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The 52nd International 500 Mile Sweepstakes was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana on Thursday May 30, 1968. Bobby Unser won the first of his three Indy 500 victories (1968, 1975, 1981). This was the final Indianapolis 500 to feature a front-engined car in the starting field.
The Unser family has won the Indianapolis 500 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). [2] [3]
The 1968 USAC Championship Car season consisted of 28 races, beginning in Hanford, California on March 17 and concluding in Riverside, California on December 7. The USAC National Champion and Indianapolis 500 winner was Bobby Unser .
A legendary figure in the race car community has passed away. Bobby Unser, a three-time Indy 500 champion, died of natural causes on Sunday evening. He was 87 years old. Associated Press reporter ...
A. J. Foyt, Al Unser, Rick Mears, and Hélio Castroneves share the record for the most victories with four each. [11] Troy Ruttman and Unser are the youngest and oldest Indianapolis 500 winners, winning at the ages of 22 years and 80 days in 1952 and 47 years and 360 days in 1987, respectively. [12]
Bobby Unser, three-time winner of the Indy 500 and one of the most charismatic, compelling characters in racing history, has died at the age of 87.
The racing world lost one of its all-time greats over the weekend as legendary driver Bobby Unser passed away at 87. Unser was a three-time winner of the Indy 500 and won 35 races between 1955 and ...
1968: USAC Bobby Unser (USA) Leader Card Racers Eagle: Offenhauser: 3 5 11 4330 11 0.2540 Ford: Coyote: Ford: Watson: Offenhauser: Bobby Unser: Unser: Chevrolet: 1969: USAC Mario Andretti (USA) STP Corporation: Brawner Hawk Mk III: Ford: 5 9 13 5055 2425 47.9723 King Chevrolet: Kuzma: Offenhauser: 1970: USAC Al Unser (USA) Vel's Parnelli Jones ...