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American racing driver (1896–1979) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Louis Unser Jr. (March 16, 1896 – October 18, 1979) was an American racing driver.[1] 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 between 1934 and 1953.
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Louis Unser | |||||||
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Born | Louis Unser Jr. March 16, 1896 Alton, Illinois, U.S. | ||||||
Died | October 18, 1979 83) Colorado Springs, Colorado, U.S. | (aged||||||
Championship titles | |||||||
Major victories Pikes Peak Hill Climb (1934, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1941, 1946, 1947, 1953) | |||||||
Champ Car career | |||||||
10 races run over 10 years | |||||||
Best finish | 23rd (tie) (1947) | ||||||
First race | 1947 Pikes Peak Hill Climb (Pikes Peak) | ||||||
Last race | 1965 Pikes Peak Hill Climb (Pikes Peak) | ||||||
First win | 1947 Pikes Peak Hill Climb (Pikes Peak) | ||||||
Last win | 1953 Pikes Peak Hill Climb (Pikes Peak) | ||||||
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Unser is officially the oldest ever Indy car driver to have started a race. He raced the 1965 Pikes Peak Hill Climb at the age of 69 years 3 months and 19 days, however his record is often given to A. J. Foyt, who competed in the 1992 Indianapolis 500 at the age of 57 years 4 months and 8 days.
Unser is also the oldest Indy car winner. He won the 1953 Pikes Peak Hill Climb at the age of 57 years 5 months and 22 days,[2] however his record is often given to Mario Andretti, who won at Phoenix in 1993 at the age of 53 years 1 month and 7 days.
Unser is buried at the Fairview Cemetery in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)
Year | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Rank | Points |
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1947 | INDY |
MIL |
LAN |
ATL |
BAI |
MIL |
GOS |
MIL |
PIK 1 |
SPR |
ARL | 23rd | 200 | |||||||
1948 | ARL | INDY |
MIL |
LAN |
MIL |
SPR |
MIL |
DUQ |
ATL |
PIK 7 |
SPR |
DUQ |
42nd | 60 | ||||||
1949 | ARL |
INDY |
MIL |
TRE |
SPR |
MIL |
DUQ |
PIK 2 |
SYR |
DET |
SPR |
LAN |
SAC |
DMR |
27th | 160 | ||||
1950 | INDY | MIL |
LAN |
SPR |
MIL |
PIK 3 |
SYR |
DET |
SPR |
SAC |
PHX |
BAY |
DAR |
29th | 140 | |||||
1951 | INDY |
MIL |
LAN |
DAR |
SPR |
MIL |
DUQ |
DUQ |
PIK 3 |
SYR |
DET |
DNC |
SJS |
PHX |
BAY |
33rd | 140 | |||
1952 | INDY |
MIL | RAL | SPR |
MIL | DET | DUQ | PIK 2 |
SYR | DNC | SJS |
PHX |
25th | 160 | ||||||
1953 | INDY |
MIL |
SPR |
DET |
SPR |
MIL |
DUQ |
PIK 1 |
SYR |
ISF |
SAC |
PHX |
25th | 200 | ||||||
1954 | INDY |
MIL |
LAN | DAR |
SPR |
MIL |
DUQ |
PIK 18 |
SYR |
ISF |
SAC |
PHX |
LVG |
- | 0 | |||||
1955 | INDY |
MIL |
LAN | SPR | MIL |
DUQ | PIK 11 |
SYR | ISF |
SAC | PHX |
51st | 20 | |||||||
1965 | PHX |
TRE |
INDY |
MIL |
LAN |
PPR 12 |
TRE |
IRP |
ATL |
LAN |
MIL |
ISF |
MIL |
DSF |
INF |
TRE |
SAC |
PHX |
56th | 5 |
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