Bobby Unser Collection--Photographs--Racing--1976 IROC--Item2
THF221164 / Bobby Unser Collection--Photographs--Racing--1976 IROC--Item2
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Artifact Overview
The International Race of Champions series was introduced in 1973 as motorsport's version of an all-star game. The best drivers from various types of racing competed together on the same track in identical cars. Given the frequent oval track format, NASCAR and Indy drivers dominated. Bobby Unser won the 1975 IROC championship. The last IROC series took place in 2006.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
1976
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
2009.123.205.1966
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Bobby Unser.
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 3.50 in
Width: 5.00 in
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Related Content
SetBobby Unser Collection Highlights
- 24 Artifacts
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.