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Robby Unser (born January 12, 1968) is an American former racing driver. Unser won the 1989American Indycar Series championship, and was nine-time winner of thePikes Peak International Hillclimb.[1] He raced in theIndy Racing League, and was the IRL rookie of the year in1998.[2] Unser made two starts in theIndianapolis 500 with a best finish of fifth in 1998. He also finished second twice in the 1998 season, his best IRL finish. His last IRL start came in2000, his 21st IRL race.[3]
Unser made his drifting debut in the 2007Formula D season driving for Enjuku Racing. The team had its first win in Denver on June 29, 2007.[citation needed]
From 2014 to 2015, Unser was heading the "Team Speedway Racing Team" ofSpeedway Motors ofLincoln, Nebraska in a seventeen-event Goodguys AutoCross series.[4]
Unser is the son ofBobby Unser, nephew ofAl Unser Sr., and cousin of bothAl Unser Jr.[5] andJohnny Unser.
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| Year | Team | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Hemelgarn Racing | Lola T89/00 | Judd AVV8t | PHX | LBH | INDY | MIL | DET | POR | CLE | MEA | TOR | MIS | POC | MDO | ROA | NZR | LS DNQ | NC | – |
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Year | Team | Chassis | No. | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Rank | Points | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Team Cheever | G-Force GF01B | 52 | OldsmobileAuroraV8 | 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 | OldsmobileAuroraV8 | 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 | OldsmobileAuroraV8 | WDW 24 | PHX | LVS | 34th | 19 | [8] | ||||||||
| Byrd-McCormack Motorsports | Riley & Scott Mk V | 30 | INDY DNQ | TXS 26 | PPIR 21 | ATL | KTY | TX2 |
| Year | Chassis | Engine | Start | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | G-Force GF01B | OldsmobileAuroraV8 | 21 | 5 |
| 1999 | Dallara IR9 | OldsmobileAuroraV8 | 17 | 8 |
| 2000 | Riley & Scott Mk V | OldsmobileAuroraV8 | DNQ | |
| Sporting positions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by | IndyCar Series Rookie of the Year 1998 | Succeeded by |
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