INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Al Unser Jr., a two-time Indianapolis 500 winner, will end a two-year retirement to drive at Indy for Dreyer & Reinbold Racing.
Unser, 43, last raced in the IndyCar series in 2004, when he retired after 34 wins in a 22-year career.
He will team with 1996 Indy winner Buddy Lazier for Dreyer & Reinbold's two-car program at Indianapolis in May, the Indy Racing League said Tuesday.
Unser won the Indy 500 in 1992 and 1994. His father, Al Sr., won at Indianapolis four times and uncle Bobby won three times. Unser Jr. also won the CART and IROC series championships and the 24 Hours of Daytona twice each.
Unser retired a year after one of his contemporaries, Michael Andretti, also stopped driving to devote all his time as co-owner of Andretti Green Racing. With defending Indy champion Dan Wheldon's departure to the rival Ganassi Racing this season, however, Andretti said he also would return to Indy as a driver this year for one more try in the world's most famous race.
Unser broke his pelvis in October 2003 in an all-terrain vehicle accident in New Mexico. After months of rehabilitation, he finally signed with Patrick Racing in March 2004 but missed the first three races of the season. In three IRL starts after that, his best finish was 11th.
He was 17th in his final race at Indianapolis and was the slowest qualifier and finished 22nd in his final race at Richmond.
That's when he decided to retire.
"You just know when it's time," he said at the time. "I never had set a date, but you have to have a passion for it. I'm no longer willing to maintain that level of sacrifice or desire." His son, Al Unser, was a rookie in the IRL's developmental Indy Pro series in 2004 and drove in the Toyota Atlantic series last season.




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