SURFERS PARADISE, Australia, March 20— Michael Andretti ignored an angry invitation from Nigel Mansell today to "put the boxing gloves on" and won the Australian IndyCar Grand Prix.
Andretti led from the start of the race, which was delayed 2 hours 20 minutes by rain. The race ended after 55 laps, 10 short, due to darkness.
Andretti finished 1.33 seconds ahead of Emerson Fittipaldi. Mario Andretti, driving on the same team with Mansell, was third over the 2.795-mile course. Mansell was ninth.
Mansell, the pole-sitter, had claimed Michael Andretti, had cut him off at the end of a pace lap.
"Mansell went over to Andretti and pushed him on the shoulder, sort of pointing the finger at him," said Richard Campion, a freelance photographer. "Mansell said, 'Let's settle this right now, Michael, let's put the boxing gloves on.' " Andretti replied: "It wasn't me, Nigel." But Mansell said: "It was you."
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