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A history-making and beloved member of the #IMS family. 4-time #Indy500 winner Al Unser has passed away at age 82. Godspeed, racer.” In addition to Al Unser Jr., Unser is survived by his wife ...
My father passed away last night,” son Al Unser Jr., himself a two-time Indy 500 winner, posted on social media. “He was a Great man and even a Greater Father. Al Unser, a four-time winner of ...
Alfred Unser Jr. (born April 19, 1962) – nicknamed "Little Al" to distinguish him from his father, Al Unser – is an American retired racing driver. Known primarily for his Championship car career, Unser won two CART championships, and is a two-time winner of the Indianapolis 500 .
Al Richard Unser is the son of two-time Indianapolis 500 winner Al Unser Jr., grandson of four-time Indy winner Al Unser Sr., and grandnephew of three-time Indy winner Bobby Unser. Another granduncle , Jerry Unser , drove in the 1958 race but died from injuries suffered in a crash in 1959 .
He was the only person to have both a sibling (Bobby) and child (Al Jr.) as fellow Indy 500 winners. Al's nephews Johnny and Robby Unser have also competed in that race. In 1971, he became the only driver to date to win the race on his birthday (his 32nd). After his son Al Unser Jr. joined the national championship circuit in 1983, Unser was ...
The racing world lost one of its all-time greats this week as four-time Indy 500 winner Al Unser Sr. passed away. He was 82 years old. Unser came from a family of motor racers and began racing on ...
The Unser family combined for a record nine wins in the Indy 500; Al Jr. won the Indy 500 twice — in 1992 and 1994. Coincidentally, Al Unser, Al Unser Jr. and Bobby Unser all won their final ...
Rick Mears posted the fastest speed at 221.682 mph. Al Unser Jr. was second fastest at 221.511 mph, followed by Emerson Fittipaldi at 221.426 mph. [7] Driving for Patrick Racing, 51 year-old Al Unser experienced a mechanical failure and crashed straight into the third turn wall with the right side of the car.