Robert William Unser (February 20, 1934 – May 2, 2021) was an American automobile racer. At his induction into the

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in 1994, he had the fourth most

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wins at 35 (behind his brother Al,

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, and

Mario Andretti Mario Gabriele Andretti (born February 28, 1940) is an American former racing driver and businessman, who competed in Formula One from to , and American open-wheel racing, IndyCar from 1964 USAC Championship Car season, 1964 to 1994 IndyCar se ...

). 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 nephew of

Louis Unser Louis Unser Jr. (March 16, 1896 – October 18, 1979) was an American racing driver. He was the patriarch of the Unser family of American auto racers. He was renowned for his hill-climbing career, winning the Pikes Peak Hill Climb nine times bet ...

, 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 caugh ...

and Louie Unser, the father of

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and the uncle of Al Unser Jr. and

Johnny Unser Johnny Unser (born October 22, 1958) is an American former race car driver and current race steward for the USF Juniors series. He is the son of open wheel driver Jerry Unser Jr., cousin of Al Unser Jr. and Robby Unser, nephew of Al Unser and ...

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

Early life

Unser was born in

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, the son of Mary Catherine (Craven) and Jerome Henry Unser, the third oldest of four brothers. When he turned one, his family moved to

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where his father started a garage on

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. 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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. Unser was an early user of five-point harnesses, adopting them from aviation.

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

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 Andy Granatelli between 1963 and 1965 with a Novi engine. 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 Eddie Sachs and

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

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

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team and a John Miller

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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

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s (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 1975 Indianapolis 500, he won his second 500 in a race that was rain-shortened on lap 174 because of torrential rains. Unser won twice in 1976 as part of the Fletcher Racing Team. He remained on Gurney's team until 1979. From 1979 to 1981, Unser raced in the

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series for

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wanted a proven winner to join his young driver Rick Mears. Unser won six times to Mears' three wins but Mears won the championship and

. In

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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

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. 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 stops 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

. 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

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(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 IMS Radio Network in

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. In

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, the

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awarded ABC's telecast of the

the

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

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and

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. Unser was 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

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. 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

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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 Martini & Rossi and Olsonite "Driver of the Year" awards in 1974. * Indianapolis Motor Speedway Hall of Fame (1990) *

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(1990) *

(1994)Bobby Unser
at the

* National Sprint Car Hall of Fame (1997) * Pikes Peak Hill Climb Museum Hall of Fame (1997) * Colorado Sports Hall of Fame (2011) *International Snowmobile Hall of Fame (2018) *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

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, 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

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, but his writ of

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was denied.

Death

Unser died on May 2, 2021, at the age of 87 at his home in

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 1999 Indianapolis 500. 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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MTR The Mass Transit Railway system, known locally by the initialism MTR, is a rapid transit system in Hong Kong and the territory's principal mode of Rail transport in Hong Kong, railway transportation. Operated by the MTR Corporation (MTRCL), ...

22 , style{{="background:#EFCFFF;",

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
2 , colspan{{=7, !style{{="background:#FFDF9F;", 3rd !style{{="background:#FFDF9F;", 3.020 , - !

1968 Events January–February * January 1968, January – The I'm Backing Britain, I'm Backing Britain campaign starts spontaneously. * January 5 – Prague Spring: Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Cze ...

! ! ! , style{{="background:#DFFFDF;", HAN
5 , style{{="background:#FFFFBF;",

LVG Luftverkehrsgesellschaft m.b.H. (L.V.G. or LVG) was a German aircraft manufacturer based in Berlin-Johannisthal (Berlin), Johannisthal, which began constructing aircraft in 1912, building Farman Aviation Works, Farman-type aircraft. The company c ...

1 , style{{="background:#FFFFBF;", PHX
1 , style{{="background:#FFFFBF;", TRE
1 , style{{="background:#FFFFBF;",

1 , style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", MIL
21 , style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", MOS
17 , MOS , style{{="background:#DFDFDF;",

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;",

2 , style{{="background:#EFCFFF;",

16 , style{{="background:#DFDFDF;",

2 , style{{="background:#EFCFFF;",

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
2 !style{{="background:#FFFFBF;", 1st !style{{="background:#FFFFBF;", 4.330 , - !

1969 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1969th year of the Common Era (CE) and ''Anno Domini'' (AD) designations, the 969th year of the 2nd millennium, the 69th year of the 20th century, and the ...

! ! ! , style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", PHX
8 , style{{="background:#CFEAFF;", HAN
7 , style{{="background:#FFDF9F;",

3 , style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", MIL
16 , style{{="background:#FFFFBF;",

1 , PIP , style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", CDR
16 , NAZ , style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", TRE
23 , style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", IRP
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
17 , style{{="background:#DFFFDF;", KEN
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 1970 Tonghai earthquake, Tonghai earthquake shakes Tonghai County, Yunnan province, China, with a maximum Mercalli intensity scale, Mercalli ...

! ! ! , style{{="background:#DFDFDF;", PHX
2 , style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", SON
18 , style{{="background:#DFFFDF;", TRE
4 , style{{="background:#CFCFFF;",

11 , style{{="background:#CFEAFF;", MIL
6 , style{{="background:#FFFFBF;",

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;", SED
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 * The year 1971 had three partial solar eclipses (Solar eclipse of February 25, 1971, February 25, Solar eclipse of July 22, 1971, July 22 and Solar eclipse of August 20, 1971, August 20) and two total lunar eclipses (February 1971 lunar eclip ...

! ! ! , style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", RAF
27 , RAF , style{{="background:#DFDFDF;", PHX
2 , style{{="background:#DFFFDF;", TRE
4 , style{{="background:#EFCFFF;",

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 Solar time, ...

! ! ! , style{{="background:#FFFFBF;", PHX
1 , style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", TRE
17 , style{{="background:#EFCFFF;",

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 14 - The 16-0 19 ...

! ! ! , style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", TWS
20 , style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", TRE
19 , style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", TRE
15 , style{{="background:#EFCFFF;",

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 Major events in 1974 include the aftermath of the 1973 oil crisis and the resignation of United States President Richard Nixon following the Watergate scandal. In the Middle East, the aftermath of the 1973 Yom Kippur War determined politics; ...

! ! ! , style{{="background:#DFDFDF;", ONT
2 , ONT , style{{="background:#FFFFBF;", ONT
1 , style{{="background:#DFDFDF;", PHX
2 , style{{="background:#FFFFBF;", TRE
1 , style{{="background:#DFDFDF;",

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 It was also declared the ''International Women's Year'' by the United Nations and the European Architectural Heritage Year by the Council of Europe. Events January * January 1 – Watergate scandal (United States): John N. Mitchell, H. R. ...

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Eagle Eagle is the common name for the golden eagle, bald eagle, and other birds of prey in the family of the Accipitridae. Eagles belong to several groups of Genus, genera, some of which are closely related. True eagles comprise the genus ''Aquila ( ...

74 ! Offy 159 L4 t , ONT , style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", ONT
{{small, 10 , style{{="background:#DFDFDF;", ONT
{{small, 2 , PHX , TRE , style{{="background:#FFFFBF;",

{{small, 1 , style{{="background:#DFDFDF;", MIL
{{small, 2 , style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", POC
{{small, 22 , style{{="background:#DFFFDF;", MIS
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{{small, 3 , TRE , PHX , colspan{{=15, , - !

1976 Events January * January 2 – 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 18 – Full diplomatic ...

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74 ! Offy Drake L4 t , style{{="background:#FFFFBF;", PHX
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{{small, 10 , style{{="background:#FFDF9F;", MIL
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{{small, 32 , MIS , TWS , TRE , style{{="background:#DFFFDF;", MIL
{{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 – 1977 Moscow bombings, 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 (no ...

!rowspan{{=3, Fletcher Racing ! Lightning Mk1 !rowspan{{=2, Offy Drake L4 t , style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", ONT
{{small, 15 , colspan{{=2, , style{{="background:#DFC484;", TRE
{{small, WD , style{{="background:#EFCFFF;",

{{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 Cosworth is a British automotive engineering company founded in London in 1958, specialising in high-performance internal combustion engines, powertrain, and electronics for auto racing, automobile racing (motorsport) and mainstream Automotiv ...

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{{small, 8 , colspan{{=14, , - !rowspan{{=3,

1978 Events January * January 1 – Air India Flight 855, a Boeing 747 passenger jet, crashes off the coast of Bombay, killing 213. * January 5 – Bülent Ecevit, of Republican People's Party, CHP, forms the new government of Turkey (42nd ...

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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;",

{{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, , - !

78 MkII , colspan{{=15, , style{{="background:#EFCFFF;", SIL
{{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 song ...

! ! ! , ONT
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, style{{="background:#CFEAFF;",

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{{small, 23 , style{{="background:#CFEAFF;" ,

{{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;" ,

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ILL ILL, or Ill, or ill may refer to: Places * Ill (France), a river in Alsace, France, tributary of the Rhine * Ill (Vorarlberg), a river in Vorarlberg, Austria, tributary of the Rhine * Ill (Saarland), a river of Saarland, Germany, tributary o ...

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CART

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Penske Penske Corporation, Inc. () is an American diversified transportation services company based in Bloomfield Township, Oakland County, Michigan. Roger Penske is the founder and chairman of the privately held company, and Rob Kurnick is the presid ...

PC-7 !

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PC-9 !

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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 6 – A funeral service is held in West Germany for Nazi Grand Admiral ...

PC-9B !

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Indianapolis 500 results

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, Kurtis 500K , Novi , 16th , 33rd , - ,

, Ferguson P104 , Novi , 22nd , 32nd , - ,

, Ferguson P104 , Novi , 8th , 19th , - ,

, Huffaker 66 , Offy , 28th , 8th , - ,

, Eagle 67 , Ford , 8th , 9th , - ,

, Eagle 68 , Offy , 3rd , 1st , - ,

, Lola T152 , Offy , 3rd , 3rd , - ,

, Eagle 67 , Ford , 7th , 11th , - ,

, Eagle 71 , Offy , 3rd , 12th , - ,

, Eagle 72 , Offy , 1st , 30th , - ,

, Eagle 73 , Offy , 2nd , 13th , - ,

, Eagle 74 , Offy , 7th , 2nd , - ,

, Eagle 74 , Offy , 3rd , 1st , - ,

, Eagle 74–76 , Offy , 12th , 10th , - ,

, Lightning Mk1/77 , Offy , 2nd , 18th , - ,

, Eagle 78 , Ford Cosworth DFX , 19th , 6th , - ,

, Penske PC-7 , Ford Cosworth DFX , 4th , 5th , - ,

, Penske PC-9 , Ford Cosworth DFX , 3rd , 19th , - ,

, Penske PC-9B , Ford Cosworth DFX , 1st , 1st

Indy 500 qualifying results

{, class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%; text-align:center" ! Year ! Att # ! Date ! Time ! Qual
Day ! Car # ! Laps ! Qual
Time ! Qual
Speed ! Rank ! Start ! Comment , - , 1967 , 4 , 05-13 , 4 , 1 , 6 , 4 , — , 164.752 , 9 , 8 , , - , 1968 , 6 , 05-18 , 6 , 1 , 3 , 4 , — , 169.507 , 3 , 3 , , - , 1969 , 12 , 05-24 , 12 , 2 , 1 , 4 , 3:32.1600 , 169.683 , 3 , 3 , , - , 1970 , 24 , 05-16 , 24 , 1 , 3 , 4 , 3:33.6400 , 168.508 , 8 , 7 , , - , 1971 , 17 , 05-15 , 17 , 1 , 2 , 4 , 3:24.7600 , 175.816 , 3 , 3 , , - , 1972 , 13 , 05-14 , 16:49 , 1 , 6 , 4 , 3:03.7300 , 195.940 , 1 , 1 , , - , 1973 , 19 , 05-12 , 13:28 , 1 , 8 , 0 , — , — , — , — , , - , 1973 , 29 , 05-12 , 17:20 , 1 , 8 , 4 , 3:01.6500 , 198.183 , 2 , 2 , , - , 1974 , 14 , 05-11 , 11:40 , 1 , 48 , 4 , 3:14.4100 , 185.176 , 8 , 7 , , - , 1975 , 16 , 05-10 , 13:14 , 1 , 48 , 4 , 3:08.4100 , 191.073 , 3 , 3 , , - , 1976 , 1 , 05-15 , 14:36 , 1 , 3 , 1 , — , — , — , — , align=left , PULLED OFF , - , 1976 , 34 , 05-16 , 13:15 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 3:11.9800 , 187.520 , 5 , 12 , , - , 1977 , 6 , 05-14 , 11:44 , 1 , 6 , 1 , — , — , — , — , align=left , PULLED OFF , - , 1977 , 32 , 05-14 , 16:48 , 1 , 6 , 4 , 3:02.0700 , 197.726 , 2 , 2 , , - , 1978 , 30 , 05-20 , 17:07 , 2 , 48 , 4 , 3:04.9400 , 194.658 , 10 , 20 , , - , 1979 , 17 , 05-13 , 14:08 , 1 , 12 , 4 , 3:09.5600 , 189.913 , 4 , 4 , , - , 1980 , 23 , 05-10 , 14:16 , 1 , 11 , 4 , 3:09.4800 , 189.994 , 3 , 3 , , - , 1981 , 19 , 05-16 , 11:36 , 1 , 3 , 4 , 2:59.5100 , 200.546 , 2 , 1 ,

Complete Formula One World Championship results

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Owen Racing Organisation British Racing Motors (BRM) was a British Formula One motor racing team. Founded in 1945 and based in the market town of Bourne, Lincolnshire, Bourne in Lincolnshire, it participated from 1951 to 1977, competing in 197 Grand Prix motor raci ...

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NASCAR

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Grand National Series

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MGY The gray (symbol: Gy) is the unit of ionizing radiation dose in the International System of Units (SI), defined as the absorption of one joule of radiation energy per kilogram of matter. It is used as a unit of the radiation quantity absorbed d ...

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DAY A day is the time rotation period, period of a full Earth's rotation, rotation of the Earth with respect to the Sun. On average, this is 24 hours (86,400 seconds). As a day passes at a given location it experiences morning, afternoon, evening, ...

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GPS The Global Positioning System (GPS) is a satellite-based hyperbolic navigation system owned by the United States Space Force and operated by Mission Delta 31. It is one of the global navigation satellite systems (GNSS) that provide geol ...

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Winston Cup Series

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