Al Unser Jr., born into one of motorsports' most prominent racing families, won the Indianapolis 500 twice and two IndyCar Championships. But he was also troubled. Unser abused alcohol and drugs and it destroyed a marriage. Friendships ended and he was arrested multiple times for drunken driving and domestic violence. Unser's struggles and his winding road in recovery is the subject of the new book, "A Checkered Past." Al Unser Jr.: A Story To Tell The race car driver, recently re-married, tells his story to author veteran motorsports author Jade Gurss. Gurss is our guest on this episode of The Weekly Driver Podcast Al Unser Jr., tells his story to veteran automotive writer Jade Gurss in the new book, "A Checkered Past." Co-hosts Bruce Aldrich and James Raia discuss with the author the difficulties of writing the book. "It was ve ...