Bobby Unser--Photographs--Racing--1963 Indy Car and Sprints--Item42
THF218272 / Bobby Unser--Photographs--Racing--1963 Indy Car and Sprints--Item42
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Artifact Overview
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 Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
1963
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
2009.123.205.459
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Bobby Unser.
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 8.50 in
Width: 11.00 in
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SetBobby Unser Collection Highlights
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Bobby Unser won the first of his three Indianapolis 500 victories in 1968. One of the STP-sponsored turbine-powered cars was expected to take the checkered flag that year, but mechanical problems took them out. Unser had his own gearbox troubles toward the end of the race, but he managed to cross the finish line with a nearly full-lap lead.