From (Mario). “All we did back in those days was drink whiskey, chase girls, fight and work in the shop,” he said. Making spec cars -- they’re good cars and fast, but your car can’t be any different from mine. I was going to beat him. Over Here! Q: Who was the best Unser as a driver?A: There’s no real way to say that because our personalities were all so different. There’s nothing in this world like winning your first one at Indy. Route 66 was the only piece of pavement. They get him off the track quickly, and the race is going green. He survived a near-death experience while snowmobiling and once hit a speed of 223.709 mph at the Bonneville Salt Flats. I Must Be a Fast Car, Look! That was a way of racing and keeping going. I knew I would grow up one day and be there. Does all that still stick out for you?A: It stuck in me for a long time -- really hard. He tried driving, but his heart was in being a mechanic and an engine builder. Mario was one of my very closest friends. It’s ruining the racing. He set the world on fire in a stock car. Het volgende jaar was zijn laatste seizoen in de Champ Car en werd hij zevende in de eindstand. In 1966 won hij zijn eerste race op het circuit van Pikes Peak, waar zijn broer Al Unser Sr. een jaar eerder eveneens zijn eerste overwinning boekte. Deze pagina is voor het laatst bewerkt op 1 jun 2015 om 06:13. Made a foreign car parts and service place out of it and did pretty well. The Unser family has won the Indy 500 a record nine times. Looking for some great streaming picks? Toen in 1979 het Champ Car kampioenschap van start ging, reed hij nog drie seizoenen in deze raceklasse. Bobby was a natural from the beginning. All Rights Reserved. But I’m OK. Among Unser's marks include: the first driver to record a 200 mph qualifying average speed in Indy car competition, 35 career Indy car wins, 49 Indy car pole positions, eight 500-mile Indy car victories, winnings over $2.6 million, 4 International Race of Champions (IROC) wins, a record of 13 Pikes Peak Hill Climb wins. Mention the name Bobby Unser to the average person, and winning auto races instantly comes to mind. They’ve made it into slot-car racing. I know that. I started racing out here when I was 15 years old -- racing against men, not boys. Q: Then you go on to success at Indy. Autoweek recently visited Unser on his home turf: Q: You live on Route 66, one of the country’s most famous highways. He ruled the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb in obnoxious fashion, claiming 13 titles. There was no pavement out here. But when they did it, it got infected. Part of the famed "First Family" of American auto racing, Bobby Unser, along with his younger brother Al, and nephew Al Jr., have won nine Indianapolis 500 races, a record unmatched by any other racing family. It was great. Bobby Unser , American automobile-racing driver from a family of drivers, who won the Indianapolis 500 three times (1968, 1975, 1981). That was a “yahoo” night. Hij won twee formuleracing kampioenstitels in het kampioenschap dat de voorloper was van de Champ Car. But there’s no money in it. It was all on tape. Hij won zijn laatste race op Indianapolis, maar deze race telde per uitzondering niet mee voor het kampioenschap van de Champ Car series. Unser lives here because his father, Jerry Sr., built a home and service station along Route 66 in 1935 (Bobby was 1), when the area was on the outskirts of Albuquerque. Hij reed negentien opeenvolgende jaren deze legendarische race, won drie keer, stond twee keer op pole position en stond ook twee keer op het podium als niet-winnaar. I ran the first 170-mph lap at the Speedway that year. You finish first, but the win is taken away and handed to Mario Andretti because you passed cars under caution. Look at Me! The guys had to push me out of the pits. Got me over some of the grudge I had. I promptly quit school. Jerry Jr. was really good. I was hunkered down for a real battle. Hij is een oudere broer van Al Unser Sr. en de oom van Al Unser Jr. Zijn zoon Robby Unser is eveneens een voormalig autocoureur. Carl Williams has a wreck on the back straightaway. Part of the famed "First Family" of American auto racing, Bobby Unser, along with his younger brother Al, and nephew Al Jr., have won nine Indianapolis 500 races, a record unmatched by any other racing family. We used to room together on the road. The bottom line is, fans simply don’t like it. By this time Unser had been married three times. There are only two engine manufacturers. You may be able to find more information about this and similar content at piano.io, Will Power wins Harvest Grand Prix Race 2, IndyCar to Add Hybrid Power in 2023, Wants 1000 HP, Newgarden Closes on Dixon's IndyCar Points Lead, Liberty Media Buys Stake in Meyer Shank Racing, COVID-19 is Elephant in Room for '21 Race Schedule, IndyCar Gains 1 New Event, Loses 3 in New Schedule, Scott Dixon Can Win the IndyCar Title This Weekend, Supercars Champ to Make IndyCar Debut at St. Pete, IndyCar Drivers to Take on Bridge in 2021. But he cheated by saying I passed all those cars, which I damn sure did. The famous highway passes near “Unserville,” the name for Unser’s home, shop and other property in Albuquerque, New Mexico. As a youngster Bobby Jr. raced go-Karts and then Sprint cars, often times racing with his cousin, Al Unser, Jr. By the early 1980’s Bobby Jr. was competing in Super Vee races. I shut the shop down in April 1968—I was too busy racing—and won the (Indy 500) in May. In 1974 won hij het kampioenschap voor de tweede en laatste keer. I asked who it was. IndyCar started copying NASCAR and that helped get them in the trouble they are in today. Then the next day, the call is reversed and you regain the win. It could have been really bad. Q: When did you start making money racing?A: I ran midgets and sprints up and down California and in Arizona. Unser got his start racing in the 1950s and has won several races on dirt track ovals, paved ovals and road courses. I run the things until they break or win the race. We started Pikes Peak as early as I could. De tekst is beschikbaar onder de licentie. He knows I like him. Unser first raced in 1949 and first competed in the Indianapolis 500 race in 1963. I did a lot of sprint-car and midget races. Road Courses, Dirt Race Highlight Cup Schedule, From Pikes Peak to the 1981 Indy 500, 83-year-old Unser has lived quite a racing life, This content is created and maintained by a third party, and imported onto this page to help users provide their email addresses. He is the brother of Al Unser, Jerry Unser and Louis Unser, the father of Robby Unser and the uncle of Al Unser Jr. and Johnny Unser. Check out some of the IMDb editors' favorites movies and shows to round out your Watchlist. Hij won twee formuleracing kampioenstitels in het kampioenschap dat de voorloper was van de Champ Car. That seems appropriate.A: My dad started his garage and filling station near the house here. I can be pretty ornery. Hij werd in 1979 en 1980 tweede in het eindklassement en won in deze twee jaar tien races. He has won the famed ... African American Film Critics To Honor Allied Integrated Marketing Exec Carolyn Sloss, Walt Disney World Resort 1971 grand opening, Behind the Indianapolis 500 with Parnelli Jones. I raced on the weekends. It was legal. United States Automobile Club resultaten (aantal gereden races, aantal maal in de top 5 van een race, eindpositie kampioenschap en punten), Champ Car resultaten (aantal gereden races, aantal maal in de top 5 van een race, eindpositie kampioenschap en punten), https://nl.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bobby_Unser&oldid=44267343, Creative Commons Naamsvermelding/Gelijk delen. De overwinning ging naar Mario Andretti, maar na beroep tegen deze beslissing werd de straftijd teruggedraaid en werd hij op 9 oktober opnieuw uitgeroepen tot winnaar. Unser got his start racing in the 1950s and has won several races on … He didn’t live long enough (he died in a crash at Indy in 1959) to get to the right place. Unser got his start racing in the 1950s and has won several races on dirt track ovals, paved ovals and road courses.