A. J. Foyt

A. J. Foyt
A. J. Foyt
	Foyt in 2015
Born	Anthony Joseph Foyt Jr.; January 16, 1935 (age 89); Houston, Texas, U.S.
Championship titles
	USAC Eastern Sprint Car (1960) ; USAC Championship Car ; (1960, 1961, 1963, 1964, 1967, 1975, 1979) ; USAC Stock Car (1968, 1978, 1979) ; USAC Silver Crown (1972) ; Major victories ; Indianapolis 500 (1961, 1964, 1967, 1977) ; 24 Hours of Le Mans (1967) ; Daytona 500 (1972) ; Pocono 500 (1973, 1975, 1979, 1981) ; California 500 (1975) ; 24 Hours of Daytona (1983, 1985) ; 12 Hours of Sebring (1985)
Champ Car career
	369 races run over 36 years
Best finish	1st (1960, 1961, 1963, 1964, 1967, 1975, 1979 (USAC))
First race	1957 Springfield 100 (Springfield)
Last race	1992 Indianapolis 500 (Indianapolis)
First win	1960 Ted Horn Memorial (DuQuoin)
Last win	1981 Pocono 500 (Pocono)
NASCAR Cup Series career
	128 races run over 33 years
Best finish	40th (1989)
First race	1963 Riverside 500 (Riverside)
Last race	1994 Brickyard 400 (Indianapolis)
First win	1964 Firecracker 400 (Daytona)
Last win	1972 Miller High Life 500 (Ontario)
Formula One World Championship career
Active years	1958 – 1960
Teams	Kuzma, Kurtis Kraft
Entries	3
Championships	0
Wins	0
Podiums	0
Career points	0
Pole positions	0
Fastest laps	0
First entry	1958 Indianapolis 500
Last entry	1960 Indianapolis 500
24 Hours of Le Mans career
Years	1967
Teams	Shelby-Ford
Best finish	1st (1967)
Class wins	1 (1967)

Anthony Joseph Foyt Jr. (born January 16, 1935) is an American former racing driver who competed in numerous disciplines of motorsport. He is best known for his open wheel racing career, and for becoming the first four-time winner of the Indianapolis 500. He holds the most American National Championship titles in history, winning seven.

Foyt competed in United States Automobile Club (USAC) Championship cars, sprint cars and midget cars. He raced stock cars in NASCAR and USAC. He won several major sports car racing events. He holds the USAC career wins record with 159 victories,^[1] and the Indy car racing career wins record with 67.^[2]

Foyt is the only driver to have won the Indianapolis 500, the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the Daytona 500, and the 24 Hours of Daytona. In the NASCAR stock car circuit, Foyt won seven times, including the 1964 Firecracker 400 and the 1972 Daytona 500. He survived three major crashes that caused serious injuries and narrowly escaped a fourth. Foyt's success has led to induction into numerous motorsports halls of fame.

In the mid-1960s, Foyt became a team owner, fielding cars for himself and other drivers. Since retiring from active race driving, he has owned A. J. Foyt Enterprises, which has fielded teams in CART, the IndyCar Series, and NASCAR.

^ "A.J. Foyt". National Midget Auto Racing Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on September 27, 2007. Retrieved February 8, 2016.
^ "All-Time Records - Career". champcarstats.com. Retrieved August 26, 2015.

[NMARHoF-1] "A.J. Foyt". National Midget Auto Racing Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on September 27, 2007. Retrieved February 8, 2016.

[CCSATR-2] "All-Time Records - Career". champcarstats.com. Retrieved August 26, 2015.

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