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AUTOGRAPHED/SIGNED INDY CAR MAGAZINE>APRIL 16-29 VOL. 18 > NO. 7 INDY CAR FEATURING AUTOGRAPHS OF INDY CAR DRIVERS: <AL UNSER JR. & ADRIAN FERNANDEZ > DESCRIPTION COUR TESY OF WIKIPEDIA: Alfred Unser, Jr. (born April 19, 1962), nicknamed " Little Al ", " Al Junior " or simply " Junior " is a retired American race car driver and two-time Indianapolis 500 winner. He won his first IRL race that same season at Las Vegas . Unser would go on to win a total of three races in his IRL career, but after breaking his pelvis in an all-terrain vehicle accident in October 2003 , Unser had difficulty securing a ride for the 2004 season . He finally signed with Patrick Racing three races into the season, but after a 22nd-place finish in Richmond , Al Unser, Jr. finally announced his retirement from racing on June 30, 2004. Unser continued to remain involved in racing, however, outside of a driving capacity. He served as an adviser for Patrick Racing and worked as a mentor for his son, Alfred Unser , who is currently working his way through the lower ranks in open-wheel racing. José Adrián Fernández Mier (born April 20, 1965, in Mexico City ) is a Mexican retired racing driver and co-owner of the Fernandez Racing team. His talent apparent, Fernández made the jump to the CART IndyCar World Series in 1993, competing in five races for Galles Racing International. He ran his first full CART season in 1994 with Galles finishing 13th and capturing the "Marco Magaña" and "Luchador Olmeca" awards and the "JAC" trophy for "Best Driver" outside Mexico. Competing again with Galles in 1995, Fernández finished 12th in the standings placing in the top ten nine times. Fernández moved to Tasman Motorsports in 1996. He had six top ten finishes, including his first career CART victory at Toronto . Unfortunately his delight at taking his first win was dampened by the fatal accident suffered by Jeff Krosnoff late in the race. The win in Toronto made him the first Mexican to win a CART event since Hector Rebaque in 1982, and Fernández went on to finish 12th in the season points tally. However, 1997 was a disappointing season for Fernández. The Tasman team ran a Lola chassis which failed to perform to expectations. Through force of will, determination and talent, Fernández battled to three top ten finishes and 18th place in the PPG Cup standings. Fernández joined Patrick Racing for the 1998 season and proved his ability to challenge for the championship. He enjoyed 14 top ten finishes with eight top five placements and two victories, Japan and Mid- Ohio , en route to a fourth place showing in the PPG Cup race during the 1998 FedEx Championship. He captured his first career pole at Michigan and led the championship race for the first time in his career. Unfortunately once again Fernández was touched by tragedy - a crash at Michigan resulted in an errant wheel from his car flying into the stands and killing three spectators. [1] However, it was his victory during the Miller Lite 200 that gave Patrick Racing one of its most memorable moments when Fernández stood atop the podium next to his teammate Scott Pruett. Fernández was also named the "Athlete of the Year" in Mexico. In 1999, enjoying his most successful season so far in the CART series, Adrián Fernández behind the wheel of the #40 Tecate/Quaker State Reynard Ford-Cosworth completed the year sixth in the championship battle. He led the points series early in the season for the first time in his CART career, however an accident at Detroit resulted in a fracture in one of his hands, forcing him to sit out for several races. However he won at Motegi , Japan at the Firestone Firehawk 500 and at the Marlboro 500 at Fontana , California - a race marred by the death of good friend Greg Moore . In addition, he was selected to participate in the IROC series during 1999 where he competed against other top-named drivers including NASCAR drivers Jeff Gordon, Terry Labonte and Dale Earnhardt. Fernández solid racing career which began in 1993, now has 80 total starts in the series. Of those starts he has finished in the top ten 41 times throughout his seven-year career. Adrián Fernández In 2000 Fernández had his best season in the CART series, coming close to winning the championship despite not starting on the front row all season. He scored points in 17 of the 20 races including 2 wins at Rio de Janeiro , Brazil and Australia , and 3 further podium results. He finished second to Gil de Ferran in the championship. In 2001 he founded Fernandez Racing, with former Ganassi manager Tom Anderson as his partner, and ex-F1 driver Shinji Nakano as his team-mate. He finished 3rd twice and took 2 poles that year, but his team's first victory came at Portland in 2003, the first win for an owner-driver since Bobby Rahal achieved the feat in 1992. That year he also ran an IRL entry for Asian-American Roger Yasukawa , in partnership with Aguri Suzuki , and for 2004 he moved the whole team to the series. Despite taking 3 wins and 4th overall in the 2004 IRL, he was unable to secure funding to race in 2005 - Delphi was driver Scott Sharp 's personal sponsor while engine suppliers Honda insisted on Japanese driver Kosuke Matsuura in the second car. This signed MAGAZINE would look great framed !! It will make a great gift for the serious collector or sports fan !! Please view item photo to assess autograph and condition. We guarantee autographs to be authentic. 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