If we get in an accident that's strong enough to break bones, it's going to break bones. What makes me a little bit higher risk is that if I break my right ankle again, I've got a bunch of screws and plates in there, and that would not be good.

A month shy of his 55th birthday Unser entered the 1994 race with Arizona Motorsports hoping to qualify for what would be his 28th Indy 500. His father Jerry Unser and two uncles Louis and Joe were also drivers. He spent most of the month of May 1991 shopping around for a competitive ride.

After his son Al Jr. Alfred "Al" Unser (born May 29 1939) is a former American automobile racing driver the younger brother of fellow racing drivers Jerry and Bobby Unser and father of Al Unser Jr.