Editing Al Unser (section)

{{Short description|American racing driver (1939–2021)}}
{{About|the four-time Indianapolis 500 winner|other people with the same name}}
{{Infobox racing driver
| name              = Al Unser
| image             = File:Al Unser 2021 (51223178438) (cropped).jpg
| caption           = Unser in 2021
| birth_name        = Alfred Unser
| birth_date        = {{birth date|1939|05|29}}
| birth_place       = [[Albuquerque, New Mexico]], U.S.
| death_date        = {{death date and age|2021|12|09|1939|05|29}}
| death_place       = [[Chama, New Mexico]], U.S.
| titles            = [[United States Auto Club|USAC]]/[[Championship Auto Racing Teams|CART]] [[Championship Car]] ([[1970 USAC Championship Car season|1970]], [[1983 CART season|1983]], [[1985 CART season|1985]]) <br/> [[USAC Silver Crown Series|USAC Silver Crown]] (1973) <br/> '''Major victories''' <br/> [[Pikes Peak Hill Climb]] (1964, 1965) <br/> [[Indianapolis 500]] ([[1970 Indianapolis 500|1970]], [[1971 Indianapolis 500|1971]], [[1978 Indianapolis 500|1978]], [[1987 Indianapolis 500|1987]]) <br/> [[Pocono 500 (IndyCar)|Pocono 500]] ([[1976 Pocono 500|1976]], [[1978 Pocono 500|1978]]) <br/> [[California 500 (IndyCar)|California 500]] ([[1977 California 500|1977]], [[1978 California 500|1978]]) <br/> [[24 Hours of Daytona]] ([[1985 24 Hours of Daytona|1985]])
| awards            = 
| module1 = 
  {{Infobox Champ Car driver|embed=yes
  | Total_Champ_Races = 321
  | Years_In_Champ    = 30
  | Best_Champ_Pos    = 1st ([[1970 USAC Championship Car season|1970]], [[1983 CART season|1983]], [[1985 CART season|1985]])
  | First_Champ_Race  = [[1964 USAC Championship Car season|1964]] [[Tony Bettenhausen 200]] ([[Milwaukee Mile|Milwaukee]])
  | Last_Champ_Race   = [[1993 CART season|1993]] [[1993 Indianapolis 500|Indianapolis 500]] ([[Indianapolis Motor Speedway|Indianapolis]])
  | First_Champ_Win   = [[1965 USAC Championship Car season|1965]] [[Pikes Peak Hill Climb]] ([[Pikes Peak Hill Climb|Pikes Peak]])
  | Last_Champ_Win    = [[1987 CART season|1987]] [[1987 Indianapolis 500|Indianapolis 500]] ([[Indianapolis Motor Speedway|Indianapolis]])
  | Champ_Wins        = 39
  | Champ_Podiums     = 98
  | Champ_Poles       = 28
| module2 = 
  {{Infobox NASCAR driver|embed=yes
  | Total_Cup_Races   = 5
  | Years_In_Cup      = 3
  | Best_Cup_Pos      = 106th ([[1986 NASCAR Winston Cup Series|1986]])
  | First_Cup_Race    = [[1968 NASCAR Grand National Series|1968]] [[Motor Trend 500]] ([[Riverside International Raceway|Riverside]])
  | Last_Cup_Race     = [[1986 NASCAR Winston Cup Series|1986]] [[Winston Western 500]] ([[Riverside International Raceway|Riverside]])
  | Cup_Wins          = 0
  | Cup_Top_Tens      = 3
  | Cup_Poles         = 0
}}}}}}

'''Alfred Unser''' (May 29, 1939 – December 9, 2021) was an American [[automobile]] racing driver, the younger brother of fellow racing drivers [[Jerry Unser|Jerry]] and [[Bobby Unser]], and father of [[Al Unser Jr.]] He was the second of four men ([[A. J. Foyt]], himself, [[Rick Mears]] and [[Hélio Castroneves]]) to have won the [[Indianapolis 500]] four times (1970, 1971, 1978, 1987), the fourth of six to have won the race in consecutive years, and the winner of the [[American Championship Car Racing|National Championship]] in 1970, 1983, and 1985. The Unser family has won the Indy 500 a record nine times. He was the only person to have both a sibling (Bobby) and child (Al Jr.) as fellow Indy 500 winners. Al's nephews [[Johnny Unser|Johnny]] and [[Robby Unser]] have also competed in that race. In 1971, he became the only driver to date to win the race on his birthday (his 32nd).

After his son [[Al Unser Jr.]] joined the [[American Championship Car Racing|national championship circuit]] in 1983, Unser was generally known professionally by the [[retronym]] "Al Unser Sr." He was also nicknamed "Big Al", and Al Unser Jr. was likewise nicknamed "Little Al".