Unser Jr. Decision Upheld

The decision that deprived Al Unser Jr. of a victory and practically ended any hopes he had of repeating as IndyCar champion has been upheld, the sport’s sanctioning body, IndyCar, announced.

Unser was disqualified from the Budweiser-G.I. Joe’s 200 in Portland June 25 when a post-race inspection revealed his Penske-Mercedes had less than the required 2 inches of ground clearance. The victory was taken away 3 hours after the race and awarded to Jimmy Vasser.

Team spokesman Dan Luginbuhl said the denial would be appealed.