Bobby Unser Collection--Photographs--Racing--1979-1981 Indy--Item100

Summary

Bobby Unser won the last of his three Indianapolis 500 victories in 1981. It was his hardest-won triumph. Unser crossed the finish line first but, the next day, officials ruled that he passed cars illegally during a caution and penalized him one position. Unser appealed and, after four months of review, he was reinstated as the rightful winner.

Bobby Unser won the last of his three Indianapolis 500 victories in 1981. It was his hardest-won triumph. Unser crossed the finish line first but, the next day, officials ruled that he passed cars illegally during a caution and penalized him one position. Unser appealed and, after four months of review, he was reinstated as the rightful winner.

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

1979-1981

Collection Title

Bobby Unser Papers 

 On Exhibit

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

2009.123.205.2324

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Bobby Unser.

Color

Multicolored

Dimensions

Height: 8.00 in

Width: 10.00 in

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