Unser Pleads Not Guilty; Son Arrested In Separate Incident

While Bobby Unser is in trouble with the feds, Bobby Unser Jr. had a run-in with police in Albuquerque, N.M.

Unser Sr., a three-time Indy 500 winner, accused of improperly driving his snowmobile into a protected forest, pleaded innocent Tuesday to charges he violated the federal wilderness act.

Unser Jr., 41, was arrested Saturday on charges of drunken driving and marijuana possession.

Unser Sr.’s plea was entered in a motion filed by his lawyers, who are seeking a jury trial in U.S. District Court, according to the U.S. Attorney’s office in Durango.

Unser, 63, drove his snowmobile into the Rio Grande National Forest, near the Colorado-New Mexico border, on Dec. 20, when he and a friend became lost in a blizzard.

The forest is a designated wilderness area and Unser was cited for allegedly violating the federal Wilderness Act of 1964.

NHRA Funny Car driver Al Hofmann, injured in a crash Sunday at the Mac Tools Gatornationals, was upgraded to good condition in Gainesville, Fla.

Top Fuel driver Marshall Topping remained in serious condition, and dragster driver Keith Stark remained in fair condition with injuries sustained in separate accidents during the race.