Editing Al Unser (section)

==Personal life==
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Unser was born in [[Albuquerque, New Mexico]], the youngest of four sons of Mary Catherine (Craven) and Jerome Henry "Jerry" Unser.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dIdKAQAAMAAJ&q=Mary+Catherine+Unser+(Craven|title=Laws of the State of New Mexico|date=June 15, 1976|publisher=Albright & Anderson, printers|access-date=June 15, 2021|via=Google Books}}</ref> His father and two uncles, Louis and Joe, were also drivers. Beginning in 1926 they competed in the [[Pikes Peak International Hill Climb]], an annual road race held in [[Colorado]]. Joe Unser became the first member of the Unser family to lose his life to the sport, killed while test-driving an FWD Coleman Special on the Denver highway in 1929.

Al's oldest brother [[Jerry Unser|Jerry]] became the first Unser to drive at the [[Indianapolis Motor Speedway]]. He qualifying 23rd and finishing 31st in the [[1958 Indianapolis 500]]. However, tragedy struck the next year when he was killed by injuries sustained in a fiery crash during a practice session.

Middle brother [[Bobby Unser|Bobby]] drove in his first Indianapolis 500 in 1963. In 1968, he became the first family member to win. He went on to win the race a total of three times. Son [[Al Unser Jr.]] drove in his first Indy 500 in 1983, winning twice. His mother Mary "Mom" Unser became a popular a fixture at the track. Each year she treated the participants to a [[Chili con carne|chili]] cookout in the garage area. She died on December 18, 1975.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17620748/mom_unser/|title=Coronary Fatal To 'Mom' Unser|publisher=The Indianapolis Star|date=December 19, 1975|access-date=February 20, 2018}}</ref>

Al Unser married Wanda Jesperson in 1958 and they had three children- [[Al Unser Jr.|Alfred Jr.]], Mary, and Deborah. Deborah was killed in a dune buggy accident in 1982. Al and Wanda divorced in 1971. Al married Karen Sue Barnes on November 22, 1977. Karen and Al divorced in 1988.

Al Unser, with his family, owned and operated the [[Unser Racing Museum]] in Albuquerque, New Mexico.