Johnny Unser

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John William Unser
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Unser in 2009
NationalityTemplate:Flagicon American
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Long Beach, California, U.S.
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Retired2001
RelativesJerry Unser (father)
Al Unser (uncle)
Bobby Unser (uncle)
Al Unser Jr. (cousin)
Robby Unser (cousin)
Indy Racing League IndyCar Series
Years active1996–2000
TeamsProject Indy
Byrd-Cunningham Racing
Hemelgarn Racing
Starts15
Wins0
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finish24th in 1996–1997
Previous series
1993–1994CART

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Johnny Unser (born October 22, 1958) is an American former race car driver. He is the son of open wheel driver Jerry Unser Jr., cousin of Al Unser Jr. and Robby Unser, nephew of Al Unser and Bobby Unser, and first cousin once removed of Alfred Unser.

Unser's father, Jerry, died in a racing accident when Unser was seven months old. He made five starts in CART in 1993 and 1994 with a best result of fifteenth. He joined the Indy Racing League in its inaugural 1996 season, but had a transmission failure during the pace lap of what would've been his first Indianapolis 500 and was not credited with completing any laps. In 1997, he made his first start in the Indy 500 starting in the 35th position after League and Speedway owner Tony George added his and Lyn St. James' car to the field because slower cars than theirs were guaranteed starting positions because of prior races. He went on to finish eighteenth, his best "500" result in five starts.[1] Unser drove the majority of his IRL races for Hemelgarn Racing and in his fourteen career IRL starts he had a best finish of ninth in his first series start in 1996 at Phoenix International Raceway. His last major open wheel race was the 2000 Indy 500.

On January 14, 2008, Unser was named as the race director for the 2008 Champ Car Atlantic Championship.[2]

His daughter Loni Unser is now a racing driver. [3]

Racing record

American Open Wheel

(key)

CART

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Rank Points Ref
1993 Dale Coyne Racing SRF
 PHX
 LBH
 INDY
 MIL
 DET
 POR
18 		CLE
 TOR
17 		MIC
 NHA
18 		ROA
 VAN
21 		MDO
 NAZ
 LS
 44th 0 [4]
1994 Dale Coyne Racing SRF
 PHX
DNQ 		LBH
DNQ 		INDY
 MIL
DNQ 		DET
 POR
 CLE
 TOR
 MIC
 MDO
 NHA
15 		VAN
 ROA
 NAZ
 LS
 39th 0 [5]

IndyCar

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Rank Points Ref
1996 Project Indy WDW
 PHX
9 		INDY
33 		24th 56 [6]
1996-97 Project Indy NHM
DNQ 		LVS
22 		WDW
 PHX
             24th 107 [7]
Hemelgarn Racing         INDY
18 		        LV2
19
Byrd-Cunningham Racing           TXS
10 		PPIR
21 		CLT
 NH2
13 		 
1998 Hemelgarn Racing WDW
 PHX
 INDY
25 		TXS
 NHM
 DOV
 CLT
 PPIR
 ATL
 TX2
 LVS
 40th 5 [8]
1999 Hemelgarn Racing WDW
 PHX
 CLT
C 		INDY
32 		TXS
15 		PPIR
13 		ATL
13 		DOV
 PPI2
 LVS
23 		TX2
DNQ 		27th 57 [9]
2000 Indy Regency Racing WDW
 PHX
 LVS
 INDY
22
 		TXS
 PPIR
 ATL
 KTY
 TX2
 42nd 8 [10]

Indianapolis 500 results

Year Chassis Engine Start Finish
1996 Reynard Ford-Cosworth 16th 33rd
1997 Dallara Infiniti 35th 18th
1998 Dallara Oldsmobile 25th 25th
1999 Dallara Oldsmobile 30th 32nd
2000 G-Force Oldsmobile 30th 22nd

24 Hours of Le Mans results

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1995 Template:Flagicon Callaway Competition Template:Flagicon Enrico Bertaggia
Template:Flagicon Frank Jelinski 		Callaway Corvette LMGT2 273 9th 2nd
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References

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  1. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Driver Details | Indianapolis 500 Historical Stats". www.indianapolismotorspeedway.com. Retrieved 2025-12-29.
  2. ^ Johnny Unser named Atlantic Race Director, TSN.ca, January 14, 2008
  3. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Loni Unser Proud to Carry on One of the Most Famous Names in Racing". Autoweek. 2024-07-23. Retrieved 2025-12-29.
  4. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Johnny Unser – 1993 CART Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
  5. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Johnny Unser – 1994 CART Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
  6. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Johnny Unser – 1996 Indy Racing League Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
  7. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Johnny Unser – 1997 Indy Racing League Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
  8. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Johnny Unser – 1998 Pep Boys Indy Racing League Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
  9. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Johnny Unser – 1999 Pep Boys Indy Racing League Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
  10. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Johnny Unser – 2000 Indy Racing Northern Lights Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
  11. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Johnny Unser". Automobile Club de l'Ouest. Retrieved August 7, 2023.

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