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{{short description|American racing driver (1934–2021)}}
{{Infobox racing driver
| name              = Bobby Unser
| image             = Bobby Unser - 2015 Indianapolis 500 - Sarah Stierch.jpg
| caption           = Unser at the [[2015 Indianapolis 500]]
| birth_name        = Robert William Unser
| birth_date        = {{birth date|1934|02|20}}
| birth_place       = [[Colorado Springs, Colorado]], U.S.
| death_date        = {{death date and age|2021|05|02|1934|02|20}}
| death_place       = [[Albuquerque, New Mexico]], U.S.
| titles            = [[United States Auto Club|USAC]] [[Championship Car]] ([[1968 USAC Championship Car season|1968]], [[1974 USAC Championship Car season|1974]]) <br/> '''Major victories''' <br/> [[Pikes Peak Hill Climb]] (1956, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1966, 1968, 1986) <br/> [[Indianapolis 500]] ([[1968 Indianapolis 500|1968]], [[1975 Indianapolis 500|1975]], [[1981 Indianapolis 500|1981]]) <br/> [[California 500 (IndyCar)|California 500]] ([[1974 California 500|1974]], [[1976 California 500|1976]], [[1979 California 500|1979]], [[1980 California 500|1980]]) <br/> [[Pocono 500 (IndyCar)|Pocono 500]] ([[1980 Pocono 500|1980]])
| awards            = 
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  {{Infobox Champ Car driver|embed=yes
  | Total_Champ_Races = 258
  | Years_In_Champ    = 21
  | Best_Champ_Pos    = 1st ([[1968 USAC Championship Car season|1968]], [[1974 USAC Championship Car season|1974]])
  | First_Champ_Race  = [[1955 AAA Championship Car season|1955]] [[Pikes Peak Hill Climb]] ([[Pikes Peak Hill Climb|Pikes Peak]])
  | Last_Champ_Race   = [[1981 CART season|1981]] [[Bobby Ball Memorial|Miller High Life 150]] ([[Phoenix International Raceway|Phoenix]])
  | First_Champ_Win   = [[1966 USAC Championship Car season|1966]] [[Pikes Peak Hill Climb]] ([[Pikes Peak Hill Climb|Pikes Peak]])
  | Last_Champ_Win    = [[1981 CART season|1981]] [[1981 Indianapolis 500|Indianapolis 500]] ([[Indianapolis Motor Speedway|Indianapolis]])
  | Champ_Wins        = 35
  | Champ_Podiums     = 83
  | Champ_Poles       = 52
| module2 = 
  {{Infobox NASCAR driver|embed=yes
  | Total_Cup_Races   = 4
  | Years_In_Cup      = 3
  | First_Cup_Race    = [[1969 NASCAR Grand National Series|1969]] [[Budweiser Duel|Daytona Qualifier #2]] ([[Daytona International Speedway|Daytona]])
  | Last_Cup_Race     = [[1973 NASCAR Winston Cup Series|1973]] [[1973 Winston Western 500|Winston Western 500]] ([[Riverside International Raceway|Riverside]])
  | Cup_Wins          = 0
  | Cup_Top_Tens      = 2
  | Cup_Poles         = 0
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  {{Infobox F1 driver|embed=yes
  | Nationality       = {{flagicon|USA}} American
  | Years             = {{F1|1968}}
  | Team(s)           = [[British Racing Motors|BRM]]
  | Races             = 2 (1 start)
  | Championships     = 0
  | Wins              = 0
  | Podiums           = 0
  | Points            = 0
  | Poles             = 0
  | Fastest laps      = 0
  | First race        = [[1968 Italian Grand Prix]]
  | Last race         = [[1968 United States Grand Prix]]
}}}}}}}}

'''Robert William Unser'''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bobby Unser |url=http://www.champcarstats.com/drivers/UnserBobby.htm |access-date=2023-06-07 |website=www.champcarstats.com}}</ref> (February 20, 1934 – May 2, 2021) was an American [[automobile racer]]. At his induction into the [[Motorsports Hall of Fame of America]] in 1994, he had the fourth most [[IndyCar Series]] wins at 35 (behind his brother [[Al Unser|Al]], [[A. J. Foyt]], and [[Mario Andretti]]).<ref name=MSHoF /> Unser won the 1968 and 1974 [[United States Automobile Club]] (USAC) national championships. He won the [[Pikes Peak International Hill Climb]] overall title 10 times (13 times when class wins are included).

Unser was the nephew of [[Louis Unser]], brother of Al, [[Jerry Unser]] and Louie Unser, the father of [[Robby Unser]] and the uncle of [[Al Unser Jr.]] and [[Johnny Unser]]. 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).<ref name="MSHoF" /><ref name="IMHoFPassesAway" />

==Early life==
Unser was born in [[Colorado Springs, Colorado]], the son of Mary Catherine (Craven) and Jerome Henry Unser,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dIdKAQAAMAAJ&q=Mary+Catherine+Unser+(Craven|title=Laws of the State of New Mexico|date=June 15, 1976|publisher=Albright & Anderson, printers|access-date=June 15, 2021|via=Google Books}}</ref> the third oldest of four brothers. When he turned one, his family moved to [[Albuquerque, New Mexico]] where his father started a garage on [[U.S. Route 66]].<ref name="IMHoFPassesAway" /> From 1953 to 1955, he served in the [[United States Air Force]]<ref name="IMHoFPassesAway" /> and became a top competition sharpshooter in military matches.

==Racing career==
===Early career===
Unser began racing in 1949 in a [[modified car racing|Modified]] at Roswell Speedway.<ref name="MSHoF" /><ref name="IMHoFPassesAway" /> In 1950, at the age of 15, he won his first championship in Southwest Modified Stock Cars. In 1955, Bobby and brothers Jerry and Al Unser decided to pursue racing careers in [[United States Auto Club|USAC]]. In 1959, his brother [[Jerry Unser]] died in a practice crash for the [[1959 Indianapolis 500]].<ref name="AlbuquerqueJournalFuneral" />

Unser was an early user of [[five-point harness]]es, adopting them from aviation.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Racing Harness, 1955-1960 - The Henry Ford |url=https://www.thehenryford.org/collections-and-research/digital-collections/artifact/362779 |access-date=2025-04-05 |website=www.thehenryford.org |language=en}}</ref>

===Pikes Peak International Hill Climb===
Unser debuted in 1955 at Pike's Peak, dubbed "Unser's Peak" because of his family's history of success at the hill climb.<ref name=unserracingmuseum/> He finished fifth that year, behind his two brothers. A year later, he won his first championship at [[Pikes Peak Hill Climb|Pikes Peak]].<ref name=racing-reference1>{{cite web |url=http://racing-reference.info/drivdet/unserbo01/1980/UO |title=Bobby Unser 1980 USAC Champ Car Series Results |publisher=Racing Reference |access-date=February 11, 2015}}</ref><ref name=racing-reference2>{{cite web |url=http://racing-reference.info/drivdet/unserbo01/1981/UO |title=Bobby Unser 1981 USAC Champ Car Series Results |publisher=Racing Reference |access-date=February 11, 2015}}</ref> He won six straight titles from 1958 to 1963.<ref name="IMHoF" /> His streak ended in 1964 when his younger brother Al won the race.<ref name=unserracingmuseum/>

Unser leads the all-time [[Pikes Peak International Hill Climb]] champion's list with [[Pikes Peak International Hill Climb#Overall winners|ten overall wins]], having set a new track record eight times.<ref name="PPIHCKOTM">{{cite web |title=PPIHC All Time Kings of the Mountain (1916-2020) |url=https://ppihc.org/wp-content/uploads/All-Time-Kings-of-the-Mountain-2020.pdf |website=Pikes Peak International Hill Climb |access-date=May 9, 2021}}</ref> Unser's record time was broken by [[Michele Mouton]], so [[Audi]] approached Unser asking if he would want to attempt to take the record back.<ref name="CSHoF" /> In 1986, after a 12-year absence from the Pikes Peak race, he won the event for the tenth time driving an Audi Quattro. He eclipsed Mouton's time by 16 seconds.<ref name="CSHoF" /> The win also broke the tie he had with his Uncle [[Louis Unser]] for nine overall victories each. The 1986 win brought Unser's total number of Pikes Peak victories to 13,<ref name="IMHoF">{{cite web |title=Bobby Unser |url=https://www.motorsportshalloffame.com/inductees/bobby-unser/ |publisher=[[International Motorsports Hall of Fame]] |access-date=May 30, 2021 |date=1990}}</ref> including two stock car class victories (1969 and 1974) and a single sports car class win (1963).

===IndyCar career===
Unser came from a family of racecar drivers. He won numerous racing championships throughout his career, including three Indianapolis 500 titles.<ref name=unserracingmuseum>{{cite web |url=http://www.unserracingmuseum.com/family-history.php |title=Family History |publisher=Unser Racing Museum |access-date=February 11, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150211032106/http://www.unserracingmuseum.com/family-history.php |archive-date=February 11, 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name=oninnovation>{{cite web |url=http://www.oninnovation.com/innovators/detail.aspx?innovator=Unser |title=Bobby Unser Inventor, Collaborator, 3-time Indy 500 Winner |publisher=OnInnovation |access-date=February 11, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150211144350/http://www.oninnovation.com/innovators/detail.aspx?innovator=Unser |archive-date=February 11, 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref> When asked in 2008 about his potential to move from midget and sprint cars, Unser said, "I never considered Indianapolis because I didn't think I was good enough. But Rufus ([[Parnelli Jones]]) told me I was going and he got me a ride and I always be indebted to him."<ref name="Racer">{{cite web |title=Bobby Unser 1934 – 2021 |url=https://racer.com/2021/05/03/bobby-unser-1934-2021/ |website=RACER |access-date=June 2, 2021 |date=May 3, 2021}}</ref>

[[Image:Eagle Rislone Special front Honda Collection Hall.jpg|thumb|left|Unser's winning car from the 1968 Indianapolis 500]]
Unser made his IndyCar debut in 1962<ref name="IMHoF" /> (excluding the Pikes Peak races which were part of the IndyCar season in the 1950s). He raced for [[Andy Granatelli]] between 1963 and 1965 with a [[Novi engine]].<ref name="IMHoF" /> Unser raced in his first Indianapolis 500 in 1963. He crashed early and placed 33rd.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://racing-reference.info/race/1963-02/UO |title=1963 Indianapolis 500 |publisher=Racing Reference |access-date=February 12, 2015}}</ref> Unser's second Indianapolis 500 in [[1964 Indianapolis 500|1964]] ended on the second lap in the crash that killed [[Eddie Sachs]] and [[Dave MacDonald]].<ref name="USATodayBobbyUnser3Time">{{cite news |author1=Nathan Brown Benbow, Christopher DeHarde and Dana Hunsinger |title=Bobby Unser, three-time Indy 500 champion, dies at 87: 'There was nobody like him' |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/motorsports/2021/05/03/bobby-unser-dies-undy-500-champion/4927259001/ |work=[[USA Today]] |date=May 3, 2021}}</ref> Unser moved to an IndyCar owned by Bob Willke from 1966 until 1970.<ref name="IMHoF" /> His first IndyCar win came in 1967 at [[Mosport]], in [[Ontario]].<ref name=unserracingmuseum/> A year later, Unser won his first [[1968 Indianapolis 500|Indianapolis 500]], setting the record as the first driver to race over 170 miles per hour at Indianapolis.<ref name=unserracingmuseum/> In 1968, Unser worked with crew chief Jud Phillips<ref name="Racer" /> and won his first USAC National Driving Championship<ref name=oninnovation/> with wins at [[Stardust International Raceway]], [[Phoenix Raceway]], [[Trenton Speedway]], Indy, and the [[Pikes Peak Hill Climb]].<ref name="MSHoF" />

[[Image:Indy500winningcar1975.JPG|thumb|left|Unser's winning car from the 1975 Indianapolis 500]]
In 1972, Unser started working for [[Dan Gurney]]'s [[All American Racers]] team<ref name="USATodayBobbyUnser3Time" /> and a John Miller [[Offenhauser]] engine.<ref name="Racer" /> He set another Indianapolis 500 record for the fastest qualifying time at {{convert|195.940|mph|km/h}}.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/racing/racing/indycar/indy500/2011/columns/story?id=6556363 |title=Indy at 100: Fatalities mar the '70s |last=Oreovicz |first=John |publisher=ESPN |date=May 16, 2011 |access-date=February 19, 2015}}</ref> Teams were allowed to bolt on a [[wing]] for the first time and speeds rose significantly (the previous record speed was {{convert|178.696|mph|km/h}}).<ref name="USATodayBobbyUnser3Time" /> Unser won nine [[pole position]]s (in ten races) and won four of the races.<ref name="Racer" /> In 1974, he won his second USAC National Driving Championship.<ref name="IMHoF" /> In 13 races, Unser won four times, took second four times, and finished in the top five twelve times.<ref name="USATodayBobbyUnser3Time" /> In the [[1975 Indianapolis 500]], he won his second 500 in a race that was rain-shortened on lap 174 because of torrential rains.<ref name=unserracingmuseum/><ref name="USATodayBobbyUnser3Time" /> Unser won twice in 1976 as part of the [[Robert L Fletcher|Fletcher Racing Team]].<ref name="USATodayBobbyUnser3Time" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=The Indianapolis Star 02 May 1976, page Page 60 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/105894341/ |access-date=2023-05-16 |website=Newspapers.com |language=en}}</ref> He remained on Gurney's team until 1979.<ref name="Racer" />

[[Image:IndyCar B.Unser 1979 EMS.jpg|thumb|right|Unser's 1979 Penske Cosworth Champ Car]]
[[File:President Ronald Reagan during a photo op with Al Unser Jr., Bobby Unser, Al Unser Sr., Karen Unser, Shelley Unser, and Marsha Unser (cropped).jpg|thumb|left|Unser in the [[White House]] in 1986]]
From 1979 to 1981, Unser raced in the [[Champ Car|CART]] series for [[Team Penske]].<ref name=racing-reference1/><ref name=racing-reference2/><ref name=racing-reference3>{{cite web |url=http://racing-reference.info/driver/Bobby_Unser |title=Bobby Unser |publisher=Racing Reference |access-date=February 11, 2015}}</ref> [[Roger Penske]] wanted a proven winner to join his young driver [[Rick Mears]].<ref name="USATodayBobbyUnser3Time" /> Unser won six times to Mears' three wins but Mears won the championship and [[1979 Indianapolis 500|Indianapolis 500]].<ref name="USATodayBobbyUnser3Time" /> In [[1980 California 500|1980]] he became the first driver to win the [[California 500 (IndyCar)|California 500]] four times. Unser won four times in 1980 and finished second in the season championship to [[Johnny Rutherford]].<ref name="USATodayBobbyUnser3Time" /> His career ended in 1981 following a controversial win at Indianapolis.

====1981 Indianapolis 500 controversy====

Unser was the center of one of the most controversial finishes in Indy 500 history at the [[1981 Indianapolis 500]].<ref name="WANEObit" /> Unser won the pole in the No. 3 [[Roger Penske]]-owned car<ref name="IMHoF" /> and led the most laps (89 laps).<ref name="Racer" />

On lap 149, during a caution period, Unser and [[Mario Andretti]] made their pit stops and headed back to the race. Unser passed eight cars during the caution, while Andretti passed two cars. Unser won the race by 5.18 seconds,<ref name="WANEObit" /> but was stripped of it the following morning in favor of second-place finisher Andretti.<ref name="WANEObit" /> Andretti drove the only other car on the lead lap at the end.<ref name="Racer" /> After a five-month lawsuit and protest by Penske, Unser was re-awarded the win in October 1981.<ref name="MSHoF" /> For his infraction, Unser was instead fined $40,000 (${{inflation|US|40000|1981|r=-3|fmt=c}} in today's money).<ref name="MT81_500">{{cite web |last1=Lerner |first1=Preston |title=The 1981 Indianapolis 500 |work=MotorTrend |date=May 24, 2013 |url=https://www.motortrend.com/news/13q1-the-1981-indianapolis-500/ |publisher=[[Motor Trend]] |access-date=May 4, 2021}}</ref><ref name="IndyStar20190506">{{cite news |last1=Benbow |first1=Dana |title=Indy 500's most controversial finish: It ruined Mario Andretti, Bobby Unser friendship forever |url=https://www.indystar.com/story/sports/2019/05/06/indy-500-s-most-controversial-finish-ruined-mario-andretti-bobby-unser-friendship/1116614001/ |access-date=May 4, 2021 |publisher=[[Indianapolis Star]] |date=May 6, 2019}}</ref> Unser retired during off-season testing for [[Pat Patrick (auto racing)|Pat Patrick]] at Phoenix.<ref name="Racer" />

[[Image:Indy500winningcar1981.JPG|thumb|left|Unser's winning car from the 1981 Indianapolis 500]]
In his autobiography ''Winners Are Driven'', Unser expressed his beliefs that the debacle was politically motivated and that USAC disqualified him (and benefited Andretti), hoping to start a falling-out between [[U.E. "Pat" Patrick|Pat Patrick]], Andretti's car owner and owner of Patrick Racing, and [[Roger Penske]] (owner of Unser's car), in order to destroy [[Championship Auto Racing Teams|CART]]. He claimed that Patrick's team did not protest the finish and that Patrick was on Unser's side in the controversy.<ref name="WAD1">{{cite book |last1=Unser |first1=Bobby |title=Winners are Driven |date=February 14, 2003 |publisher=Wiley|pages=115–118 |isbn=978-0471250685}}</ref> For years, Unser and Andretti did not speak to each other willingly until early 2017 when Unser announced on his [[YouTube]] channel that Andretti reached out to wish him the best after Unser got extremely sick.<ref name="IndyStar20190506"/>

===Other achievements===
Unser was the 1975 [[International Race of Champions]] (IROC) champion and won the 1993 [[Fast Masters]] championship.<ref name="MSHoF" />

Unser challenged [[Dan Gurney]] to improve the performance of his 1971 USAC car, leading to the development of the [[Gurney flap]].<ref name="WAD2">{{cite book |last1=Unser |first1=Bobby |title=Winners are Driven |date=February 14, 2003 |publisher=Wiley|pages=15 |isbn=978-0471250685}}</ref> In 1993, Unser set a new [[Bonneville Salt Flats]] record at [[Bonneville Speedway]] of 223.709 in a D/Gas Modified Roadster that stood for 18 years.

In 2003, Unser published a book, ''Winners are Driven: A Champion's Guide to Success in Business and Life''.

==Broadcaster==
[[Image:Indy500 BobbyUnser.JPG|thumb|right|Unser in 2013]]
Unser was a television broadcaster for 20 years after his retirement from racing.<ref name="NBCNewsObit">{{cite news |title=Bobby Unser, Indy 500 champ from famed racing family, dies at 87 |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/sports/bobby-unser-indy-500-champ-famed-racing-family-dies-87-n1266165 |access-date=May 31, 2021 |work=[[NBC News]] |agency=[[Associated Press]] |date=May 3, 2021 |language=en}}</ref> He was a television commentator for IndyCar races after his retirement working for [[National Broadcasting Company|NBC]], [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]], and [[ESPN]].<ref name="Racer" /> Unser also worked as the analyst for the [[Indianapolis Motor Speedway Radio Network|IMS Radio Network]] in [[1986 Indianapolis 500|1986]]. In [[1989 Indianapolis 500|1989]], the [[National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences]] awarded ABC's telecast of the [[Indianapolis 500]] the [[Sports Emmy Award]] for "[[Outstanding Live Sports Special]]".<ref name="IMHoFPassesAway" /> Unser received announcer honors with [[Paul Page]] and [[Sam Posey]].<ref name="AlbuquerqueJournalFuneral" />

Unser was announcing in the booth for his brother Al's record-tying fourth Indy 500 victory in [[1987 Indianapolis 500|1987]] and Al's 1985 CART championship.<ref name="USATodayBobbyUnser3Time" /> He also called his nephew Al Jr.'s first Indy 500 victory in the [[1992 Indianapolis 500]]<ref name="NBCNewsObit" /> and second in [[1994 Indianapolis 500|1994]].<ref name="USATodayBobbyUnser3Time" />

Unser also broadcast several [[NASCAR]] events between 1986 and 1992 alongside Page and [[Benny Parsons]]. The most famous NASCAR race Unser broadcast was the 1989 [[Monster Energy NASCAR All-Star Race|The Winston]] in which [[Rusty Wallace]] won by wrecking [[Darrell Waltrip]] with 2 laps to go; Unser was the first broadcaster of the broadcasting team to spot the post-race fist-fight between Wallace and Waltrip's pit crews.

==Awards==
*Unser was selected as one of [[Sports Illustrated]]'s "Top Five Athletes" in the popular magazine's first twenty years, along with the [[Martini & Rossi]] and [[Olsonite]] "Driver of the Year" awards in 1974.
*[[Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum#Auto Racing Hall of Fame|Indianapolis Motor Speedway Hall of Fame]] (1990) 
*[[International Motorsports Hall of Fame]] (1990)<ref name="IMHoF" />
*[[Motorsports Hall of Fame of America]] (1994)<ref name=MSHoF>[http://www.mshf.com/hall-of-fame/inductees/bobby-unser.html Bobby Unser] at the [[Motorsports Hall of Fame of America]]</ref>
*[[National Sprint Car Hall of Fame & Museum|National Sprint Car Hall of Fame]] (1997)<ref name="NSCHoF">{{cite web |title=Bobby Unser |url=https://www.sprintcarhof.com/helper_pages/FileGet.aspx?id=126 |access-date=June 3, 2021|publisher=[[National Sprint Car Hall of Fame & Museum|National Sprint Car Hall of Fame]]}}</ref>
*[[Pikes Peak Hill Climb Museum]] Hall of Fame (1997)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hall of Fame |url=https://ppihc.org/hall-of-fame/ |access-date=2023-09-23 |website=Pikes Peak International Hill Climb |language=en}}</ref>
*[[Colorado Sports Hall of Fame]] (2011)<ref name="CSHoF">{{cite web |title=Bobby Unser |url=https://www.coloradosports.org/hall-of-fame/athletes/2011-inductees/bobby-unser/ |website=[[Colorado Sports Hall of Fame]] |access-date=May 31, 2021}}</ref>
*International Snowmobile Hall of Fame (2018)
*He was presented with Indy 500 Front Row Award in 1999, for being a nine-time front row qualifier (1968, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1980, 1981).
*He was selected fourth in [[The Greatest 33]] list of Indianapolis 500 drivers in 2011.

==Personal life==
Unser was the father of two sons, Bobby Jr. and Robby, and two daughters, Cindy and Jeri.<ref name="IMHoFPassesAway">{{cite web |title=Bobby Unser Passes Away at 87 |url=https://www.motorsportshalloffame.com/bobby-unser-passes-away-at-87/ |website=[[International Motorsports Hall of Fame]] |access-date=May 31, 2021 |date=May 3, 2021}}</ref> Unser coached Robby for the [[1998 Indianapolis 500|1998]] and [[1999 Indianapolis 500]].<ref name="NBCNewsObit" /> 

On December 20, 1996 in [[Colorado]], Unser and a friend became lost while snowmobiling near Unser's New Mexico ranch. They abandoned one stuck [[snowmobile]] before a storm blinded them both. When the second snowmobile stopped working, they spent two days and nights in subzero weather before finding a barn where they were found. Both men were suffering badly; his friend was suffering from [[hypothermia]], and Unser had vomited blood during this time.<ref>{{YouTube|id=UfR4PLNdr_c|title=Indy 500 Winner Bobby Unser vs. the U.S. Government}}</ref>  Unser was later convicted of a Federal misdemeanor, "unlawful operation of a snowmobile within a National Forest Wilderness Area" (16 U.S.C. 551, 36 C.F.R. 261.16(a)), and was fined $75.<ref name="USATodayBobbyUnser3Time" /> Maximum penalties could have been up to six months in jail and up to $5,000.00 in fines. Unser appealed, claiming to have been lost before the accident, but the court ruled that maps were widely available and it was a public welfare offense, thus intent was not necessary.<ref name="brief">{{Citation |last=Friedman |first=Richard A. |date=July 1999 |title=Brief for the United States in Opposition |url=https://www.justice.gov/osg/briefs/1999/0responses/98-1600.resp.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100830091800/http://www.justice.gov/osg/briefs/1999/0responses/98-1600.resp.html |archive-date=August 30, 2010 }}</ref> Unser appealed this decision all the way to the [[U.S. Supreme Court]],<ref name="USATodayBobbyUnser3Time" /> but his writ of [[certiorari]] was denied.<ref>{{Citation |last=Carroll |first=Conn |date=March 14, 2011 |title=Bobby Unser vs the Feds |url=http://blog.heritage.org/2011/03/14/bobby-unser-vs-the-feds/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110316235509/http://blog.heritage.org/2011/03/14/bobby-unser-vs-the-feds/ |url-status=unfit |archive-date=March 16, 2011 |work=The Foundry |publisher=[[The Heritage Foundation]] }}</ref>

==Death==
Unser died on May 2, 2021, at the age of 87 at his home in [[Albuquerque, New Mexico]] from natural causes.<ref name="WANEObit">{{cite news |last1=Fryer |first1=Jenna |title=Bobby Unser, 3-time Indianapolis 500 winner, dies at 87 |url=https://www.wane.com/sports/bobby-unser-3-time-indianapolis-500-winner-dies-at-87/ |access-date=May 31, 2021 |work=[[WANE-TV]] |date=May 3, 2021}}</ref><ref name="IMHoFPassesAway" /> [[Paul Page]] spoke at his funeral service; [[Mario Andretti]] and [[Roger Penske]] spoke via videotape.<ref name="AlbuquerqueJournalFuneral">{{cite news |last1=Wright |first1=Rick |title=Racing greats say goodbye to Bobby Unser |url=https://www.abqjournal.com/2389694/racing-greats-say-goodbye-to-bobby-unser.html |access-date=May 31, 2021 |work=[[Albuquerque Journal]] |date=May 11, 2021}}</ref> Pallbearers outside of the Unser family included [[Willy T. Ribbs]], [[Johnny Rutherford]], and [[Rick Galles]].<ref name="AlbuquerqueJournalFuneral" /> He was interred at Sunset Memorial Park.<ref name="KRQE">{{cite news |title=Life of racing legend Bobby Unser to be celebrated at memorial |url=https://www.krqe.com/sports/local-sports/life-of-racing-legend-bobby-unser-to-be-celebrated-at-memorial/ |access-date=June 2, 2021 |work=[[KRQE]] |date=May 11, 2021}}</ref> Bobby Unser Jr., who participated in racing before giving it up to pursue stunt car driving, music, and horse breeding, died less than two months after his father at the age of 65, as a result of complications from hip surgery.<ref>{{cite news |title=Bobby Unser Jr. passes away |url=https://www.kob.com/albuquerque-sports/bobby-unser-jr-passes-away/6140614/ |access-date=14 June 2021 |work=KOB 4 |date=June 13, 2021}}</ref>

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| [[Trenton Speedway|TRE]]
| [[1962 Indianapolis 500|INDY]]
| [[Milwaukee 225|MIL]]
| [[Langhorne Speedway|LAN]]
| [[Trenton Speedway|TRE]]
| [[Illinois State Fairgrounds Racetrack|SPR]]
| [[Milwaukee 225|MIL]]
| [[Langhorne Speedway|LAN]]
| [[New York State Fairgrounds|SYR]]
| [[Indiana State Fair|ISF]]
| [[Trenton Speedway|TRE]]
|style{{=}}"background:#FFCFCF;"| [[California State Fairgrounds Race Track|SAC]]<br /><small>DNQ</small> 
| [[XM Satellite Radio Indy 200|PHX]]
|colspan{{=}}15|
!-
!0
|-
! [[1963 USAC Championship Car season|1963]]
!
!
!
| [[Trenton Speedway|TRE]]
|style{{=}}"background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1963 Indianapolis 500|INDY]]<br /><small>33</small>
| [[Milwaukee 225|MIL]]
| [[Langhorne Speedway|LAN]]
| [[Trenton Speedway|TRE]]
|style{{=}}"background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Illinois State Fairgrounds Racetrack|SPR]]<br /><small>18</small>
| [[Milwaukee 225|MIL]]
| [[DuQuoin State Fairgrounds Racetrack|DUQ]]
| [[Indiana State Fair|ISF]]
| [[Trenton Speedway|TRE]]
|style{{=}}"background:#CFEAFF;"| [[California State Fairgrounds Race Track|SAC]]<br /><small>7</small>
|style{{=}}"background:#CFEAFF;"| [[XM Satellite Radio Indy 200|PHX]]<br /><small>9</small>
|colspan{{=}}16|
!style{{=}}"background:#CFCFFF;"| 25th
!style{{=}}"background:#CFCFFF;"| 100
|-
! [[1964 USAC Championship Car season|1964]]
!
!
!
|style{{=}}"background:#EFCFFF;"| [[XM Satellite Radio Indy 200|PHX]]<br /><small>17</small>
| [[Trenton Speedway|TRE]]
|style{{=}}"background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1964 Indianapolis 500|INDY]]<br /><small>32</small>
|style{{=}}"background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Milwaukee 225|MIL]]<br /><small>12</small>
|style{{=}}"background:#CFEAFF;"| [[Langhorne Speedway|LAN]]<br /><small>7</small>
|style{{=}}"background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Trenton Speedway|TRE]]<br /><small>18</small>
|style{{=}}"background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Illinois State Fairgrounds Racetrack|SPR]]<br /><small>4</small>
|style{{=}}"background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Milwaukee 225|MIL]]<br /><small>20</small>
|style{{=}}"background:#DFFFDF;"| [[DuQuoin State Fairgrounds Racetrack|DUQ]]<br /><small>4</small>
|style{{=}}"background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Indiana State Fair|ISF]]<br /><small>15</small>
|style{{=}}"background:#CFEAFF;"| [[Trenton Speedway|TRE]]<br /><small>6</small>
|style{{=}}"background:#EFCFFF;"| [[California State Fairgrounds Race Track|SAC]]<br /><small>18</small>
|style{{=}}"background:#EFCFFF;"| [[XM Satellite Radio Indy 200|PHX]]<br /><small>22</small>
|colspan{{=}}15|
!style{{=}}"background:#CFCFFF;"| 14th
!style{{=}}"background:#CFCFFF;"| 470
|-
! [[1965 USAC Championship Car season|1965]]
!
!
!
|style{{=}}"background:#EFCFFF;"| [[XM Satellite Radio Indy 200|PHX]]<br /><small>16</small>
|style{{=}}"background:#CFEAFF;"| [[Trenton Speedway|TRE]]<br /><small>10</small>
|style{{=}}"background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1965 Indianapolis 500|INDY]]<br /><small>19</small>
|style{{=}}"background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Milwaukee 225|MIL]]<br /><small>17</small>
|style{{=}}"background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Langhorne Speedway|LAN]]<br /><small>14</small>
|style{{=}}"background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Pikes Peak International Hill Climb|PIP]]<br /><small>2</small>
|style{{=}}"background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Trenton Speedway|TRE]]<br /><small>14</small>
|style{{=}}"background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Indianapolis Raceway Park|IRP]]<br /><small>2</small>
|style{{=}}"background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Atlanta 500 Classic|ATL]]<br /><small>22</small>
|style{{=}}"background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Langhorne Speedway|LAN]]<br /><small>5</small>
|style{{=}}"background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Milwaukee 225|MIL]]<br /><small>4</small>
|style{{=}}"background:#CFEAFF;"| [[Illinois State Fairgrounds Racetrack|SPR]]<br /><small>10</small>
|style{{=}}"background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Milwaukee 225|MIL]]<br /><small>18</small>
|style{{=}}"background:#EFCFFF;"| [[DuQuoin State Fairgrounds Racetrack|DUQ]]<br /><small>17</small>
|style{{=}}"background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Indiana State Fair|ISF]]<br /><small>4</small>
|style{{=}}"background:#CFEAFF;"| [[Trenton Speedway|TRE]]<br /><small>6</small>
|style{{=}}"background:#DFFFDF;"| [[California State Fairgrounds Race Track|SAC]]<br /><small>4</small>
|style{{=}}"background:#FFDF9F;"| [[XM Satellite Radio Indy 200|PHX]]<br /><small>3</small>
|colspan{{=}}10|
!style{{=}}"background:#CFEAFF;"| 7th
!style{{=}}"background:#CFEAFF;"| 1.402
|-
! [[1966 USAC Championship Car season|1966]]
!
!
!
|style{{=}}"background:#EFCFFF;"| [[XM Satellite Radio Indy 200|PHX]]<br /><small>19</small>
|style{{=}}"background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Trenton Speedway|TRE]]<br /><small>18</small>
|style{{=}}"background:#CFEAFF;"| [[1966 Indianapolis 500|INDY]]<br /><small>8</small>
|style{{=}}"background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Milwaukee 225|MIL]]<br /><small>16</small>
|style{{=}}"background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Langhorne Speedway|LAN]]<br /><small>14</small>
|style{{=}}"background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Atlanta 500 Classic|ATL]]<br /><small>14</small>
|style{{=}}"background:#FFFFBF;"| [[Pikes Peak International Hill Climb|PIP]]<br /><small>1</small>
|style{{=}}"background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Indianapolis Raceway Park|IRP]]<br /><small>4</small>
|style{{=}}"background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Langhorne Speedway|LAN]]<br /><small>19</small>
|style{{=}}"background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Illinois State Fairgrounds Racetrack|SPR]]<br /><small>5</small>
|style{{=}}"background:#CFEAFF;"| [[Milwaukee 225|MIL]]<br /><small>8</small>
|style{{=}}"background:#FFDF9F;"| [[DuQuoin State Fairgrounds Racetrack|DUQ]]<br /><small>3</small>
|style{{=}}"background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Indiana State Fair|ISF]]<br /><small>17</small>
|style{{=}}"background:#FFCFCF;"| [[Trenton Speedway|TRE]]<br /><small>DNQ</small>
|style{{=}}"background:#DFFFDF;"| [[California State Fairgrounds Race Track|SAC]]<br /><small>5</small>
|style{{=}}"background:#DFFFDF;"| [[XM Satellite Radio Indy 200|PHX]]<br /><small>4</small>
|colspan{{=}}12|
!style{{=}}"background:#CFEAFF;"| 6th
!style{{=}}"background:#CFEAFF;"| 1.210
|-
! [[1967 USAC Championship Car season|1967]]
!
!
!
|style{{=}}"background:#EFCFFF;"| [[XM Satellite Radio Indy 200|PHX]]<br /><small>19</small>
|style{{=}}"background:#FFDF9F;"| [[Trenton Speedway|TRE]]<br /><small>3</small>
|style{{=}}"background:#CFEAFF;"| [[1967 Indianapolis 500|INDY]]<br /><small>9</small>
|style{{=}}"background:#CFEAFF;"| [[Milwaukee 225|MIL]]<br /><small>9</small>
|style{{=}}"background:#CFEAFF;"| [[Langhorne Speedway|LAN]]<br /><small>6</small>
|style{{=}}"background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Pikes Peak International Hill Climb|PIP]]<br /><small>5</small>
|style{{=}}"background:#FFFFBF;"| [[Mosport Park|MOS]]<br /><small>1</small>
|style{{=}}"background:#FFFFBF;"| [[Mosport Park|MOS]]<br /><small>1</small>
|style{{=}}"background:#FFDF9F;"| [[Indianapolis Raceway Park|IRP]]<br /><small>3</small>
|style{{=}}"background:#FFDF9F;"| [[Langhorne Speedway|LAN]]<br /><small>3</small>
|style{{=}}"background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Mont-Tremblant Champ Car Grand Prix|MTR]]<br /><small>22</small>
|style{{=}}"background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Mont-Tremblant Champ Car Grand Prix|MTR]]<br /><small>13</small>
|style{{=}}"background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Illinois State Fairgrounds Racetrack|SPR]]<br /><small>8</small>
|style{{=}}"background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Milwaukee 225|MIL]]<br /><small>26</small>
|style{{=}}"background:#CFEAFF;"| [[DuQuoin State Fairgrounds Racetrack|DUQ]]<br /><small>6</small>
|style{{=}}"background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Indiana State Fair|ISF]]<br /><small>18</small>
|style{{=}}"background:#FFDF9F;"| [[Trenton Speedway|TRE]]<br /><small>3</small>
|style{{=}}"background:#EFCFFF;"| [[California State Fairgrounds Race Track|SAC]]<br /><small>18</small>
|style{{=}}"background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Hanford Motor Speedway|HAN]]<br /><small>2</small>
|style{{=}}"background:#FFDF9F;"| [[XM Satellite Radio Indy 200|PHX]]<br /><small>3</small>
|style{{=}}"background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Riverside International Raceway|RIV]]<br /><small>2</small>
|colspan{{=}}7|
!style{{=}}"background:#FFDF9F;"| 3rd
!style{{=}}"background:#FFDF9F;"| 3.020
|-
! [[1968 USAC Championship Car season|1968]]
! [[Leader Card Racing]]
!
!
|style{{=}}"background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Hanford Motor Speedway|HAN]]<br /><small>5</small>
|style{{=}}"background:#FFFFBF;"| [[Stardust International Raceway|LVG]]<br /><small>1</small>
|style{{=}}"background:#FFFFBF;"| [[XM Satellite Radio Indy 200|PHX]]<br /><small>1</small>
|style{{=}}"background:#FFFFBF;"| [[Trenton Speedway|TRE]]<br /><small>1</small>
|style{{=}}"background:#FFFFBF;"| [[1968 Indianapolis 500|INDY]]<br /><small>1</small>
|style{{=}}"background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Milwaukee 225|MIL]]<br /><small>21</small>
|style{{=}}"background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Mosport Park|MOS]]<br /><small>17</small>
| [[Mosport Park|MOS]]
|style{{=}}"background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Langhorne Speedway|LAN]]<br /><small>2</small>
|style{{=}}"background:#FFFFBF;"| [[Pikes Peak International Hill Climb|PIP]]<br /><small>1</small>
|style{{=}}"background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Continental Divide Raceways|CDR]]<br /><small>11</small>
|style{{=}}"background:#CFEAFF;"| [[Firestone Indy 225|NAZ]]<br /><small>7</small>
|style{{=}}"background:#FFDF9F;"| [[Indianapolis Raceway Park|IRP]]<br /><small>3</small>
|style{{=}}"background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Indianapolis Raceway Park|IRP]]<br /><small>21</small>
|style{{=}}"background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Langhorne Speedway|LAN]]<br /><small>2</small>
|style{{=}}"background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Langhorne Speedway|LAN]]<br /><small>16</small>
|style{{=}}"background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Mont-Tremblant Champ Car Grand Prix|MTR]]<br /><small>2</small>
|style{{=}}"background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Mont-Tremblant Champ Car Grand Prix|MTR]]<br /><small>11</small>
|style{{=}}"background:#FFCFCF;"| [[Illinois State Fairgrounds Racetrack|SPR]]<br /><small>DNQ</small>
|style{{=}}"background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Milwaukee 225|MIL]]<br /><small>4</small>
|style{{=}}"background:#EFCFFF;"| [[DuQuoin State Fairgrounds Racetrack|DUQ]]<br /><small>18</small>
|style{{=}}"background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Indiana State Fair|ISF]]<br /><small>16</small>
|style{{=}}"background:#CFEAFF;"| [[Trenton Speedway|TRE]]<br /><small>7</small>
|style{{=}}"background:#FFCFCF;"| [[California State Fairgrounds Race Track|SAC]]<br /><small>DNQ</small>
|style{{=}}"background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Firestone Indy 400|MCH]]<br /><small>17</small>
|style{{=}}"background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Hanford Motor Speedway|HAN]]<br /><small>2</small>
|style{{=}}"background:#EFCFFF;"| [[XM Satellite Radio Indy 200|PHX]]<br /><small>19</small>
|style{{=}}"background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Riverside International Raceway|RIV]]<br /><small>2</small>
!style{{=}}"background:#FFFFBF;"| 1st
!style{{=}}"background:#FFFFBF;"| 4.330
|-
! [[1969 USAC Championship Car season|1969]]
!
!
!
|style{{=}}"background:#EFCFFF;"| [[XM Satellite Radio Indy 200|PHX]]<br /><small>8</small>
|style{{=}}"background:#CFEAFF;"| [[Hanford Motor Speedway|HAN]]<br /><small>7</small>
|style{{=}}"background:#FFDF9F;"| [[1969 Indianapolis 500|INDY]]<br /><small>3</small>
|style{{=}}"background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Milwaukee 225|MIL]]<br /><small>16</small>
|style{{=}}"background:#FFFFBF;"| [[Langhorne Speedway|LAN]]<br /><small>1</small>
| [[Pikes Peak International Hill Climb|PIP]]
|style{{=}}"background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Continental Divide Raceways|CDR]]<br /><small>16</small>
| [[Firestone Indy 225|NAZ]]
|style{{=}}"background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Trenton Speedway|TRE]]<br /><small>23</small>
|style{{=}}"background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Indianapolis Raceway Park|IRP]]<br /><small>24</small>
| [[Indianapolis Raceway Park|IRP]]
|style{{=}}"background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Milwaukee 225|MIL]]<br /><small>2</small>
|style{{=}}"background:#CFEAFF;"| [[Illinois State Fairgrounds Racetrack|SPR]]<br /><small>10</small>
|style{{=}}"background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Dover Downs International Speedway|DOV]]<br /><small>22</small>
|style{{=}}"background:#DFFFDF;"| [[DuQuoin State Fairgrounds Racetrack|DUQ]]<br /><small>5</small>
|style{{=}}"background:#FFDF9F;"| [[Indiana State Fair|ISF]]<br /><small>3</small>
|style{{=}}"background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Brainerd International Raceway|BRN]]<br /><small>13</small>
|style{{=}}"background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Brainerd International Raceway|BRN]]<br /><small>11</small>
|style{{=}}"background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Trenton Speedway|TRE]]<br /><small>7</small>
|style{{=}}"background:#FFDF9F;"| [[California State Fairgrounds Race Track|SAC]]<br /><small>3</small>
|style{{=}}"background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Pacific Raceways|KEN]]<br /><small>17</small>
|style{{=}}"background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Pacific Raceways|KEN]]<br /><small>5</small>
|style{{=}}"background:#EFCFFF;"| [[XM Satellite Radio Indy 200|PHX]]<br /><small>22</small>
|style{{=}}"background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Riverside International Raceway|RIV]]<br /><small>4</small>
|colspan{{=}}4|
!style{{=}}"background:#FFDF9F;"| 3rd
!style{{=}}"background:#FFDF9F;"| 2.585
|-
! [[1970 USAC Championship Car season|1970]]
! 
!
!
|style{{=}}"background:#DFDFDF;"| [[XM Satellite Radio Indy 200|PHX]]<br /><small>2</small>
|style{{=}}"background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma|SON]]<br /><small>18</small>
|style{{=}}"background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Trenton Speedway|TRE]]<br /><small>4</small>
|style{{=}}"background:#CFCFFF;"| [[1970 Indianapolis 500|INDY]]<br /><small>11</small>
|style{{=}}"background:#CFEAFF;"| [[Milwaukee 225|MIL]]<br /><small>6</small>
|style{{=}}"background:#FFFFBF;"| [[Langhorne Speedway|LAN]]<br /><small>1</small>
|style{{=}}"background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Continental Divide Raceways|CDR]]<br /><small>4</small>
|style{{=}}"background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Firestone Indy 400|MCH]]<br /><small>2</small>
|style{{=}}"background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Indianapolis Raceway Park|IRP]]<br /><small>24</small>
|style{{=}}"background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Illinois State Fairgrounds Racetrack|SPR]]<br /><small>9</small>
|style{{=}}"background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Milwaukee 225|MIL]]<br /><small>19</small>
|style{{=}}"background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1970 California 500|ONT]]<br /><small>22</small>
|style{{=}}"background:#DFDFDF;"| [[DuQuoin State Fairgrounds Racetrack|DUQ]]<br /><small>2</small>
|style{{=}}"background:#FFCFCF;"| [[Indiana State Fair|ISF]]<br /><small>DNQ</small>
|style{{=}}"background:#FFCFCF;"| [[Missouri State Fair Speedway|SED]]<br /><small>DNQ</small>
|style{{=}}"background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Trenton Speedway|TRE]]<br /><small>2</small>
|style{{=}}"background:#CFEAFF;"| [[California State Fairgrounds Race Track|SAC]]<br /><small>6</small>
|style{{=}}"background:#EFCFFF;"| [[XM Satellite Radio Indy 200|PHX]]<br /><small>17</small>
|colspan{{=}}10|
!style{{=}}"background:#DFDFDF;"| 2nd
!style{{=}}"background:#DFDFDF;"| 2.260
|-
! [[1971 USAC Championship Car season|1971]]
!
!
! 
|style{{=}}"background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Autódromo Ciudad de Rafaela|RAF]]<br /><small>27</small>
| [[Autódromo Ciudad de Rafaela|RAF]]
|style{{=}}"background:#DFDFDF;"| [[XM Satellite Radio Indy 200|PHX]]<br /><small>2</small>
|style{{=}}"background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Trenton Speedway|TRE]]<br /><small>4</small>
|style{{=}}"background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1971 Indianapolis 500|INDY]]<br /><small>12</small>
|style{{=}}"background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Milwaukee 225|MIL]]<br /><small>14</small>
|style{{=}}"background:#CFEAFF;"| [[1971 Pocono 500|POC]]<br /><small>9</small>
|style{{=}}"background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Firestone Indy 400|MCH]]<br /><small>18</small>
|style{{=}}"background:#FFFFBF;"| [[Milwaukee 225|MIL]]<br /><small>1</small>
|style{{=}}"background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1971 California 500|ONT]]<br /><small>21</small>
|style{{=}}"background:#FFFFBF;"| [[Trenton Speedway|TRE]]<br /><small>1</small>
|style{{=}}"background:#CFEAFF;"| [[XM Satellite Radio Indy 200|PHX]]<br /><small>8</small>
|colspan{{=}}16|
!style{{=}}"background:#CFEAFF;"| 6th
!style{{=}}"background:#CFEAFF;"| 1.805
|-
! [[1972 USAC Championship Car season|1972]]
! 
!
!
|style{{=}}"background:#FFFFBF;"| [[XM Satellite Radio Indy 200|PHX]]<br /><small>1</small>
|style{{=}}"background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Trenton Speedway|TRE]]<br /><small>17</small>
|style{{=}}"background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1972 Indianapolis 500|INDY]]<br /><small>30</small>
|style{{=}}"background:#FFFFBF;"| [[Milwaukee 225|MIL]]<br /><small>1</small>
|style{{=}}"background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Firestone Indy 400|MCH]]<br /><small>14</small>
|style{{=}}"background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1972 Pocono 500|POC]]<br /><small>20</small>
|style{{=}}"background:#DFC484;"| [[Milwaukee 225|MIL]]<br /><small>Wth</small>
|style{{=}}"background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1972 California 500|ONT]]<br /><small>24</small>
|style{{=}}"background:#FFFFBF;"| [[Trenton Speedway|TRE]]<br /><small>1</small>
|style{{=}}"background:#FFFFBF;"| [[XM Satellite Radio Indy 200|PHX]]<br /><small>1</small>
|colspan{{=}}18|
!style{{=}}"background:#CFEAFF;"| 8th
!style{{=}}"background:#CFEAFF;"| 1.500
|-
! [[1973 USAC Championship Car season|1973]]
! 
! 
! 
|style{{=}}"background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Texas World Speedway|TWS]]<br /><small>20</small>
|style{{=}}"background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Trenton Speedway|TRE]]<br /><small>19</small>
|style{{=}}"background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Trenton Speedway|TRE]]<br /><small>15</small>
|style{{=}}"background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1973 Indianapolis 500|INDY]]<br /><small>13</small>
|style{{=}}"background:#FFFFBF;"| [[Milwaukee Mile|MIL]]<br /><small>1</small>
|style{{=}}"background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1973 Pocono 500|POC]]<br /><small>10</small>
|style{{=}}"background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Michigan International Speedway|MCH]]<br /><small>20</small>
|style{{=}}"background:#FFCFCF;"| [[Milwaukee Mile|MIL]]<br /><small>DNQ</small>
| [[Ontario Motor Speedway|ONT]]
| [[Ontario Motor Speedway|ONT]]
|style{{=}}"background:#CFEAFF;"| [[1973 California 500|ONT]]<br /><small>7</small>
|style{{=}}"background:#CFEAFF;"| [[Michigan International Speedway|MCH]]<br /><small>10</small>
|style{{=}}"background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Michigan International Speedway|MCH]]<br /><small>16</small>
|style{{=}}"background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Trenton Speedway|TRE]]<br /><small>2</small>
|style{{=}}"background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Texas World Speedway|TWS]]<br /><small>15</small>
|style{{=}}"background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Phoenix International Raceway|PHX]]<br /><small>18</small>
|colspan{{=}}12|
!style{{=}}"background:#CFCFFF;"| 12th
!style{{=}}"background:#CFCFFF;"| 1.108
|-
! [[1974 USAC Championship Car season|1974]]
! 
!
!
|style{{=}}"background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Ontario Motor Speedway|ONT]]<br /><small>2</small>
| [[Ontario Motor Speedway|ONT]]
|style{{=}}"background:#FFFFBF;"| [[1974 California 500|ONT]]<br /><small>1</small>
|style{{=}}"background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Phoenix International Raceway|PHX]]<br /><small>2</small>
|style{{=}}"background:#FFFFBF;"| [[Trenton Speedway|TRE]]<br /><small>1</small>
|style{{=}}"background:#DFDFDF;"| [[1974 Indianapolis 500|INDY]]<br /><small>2</small>
|style{{=}}"background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Milwaukee Mile|MIL]]<br /><small>21</small>
|style{{=}}"background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1974 Pocono 500|POC]]<br /><small>5</small>
|style{{=}}"background:#FFFFBF;"| [[Michigan International Speedway|MCH]]<br /><small>1</small>
|style{{=}}"background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Milwaukee Mile|MIL]]<br /><small>4</small>
|style{{=}}"background:#FFDF9F;"| [[Michigan International Speedway|MCH]]<br /><small>3</small>
|style{{=}}"background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Trenton Speedway|TRE]]<br /><small>2</small>
|style{{=}}"background:#FFFFBF;"| [[Trenton Speedway|TRE]]<br /><small>1</small>
|style{{=}}"background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Phoenix International Raceway|PHX]]<br /><small>2</small>
|colspan{{=}}14|
!style{{=}}"background:#FFFFBF;"| 1st 
!style{{=}}"background:#FFFFBF;"| 4.870
|-
!rowspan{{=}}2| [[1975 USAC Championship Car season|1975]]
! [[All American Racers]]
! rowspan{{=}}2| [[All American Racers|Eagle]] 74
! [[Offenhauser|Offy]] 159 [[Inline-four engine|L4]] [[Turbocharger|t]]
| [[Ontario Motor Speedway|ONT]]
|style{{=}}"background:#EFCFFF;"| '''[[Ontario Motor Speedway|ONT]]'''<br />{{small|10}}
|style{{=}}"background:#DFDFDF;"| [[1975 California 500|ONT]]<br />{{small|2}}
| [[Phoenix International Raceway|PHX]]
| [[Trenton Speedway|TRE]]
|style{{=}}"background:#FFFFBF;"| [[1975 Indianapolis 500|INDY]]<br />{{small|1}}
|style{{=}}"background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Milwaukee Mile|MIL]]<br />{{small|2}}
|style{{=}}"background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1975 Pocono 500|POC]]<br />{{small|22}}
|style{{=}}"background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Michigan International Speedway|MIS]]<br />{{small|5}}
| [[Milwaukee Mile|MIL]]
|colspan{{=}}18|
!rowspan{{=}}2 style{{=}}"background:#FFDF9F;"| 3rd
!rowspan{{=}}2 style{{=}}"background:#FFDF9F;"| 2.489
|-
! [[Jerry O'Connell Racing]]
! [[Offenhauser|Offy]] Drake [[Inline-four engine|L4]] [[Turbocharger|t]]
|colspan{{=}}10|
|style{{=}}"background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Michigan International Speedway|MIS2]]<br />{{small|3}}
| [[Trenton Speedway|TRE]]
| [[Phoenix International Raceway|PHX]]
|colspan{{=}}15|
|-
! [[1976 USAC Championship Car season|1976]]
! [[Fletcher Racing]]
! [[All American Racers|Eagle]] 74
! [[Offenhauser|Offy]] Drake [[Inline-four engine|L4]] [[Turbocharger|t]]
|style{{=}}"background:#FFFFBF;"| [[Phoenix International Raceway|PHX]]<br />{{small|1}}
|style{{=}}"background:#FFCFCF;"| [[Trenton Speedway|TRE]]<br />{{small|DNQ}}
|style{{=}}"background:#CFEAFF;"| [[1976 Indianapolis 500|INDY]]<br />{{small|10}}
|style{{=}}"background:#FFDF9F;"| [[Milwaukee Mile|MIL]]<br />{{small|3}}
|style{{=}}"background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1976 Pocono 500|POC]]<br />{{small|32}}
| [[Michigan International Speedway|MIS]]
| [[Texas World Speedway|TWS]]
| [[Trenton Speedway|TRE]]
|style{{=}}"background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Milwaukee Mile|MIL]]<br />{{small|4}}
|style{{=}}"background:#FFFFBF;"| [[1976 California 500|ONT]]<br />{{small|1}}
|style{{=}}"background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Michigan International Speedway|MIS]]<br />{{small|4}}
|style{{=}}"background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Texas World Speedway|TWS]]<br />{{small|17}}
|style{{=}}"background:#EFCFFF;"| '''[[Phoenix International Raceway|PHX]]'''<br />{{small|21}}
|colspan{{=}}15|
!style{{=}}"background:#CFEAFF;"| 6th
!style{{=}}"background:#CFEAFF;"| 2.080
|-
!rowspan{{=}}3| [[1977 USAC Championship Car season|1977]]
!rowspan{{=}}3| [[Fletcher Racing]]
! Lightning Mk1
!rowspan{{=}}2| [[Offenhauser|Offy]] Drake [[Inline-four engine|L4]] [[Turbocharger|t]]
|style{{=}}"background:#EFCFFF;"|[[Ontario Motor Speedway|ONT]]<br />{{small|15}}
|colspan{{=}}2|
|style{{=}}"background:#DFC484;"|[[Trenton Speedway|TRE]]<br />{{small|WD}}
|style{{=}}"background:#EFCFFF;"|[[1977 Indianapolis 500|INDY]]<br />{{small|18}}
|style{{=}}"background:#EFCFFF;"|'''[[Milwaukee Mile|MIL]]'''<br />{{small|16}}
|style{{=}}"background:#EFCFFF;"|[[1977 Pocono 500|POC]]<br />{{small|19}}
|[[Mosport International Raceway|MOS]]
|style{{=}}"background:#EFCFFF;"|[[Michigan International Speedway|MIS]]<br />{{small|21}}
|style{{=}}"background:#EFCFFF;"|[[Texas World Speedway|TWS]]<br />{{small|15}}
|style{{=}}"background:#EFCFFF;"|[[Milwaukee Mile|MIL]]<br />{{small|17}}
|style{{=}}"background:#EFCFFF;"|[[1977 California 500|ONT]]<br />{{small|30}}
|[[Michigan International Speedway|MIS]]
|colspan{{=}}15|
!rowspan{{=}}3 style{{=}}"background:#CFCFFF;"| 35th
!rowspan{{=}}3 style{{=}}"background:#CFCFFF;"| 75
|-
! [[All American Racers|Eagle]] 74
|
|style{{=}}"background:#EFCFFF;"|[[Phoenix International Raceway|PHX]]<br />{{small|17}}
|[[Texas World Speedway|TWS]]
|colspan{{=}}25|
|-
! Lightning Mk1
! [[Cosworth]] [[Cosworth DFV#DFX|DFX]] [[V8 engine|V8]] [[Turbocharger|t]] 
|colspan{{=}}13|
|style{{=}}"background:#EFCFFF;"|'''[[Phoenix International Raceway|PHX]]'''<br />{{small|8}}
|colspan{{=}}14|
|-
!rowspan{{=}}3| [[1978 USAC Championship Car season|1978]]
!rowspan{{=}}3| [[All American Racers]]
! Lightning  Mk1
!rowspan{{=}}3| [[Cosworth]] [[Cosworth DFV#DFX|DFX]] [[V8 engine|V8]] [[Turbocharger|t]] 
|style{{=}}"background:#EFCFFF;"|[[Phoenix International Raceway|PHX]]<br />{{small|18}}
|style{{=}}"background:#EFCFFF;"|[[Ontario Motor Speedway|ONT]]<br />{{small|16}}
|style{{=}}"background:#EFCFFF;"|[[Texas World Speedway|TWS]]<br />{{small|13}}
|style{{=}}"background:#EFCFFF;"|[[Trenton Speedway|TRE]]<br />{{small|20}}
|colspan{{=}}24|
!rowspan{{=}}3 style{{=}}"background:#CFCFFF;"| 12th
!rowspan{{=}}3 style{{=}}"background:#CFCFFF;"| 1.122
|-
! [[All American Racers|Eagle]] 78
|colspan{{=}}4|
|style{{=}}"background:#CFEAFF;"|[[1978 Indianapolis 500|INDY]]<br />{{small|6}}
|style{{=}}"background:#EFCFFF;"|[[Mosport International Raceway|MOS]]<br />{{small|19}}
|style{{=}}"background:#EFCFFF;"|[[Milwaukee Mile|MIL]]<br />{{small|17}}
|style{{=}}"background:#EFCFFF;"|[[1978 Pocono 500|POC]]<br />{{small|20}}
|style{{=}}"background:#EFCFFF;"|[[Michigan International Speedway|MIS]]<br />{{small|5}}
|style{{=}}"background:#FFDF9F;"|[[Atlanta Motor Speedway|ATL]]<br />{{small|3}}
|style{{=}}"background:#EFCFFF;"|[[Texas World Speedway|TWS]]<br />{{small|8}}
|style{{=}}"background:#EFCFFF;"|[[Milwaukee Mile|MIL]]<br />{{small|20}}
|style{{=}}"background:#EFCFFF;"|[[1978 California 500|ONT]]<br />{{small|13}}
|[[Michigan International Speedway|MIS]]
|[[Trenton Speedway|TRE]]
|colspan{{=}}13|
|-
! [[All American Racers|Eagle]] 78 MkII 
|colspan{{=}}15|
|style{{=}}"background:#EFCFFF;"|[[Silverstone Circuit|SIL]]<br />{{small|8}}
|style{{=}}"background:#EFCFFF;"|[[Brands Hatch|BRH]]<br />{{small|13}}
|style{{=}}"background:#EFCFFF;"|[[Phoenix International Raceway|PHX]]<br />{{small|11}}
|colspan{{=}}10|
|-
! [[1979 USAC Championship Car season|1979]]
!
!
!
| [[Ontario Motor Speedway|ONT]]
| [[Texas World Speedway|TWS]]
|style{{=}}"background:#CFEAFF;"| [[1979 Indianapolis 500|INDY]]<br /><small>5</small>
| [[Milwaukee Mile|MIL]]
| [[1979 Pocono 500|POC]]
| [[Texas World Speedway|TWS]]
| [[Milwaukee Mile|MIL]]
|colspan{{=}}21|
!-
!0
|-
! [[1980 USAC Championship Car season|1980]]
! 
! 
! 
|style{{=}}"background:#EFCFFF;" | [[Ontario Motor Speedway|ONT]]<br />{{small|23}}
|style{{=}}"background:#CFEAFF;" | [[1980 Indianapolis 500|INDY]]<br />{{small|9}}
|style{{=}}"background:#FFFFBF;" | [[Milwaukee Mile|MIL]]<br />{{small|1}}
|style{{=}}"background:#FFFFBF;" | [[1980 Pocono 500|POC]]<br />{{small|1}}
|style{{=}}"background:#EFCFFF;" | [[Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course|MOH]]<br />{{small|15}}
| colspan{{=}}23|
!style{{=}}"background:#FFDF9F;"| 3rd
!style{{=}}"background:#FFDF9F;"| 1,334
|-
! [[1981–82 USAC Championship Car season|1981-82]]
!
!
!
|style{{=}}"background:#FFFFBF;" | [[1981 Indianapolis 500|INDY]]<br /><small>1</small>
| [[1981 Pocono 500|POC]]
| [[Illinois State Fairgrounds Racetrack|ILL]]
| [[DuQuoin State Fairgrounds Racetrack|DUQ]]
| [[Indiana State Fair|ISF]]
|style{{=}}"background:#FFCFCF;" | [[1982 Indianapolis 500|INDY]]<br /><small>DNQ</small>
| colspan{{=}}22|
!-
!0
}}}}

====CART====
{{Overflow|
{{wikitable| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"
! Year
! Team
! Chassis
! Engine
! 1
! 2
! 3
! 4
! 5
! 6
! 7
! 8
! 9
! 10
! 11
! 12
! 13
! 14
! Rank
! Points
|-
| [[1979 CART World Series season|1979]]
! [[Team Penske]]
! [[Team Penske|Penske]] PC-7
! [[Cosworth]] [[Cosworth DFV#DFX|DFX]] [[V8 engine|V8]] [[Turbocharger|t]]
|style{{=}}"background:#DFFFDF;"|'''[[1979 Arizona Republic Jimmy/Bryan 150|PHX]]'''<br />{{small|5}}
|style{{=}}"background:#CFEAFF;"|[[1979 Gould Twin Dixie 125|ATL1]]<br />{{small|7}}
|style{{=}}"background:#DFFFDF;"|[[1979 Gould Twin Dixie 125|ATL2]]<br />{{small|4}}
|style{{=}}"background:#DFFFDF;"|[[1979 Indianapolis 500|INDY]]<br />{{small|5}}
|style{{=}}"background:#FFFFBF;"|TRE1<br />{{small|1}}
|style{{=}}"background:#FFFFBF;"|'''TRE2'''<br />{{small|1}}
|style{{=}}"background:#EFCFFF;"|'''MIS1'''<br />{{small|19}}
|style{{=}}"background:#FFFFBF;"|MIS2<br />{{small|1}}
|style{{=}}"background:#FFFFBF;"|WGL<br />{{small|1}}
|style{{=}}"background:#DFDFDF;"|'''TRE3'''<br />{{small|2}}
|style{{=}}"background:#FFFFBF;"|[[1979 California 500|ONT]]<br />{{small|1}}
|style{{=}}"background:#FFFFBF;"|'''MIS3'''<br />{{small|1}}
|style{{=}}"background:#FFDF9F;"|'''ATL3'''<br />{{small|3}}
|style{{=}}"background:#DFDFDF;"|'''PHX2'''<br />{{small|2}}
|style{{=}}"background:#DFDFDF;"| '''2nd'''
|style{{=}}"background:#DFDFDF;"| '''3820'''
|-
| [[1980 CART World Series season|1980]]
! [[Team Penske]]
! [[Team Penske|Penske]] PC-9
! [[Cosworth]] [[Cosworth DFV#DFX|DFX]] [[V8 engine|V8]] [[Turbocharger|t]]
|style{{=}}"background:#EFCFFF;"|ONT1<br />{{small|23}}
|style{{=}}"background:#EFCFFF;"|[[1980 Indianapolis 500|INDY]]<br />{{small|19}}
|style{{=}}"background:#FFFFBF;"|MIL1<br />{{small|1}}
|style{{=}}"background:#FFFFBF;"|'''[[1980 Pocono 500|POC]]'''<br />{{small|1}}
|style{{=}}"background:#EFCFFF;"|MOH<br />{{small|15}}
|style{{=}}"background:#DFDFDF;"|'''MIS1'''<br />{{small|2}}
|style{{=}}"background:#FFFFBF;"|WGL<br />{{small|1}}
|style{{=}}"background:#FFDF9F;"|MIL2<br />{{small|3}}
|style{{=}}"background:#FFFFBF;"|'''[[1980 California 500|ONT2]]'''<br />{{small|1}}
|style{{=}}"background:#DFDFDF;"|MIS2<br />{{small|2}}
|style{{=}}"background:#DFDFDF;"|'''MEX'''<br />{{small|2}}
|style{{=}}"background:#FFFFFF;"|PHX<br />{{small|DNS}}
| &nbsp;
| &nbsp;
|style{{=}}"background:#DFDFDF;"| '''2nd'''
|style{{=}}"background:#DFDFDF;"| '''3714'''
|-
| [[1981 CART World Series season|1981]]
! [[Team Penske]]
! [[Team Penske|Penske]] PC-9B
! [[Cosworth]] [[Cosworth DFV#DFX|DFX]] [[V8 engine|V8]] [[Turbocharger|t]]
|style{{=}}"background:#DFDFDF;"|'''PHX1'''<br />{{small|2}}
|style{{=}}"background:#EFCFFF;"|MIL1<br />{{small|21}}
|style{{=}}"background:#CFCFFF;"|ATL1<br />{{small|13}}
|style{{=}}"background:#CFEAFF;"|ATL2<br />{{small|6}}
|style{{=}}"background:#EFCFFF;"|MIS1<br />{{small|16}}
|style{{=}}"background:#CFEAFF;"|RIV<br />{{small|9}}
|style{{=}}"background:#FFDF9F;"|MIL2<br />{{small|3}}
|style{{=}}"background:#CFEAFF;"|MIS2<br />{{small|7}}
|style{{=}}"background:#EFCFFF;"|WGL<br />{{small|17}}
|style{{=}}"background:#EFCFFF;"|'''MEX'''<br />{{small|15}}
|style{{=}}"background:#DFDFDF;"|'''PHX2'''<br />{{small|2}}
| &nbsp;
| &nbsp;
| &nbsp;
|style{{=}}"background:#CFEAFF;"| '''7th'''
|style{{=}}"background:#CFEAFF;"| '''99'''
}}}}

====Indianapolis 500 results====
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
|-
! Year
! Chassis
! Engine
! Start
! Finish
|-
| [[1963 Indianapolis 500|1963]]
| [[Kurtis Kraft|Kurtis 500K]]
| [[Novi engine|Novi]]
| 16th
| 33rd
|-
| [[1964 Indianapolis 500|1964]]
| [[Ferguson Research Ltd.|Ferguson P104]]
| [[Novi engine|Novi]]
| 22nd
| 32nd
|-
| [[1965 Indianapolis 500|1965]]
| [[Ferguson Research Ltd.|Ferguson P104]]
| [[Novi engine|Novi]]
| 8th
| 19th
|-
| [[1966 Indianapolis 500|1966]]
| Huffaker 66
| [[Offenhauser|Offy]]
| 28th
| 8th
|-
| [[1967 Indianapolis 500|1967]]
| [[All American Racers|Eagle 67]]
| [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| 8th
| 9th
|-
| [[1968 Indianapolis 500|1968]]
| [[All American Racers|Eagle 68]]
| [[Offenhauser|Offy]]
| 3rd
| '''1st'''
|-
| [[1969 Indianapolis 500|1969]]
| [[Lola Cars|Lola T152]]
| [[Offenhauser|Offy]]
| 3rd
| 3rd
|-
| [[1970 Indianapolis 500|1970]]
| [[All American Racers|Eagle 67]]
| [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| 7th
| 11th
|-
| [[1971 Indianapolis 500|1971]]
| [[All American Racers|Eagle 71]]
| [[Offenhauser|Offy]]
| 3rd
| 12th
|-
| [[1972 Indianapolis 500|1972]]
| [[All American Racers|Eagle 72]]
| [[Offenhauser|Offy]]
| '''1st'''
| 30th
|-
| [[1973 Indianapolis 500|1973]]
| [[All American Racers|Eagle 73]]
| [[Offenhauser|Offy]]
| 2nd
| 13th
|-
| [[1974 Indianapolis 500|1974]]
| [[All American Racers|Eagle 74]]
| [[Offenhauser|Offy]]
| 7th
| 2nd
|-
| [[1975 Indianapolis 500|1975]]
| [[All American Racers|Eagle 74]]
| [[Offenhauser|Offy]]
| 3rd
| '''1st'''
|-
| [[1976 Indianapolis 500|1976]]
| [[All American Racers|Eagle 74–76]]
| [[Offenhauser|Offy]]
| 12th
| 10th
|-
| [[1977 Indianapolis 500|1977]]
| Lightning Mk1/77
| [[Offenhauser|Offy]]
| 2nd
| 18th
|-
| [[1978 Indianapolis 500|1978]]
| [[All American Racers|Eagle 78]]
| [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] [[Cosworth DFX]]
| 19th
| 6th
|-
| [[1979 Indianapolis 500|1979]]
| [[Penske Racing|Penske PC-7]]
| [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] [[Cosworth DFX]]
| 4th
| 5th
|-
| [[1980 Indianapolis 500|1980]]
| [[Penske Racing|Penske PC-9]]
| [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] [[Cosworth DFX]]
| 3rd
| 19th
|-
| [[1981 Indianapolis 500|1981]]
| [[Penske Racing|Penske PC-9B]]
| [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] [[Cosworth DFX]]
| '''1st'''
| '''1st'''
|}

====Indy 500 qualifying results====
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%; text-align:center"
! Year
! Att #
! Date
! Time
! Qual<br />Day
! Car #
! Laps
! Qual<br />Time
! Qual<br />Speed
! Rank
! Start
! Comment
|-
| 1967
| 4
| 05-13
| 4
| 1
| 6
| 4
|&nbsp;—
| 164.752
| 9
| 8
|
|-
| 1968
| 6
| 05-18
| 6
| 1
| 3
| 4
|&nbsp;—
| 169.507
| 3
| 3
|
|-
| 1969
| 12
| 05-24
| 12
| 2
| 1
| 4
|  3:32.1600
| 169.683
| 3
| 3
|
|-
| 1970
| 24
| 05-16
| 24
| 1
| 3
| 4
|  3:33.6400
| 168.508
| 8
| 7
|
|-
| 1971
| 17
| 05-15
| 17
| 1
| 2
| 4
|  3:24.7600
| 175.816
| 3
| 3
|
|-
| 1972
| 13
| 05-14
| 16:49
| 1
| 6
| 4
|  3:03.7300
| 195.940
| 1
| 1
|
|-
| 1973
| 19
| 05-12
| 13:28
| 1
| 8
| 0
|&nbsp;—
|&nbsp;—
|&nbsp;—
|&nbsp;—
|
|-
| 1973
| 29
| 05-12
| 17:20
| 1
| 8
| 4
|  3:01.6500
| 198.183
| 2
| 2
|
|-
| 1974
| 14
| 05-11
| 11:40
| 1
| 48
| 4
|  3:14.4100
| 185.176
| 8
| 7
|
|-
| 1975
| 16
| 05-10
| 13:14
| 1
| 48
| 4
|  3:08.4100
| 191.073
| 3
| 3
|
|-
| 1976
| 1
| 05-15
| 14:36
| 1
| 3
| 1
|&nbsp;—
|&nbsp;—
|&nbsp;—
|&nbsp;—
|   align=left | PULLED OFF
|-
| 1976
| 34
| 05-16
| 13:15
| 2
| 3
| 4
|  3:11.9800
| 187.520
| 5
| 12
|
|-
| 1977
| 6
| 05-14
| 11:44
| 1
| 6
| 1
|&nbsp;—
|&nbsp;—
|&nbsp;—
|&nbsp;—
|   align=left | PULLED OFF
|-
| 1977
| 32
| 05-14
| 16:48
| 1
| 6
| 4
|  3:02.0700
| 197.726
| 2
| 2
|
|-
| 1978
| 30
| 05-20
| 17:07
| 2
| 48
| 4
|  3:04.9400
| 194.658
| 10
| 20
|
|-
| 1979
| 17
| 05-13
| 14:08
| 1
| 12
| 4
|  3:09.5600
| 189.913
| 4
| 4
|
|-
| 1980
| 23
| 05-10
| 14:16
| 1
| 11
| 4
|  3:09.4800
| 189.994
| 3
| 3
|
|-
| 1981
| 19
| 05-16
| 11:36
| 1
| 3
| 4
|  2:59.5100
| 200.546
| 2
| 1
|
|}

===Complete Formula One World Championship results===
Unser participated in two Formula One World Championship Grands Prix.
{{Clear}}
([[:Template:F1 driver results legend 2|key]])
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"
! Year
! Entrant
! Chassis
! Engine
! 1
! 2
! 3
! 4
! 5
! 6
! 7
! 8
! 9
! 10
! 11
! 12
! WDC
! Points
|-
|rowspan="2"| [[1968 Formula One season|1968]]
!rowspan="2"|[[BRM|Owen Racing Organisation]]
![[BRM]] [[BRM P126|P126]]
!Rowspan="2"|[[BRM]] P101 3.0 [[V12 engine|V12]]
| [[1968 South African Grand Prix|RSA]]
| [[1968 Spanish Grand Prix|ESP]]
| [[1968 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]
| [[1968 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]
| [[1968 Dutch Grand Prix|NED]]
| [[1968 French Grand Prix|FRA]]
| [[1968 British Grand Prix|GBR]]
| [[1968 German Grand Prix|GER]]
|style="background:#FFFFFF;"| [[1968 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]<br />{{small|DNS}}
| [[1968 Canadian Grand Prix|CAN]]
|
|
! rowspan="2"|NC
! rowspan="2"|0
|-
![[BRM P138]]
| 
| 
| 
| 
| 
| 
| 
| 
| 
| 
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1968 United States Grand Prix|USA]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
| [[1968 Mexican Grand Prix|MEX]]
|}

===NASCAR===
([[Template:NASCAR driver results legend|key]]) (<span style="font-size:85%">'''Bold'''&nbsp;– Pole position awarded by qualifying time. ''Italics''&nbsp;– Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. *&nbsp;– Most laps led.</span>)

====Grand National Series====
{{Overflow|
{{wikitable| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:75%"
|-
! colspan{{=}}69| [[NASCAR Grand National Series]] results
|-
! Year
! Team
! No.
! Make
! 1
! 2
! 3
! 4
! 5
! 6
! 7
! 8
! 9
! 10
! 11
! 12
! 13
! 14
! 15
! 16
! 17
! 18
! 19
! 20
! 21
! 22
! 23
! 24
! 25
! 26
! 27
! 28
! 29
! 30
! 31
! 32
! 33
! 34
! 35
! 36
! 37
! 38
! 39
! 40
! 41
! 42
! 43
! 44
! 45
! 46
! 47
! 48
! 49
! 50
! 51
! 52
! 53
! 54
! {{Tooltip|NGNC|NASCAR Grand National classification}}
! Pts
! Ref
|-
! [[1969 NASCAR Grand National Series|1969]]
! [[Smokey Yunick]]
! 13
! [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| [[1969 Georgia 500 (November 1968)|MGR]]
| [[Montgomery Speedway|MGY]]
| [[Motor Trend 500|RSD]]
| [[Daytona 500 Qualifying Race|DAY]]
| style{{=}}"background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Daytona 500 Qualifying Race|DAY]]<br />{{small|4}}
| style{{=}}"background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1969 Daytona 500|DAY]]<br />{{small|42}}
| [[Carolina 500|CAR]]
| [[Cracker 200|AUG]]
| [[Southeastern 500|BRI]]
| [[Atlanta 500|ATL]]
| [[Columbia 200|CLB]]
| [[Hickory 250|HCY]]
| [[Greenville 200|GPS]]
| [[Richmond 500|RCH]]
| [[Gwyn Staley 400|NWS]]
| [[Virginia 500|MAR]]
| [[Fireball 300|AWS]]
| [[Rebel 400|DAR]]
| [[Beltsville 300|BLV]]
| [[Tidewater 375|LGY]]
| [[1969 World 600|CLT]]
| [[Macon 300|MGR]]
| [[Maryville 300|SMR]]
| [[1969 Motor State 500|MCH]]
| [[Kingsport 250|KPT]]
| [[1969 Pickens 200|GPS]]
| [[1969 North State 200|NCF]]
| [[Medal of Honor Firecracker 400|DAY]]
| [[Mason-Dixon 300|DOV]]
| [[Thompson 200|TPN]]
| [[Northern 300|TRN]]
| [[1969 Maryland 300|BLV]]
| [[1969 Volunteer 500|BRI]]
| [[Nashville 400|NSV]]
| [[Smoky Mountain 200|SMR]]
| [[1969 Dixie 500|ATL]]
| [[Yankee 600|MCH]]
| [[South Boston 100|SBO]]
| [[1969 Myers Brothers 250|BGS]]
| [[Western North Carolina 500|AWS]]
| [[Southern 500|DAR]]
| [[Buddy Shuman 250|HCY]]
| [[Cook Out 400 (Richmond)|RCH]]
| [[1969 Talladega 500|TAL]]
| [[1969 Sandlapper 200|CLB]]
| [[Old Dominion 500|MAR]]
| [[Wilkes 400|NWS]]
| [[1969 National 500|CLT]]
| [[Savannah Speedway|SVH]]
| [[Augusta Speedway|AUG]]
| [[1969 American 500|CAR]]
| [[Jeffco 200|JFC]]
| [[1969 Georgia 500 (November 1969)|MGR]]
| [[1969 Texas 500|TWS]]
! NA
! -
! <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/unserbo01/1969/W|title=Bobby Unser – 1969 NASCAR Grand National Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=May 3, 2021}}</ref>
}}}}

====Winston Cup Series====
{{Overflow|
{{wikitable| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:75%"
|-
! colspan{{=}}43| [[NASCAR Winston Cup Series]] results
|-
! Year
! Team
! No.
! Make
! 1
! 2
! 3
! 4
! 5
! 6
! 7
! 8
! 9
! 10
! 11
! 12
! 13
! 14
! 15
! 16
! 17
! 18
! 19
! 20
! 21
! 22
! 23
! 24
! 25
! 26
! 27
! 28
! 29
! 30
! 31
! {{Tooltip|NWCC|NASCAR Winston Cup classification}}
! Pts
! Ref
|-
! [[1972 NASCAR Winston Cup Series|1972]]
! [[Nichels]]
! 99
! [[Chevrolet|Chevy]]
| [[Winston Western 500|RSD]]
| [[1972 Daytona 500|DAY]]
| [[Richmond 500|RCH]]
| [[1972 Miller High Life 500|ONT]]
| [[1972 Carolina 500|CAR]]
| [[Atlanta 500|ATL]]
| [[Southeastern 500|BRI]]
| [[Rebel 500|DAR]]
| [[Gwyn Staley 400|NWS]]
| [[Virginia 500|MAR]]
| [[1972 Winston 500|TAL]]
| [[1972 World 600|CLT]]
| [[Mason-Dixon 500|DOV]]
| [[Motor State 400|MCH]]
| [[Golden State 400|RSD]]
| [[Lone Star 500 (NASCAR)|TWS]]
| [[Firecracker 400|DAY]]
| [[Volunteer 500|BRI]]
| [[1972 Northern 300|TRN]]
| [[Dixie 500|ATL]]
| [[Talladega 500 (Fall Race)|TAL]]
| [[Yankee 400|MCH]]
| [[Nashville 420|NSV]]
| [[Southern 500|DAR]]
| [[Capital City 500|RCH]]
| [[Delaware 500|DOV]]
| [[1972 Old Dominion 500|MAR]]
| [[Wilkes 400|NWS]]
| style{{=}}"background:#EFCFFF;"| [[National 500|CLT]]<br />{{small|43}}
| [[1972 American 500|CAR]]
| [[1972 Texas 500|TWS]]
! NA
! -
! <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/unserbo01/1972/W|title=Bobby Unser – 1972 NASCAR Winston Cup Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=May 3, 2021}}</ref>
|-
! [[1973 NASCAR Winston Cup Series|1973]]
! [[Holman-Moody]]
! 41
! [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| style{{=}}"background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Winston Western 500|RSD]]<br />{{small|4}}
| [[1973 Daytona 500|DAY]]
| [[1973 Richmond 500|RCH]]
| [[Carolina 500|CAR]]
| [[Southeastern 500|BRI]]
| [[1973 Atlanta 500|ATL]]
| [[1973 Gwyn Staley 400|NWS]]
| [[1973 Rebel 500|DAR]]
| [[Virginia 500|MAR]]
| [[Winston 500 (Spring)|TAL]]
| [[Music City 420|NSV]]
| [[1973 World 600|CLT]]
| [[Mason-Dixon 500|DOV]]
| [[1973 Alamo 500|TWS]]
| [[1973 Tuborg 400|RSD]]
| [[Motor State 400|MCH]]
| [[1973 Medal of Honor Firecracker 400|DAY]]
| [[Volunteer 500|BRI]]
| [[1973 Dixie 500|ATL]]
| [[Talladega 500 (Fall Race)|TAL]]
| [[Nashville 420|NSV]]
| [[1973 Southern 500|DAR]]
| [[Capital City 500|RCH]]
| [[Delaware 500|DOV]]
| [[Wilkes 400|NWS]]
| [[Old Dominion 500|MAR]]
| [[1973 National 500|CLT]]
| [[1973 American 500|CAR]]
| colspan{{=}}3|
! NA
! -
! <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/unserbo01/1973/W|title=Bobby Unser – 1973 NASCAR Winston Cup Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=May 3, 2021}}</ref>
}}}}

=====Daytona 500=====
{|class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
|-
! Year
! Team
! Manufacturer
! Start
! Finish
|-
| [[1969 Daytona 500|1969]]
| [[Smokey Yunick]]
| [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
|align=center| 4
|align=center style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 42
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Bobby Unser}}
* {{Racing-Reference driver|Bobby_Unser}}
* [http://www.artemisimages.com/gallery.aspx?photomode=5&keywords=Bobby%20Unser Bobby Unser Photos]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110724044601/http://www.thegreatest33.com/default.aspx#selecteddrivers?s=bobby_unser The Greatest 33]
* {{IMDb name|id=0881336}}

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