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Al Unser

‘Like losing a family member’: Unser’s death hits hard

Associated Press

While fans revered the sometimes heated IndyCar rivalries of the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s, Al Unser found a way to carve out his own niche amid Foyt’s flamboyance and Andretti’s popularity.
Al Unser, a four-time winner of Indianapolis 500, dies at 82

Associated Press

Al Unser, one of only four drivers to win the Indianapolis 500 a record four times, died Thursday following a long illness. He was 82.