Bobby Unser
Chronology
| 1934 | Born on February 20 in Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| 1949 | Begins racing stock cars |
| 1950 | Wins first championship, Southwest Modified Stock Car Championship |
| 1952 | Starts racing midget and sprint cars |
| 1953-55 | Serves in the United States Air Force |
| 1954 | Marries Barbara Schumaker |
| 1955 | Debuts at Pike's Peak Hill Climb and places fifth |
| 1956 | Wins first of 13 Pike's Peak Hill Climbs |
| 1959 | Brother Jerry Unser, Jr. dies of injuries from crash during Indianapolis 500 practice |
| 1963 | Races in first Indianapolis 500 and places thirty-third |
| 1966 | Divorces Barbara Schumaker |
| 1967 | Marries Norma Davis |
| 1967 | Wins first Indy-car race at Mosport, Ontario |
| 1968 | Wins first Indianapolis 500 and sets fastest track record |
| 1969 | Becomes United States Auto Club National Driving Champion |
| 1970 | Divorces Norma Davis |
| 1972 | Sets fastest qualifying run at Indianapolis at 195.94 miles per hour |
| 1976 | Marries Marsha Sale |
| 1979 | Wins six races for the Championship Auto Racing Teams |
| 1980 | First driver to win four times at the California 500 |
| 1981 | Wins controversial third Indianapolis 500 |
| 1982 | Announces retirement from Indy car racing |
| 1983 | Owns and manages car that wins Pike's Peak Hill Climb, driven by Al Unser, Jr. |
| 1987 | Becomes television commentator for ABC Sports |
| 1990 | Patents new radar detector for cars |
| 1990 | Inducted into Auto Racing Hall of Fame |
| 1991 | Races in 24 Hours of Daytona with brother Al, nephew Al, Jr., and son Bobby |
| 1993 | Sets new land speed record of 223.709 miles per hour in a gas-modified roadster |
| 1994 | Inducted into International Motorsports Hall of Fame |
| 1994 | Arrested for misdemeanor battery, resisting arrest, and careless driving |
| 1996 | Gets lost for two days in Rio Grande National Forest after snowmobile breaks down |
| 1997 | Convicted of driving snowmobile in federally protected wildlife area and fined $75 |
| 2000 | Inducted into Colorado Springs Sports Hall of Fame |
| 2001 | Writes column for Sports Afield magazine |
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