Al is a two-time Indianapolis 500 winner and goes by various nicknames – Little Al, Al Junior, or simply Junior.
Hailing from the United States, Al was racing sprint cars by age 11. After high school, he was already in the World of Outlaws series of sprint car racing. He soon moved into road racing, winning the Super Vee title in 1981 and the Can-Am title in 1982.
Al’s first Indy win came in 1992 defeating Scott Goodyear by 0.043 of a second, the closest finish in Indianapolis 500 history. In 1994, Unser again won at Indy, this time with Penske Racing.
He also has a whole list of titles to his name, including the Can-Am Championship (1982), IROC-International Race of Champions (1986 and 1988) and the CART Indy Car World Series (1990 and 1994). In 2009, he was inducted into the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America.
Al Unser Jr. - 1915 Stutz
Al is a two-time Indianapolis 500 winner and goes by various nicknames – Little Al, Al Junior, or simply Junior.
Hailing from the United States, Al was racing sprint cars by age 11. After high school, he was already in the World of Outlaws series of sprint car racing. He soon moved into road racing, winning the Super Vee title in 1981 and the Can-Am title in 1982.
Al’s first Indy win came in 1992 defeating Scott Goodyear by 0.043 of a second, the closest finish in Indianapolis 500 history. In 1994, Unser again won at Indy, this time with Penske Racing.
He also has a whole list of titles to his name, including the Can-Am Championship (1982), IROC-International Race of Champions (1986 and 1988) and the CART Indy Car World Series (1990 and 1994). In 2009, he was inducted into the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America.
1915 Stutz:
Nicknamed the Stutz or ‘the car that made good in a day’ this race car was imported into New Zealand in 1923. It raced successfully in many events at the Muriwai beach races and winning NZ Cup in 1926, 27 and 28 outright when owned by Bob Wilson. Bob later donated the cup to the NZ Grand Prix Association and it is now the NZ Grand Prix premier trophy.
The car is now owned by the Southward Museum Trust and is on display at the Southward Car Museum
It’s achievements included third at Indianapolis in 1915, at 140.9kph average and second at the 1919 Indianapolis 500.