One inherited a racing empire, the other inherited La Cosa Nostra. But which second-generation Italian-American wins in a head-to-head battle? Let's go to the facts.
| FATHER |
| Mario, named driver of the century by the Associated Press in 1999. | Edge MC | Don Vito, once assured a man "that either his brains, or his signature, would be on the contract." That's a true story. |
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| SIBLING RIVALRY |
| Younger brother Jeff, a disappointment on the track, works for Michael. | Edge MA | Older brother Fredo, a disappointment in every sense of the word, was ordered killed by Michael. |
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| HEIR TO THE THRONE |
| Oldest son, Marco, races on the CART Stars of Tomorrow series, plans to follow in the footsteps of his father. | Edge MA | Only son, Anthony, dropped out of law school to become an opera singer, vowed never to work
for his father. |
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| FAMILY FEUD |
| The Unsers | Edge MA | The Tattaglias |
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| YAHOO! SEARCH HITS |
| 41,000 | Edge MA | 10,400 |
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| BUSINESS INTERESTS |
| Andretti Green Racing, Michael Andretti Powersports, Andretti Toyota, Andretti Mitsubishi, Andretti Hanna Carwashes, Andretti Petroleum and Speedmart Stores, Andretti Signature Line Apparel, Andretti Enterprises and Andretti Global Development Corp. | Edge MC | Genco Olive Oil, numerous Nevada casinos and another in Cuba, communications companies and the multibillion-dollar, Vatican-run, corrupt
Immobiliare. |
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| EARLY SUCCESS |
| His first competition was the 1980 Formula Ford race at Watkins Glen, which he won. | Edge MC | Whacked McCluskey and Sollozzo with the gun Clemenza taped to the back of the toilet at Louis' Restaurant
in the Bronx. |
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| ON RETIREMENT |
| "I've decided that I want to be a team owner full time (after this year's Indy 500)." | Edge MC | "Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in." |
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| RECORDS |
| The all-time Champ Car victory leader among current drivers with 42. | Edge MC | Ordered the death of 10 people, including his brother-in-law and one of his father's oldest associates. All were carried out within hours of one another. |
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| THE END |
| Takes one last run at the elusive Indy 500, today. | Edge MA | Falls off a chair, dies alone, while a dog sniffs his body. |
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Winner: It's a tie (5-5). So what have we learned? Well, driving a car at more than 200 mph while earning millions of dollars is pretty cool. But then again, so is organized crime.
