A. J. Foyt biography
A. J. Foyt, in full Anthony Joseph Foyt, Jr., (born January 16, 1935, Houston, Texas, U.S.), versatile and profitable American vehicle racing driver who received the Indianapolis 500 in 1961, 1964, 1967, and 1977, the primary four-time winner.
A racer from the age of 17 and—not like many drivers—an knowledgeable auto mechanic, Foyt participated in his first IndyCar race in 1957. The following 12 months he made his debut on the Indianapolis 500, avoiding a close to crash to complete sixteenth. In 1960 he received his first IndyCar race and his first of seven nationwide championships. For a lot of the following 20 years Foyt dominated IndyCar racing, successful a document 67 titles. An extraordinarily versatile driver, he additionally efficiently competed in sports-car and stock-car racing. He was nationwide champion stock-car driver in 1968, 1978, and 1979, and his seven National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) wins embody the 1972 Daytona 500. With codriver Dan Gurney, Foyt received the Le Mans Grand Prix d’Endurance, a 24-hour sports-car endurance race, in 1967. Foyt additionally earned quite a few titles in dash, midget, and filth automotive competitions. In 1993 he retired from skilled driving however remained concerned with the game as proprietor of a racing crew. Foyt was named, together with Mario Andretti, driver of the century in 1999. He was inducted into the International Motorsports Hall of Fame in 2000.
