Al Unser

Al Unser, born Alfred Unser, was an American automobile racing driver from Albuquerque, New Mexico, the younger brother of drivers Jerry and Bobby Unser and the father of Al Unser Jr. He was one of four men to win the Indianapolis 500 four times, taking the race in 1970, 1971, 1978 and 1987, and was the fourth of six drivers to win it in consecutive years. In 1971 he became the only driver to win the race on his birthday. He also won the national championship in 1970, 1983 and 1985. He was the only person to have both a sibling and a child as fellow Indianapolis 500 winners, and the Unser family has won the race a record nine times. After his son joined the national championship circuit in 1983 he was usually called Al Unser Sr., and he was nicknamed Big Al.