage to the chair.
• Mario Andretti is so fast, classes are late to him.
• REM sleep is for slowpokes and grandmas. Mario Andretti needs RPM sleep to feel rested.
• Mario Andretti is so fast, Intel holds his patent.
• When Mario Andretti was a baby, his mama didn't feed him formula, she fed him Formula One.
• Mario Andretti is so fast, he caught that stupid roadrunner.
• Mario Andretti doesn't get speeding tickets. He gets self tickets.
• Mario Andretti is so fast, even his swim trunks are fireproof.