Bobby Unser at Pikes Peak Hill Climb, 1955

Summary

Bobby Unser became one of America's most successful racing drivers. He earned two USAC National Championships, one IROC Championship, three Indianapolis 500 victories, and 13 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb wins. He raced Indy cars, sprint cars, stock cars, and midgets in a career that spanned 32 years. The Unser clan is regarded as the "First Family of American Racing."

Bobby Unser became one of America's most successful racing drivers. He earned two USAC National Championships, one IROC Championship, three Indianapolis 500 victories, and 13 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb wins. He raced Indy cars, sprint cars, stock cars, and midgets in a career that spanned 32 years. The Unser clan is regarded as the "First Family of American Racing."

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

1955

Collection Title

Bobby Unser Papers 

 On Exhibit

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

2009.123.205.146

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Bobby Unser.

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 10.00 in

Width: 8.00 in

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