"The Dangers of Auto Racing" Clip from Interview with Al Unser, Jr., 2009

Al Unser, Jr., followed his father, Al, and uncle, Bobby, to Victory Lane at the Indianapolis 500 with wins in 1992 and 1994. Unser also competed in the 1993 Daytona 500. In 2009, staff from The Henry Ford interviewed Al Unser, Jr., at the Unser Racing Museum in Albuquerque, New Mexico, as part of the Collecting Innovation Today Oral History Project.

Al Unser, Jr., is the son and nephew of Indy 500 champions, Al, Sr., and Bobby Unser. Like other members of the Unser family, Al Unser, Jr., began racing at a young age. By the age of eleven, he was already racing sprint cars. Al, Jr., made his debut on the CART circuit in 1982 and became one of its rising stars. He began competing in the IROC championship in 1986. At the age of 24, he was the youngest IROC champion ever. Unser won his first Indianapolis 500 race in 1992 (his father came in third in that race). His second win was in 1994. Al Unser, Jr., was named ABC's Wide World of Sports Athlete of the Year in 1994. The next year, he failed to qualify at Indianapolis.