At his induction into the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America in 1994, he had the fourth most IndyCar Series wins at 35 (behind his brother Al, A. J. Foyt, and Mario Andretti).

[2] Unser won the 1968 and 1974 United States Automobile Club (USAC) national championships.

When he turned one, his family moved to Albuquerque, New Mexico where his father started a garage on U.S. Route 66.

[3] From 1953 to 1955, he served in the United States Air Force[3] and became a top competition sharpshooter in military matches.

In 1955, Bobby and brothers Jerry and Al Unser decided to pursue racing careers in USAC.

[6] He leads the all-time Pikes Peak International Hill Climb champion's list with 10 overall wins, having set a new track record eight times.

[11] In 1986, after a 12-year absence from the Pikes Peak race, he won the event for the tenth time driving an Audi Quattro.

[6][12] When asked in 2008 about his potential to move from midget and sprint cars, Unser said, "I never considered Indianapolis because I didn't think I was good enough.

[6] In 1968, Unser worked with crew chief Jud Phillips[13] and won his first USAC National Driving Championship[12] with wins at Stardust International Raceway, Phoenix Raceway, Trenton Speedway, Indy, and the Pikes Peak Hill Climb.

[2] In 1972, Unser started working for Dan Gurney's All American Racers team[15] and a John Miller Offenhauser engine.

[7][8][18] Roger Penske wanted a proven winner to join his young driver Rick Mears.

[13] On lap 149, during a caution period, Unser and Mario Andretti made their pit stops and headed back to the race.

Unser won the race by 5.18 seconds,[19] but was stripped of it the following morning in favor of second-place finisher Andretti.

[24] He was a television commentator for IndyCar races after his retirement working for NBC, ABC, and ESPN.

When the second snowmobile stopped working, they spent two days and nights in subzero weather before finding a barn where they were found.

[27] Unser was later convicted of a Federal misdemeanor, "unlawful operation of a snowmobile within a National Forest Wilderness Area" (16 U.S.C.

Unser appealed, claiming to have been lost before the accident, but the court ruled that maps were widely available and it was a public welfare offense, thus intent was not necessary.

[5] Pallbearers outside of the Unser family include Willy T. Ribbs, Johnny Rutherford, and Rick Galles.

[24] Bobby Unser Jr., who participated in racing before giving it up to pursue stunt car driving, music, and horse breeding, died less than two months after his father at the age of 65, as a result of complications from hip surgery.

[31] (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) Unser participated in two Formula One World Championship Grands Prix.