Robert William Unser (February 20, 1934 – May 2, 2021) was an American

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. At his induction into the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America in 1994, he had the fourth most

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wins at 35 (behind his brother Al,

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, and

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). Unser won the 1968 and 1974

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(USAC) national championships. He won the

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overall title 10 times (13 times when class wins are included). He was the brother of Al,

Jerry Unser Jeremy Michael Unser Jr. (November 15, 1932 – May 17, 1959) was an American racecar driver. He was the 1957 USAC Stock Car champion. Jerry was the first of the Unser family to compete at Indianapolis. In his only start, in 1958, he was cau ...

and Louis Unser, the father of

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and the uncle of

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and Johnny Unser. The Unser family has won the

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a record nine times, with Bobby and Al Unser Sr. being the only set of brothers to win in the race's history. Bobby Unser was one of ten drivers to have won the 500 three or more times and the first of two (followed by

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) to have won in three decades (1968, 1975, 1981).

Early life

Unser was born in Colorado Springs, Colorado, the son of Mary Catherine (Craven) and Jerome Henry Unser, the third oldest of four brothers. When he turned one, his family moved to Albuquerque, New Mexico where his father started a garage on U.S. Route 66. From 1953 to 1955, he served in the

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and became a top competition sharpshooter in military matches.

Racing career

Early career

Unser began racing in 1949 in a Modified at Roswell Speedway. In 1950, at the age of 15, he won his first championship in Southwest Modified Stock Cars. In 1955, Bobby and brothers Jerry and Al Unser decided to pursue racing careers in USAC. In 1959, his brother

died in a practice crash for the

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Pikes Peak International Hill Climb

He debuted in 1955 at Pike's Peak, dubbed "Unser's Peak" because of his family's history of success at the hill climb. He finished fifth that year, behind his two brothers. A year later, he won his first championship at

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. He won six straight titles from 1958 to 1963. His streak ended in 1964 when his younger brother Al won the race. He leads the all-time

champion's list with 10 overall wins, having set a new track record eight times. Unser's record time was broken by Michele Mouton, so

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approached Unser asking if he would want to attempt to take the record back. In 1986, after a 12-year absence from the Pikes Peak race, he won the event for the tenth time driving an Audi Quattro. He eclipsed Mouton's time by 16 seconds. The win also broke the tie he had with his Uncle Louis Unser for nine overall victories each. The 1986 win brought Unser's total number of Pikes Peak victories to 13, including two stock car class victories (1969 and 1974) and a single sports car class win (1963).

IndyCar career

Unser came from a family of racecar drivers. He won numerous racing championships throughout his career, including three Indianapolis 500 titles. When asked in 2008 about his potential to move from midget and sprint cars, Unser said, "I never considered Indianapolis because I didn’t think I was good enough. But Rufus (

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) told me I was going and he got me a ride and I always be indebted to him." Unser made his IndyCar debut in 1962 (excluding the Pikes Peak races which were part of the IndyCar season in the 1950s). He raced for

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between 1963 and 1965 with a

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. Unser raced in his first Indianapolis 500 in 1963. He crashed early and placed 33rd. Unser's second Indianapolis 500 in

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ended on the second lap in the crash that killed

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and Dave MacDonald. Unser moved to an IndyCar owned by Bob Willke from 1966 until 1970. His first IndyCar win came in 1967 at

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, in

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. A year later, Unser won his first

, setting the record as the first driver to race over 170 miles per hour at Indianapolis. In 1968, Unser worked with crew chief Jud Phillips and won his first USAC National Driving Championship with wins at Stardust International Raceway,

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, Trenton Speedway, Indy, and the Pikes Peak Hill Climb. In 1972, Unser started working for

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team and a John Miller Offenhauser engine. He set another Indianapolis 500 record for the fastest qualifying time at . Teams were allowed to bolt on a

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for the first time and speeds rose significantly (the previous record speed was ). Unser won nine pole positions (in ten races) and won four of the races. In 1974, he won his second USAC National Driving Championship. In 13 races, Unser won four times, took second four times, and finished in the top five twelve times. In the

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, he won his second 500 in a race that was rain-shortened on lap 174 because of torrential rains. Unser won twice in 1976. He remained on Gurney's team until 1979. From 1979 to 1981, Unser raced in the CART series for

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wanted a proven winner to join his young driver

. Unser won six times to Mears' three wins but Mears won the championship and

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. In 1980 he became the first driver to win the California 500 four times. Unser won four times in 1980 and finished second in the season championship to

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. His career ended in 1981 following a controversial win at Indianapolis.

1981 Indianapolis 500 controversy

Unser was the center of one of the most controversial finishes in Indy 500 history at the 1981 Indianapolis 500. Unser won the pole in the No. 3

-owned car and led the most laps (89 laps). On lap 149, during a caution period, Unser and

made their pit stop and headed back to the race. Unser passed eight cars during the caution, while Andretti passed two cars. Unser won the race by 5.18 seconds, but was stripped of it the following morning in favor of second-place finisher Andretti. Andretti drove the only other car on the lead lap at the end. After a five-month lawsuit and protest by Penske, Unser was re-awarded the win in October 1981. For his infraction, Unser was instead fined $40,000 ($ in today's money). Unser retired during off-season testing for Pat Patrick at Phoenix. In his autobiography ''Winners are Driven'', Unser expressed his beliefs that the debacle was politically motivated and that USAC disqualified him (and benefited Andretti), hoping to start a falling-out between Pat Patrick, Andretti's car owner and owner of Patrick Racing, and

(owner of Unser's car), in order to destroy CART. He claimed that Patrick's team did not protest the finish and that Patrick was on Unser's side in the controversy. For years, Unser and Andretti did not speak to each other willingly until early 2017 when Unser announced on his

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channel that Andretti reached out to wish him the best after Unser got extremely sick.

Other achievements

Unser was the 1975 International Race of Champions (IROC) champion and won the 1993 Fast Masters championship. Unser challenged

to improve the performance of his 1971 USAC car, leading to the development of the

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. In 1993, Unser set a new

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record at

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of 223.709 in a D/Gas Modified Roadster that stood for 18 years. In 2003, he published a book, ''Winners are Driven: A Champion’s Guide to Success in Business and Life''.

Broadcaster

Unser was a television broadcaster for 20 years after his retirement from racing. He was a television commentator for IndyCar races after his retirement working for

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, ABC, and

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. Unser also worked as the analyst for the

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in 1986. In

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, the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences awarded ABC's telecast of the

the

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for " Outstanding Live Sports Special". Unser received announcer honors with Paul Page and

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. Unser has announcing in the booth for his brother Al's record-tying fourth Indy 500 victory in

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and Al's 1985 CART championship. He also called his nephew Al Jr.'s first Indy 500 victory in the 1992 Indianapolis 500 and second in 1994. Unser also broadcast several

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events between 1986 and 1992 alongside Page and

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. The most famous NASCAR race Unser broadcast was the 1989 The Winston in which

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won by wrecking Darrell Waltrip with 2 laps to go; Unser was the first broadcaster of the broadcasting team to spot the post-race fist-fight between Wallace and Waltrip's pit crews.

Awards

*Unser was selected as one of

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's "Top Five Athletes" in the popular magazine's first twenty years, along with the

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and Olsonite "Driver of the Year" awards in 1974. *He was inducted into the

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in 1990. *He was inducted into the

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in 1990. *He was inducted into the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame in 1997. *He was inducted into the

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in 2011. *He was inducted into the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America in 1994.Bobby Unser
at the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America *He was presented with Indy 500 Front Row Award in 1999, for being a nine-time front row qualifier (1968, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1980, 1981). *He was selected fourth in The Greatest 33 list of Indianapolis 500 drivers in 2011.

Federal criminal charges

On December 20, 1996, in Colorado, Unser and a friend became lost while snowmobiling near Unser's New Mexico ranch. They abandoned one stuck

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before a storm blinded them both. When the second snowmobile stopped working, they spent two days and nights in subzero weather before finding a barn where they were found. Both men were suffering badly, his friend was suffering from

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, and Unser had vomited blood during this time. Unser was later convicted of a Federal misdemeanor, "unlawful operation of a snowmobile within a National Forest Wilderness Area" (16 U.S.C. 551, 36 C.F.R. 261.16(a)), and was fined $75. Maximum penalties could have been up to six months in jail and up to $5,000.00 in fines. Unser appealed, claiming to have been lost before the accident, but the court ruled that maps were widely available and it was a public welfare offense, thus intent was not necessary. Unser appealed this decision all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court, but his writ of certiorari was denied.

Death

Unser died on May 2, 2021, at the age of 87 at his home in Albuquerque, New Mexico from natural causes. Page spoke at his funeral service; Andretti and Roger Penske spoke via videotape. Pallbearers outside of the Unser family include Willy T. Ribbs,

, and Rick Galles. He was interred at Sunset Memorial Park. Unser was the father of two sons, Bobby Jr. and Robby, and two daughters, Cindy and Jeri. Unser coached Robby for the

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and

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. Bobby Unser Jr., who participated in racing before giving it up to pursue stunt car driving, music, and horse breeding, died less than two months after his father at the age of 65, as a result of complications from hip surgery.

Racing record

American open-wheel racing results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)

Complete USAC Championship Car results

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18 , style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", DUQ
17 , style{{="background:#DFFFDF;", ISF
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1 , style{{="background:#FFDF9F;", IRP
3 , style{{="background:#FFDF9F;", LAN
3 , style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", MTR
22 , style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", MTR
13 , style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", SPR
8 , style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", MIL
26 , style{{="background:#CFEAFF;", DUQ
6 , style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", ISF
18 , style{{="background:#FFDF9F;", TRE
3 , style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", SAC
18 , style{{="background:#DFDFDF;", HAN
2 , style{{="background:#FFDF9F;", PHX
3 , style{{="background:#DFDFDF;", RIV
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5 , style{{="background:#FFFFBF;", LVG
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21 , style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", MOS
17 , MOS , style{{="background:#DFDFDF;", LAN
2 , style{{="background:#FFFFBF;", PIP
1 , style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", CDR
11 , style{{="background:#CFEAFF;", NAZ
7 , style{{="background:#FFDF9F;", IRP
3 , style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", IRP
21 , style{{="background:#DFDFDF;", LAN
2 , style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", LAN
16 , style{{="background:#DFDFDF;", MTR
2 , style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", MTR
11 , style{{="background:#FFCFCF;", SPR
DNQ , style{{="background:#DFFFDF;", MIL
4 , style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", DUQ
18 , style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", ISF
16 , style{{="background:#CFEAFF;", TRE
7 , style{{="background:#FFCFCF;", SAC
DNQ , style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", MCH
17 , style{{="background:#DFDFDF;", HAN
2 , style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", PHX
19 , style{{="background:#DFDFDF;", RIV
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24 , IRP , style{{="background:#DFDFDF;", MIL
2 , style{{="background:#CFEAFF;", SPR
10 , style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", DOV
22 , style{{="background:#DFFFDF;", DUQ
5 , style{{="background:#FFDF9F;", ISF
3 , style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", BRN
13 , style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", BRN
11 , style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", TRE
7 , style{{="background:#FFDF9F;", SAC
3 , style{{="background:#EFCFFF;",

KEN Ken or KEN may refer to: Entertainment * ''Ken'' (album), a 2017 album by Canadian indie rock band Destroyer. * ''Ken'' (film), 1964 Japanese film. * ''Ken'' (magazine), a large-format political magazine. * Ken Masters, a main character in ...

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5 , style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", PHX
22 , style{{="background:#DFFFDF;", RIV
4 , colspan{{=4, !style{{="background:#FFDF9F;", 3rd !style{{="background:#FFDF9F;", 2.585 , - !

1970 Events January * January 1 – Unix time epoch reached at 00:00:00 UTC. * January 5 – The 7.1 Tonghai earthquake shakes Tonghai County, Yunnan province, China, with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (''Extreme''). Between 10,000 and ...

! ! ! , style{{="background:#DFDFDF;", PHX
2 , style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", SON
18 , style{{="background:#DFFFDF;", TRE
4 , style{{="background:#CFCFFF;", INDY
11 , style{{="background:#CFEAFF;", MIL
6 , style{{="background:#FFFFBF;", LAN
1 , style{{="background:#DFFFDF;", CDR
4 , style{{="background:#DFDFDF;", MCH
2 , style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", IRP
24 , style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", SPR
9 , style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", MIL
19 , style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", ONT
22 , style{{="background:#DFDFDF;", DUQ
2 , style{{="background:#FFCFCF;", ISF
DNQ , style{{="background:#FFCFCF;",

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DNQ , style{{="background:#DFDFDF;", TRE
2 , style{{="background:#CFEAFF;", SAC
6 , style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", PHX
17 , colspan{{=10, !style{{="background:#DFDFDF;", 2nd !style{{="background:#DFDFDF;", 2.260 , - ! 1971 ! ! ! , style{{="background:#EFCFFF;",

RAF The Royal Air Force (RAF) is the United Kingdom's air and space force. It was formed towards the end of the First World War on 1 April 1918, becoming the first independent air force in the world, by regrouping the Royal Flying Corps (RFC) and ...

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, style{{="background:#DFDFDF;", PHX
2 , style{{="background:#DFFFDF;", TRE
4 , style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", INDY
12 , style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", MIL
14 , style{{="background:#CFEAFF;", POC
9 , style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", MCH
18 , style{{="background:#FFFFBF;", MIL
1 , style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", ONT
21 , style{{="background:#FFFFBF;", TRE
1 , style{{="background:#CFEAFF;", PHX
8 , colspan{{=16, !style{{="background:#CFEAFF;", 6th !style{{="background:#CFEAFF;", 1.805 , - !

1972 Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using mean solar tim ...

! ! ! , style{{="background:#FFFFBF;", PHX
1 , style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", TRE
17 , style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", INDY
30 , style{{="background:#FFFFBF;", MIL
1 , style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", MCH
14 , style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", POC
20 , style{{="background:#DFC484;", MIL
Wth , style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", ONT
24 , style{{="background:#FFFFBF;", TRE
1 , style{{="background:#FFFFBF;", PHX
1 , colspan{{=18, !style{{="background:#CFEAFF;", 8th !style{{="background:#CFEAFF;", 1.500 , - !

1973 Events January * January 1 - The United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland and Denmark 1973 enlargement of the European Communities, enter the European Economic Community, which later becomes the European Union. * January 15 – Vietnam War: ...

! ! ! , style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", TWS
20 , style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", TRE
19 , style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", TRE
15 , style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", INDY
13 , style{{="background:#FFFFBF;", MIL
1 , style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", POC
10 , style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", MCH
20 , style{{="background:#FFCFCF;", MIL
DNQ , ONT , ONT , style{{="background:#CFEAFF;", ONT
7 , style{{="background:#CFEAFF;", MCH
10 , style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", MCH
16 , style{{="background:#DFDFDF;", TRE
2 , style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", TWS
15 , style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", PHX
18 , colspan{{=12, !style{{="background:#CFCFFF;", 12th !style{{="background:#CFCFFF;", 1.108 , - ! 1974 ! ! ! , style{{="background:#DFDFDF;", ONT
2 , ONT , style{{="background:#FFFFBF;", ONT
1 , style{{="background:#DFDFDF;", PHX
2 , style{{="background:#FFFFBF;", TRE
1 , style{{="background:#DFDFDF;", INDY
2 , style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", MIL
21 , style{{="background:#DFFFDF;", POC
5 , style{{="background:#FFFFBF;", MCH
1 , style{{="background:#DFFFDF;", MIL
4 , style{{="background:#FFDF9F;", MCH
3 , style{{="background:#DFDFDF;", TRE
2 , style{{="background:#FFFFBF;", TRE
1 , style{{="background:#DFDFDF;", PHX
2 , colspan{{=14, !style{{="background:#FFFFBF;", 1st !style{{="background:#FFFFBF;", 4.870 , - !rowspan{{=2, 1975 !

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159 L4 t , ONT , style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", ONT
{{small, 10 , style{{="background:#DFDFDF;", ONT
{{small, 2 , PHX , TRE , style{{="background:#FFFFBF;", INDY
{{small, 1 , style{{="background:#DFDFDF;", MIL
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{{small, 22 , style{{="background:#DFFFDF;", MIS
{{small, 5 , MIL , colspan{{=18, !rowspan{{=2 style{{="background:#FFDF9F;", 3rd !rowspan{{=2 style{{="background:#FFDF9F;", 2.489 , - !

Jerry O'Connell Racing Jerry O'Connell Racing is an American auto racing team owned by Jerry O'Connell. The team debuted in 1970 as a Sugaripe Prune entry in 1970 Indianapolis 500 with driver Bill Vukovich, Jr. The team competed in the USAC & CART ranks until the tea ...

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{{small, 3 , TRE , PHX , colspan{{=15, , - !

1976 Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 ...

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{{small, 4 , style{{="background:#FFFFBF;", ONT
{{small, 1 , style{{="background:#DFFFDF;", MIS
{{small, 4 , style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", TWS
{{small, 17 , style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", PHX
{{small, 21 , colspan{{=15, !style{{="background:#CFEAFF;", 6th !style{{="background:#CFEAFF;", 2.080 , - !rowspan{{=3,

1977 Events January * January 8 – Three bombs explode in Moscow within 37 minutes, killing seven. The bombings are attributed to an Armenian separatist group. * January 10 – Mount Nyiragongo erupts in eastern Zaire (now the Democrat ...

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Drake L4 t , style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", ONT
{{small, 15 , colspan{{=2, , style{{="background:#DFC484;", TRE
{{small, WD , style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", INDY
{{small, 18 , style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", MIL
{{small, 16 , style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", POC
{{small, 19 , MOS , style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", MIS
{{small, 21 , style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", TWS
{{small, 15 , style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", MIL
{{small, 17 , style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", ONT
{{small, 30 , MIS , colspan{{=15, !rowspan{{=3 style{{="background:#CFCFFF;", 35th !rowspan{{=3 style{{="background:#CFCFFF;", 75 , - !

74 , , style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", PHX
{{small, 17 , TWS , colspan{{=25, , - ! Lightning Mk1 ! Cosworth DFX V8 t , colspan{{=13, , style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", PHX
{{small, 8 , colspan{{=14, , - !rowspan{{=3, 1978 !rowspan{{=3,

! Lightning Mk1 !rowspan{{=3, Cosworth DFX V8 t , style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", PHX
{{small, 18 , style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", ONT
{{small, 16 , style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", TWS
{{small, 13 , style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", TRE
{{small, 20 , colspan{{=24, !rowspan{{=3 style{{="background:#CFCFFF;", 12th !rowspan{{=3 style{{="background:#CFCFFF;", 1.122 , - !

78 , colspan{{=4, , style{{="background:#CFEAFF;", INDY
{{small, 6 , style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", MOS
{{small, 19 , style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", MIL
{{small, 17 , style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", POC
{{small, 20 , style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", MIS
{{small, 5 , style{{="background:#FFDF9F;", ATL
{{small, 3 , style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", TWS
{{small, 8 , style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", MIL
{{small, 20 , style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", ONT
{{small, 13 , MIS , TRE , colspan{{=13, , - !

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{{small, 8 , style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", BRH
{{small, 13 , style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", PHX
{{small, 11 , colspan{{=10, , - !

1979 Events January * January 1 ** United Nations Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim heralds the start of the '' International Year of the Child''. Many musicians donate to the '' Music for UNICEF Concert'' fund, among them ABBA, who write the so ...

! ! ! , ONT
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, style{{="background:#CFEAFF;", INDY
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, colspan{{=21, !- !0 , - ! 1980 ! ! ! , style{{="background:#EFCFFF;" , ONT
{{small, 23 , style{{="background:#CFEAFF;" , INDY
{{small, 9 , style{{="background:#FFFFBF;" , MIL
{{small, 1 , style{{="background:#FFFFBF;" , POC
{{small, 1 , style{{="background:#EFCFFF;" , MDO
{{small, 15 , colspan{{=23, !style{{="background:#FFDF9F;", 3rd !style{{="background:#FFDF9F;", 1,334 , - ! 1981-82 ! ! ! , style{{="background:#FFFFBF;" , INDY
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CART

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! Penske PC-7 ! Cosworth DFX V8 t , style{{="background:#DFFFDF;", PHX
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1981 Events January * January 1 ** Greece enters the European Economic Community, predecessor of the European Union. ** Palau becomes a self-governing territory. * January 10 – Salvadoran Civil War: The FMLN launches its first major offensiv ...

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Indianapolis 500 results

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Indy 500 qualifying results

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Complete Formula One World Championship results

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Winston Cup Series

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