Legendary Racecar Driver A.J. Foyt Uncut: The Four-time Indy 500 Champ Shares Secrets to Success And Embraces Mistakes He s Made in More Than Six Decades of Racing
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One of the winningest race car drivers in history opened up to children and families and talked about scary moments and huge victories as well as mistakes from which he learned. This all happened at the world s largest children s museum as he posed for photos next to a life-sized sculpture of himself in the Riley Children s Health Sports Legends Experience at The Children s Museum of Indianapolis.
Racing legend A.J. Foyt stands next to his bronze sculpture
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Three-time Indy 500 winner Bobby Unser dies at 87
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Bobby Unser, winner of the 1968, 1975 and 1981 Indianapolis 500s, passed away Sunday at the age of 87 at his New Mexico home.
Indianapolis Motor Speedway announced his death in a news release Monday.
Unser is one of 10 drivers to win the prestigious Indy 500 at least three times and was the first driver to win the race in three different decades, a feat later matched by Rick Mears.
Bobby was a member of the legendary Unser family of racecar drivers. His older brother, Jerry Unser, died at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in a crash during practice ahead of the 1959 Indy 500. His younger brother, Al Unser, is a four-time winner of the Indy 500, and his nephew Al Unser, Jr, won the race twice. In total, six members of the Unser family have raced in the Indianapolis 500.
Bobby was a member of the legendary Unser family of racecar drivers. His older brother, Jerry Unser, died at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in a crash during practice ahead of the 1959 Indy 500. His younger brother, Al Unser, is a four-time winner of the Indy 500, and his nephew Al Unser, Jr, won the race twice. In total, six members of the Unser family have raced in the Indianapolis 500. Unser was inducted into several motorsports Halls of Fame including the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Hall of Fame, the International Motorsports Hall of Fame, and the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America. Bobby Unser is survived by his wife Lisa, sons Bobby Jr. and Robby, and daughters Cindy and Jeri.