European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 11, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 26 the stars and stripes monday August 11,1936 Unser or. Captures iroc title by Mike Harris watk1ns Glen . A Al Unser or. Earned the biggest payday of his budding career when no won the Budweiser International race or champions x. Unser a 24-year-old indy car Star and the youngest Driver Ever o compete in the iroc series held off Bill Elliot Over the final laps saturday to win the fourth and final round of iroc x on the 2.4-mile Watkins Glen International circuit. Thai Triumph giving the slim red hatred Driver a sweep of the two Road races in the four event iroc series earned Unser thesi50,000 first prize and a series total of Al 64,100. Elliott who wound up three Points behind 62-59, picked up j7s,000 for his second place finish and won $s2,100 Overall. Elliott a Star in the Nasca Stock car series led the race momentarily on Lap 16, but saw Unser charge past Halfway through Lap 17. Just not enough car said Elliott who got up alongside Unser twice during the final Lap but could t gel past. "1 really did t know if i could keep him behind me said Unser Bill Elliott is a helluva Driver and my ires were going away real quickly. I just tried to run a line where Here was no Way he could gel underneath me and out broke me into the Unser joined his father Al sr.,and Uncle Bobby As champions of inc series which matches 12 of the world s Best Drivers in identically prepared iroc z-28 Chevrolet Amaros. Al Unser won in i97b and Bobby Unser in 1975. It s really an Honor for me an for my family said the younger Unser. The iroc series is an elite series and just to be invited Isan Honor. I try to be real consistent in my driving. Being consistent wins races and gets Points and most fall it saves your life. I like living and i try to keep the car under me at All limes. My dad aught me that when i was driving Cale Yarborough who went into the 30-Lap Welkins Glen race leading Al Unser or. By five Points Roundup sixth in the race Andi Hird Overall. The elder Unser who spun and crashed into a tire Wall while leading on Lap 16, finished last saturday and fourth in the season standings. Stock car Star Darrell Wall rip was third saturday and fifth Over All. Lawson wins swedish up to Nob world 500cc Crown ande Storp Sweden
