Fast Cars and the Slow Road to Recovery with Al Unser Jr.—Hall of Fame Racer

The Aggressive Life with Brian Tome

Crossroads

Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

4.9 • 756 Ratings

🗓️ 4 April 2023

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

He’s got a legendary name, and the trophies to back it up. Known as Mr. Two-Time, Al Unser Jr. has two Indy 500 wins, two Indycar championships and two IROC championships to his name. Even as his success was growing, under the surface, things were going off the rails. With addiction threatening to take everything from him, Al chose the long road to recovery. He’s a racing legend with an aggressive story to tell.

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0:00.0	Welcome to the aggressive life.
0:19.4	He's got legendary name and legendary record to back it up.
0:24.7	In his career, Mr. Two Time, as some people have taken to calling him, he's amassed two
0:30.3	Indianapolis 500 wins, two Indie card championships, two IROC championships, a pair of wins at the Rolex 24 at Daytona,
0:41.0	a 24-hour endurance race. Today we're talking none other than Hall of Fame racing legend Al Unser Jr.
0:48.9	Half of the historic Unser Racing family, Al Jr. grew up on the track with gasoline, motor oil, fast cars in his
0:56.9	blood. Oh, I can feel a testosterone coursing through my veins, dirt. Come on, come on, come on. Oh, it's going to be
1:02.5	a good day. Alongside his father, Al Unser, Sr., and his uncle Bobby, the three combined for record,
1:08.7	nine Indianapolis 500 wins between them. But even with an
1:12.9	impressive pedigree and success stacking up, Alginer's life off the track was a tailspin. Years of
1:19.0	alcohol and substance abuse was wreaking havoc. And even after his retirement from racing, addiction
1:25.2	caused him jobs in the industry and resulted in public backlash three
1:30.0	decades later after his first 500 win al unsur junior has a new lease on life he's he's done the hard
1:38.5	work of recovery of finding success and charting a path forward for others to follow.
1:44.5	He's got a new book out.
1:45.4	It's called A Checker Past.
1:46.9	I've got one right here with me right now.
1:49.4	He walks readers through the ups and downs of his career and life.
1:52.8	He points them to his ultimate source of hope and healing.
1:55.8	Today we're talking driving cars at 200 miles an hour.
1:58.9	We're talking rehabbing cars.
2:00.8	We're talking about what it takes to win the biggest stages.
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