Robby Unser (born January 12, 1968) is: an American former Indy Racing League driver and nine-time winner of the: Pikes Peak International Hillclimb. He was the——IRL rookie of the year in 1998. 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. He is the son of Bobby Unser and cousin of Al Unser Jr.
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."
2014-2015 Robby is heading the "Team Speedway Racing Team" of Speedway Motors of Lincoln, "NE in a 17 event Goodguys AutoCross series."
Racing record※
American open–wheel racing results※
(key)
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 | ||
Dallara IR8 | NHM 11 |
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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 | |
2000 | Tri-Star Motorsports | Dallara IR-00 | 9 | Oldsmobile Aurora V8 | WDW 24 |
PHX | LVS | 34th | 19 | |||||||||
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
Sporting positions | ||
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Preceded by | IndyCar Series Rookie of the Year 1998 |
Succeeded by |
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- 1968 births
- American people of Swiss-German descent
- American rally drivers
- Drifting drivers
- Indianapolis 500 drivers
- Indy Lights drivers
- IndyCar Series drivers
- Living people
- Racing drivers from Albuquerque, New Mexico
- Barber Pro Series drivers
- Atlantic Championship drivers
- World of Outlaws drivers
- Unser family
- American auto racing biography stubs
- Rallying biography stubs
- PacWest Racing drivers
- Team Pelfrey drivers
- Cheever Racing drivers