Two-time Indianapolis 500 winner Al Unser Jr. will participate in the Goodguys Rod & Custom Association’s Autocross for Kids program in 2015, Speedway Motors, the official speed shop of Goodguys, has announced.
Unser will drive Speedway’s G-Comp 1965 Chevrolet Nova, a car he’ll share with his cousin, Robby Unser, himself an eight-time Pikes Peak hill climb winner and veteran Formula D drifter.
The Nova is equipped with Speedway’s new G-Comp front suspension kit and AFCO coil-over shocks. Power is provided by a blueprinted car is 454-cid Pro Series small-block V8 backed by a Tremec 5-stransmission, and features a host of aftermarket performance parts from Billet Specialties, Dynatech, MSD, ProCar and Weld Racing.
Al Unser Jr. will make his debut during the Goodguys Spring Nationals this weekend at Scottsdale, Arizona and will be at the wheel again March 28-29 at the 33rd All American Get-Together at Pleasanton, California.