Al Unser Jr: A Checkered Past
Al Unser
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<span style="color: rgba(51, 51, 51, 1)">Winning came naturally to Al Unser Jr. Born into a racing family, he had a gift for finding the fast line on the track. By the time he was nine years old, he could draw the quickest way through the corner on paper and intuitively apply his sketch while on the go-kart track. By his teen years, the innate sense for the fast way made him unstoppably quick when he was racing through the woods on a snowmobile, on a dirt track, in a sprint car, or on a race course. </span>
<span style="color: rgba(51, 51, 51, 1)">As his career progressed from the kart track victories to following in the footsteps of his famed uncle, Bobby, and father, Al, the wins grew in stature from junior titles to the very top echelon of his sport. Two Indy 500 victories. A pair of IndyCar championships.</span>
<span style="color: rgba(51, 51, 51, 1)">In addition, Unser was not just a winning driver-he also possessed a boisterous and lovable personality. The fans and the press adored him.</span>
<span style="color: rgba(51, 51, 51, 1)">Al Unser Jr. was on top of the world.</span>
<em style="color: rgba(51, 51, 51, 1)">A Checkered Past<span style="color: rgba(51, 51, 51, 1)"> tells that story-but it doesn't stop there.</span>
<span style="color: rgba(51, 51, 51, 1)">His gifts as a driver and his easy affability were the public persona. Behind the scenes, his appetite for drugs and alcohol were destroying his private life. Spurred on by his spiraling substance abuse problem, his marriage turned volatile. When he retired as a driver, the trouble amplified. Domestic violence arrests. Multiple DUIs. Repeated visits to rehab centers. Divorce. Financial ruin. A dark dive into depression and isolation that led to a suicide attempt.</span>
<span style="color: rgba(51, 51, 51, 1)">Unser's battle to climb out of that cave is one of the great stories in motorsports. </span><em style="color: rgba(51, 51, 51, 1)">A Checkered Past <span style="color: rgba(51, 51, 51, 1)">is an unblinking look at how even our most celebrated sports heroes struggle with human frailty.</span>
<span style="color: rgba(51, 51, 51, 1)">Turn the page, and you'll discover an inspirational story of triumph, tragedy, and the road to recovery.</span>
Alfred Unser Jr. (born April 19, 1962), nicknamed Little Al, is a retired American race car driver and two-time Indianapolis 500 winner.
Al started racing go-karts at the age of nine, and by the age of sixteen he was already racing sprint cars. Soon after high school he moved into road racing, winning the Super Vee title in 1981 and the Can-Am title in 1982. He was a key member of many notable teams throughout his career and made a name for himself while driving for Galles Racing, Doug Shierson Racing, Team Penske, and others.
In 2007 he was inducted into the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Hall of Fame and, shortly after in 2009, was inducted into the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America.
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