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Bobby Unser
Robert William Unser, Sr.
Birthplace: Colorado Springs, Colorado
Born: February 20, 1934
Died:
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| Year |
Series |
Starts |
DNS/DNQ |
Wins |
2nds |
3rds |
4ths |
5ths |
Best Finish |
Poles |
Points |
Standing |
| 1955 |
AAA |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
0 |
100 |
31T |
| 1956 |
USAC |
Non |
points |
race |
only |
|
|
|
|
|
0 |
NR |
| 1957 |
USAC |
Non |
points |
race |
only |
|
|
|
|
|
0 |
NR |
| 1958 |
USAC |
Non |
points |
race |
only |
|
|
|
|
|
0 |
NR |
| 1959 |
USAC |
Non |
points |
race |
only |
|
|
|
|
|
0 |
NR |
| 1960 |
USAC |
Non |
points |
race |
only |
|
|
|
|
|
0 |
NR |
| 1961 |
USAC |
Non |
points |
race |
only |
|
|
|
|
|
0 |
NR |
| 1962 |
USAC |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
NS |
0 |
0 |
NR |
| 1963 |
USAC |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
100 |
25 |
| 1964 |
USAC |
12 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
0 |
470 |
14 |
| 1965 |
USAC |
18 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
|
0 |
1402 |
7 |
| 1966 |
USAC |
15 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
|
2 |
1210 |
6 |
| 1967 |
USAC |
21 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
|
6 |
3020 |
3 |
| 1968 |
USAC |
25 |
2 |
5 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
3 |
4330 |
1 |
| 1969 |
USAC |
21 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
|
2 |
2585 |
3 |
| 1970 |
USAC |
16 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
1 |
2260 |
2 |
| 1971 |
USAC |
11 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
7 |
1805 |
6 |
| 1972 |
USAC |
9 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
7 |
1500 |
8 |
| 1973 |
USAC |
13 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
3 |
1108 |
12 |
| 1974 |
USAC |
13 |
0 |
4 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
2 |
4870 |
1 |
| 1975 |
USAC |
7 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
1 |
2480 |
3 |
| 1976 |
USAC |
9 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
1 |
2080 |
6 |
| 1977 |
USAC |
10 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
2 |
75 |
35 |
| 1978 |
USAC |
16 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
0 |
1122 |
12 |
| 1979 |
CART |
14 |
0 |
6 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
|
7 |
3820 |
2 |
| Includes |
USAC |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
0 |
0 |
NR |
| 1980 |
CART |
11 |
1 |
4 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
4 |
3714 |
2 |
| Includes |
USAC |
5 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
1 |
1334 |
3 |
| 1981 |
CART |
11 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
3 |
99 |
7 |
| 1981-82 |
USAC |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
1 |
0 |
NR |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Total |
|
258 |
9 |
35 |
30 |
18 |
16 |
13 |
|
52 |
39484 |
|
| Track Type |
Starts |
DNS/DNQ |
Wins |
2nds |
3rds |
4ths |
5ths |
Best Finish |
Poles |
| Dirt Oval |
30 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
3 |
|
2 |
| Hill Climb |
5 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
|
3 |
| Paved Oval |
187 |
4 |
28 |
23 |
13 |
9 |
7 |
|
42 |
| Road Course |
36 |
0 |
5 |
5 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
|
5 |
| Series |
Starts |
DNS/DNQ |
Wins |
2nds |
3rds |
4ths |
5ths |
Best Finish |
Poles |
| AAA |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
0 |
| CART |
36 |
1 |
10 |
7 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
|
14 |
| USAC |
227 |
8 |
27 |
23 |
15 |
15 |
11 |
|
39 |
| Start
# |
Date |
Track |
Type |
Series |
Car
# |
Sponsor/Name |
Chassis |
Engine |
Start |
Finish |
Laps |
Status |
Points |
| 1 |
9/5/1955 |
Pikes Peak |
HC |
AAA |
56 |
Jerry
Unser |
X |
Olds
V8 |
2 |
5 |
1 |
0:14:53.3
50.053 |
100 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NC |
7/4/1956 |
Pikes Peak |
HC |
USAC |
58 |
Jerry Unser Special |
X |
X |
5 |
1 |
1 |
0:14:27.0 51.571 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NC |
7/4/1957 |
Pikes Peak |
HC |
USAC |
58B |
J. Unser Special |
X |
X |
8 |
3 |
1 |
0:14:19.2 52.039 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NC |
7/4/1958 |
Pikes Peak |
HC |
USAC |
53 |
Unser |
Jaguar |
Jaguar |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0:13:47.9 54.007 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NC |
7/4/1959 |
Pikes Peak |
HC |
USAC |
56 |
Grandview Hotel |
X |
X |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0:13:36.5 54.761 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NC |
7/4/1960 |
Pikes Peak |
HC |
USAC |
92 |
Unser |
X |
Pontiac |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0:13:28.5 55.302 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NC |
7/4/1961 |
Pikes Peak |
HC |
USAC |
92 |
Unser |
X |
X |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0:12:56.7 57.567 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NC |
7/4/1962 |
Pikes Peak |
HC |
USAC |
92 |
Unser Motor Co. |
X |
Pontiac |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0:12:50.6 58.022 |
| -- |
10/28/1962 |
Sacramento |
DO |
USAC |
47 |
Joe Hunt Magneto |
Lesovsky |
Offy |
-- |
-- |
-- |
DNS,
too slow |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2 |
5/30/1963 |
Indianapolis |
PO |
USAC |
6 |
Hotel Tropicana |
Kurtis |
Novi
SC |
16 |
33 |
2 |
Wrecked SW |
|
--/ |
5/30/1963 |
Indianapolis |
PO |
USAC |
31 |
American
Rubber/Plastic |
Epperly |
Offy |
-- |
-- |
-- |
Did not qualify |
|
NC |
7/4/1963 |
Pikes Peak |
HC |
USAC |
92 |
Sproul Homes |
X |
Chevy |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0:12:30.6 59.568 |
| 3 |
8/17/1963 |
Springfield |
DO |
USAC |
75 |
Hotel Tropicana |
Kurtis 4000 |
Offy |
14 |
18 |
34 |
Mechanical |
| 4 |
10/27/1963 |
Sacramento |
DO |
USAC |
31 |
White Front |
Kuzma |
Offy |
14 |
7 |
99 |
Flagged |
60 |
| 5 |
11/17/1963 |
Phoenix |
DO |
USAC |
31 |
White Front |
Kuzma |
Offy |
13 |
9 |
98 |
Flagged |
40 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 6 |
3/22/1964 |
Phoenix 1 |
PO |
USAC |
28 |
Lynch |
Kuzma D |
Offy |
7 |
17 |
72 |
Broken oil tank |
| 7 |
5/30/1964 |
Indianapolis |
PO |
USAC |
9 |
Studebaker/STP |
Ferguson 4WD |
Novi
SC |
22 |
32 |
1 |
Wrecked mainstretch |
|
| 8 |
6/7/1964 |
Milwaukee 1 |
PO |
USAC |
8 |
Vita Fresh Orange Juice |
Edmunds 64RE |
Offy |
21 |
12 |
63 |
Spun out turn 4 |
10 |
| 9 |
6/21/1964 |
Langhorne |
DO |
USAC |
8 |
Vita Fresh Orange Juice |
Meskowski |
Offy |
11 |
7 |
95 |
Flagged |
60 |
|
NC |
7/4/1964 |
Pikes Peak |
HC |
USAC |
92 |
Sproul Homes |
X |
Chevy |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0:12:32.7 59.402 |
| 10 |
7/19/1964 |
Trenton 2 |
PO |
USAC |
88 |
Vita Fresh Orange Juice |
Kuzma |
Offy |
11 |
18 |
78 |
Lost brakes |
| 11 |
8/22/1964 |
Springfield |
DO |
USAC |
8 |
Vita Fresh Orange Juice |
Meskowski |
Offy |
10 |
4 |
100 |
Finished |
120 |
| 12 |
8/23/1964 |
Milwaukee 2 |
PO |
USAC |
8 |
Vita Fresh Orange Juice |
Edmunds 64RE |
Offy |
17 |
20 |
111 |
Flagged |
|
| 13 |
9/7/1964 |
DuQuoin |
DO |
USAC |
8 |
Vita Fresh Orange Juice |
Meskowski |
Offy |
14 |
4 |
97 |
Flagged |
120 |
| 14 |
9/26/1964 |
ISF |
DO |
USAC |
8 |
Vita Fresh Orange Juice |
Meskowski |
Offy |
12 |
15 |
52 |
Clutch |
|
| 15 |
9/27/1964 |
Trenton 3 |
PO |
USAC |
35 |
Central Excavating |
Dunlop D |
Offy |
18 |
6 |
196 |
Flagged |
160 |
| 16 |
10/25/1964 |
Sacramento |
DO |
USAC |
28 |
Lynch |
Kuzma |
Offy |
14 |
18 |
32 |
Broken fuel line |
| 17 |
11/22/1964 |
Phoenix 2 |
PO |
USAC |
88 |
Vita Fresh Orange Juice |
Kuzma |
Offy |
4 |
22 |
31 |
Spun out, turn 4 |
|
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|
|
|
|
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|
|
|
| 18 |
3/28/1965 |
Phoenix 1 |
PO |
USAC |
44 |
Vita Fresh Orange Juice |
Huffaker RE |
Offy |
9 |
16 |
52 |
Wrecked |
|
| 19 |
4/25/1965 |
Trenton 1 |
PO |
USAC |
88 |
Vita Fresh Orange Juice |
Kuzma FE |
Offy |
12 |
10 |
85 |
Flagged - rain |
30 |
| 20 |
5/31/1965 |
Indianapolis |
PO |
USAC |
9 |
STP Gasoline Treatment |
Ferguson 4WD |
Novi SC |
8 |
19 |
69 |
Broken oil
connection |
|
| --/ |
5/31/1965 |
Indianapolis |
PO |
USAC |
6 |
STP Oil Treatment |
Granatelli |
Novi SC |
-- |
-- |
-- |
Wrecked practice |
| 21 |
6/6/1965 |
Milwaukee 1 |
PO |
USAC |
54 |
Vita Fresh Orange Juice |
Huffaker RE |
Offy |
21 |
17 |
51 |
Broken fuel line |
| 22 |
6/20/1965 |
Langhorne 1 |
PO |
USAC |
54 |
Vita Fresh Orange Juice |
Huffaker RE |
Offy |
7 |
14 |
63 |
Wrecked turn 3 |
| 23 |
7/4/1965 |
Pikes Peak |
HC |
USAC |
92 |
Sproul Homes |
X |
Chevy |
23 |
2 |
1 |
0:12:58.8 57.411 |
80 |
| 24 |
7/18/1965 |
Trenton 2 |
PO |
USAC |
54 |
Vita Fresh Orange Juice |
Huffaker RE |
Offy |
10 |
14 |
130 |
Broken piston |
| 25 |
7/25/1965 |
IRP |
RC |
USAC |
54 |
Vita Fresh Orange Juice |
Huffaker RE |
Offy |
4 |
2 |
80 |
Finished |
240 |
| 26 |
8/1/1965 |
Atlanta |
PO |
USAC |
54 |
Vita Fresh Orange Juice |
Huffaker RE |
Offy |
3 |
22 |
55 |
Mechanical |
| RD/ |
8/1/1965 |
Atlanta |
PO |
USAC |
6 |
STP |
Kurtis |
Novi SC |
-- |
-- |
X |
Relieved Tinglestad |
| 27 |
8/8/1965 |
Langhorne 2 |
PO |
USAC |
54 |
Vita Fresh Orange Juice |
Huffaker RE |
Offy |
8 |
5 |
125 |
Finished |
125 |
| 28 |
8/14/1965 |
Milwaukee 2 |
PO |
USAC |
54 |
Vita Fresh Orange Juice |
Huffaker RE |
Offy |
13 |
4 |
149 |
Flagged |
180 |
| 29 |
8/21/1965 |
Springfield |
DO |
USAC |
88 |
Vita Fresh Orange Juice |
Meskowski |
Offy |
10 |
10 |
94 |
Flagged |
30 |
| 30 |
8/22/1965 |
Milwaukee 3 |
PO |
USAC |
88 |
Vita Fresh Orange Juice |
Meskowski D |
Offy |
20 |
18 |
110 |
Mechanical |
| 31 |
9/6/1965 |
DuQuoin |
DO |
USAC |
88 |
Vita Fresh Orange Juice |
Meskowski |
Offy |
5 |
17 |
8 |
Mechanical |
| RD/ |
9/6/1965 |
DuQuoin |
DO |
USAC |
74 |
Windmill Trucking |
Silnes |
Offy |
-- |
-- |
56 |
Relieved Hurtubise 40-95 |
37 |
| 32 |
9/18/1965 |
ISF |
DO |
USAC |
88 |
Vita Fresh Orange Juice |
Meskowski |
Offy |
3 |
4 |
100 |
Finished |
120 |
| 33 |
9/26/1965 |
Trenton 3 |
PO |
USAC |
54 |
Vita Fresh Orange Juice |
Huffaker RE |
Offy |
5 |
6 |
195 |
Flagged |
160 |
| 34 |
10/24/1965 |
Sacramento |
DO |
USAC |
88 |
Vita Fresh Orange Juice |
Meskowski |
Offy |
8 |
4 |
100 |
Finished |
120 |
| 35 |
11/21/1965 |
Phoenix 2 |
PO |
USAC |
54 |
Vita Fresh Orange Juice |
Huffaker RE |
Offy |
6 |
3 |
199 |
Flagged |
280 |
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