Robby Unser
Robby Unser (born January 12, 1968) is an American former Indy Racing League driver and nine-time winner of the Pikes Peak International Hillclimb.[1] He was the IRL rookie of the year in 1998.[2] Robby made two starts in the Indianapolis 500 with a best finish of 5th in 1998. He also finished second twice in the 1998 season, his best IRL finish. His last IRL start came in 2000, his 21st IRL race.[3] He is the son of Bobby Unser and cousin of Al Unser Jr.[4]
Robby made his drifting debut in the 2007 Formula D season driving for Enjuku Racing. The team had its first win in Denver on June 29, 2007.[citation needed]
2014-2015 Robby is heading the "Team Speedway Racing Team" of Speedway Motors of Lincoln, NE in a 17 event Goodguys AutoCross series.[5]
Racing record
American open–wheel racing results
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CART
Year | Team | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Rank | Points |
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1989 | Hemelgarn Racing | Lola T89/00 | Judd AV V8t | PHX | LBH | INDY | MIL | DET | POR | CLE | MEA | TOR | MIS | POC | MDO | ROA | NZR | LS DNQ | NC | – |
Indy Lights
Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Rank | Points |
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1996 | PacWest Lights | MIA 13 | LBH 15 | NAZ 14 | MIS 4 | MIL 10 | DET 10 | POR 15 | CLE | TOR 10 | TRO 9 | VAN 14 | LS 20 | 15th | 25 | |
1997 | PacWest Lights | MIA 8 | LBH 7 | NAZ 10 | SAV 22 | STL 7 | MIL 6 | DET 12 | POR 14 | TOR 7 | TRO 19 | VAN 21 | LS 22 | FON 16 | 15th | 35 |
Indy Racing League
Year | Team | Chassis | No. | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Rank | Points | Ref |
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1998 | Team Cheever | G-Force GF01B | 52 | Oldsmobile Aurora V8 | WDW | PHX | INDY 5 | TXS 9 | DOV 11 | CLT | PPIR 12 | ATL 16 | TX2 2 | LVS 16 | 16th | 176 | [6] | |
Dallara IR8 | NHM 11 | |||||||||||||||||
1999 | Team Pelfrey | Dallara IR9 | 81 | Oldsmobile Aurora V8 | WDW 15 | PHX 26 | CLT C | INDY 8 | TXS 6 | PPIR 6 | ATL 2 | DOV 12 | PPI2 9 | LVS 16 | TX2 14 | 10th | 209 | [7] |
2000 | Tri-Star Motorsports | Dallara IR-00 | 9 | Oldsmobile Aurora V8 | WDW 24 | PHX | LVS | 34th | 19 | [8] | ||||||||
Byrd-McCormack Motorsports | Riley & Scott Mk V | 30 | INDY DNQ | TXS 26 | PPIR 21 | ATL | KTY | TX2 |
Indianapolis 500
Year | Chassis | Engine | Start | Finish |
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1998 | G-Force GF01B | Oldsmobile Aurora V8 | 21 | 5 |
1999 | Dallara IR9 | Oldsmobile Aurora V8 | 17 | 8 |
2000 | Riley & Scott Mk V | Oldsmobile Aurora V8 | DNQ |
References
- ^ "More asphalt for Pikes Peak hill climb". USA Today. 2004-06-24. Retrieved 2010-02-18.
- ^ "IRL: Banquet Awards Nearly Three Million Dollars". Motorsport.com. 1998-11-21. Archived from the original on 2011-06-06. Retrieved 2010-02-18.
- ^ "Robby Unser Career Stats". Indy Racing League. Retrieved 2010-02-18.
- ^ El-Bashir, Tarik (1998-05-20). "Auto Racing; Another Indy 500 Brings Another Unser to the Track". The New York Times. Retrieved 2010-02-18.
- ^ "G-Comp Team Speedway Drivers". speedwaymotors.com. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
- ^ "Robby Unser – 1998 Pep Boys Indy Racing League Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
- ^ "Robby Unser – 1999 Pep Boys Indy Racing League Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
- ^ "Robby Unser – 2000 Indy Racing Northern Lights Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
External links
- Formula D profile Archived 2007-10-09 at the Wayback Machine
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Preceded by Jim Guthrie | IndyCar Series Rookie of the Year 1998 | Succeeded by Scott Harrington |
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Jerry Unser Sr. (1899–1967) | Mary Catherine "Mom" Unser (1906–1975) | Louis "Uncle Louie" Unser (1896–1979) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jerry Unser Jr. (1932–1959) | Louie Unser (1932–2004) | Bobby Unser (1934–2021) | Al Unser Sr. (1939–2021) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Johnny Unser (b. 1958) | Robby Unser (b. 1968) | Al Unser Jr. (b. 1962) | Mary Unser Tanner (1959–2009) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Al Richard Unser (b. 1982) | Jason Tanner (b. 1981) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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