MOTORING NEWS
Al Unser, Indy legend, dies at 82
Al Unser Sr., the oldest surviving member of a Rocky Mountain racing dynasty that boldly wrote Indianapolis 500 history across six decades, including his four triumphs in the world’s most prestigious automobile race, died December 9 at his home in Chama, New Mexico, following a long struggle with cancer. He was 82.
The elder Al Unser’s quartet of wins at Indianapolis afforded him membership in one of global motorsport’s most exclusive fraternities, joining A.J. Foyt, Rick Mears, and most recently, Helio Castroneves as four-time champions of the 500-mile race. Unser was the second driver to reach the four-win mark, doing
