Mario Andretti Is The Keynote Speaker at Lubrication Excellence 2003 Conference

    HOUSTON--March 17, 2003--Mario Andretti, considered by many to be the greatest racecar driver of all time, will discuss the power of adapting to change in the keynote address at Noria Corp.'s Lubrication Excellence 2003 conference, at the Westin Galleria in Houston, on Tuesday, April 1, starting at 8 a.m.
    ChevronTexaco Global Lubricants is sponsoring Mario Andretti's keynote address. Andretti will sign autographs at the ChevronTexaco booth #123 at the conference, from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday, April 1.
    "Mario Andretti's incredible racecar driving skills, his tenacity and iron will to overcome incredible odds to stay on top of his profession is inspirational and relevant to us all," said Jim Fitch, founder and president of Noria. "Mario Andretti will speak about the power of adapting to change and his need to get in front and stay in front.
    "His unbelievable career as a racecar driver makes him a credible expert on setting and obtaining goals and striving for excellence, which is of course what Lubrication Excellence is all about. We thank ChevronTexaco for sponsoring Mr. Andretti's appearance and are certain his keynote address will deliver the right adrenalin to kick off this year's conference."
    Andretti's racecar driving career has touched five decades, longer than any driver, and he has won championships at all levels of competition. His list of racing accomplishments seems almost endless. It includes four-time Champ Car National Champion (1965, 1966, 1969, 1984); the only person to have won the Daytona 500 (1967), the Indianapolis 500 (1969) and the Grand Prix World Driving Championship (1978); the only driver to win Champ Car races in four decades; and the only driver to ever win races in five decades.
    Andretti was named Driver of the Century by The Associated Press in 1999 and Driver of the Century by RACER magazine in 2000. Andretti considers his 1978 Formula One World Championship to be his most memorable racing achievement. Andretti uses Havoline Motor Oil in his automobiles.
    When one considers Andretti's childhood, it somehow makes his accomplishments seem even more incredible and inspiring. Andretti was born in Montona, Italy, just a few months before Italy joined Hitler's Germany in World War II. Andretti's family spent several years in a displaced persons camp after the war ended, before coming to the United States in 1955. Just one year before his family immigrated to Nazareth, Pa., Andretti visited Monza, Italy, to see the great Italian racecar driver Alberto Ascari compete in the Italian Grand Prix.
    It was then, at the age of 14, that Andretti's interest in cars and racing was born. Just a few years later, in 1959 at the age of 19, Andretti embarked on his legendary racing career. His first victory came in the first race he entered in Nazareth, at the wheel of a 1948 Hudson Hornet Sportsman stock car.

    Lubrication Excellence 2003

    Lubrication Excellence attracts global managers, lubrication engineers, reliability engineers, lubrication technicians and others involved in lubrication, maintenance and equipment reliability.
    Download conference brochures or registration information online at www.le2003.com, or call Noria at 800/597-5460.