By alley - Jun 14, 2016, 2:01 PM ET

LM24: Andretti would race again 'in a New York minute'

Racing legend Mario Andretti

made his first Le Mans start in 1966 with the Ford GT40 program,

his last in 2000 with the Panoz LMP1 Roadster program (pictured, bottom), and says he'd love to take one more shot at the famous endurance event.

"I really loved running that place from day one," the 76-year-old icon told RACER. "I really, really loved driving at Le Mans; I would drive it today in a New York minute."

If Andretti got his wish, he'd form the first three-generation driving team. Mario drove with his son Michael at Le Mans in 1983, '88 (when nephew John joined them, left), and '97, and his grandson Marco raced at La Sarthe in 2010; but according to Andretti, one member of the family isn't interested in suiting up for another run.

"If Michael would want to run it, [it would be] three generations," he said. "He won't. He's too old, he said."

Although he called time on his full-time racing career at the end of the 1994 CART IndyCar season, Andretti's passion for driving has kept the 1969 Indy 500 winner in the cockpit on a regular basis. His role as the lead IndyCar two-seater driver continues to serve as one of the biggest draws the open-wheel series has to offer, and has kept his reflexes sharp throughout the years.

"Yeah, I would do it, actually," he reiterated. "Physically, I'm in good shape. I can tell you just like even [driving] the two-seater last Wednesday [at Indianapolis], I never come out of the car [all day] and I was fine. Monday, I gave 33 rides at over 200 miles an hour. That was the first time [200mph laps] was ever done with the passenger at Indy. I did it straight, 250 miles. It was really a hot day. Physically, I have no problem doing that."

Michael Andretti has been searching for a manufacturer to return his Indy 500-winning Andretti Autosport team to sportscar racing, and if it happens, his father will book the first flight to Le Mans.

"If Michael would say, 'OK, we got a good offer, [or] Audi says, 'OK, Michael, Marco, Mario,' I would go in a freaking New York minute."