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Bobby Unser, 87, Indianapolis 500 champ in great racing family, dies FILE - In this May 24, 1981, file photo, Bobby Unser holds three fingers aloft after winning his third Indianapolis 500 auto race ,in Indianapolis, Ind. Three-time Indianapolis 500 winner Bobby Unser has died. He died of natural causes at his home in Albuquerque, New Mexico, on Sunday, May 2, 2021. He was 87. (AP Photo/File) Anonymous FILE - Auto racer Bobby Unser is shown at the Indianapolis 500 auto race in Indianapolis, In...

May 4, 2021 Bobby Unser, a three-time winner of the Indianapolis 500, has died at age 87. Unser died Sunday at his home in Albuquerque. Indianapolis Motor Speedway announced Unser’s death Monday. He was one of six members of the Unser family to compete in the Indianapolis 500. Unser won the Indianapolis 500 in 1968, 1975 and 1981. Unser and Rick Mears are the only drivers in history to win the event in three different decades. Unser’s brother, Al, won four times.  Unser started his rac...

May 4, 2021 Share Bobby Unser, a beloved three-time Indianapolis 500 winner and one of the only two brothers to win “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing” has died. He was 87. He died Sunday at his home in Albuquerque, New Mexico, of natural causes, Indianapolis Motor Speedway said Monday. Unser was one of the greatest racers in the history at the speedway, capturing the race in 1968, 1975 and 1981. “He is part of the Mount Rushmore of Indy,” said Dario Franchitti, another three-tim...

By JENNA FRYER, AP Auto Racing Writer Bobby Unser, a beloved three-time Indianapolis 500 winner and part of the only pair of brothers to win "The Greatest Spectacle in Racing" has died. He was 87. He died Sunday at his home in Albuquerque, New Mexico, of natural causes, Indianapolis Motor Speedway said Monday. Unser was one of the greatest racers in the history at the speedway, capturing the race in 1968, 1975 and 1981. "He is part of the Mount Rushmore of Indy," said Dario Franchit...

Bobby Unser died Sunday at his home in Albuquerque of natural causes Unser started racing jalopies in New Mexico before becoming a thre-time winner of the Indianapolis 500 - in 1968, 1975 and 1981 Unser was a member of one Americas most famed racing families and one of the greatest drivers in the history of the speedway Unser was one of six members of the Unser family to race in the Indianapolis 500; an older brother, Jerry, died in a crash preparing for the 1959 Indy 500  Younger brother Al ...

Bobby Unser, three-time Indy 500 winner, dead at 87 In 1968, Unser claimed his first win at the Indy 500. He went on to win it again in 1975 and a controversial win in 1981. Author: WTHR.com staff Updated: 10:04 PM EDT May 4, 2021 INDIANAPOLIS — Robert "Bobby" Unser, a three-time Indy 500 winner, has died at the age of 87. Unser first raced at the Indianapolis 500 in 1963. It was a tough go as he crashed early and finished in 33rd place. In 1968, Unser claimed ...

By Paul Kelly | Published: May 3, 2021 Three-time Indianapolis 500 winner Bobby Unser, one of the most colorful, outspoken and popular drivers in the history of “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing,” died Sunday, May 2 at his New Mexico home. He was 87. Unser won the Indianapolis 500 in 1968, 1975 and 1981. He is one of just 10 drivers to win the “500” at least three times and is a member of numerous motorsports Halls of Fame...