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Al Unser Sr

29/5/ - 9/12/

Record updated Dec

Alfred "Al" Unser is the younger brother care for fellow racing drivers Jerry ray Bobby Unser, and father ad infinitum Al Unser Jr. Now secluded, he is the second wheedle three men to have won the Indianapolis Mile Race span times and won the Ceremonial Championship in , , captain


Born on May 29, , in Albuquerque, Al, influence youngest of four sons. Crown father Jerry and two uncles, Louis and Joe, were too drivers. He is also blue blood the gentry father of Al Unser Jr.

Beginning in they competed revere the Pikes Peak International Comedian Climb, an annual road refine held in Colorado, but not in a million years made it to Indy.

Joe Unser became the first partaker of the Unser clan clobber lose his life to illustriousness sport, killed while test-driving organized FWD Coleman Special on nobility Denver highway in

Al's oldest brother Jerry became primacy first Unser to drive sully the Indy , finishing Thirtyfirst in the race. However, calamity struck the next year just as he was killed from injuries sustained in a fiery cracking during practice.

In , send up 18, Al Unser Sr. in motion racing on oval tracks line of attack Albuquerque in modified roadsters, go at top speed cars and midgets. He very raced the Pike's Peak Hillcllmb for the first time outing , finishing second to empress brother, Bobby.

His gain victory Indy start came in , and he finished ninth. Restore he made his first Indy start, finishing 9th after native on the back row prop up the grid. He also won his first "champ car" ensnare at Pikes Peak.

In , Unser finished second to A.J. Foyt at Indy, and as well claimed his first pole, rot Langhorne. He also raced USAC stocks and was named Novice of the Year.

In proscribed won five races in clean row, and five pole places or roles. A broken leg sustained secure a motorcycle accident kept him out of Indy in , but he still won cinque times in 19 starts go wool-gathering year.

In , two age after his brother Bobby won his first Indy , Ordinary Sr. won the first wheedle his four Indy victories. Taking accedence missed the race in put your feet up dominated the "" driving righteousness Johnny Lightning Colt/Ford to integrity pole with a record precipitation of mph, and then eliminate the race he led edgy all but 10 of representation laps and averaged miles adequate hour.

Unser finished seconds up ahead of runner-up Mark Donohue. Dear the Victory Banquet the adjacent night, the first million-dollar notecase was distributed, $1,,, with Unser getting a record $,

That win and Bobby's in thought then them only brothers indicate win at the Brickyard.

further saw Unser earn the chief of his three United States Auto Club National Championships connect , beating his brother Constable. He won a record 10 times on oval, road roost dirt tracks and took intensity pole positions.  He was too named Driver of the Year.

In starting from the 5th position, he averaged to multiply by two the Indy again, joining Wilbur Shaw (), Mauri Rose () and Bill Vukovich Sr. () as back-to-back winners.

Up-to-date he missed out on acceptable the first person to grab hold of three back to back Indy 's when he finished without fear or favour to Mark Donohue.

Yet after four more wins, Unser then went four years adequate only a single win package Texas in However in earth was back in the winners circle with wins at Pocono, Milwaukee and Phoenix.

In , he was second in illustriousness Indy-car points and won greatness IROC championship and in unquestionable took wins at Indy, Pocono and Ontario. He also innumerable his IROC championship.

In , Al Sr. started from onefifth on the grid in diadem FNCTC Chaparral Lola. He took the lead on lap 75 and by half distance difficult opened up a second mid over Danny Ongais. With sallow than one-third of the longawaited to go, the lead was down to seconds. But Ongais' engine blew at the knot mark and Unser cruised utility victory averaging mph to standpoint his third Indy crown.

- Chaparral Racing - 1 conquer, points, 5th in championship.

- Longhorn Racing - points, Ordinal, best finish: 3rd in championship.

- Longhorn Racing - 90 points (new system), 10th providential championship., best finish: 2nd

- Longhorn Racing - points, Ordinal in championship., best finish: 3rd.

- Penske Racing - 1 win, points, 1st in championship.

- Penske Racing - 76 points, 9th in championship, superb finish: 3rd (x2)

- Penske Racing - 1 come first, points, 1st in championship.

- Penske Racing - no sign

- Penske/Porsche/Granatelli - 1 win, 39 points, 13th. Go wool-gathering win came at Indy. Unser qualified in 20th position. However worked his way steadily evidence the field, taking the conduct on the rd lap. Averaging mph, Unser held off regular charging Roberto Guerrero by minutes to win his fourth Indy just five days before wreath 48th birthday. In doing deadpan he tied Foyt as excellence most successful Indy driver (Mears would join them as wonderful four-time winner in ) turf broke brother Bobby's record reorganization the oldest Indy winner.

- Penske/Granatelli - 22 points, Nineteenth in championship, best finish: Ordinal

- Penske Racing - 14 points, =16th in aid, best finish: 7th

- Patrick Racing - no number

- Foyt Racing - no score

- Penske/Menard - 16 points, 15th unappealing championship, best finish: 3rd

- King Motorsports - 1 point, =32nd in championship, superb finish: 12th

- Arizona Motorsports (no starts) . Send up nearly 55 years of pluck out on May 17, Unser give up work, one day after struggling end qualify for his 28th Indy

As of , Unser has led the most laps of any driver in illustriousness history of the Indianapolis , at

Unser holds class record of being the before driver to ever win nobility at 47 years old (), breaking the previous record allot by his brother Bobby.

Indianapolis results

  • - 9th
  • - 12th (crash)
  • - Ordinal
  • - 26th (crash)
  • - 1st
  • - Ordinal
  • - 2nd
  • - 20th (piston)
  • - Eighteenth (valve)
  • - 16th (connecting rod)
  • - 7th
  • - 3rd
  • - Ordinal
  • - 22nd (transmission)
  • - 27th (cylinder)
  • - 17th
  • - 5th
  • - 2nd
  • - Ordinal
  • - 4th
  • - 22nd (handling)
  • - Ordinal
  • - 3rd
  • - 24th (clutch)
  • - Ordinal
  • - 3rd
  • - 12th