Johnny Unser, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Johnny Unser

American racing driver

Date of Birth: 22-Oct-1958

Place of Birth: Long Beach, California, United States

Profession: engineer, racing automobile driver

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Libra


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About Johnny Unser

  • Johnny Unser (born October 22, 1958) is a former race car driver.
  • He is the son of open wheel driver Jerry Unser, cousin of Al Unser, Jr.
  • and Robby Unser, nephew of Al Unser and Bobby Unser, and first cousin once removed of Alfred Unser.
  • Unser's father, Jerry, died in a racing accident when Unser was seven months old.
  • He made 5 starts in CART in 1993 and 1994 with a best result of 15th.
  • He joined the Indy Racing League in its inaugural 1996 season but had a transmission failure during the pace lap of what would've been his first Indianapolis 500 and was not credited with a race start.
  • In 1997 he made his first start in the Indy 500 starting in the 35th position after League and Speedway owner Tony George added his and Lyn St.
  • James' car to the field because slower cars than theirs were guaranteed starting positions because of prior races.
  • He went on to finish 18th, his best "500" result in 5 starts.
  • Unser drove the majority of his IRL races for Hemelgarn Racing and in his 14 career IRL starts he had a best finish of 9th in his very first series start in 1996 at Phoenix International Raceway.
  • His last major open wheel race was the 2000 Indy 500. On January 14 2008 Johnny Unser was named as the race director for the 2008 Champ Car Atlantic Championship.
  • He is currently a driver coach and adviser to the Mazda Road to Indy and racing adviser and spokesman for Cooper Tire.
  • He is an official for Indycar in Race Control and is also the owner of Unser Racing, Karting and Entertainment track in Denver, Colorado..

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