| A. J. Foyt | |
|---|---|
| Related to | A. J. Foyt IV (grandson) Larry Foyt (adopted son) |
| USAC & CART Championship Car series | |
| Years active | 1957–1993 |
| Teams | Dean Van Lines Special Anstead-Thompson Racing Gilmore Racing A. J. Foyt Enterprises |
| Starts | 369 |
| Wins | 67 |
| Poles | 53 |
| Best finish | 1st in 1960, 1961, 1963, 1964, 1967, 1975, & 1979 (USAC) |
| Championship titles | |
| 1960 1960 1961 1963 1964 1967 1968 1972 1975 1975-76 1976-77 1978 1979 1979 |
USAC 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 |
| Formula One World Championship career | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | American |
| Active years | 1958–1960 |
| Teams | Kuzma, Kurtis Kraft |
| Races | 3 |
| Championships | 0 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 0 |
| Career points | 0 |
| Pole positions | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| First race | 1958 Indianapolis 500 |
| Last race | 1960 Indianapolis 500 |
Anthony Joseph Foyt, Jr., or as he is universally known as in motorsports circles, A. J. Foyt (born January 16, 1935), 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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