But on lap 105 an engine fire broke out and Unser's bid a second consecutive, and fourth overall, win was halted.
This bid would be the first of six consecutive bids to the NCAA Tournament.
Howland's win-loss record at Pitt was 89-40 (.690) with four consecutive post-season bids.
Madrid's 2020 bid is their third consecutive bid for the games and fourth overall bid.
ABC, which has allowed two consecutive bids to go to competitors, would give no indication of whether and how seriously it would bid.
Eldest hand has the privilege of refusing three consecutive bids by the player at his left.
Madrid's 2020 bid is their third consecutive bid.
Pyeongchang won on its third consecutive bid, having lost to Vancouver, Canada, and Sochi, Russia.
This is the city's second consecutive bid and its third failure, after two failed attempts for the 1972 and the 2012 Summer Olympics.
Despite the construction boom, Istanbul's four consecutive bids for the Summer Olympics-in 2000, 2004, 2008, and 2012-have all ended unsuccessfully.