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A. J. Foyt

Personal information
NameAnthony Joseph Foyt, Jr.
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series statistics
Total Cup Races128
Years In Cup30
Best cup position40th - 1989 (Winston Cup)
First race1963 Motor Trend 500 (Riverside)
Last race1994 Brickyard 400 (Indianapolis)
First win1964 Firecracker 400 (Daytona)
Last win1972 Miller High Life 500 (Ontario)
Cup Wins7
Top tens36
Pole position9

A. J. Foyt

Racing Driver
Related toA. J. Foyt IV (grandson)
Larry Foyt (adopted son)
USAC & CART Championship Car series
Years active1957 � 1993
TeamsDean Van Lines Special
Anstead-Thompson Racing
Gilmore Racing
A. J. Foyt Enterprises
Starts369
Wins67
Poles53
Best finish1st in 1960, 1961, 1963, 1964, 1967, 1975, & 1979 (USAC)
Championship titlesUSAC Sprint Car Series Champion
USAC National Champion
USAC National Champion
USAC National Champion
USAC National Champion
USAC National Champion
USAC Stock Car Champion
USAC Silver Crown Series Champion
USAC National Champion
IROC Champion
IROC Champion
USAC Stock Car Champion
USAC Gold Crown Champion
USAC Stock Car Champion (1960
1960
1961
1963
1964
1967
1968
1972
1975
1975-76
1976-77
1978
1979
1979)

A. J. Foyt

Personal information
NameA. J. Foyt
Formula One World Championship career
Active years1958 � 1960
TeamsKuzma, Kurtis Kraft
Races3
Championships0
Wins0
Podiums0
Career points0
Pole positions0
Fastest laps0
First race1958 Indianapolis 500
Last race1960 Indianapolis 500

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Anthony Joseph Foyt, Jr., or as he is universally known as in motorsports circles, A. J. Foyt (born January 16, 1935, in Houston, Texas), is a retired American automobile racing driver. He raced in numerous genres of motorsports. His open wheel racing includes USAC Champ cars and midget cars. He raced stock cars in NASCAR and USAC. He won several major sports car racing events. He holds the all-time USAC career wins record with 159 victories, and the all-time American championship racing career wins record with 67.

He is the only driver to win the Indianapolis 500 (which he won four times), the Daytona 500, the 24 Hours of Daytona, and the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Foyt won the International Race of Champions all-star racing series in 1976 and 1977. Foyt's success has led to induction in numerous motorsports halls of fame.

Since his retirement from active racing, he has owned A. J. Foyt Enterprises, which has fielded teams in the CART, IRL, and NASCAR.


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