A. J. Foyt

A. J. Foyt
A. J. Foyt
	Foyt in 2015
Nationality	American
Date of birth	January 16, 1935 (age 89)
Place of birth	Houston, Texas, U.S.
Related to	A. J. Foyt IV (grandson); Larry Foyt (adopted son)
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
Awards
	Only driver to win the Indianapolis 500 (four times), the Daytona 500, the 24 Hours of Daytona, the 24 Hours of Le Mans and the 12 Hours of Sebring; International Motorsports Hall of Fame Inductee (2000); Named co-Driver of the Century by the Associated Press; Named one of NASCAR's 50 Greatest Drivers (1998); Inducted in the first class in the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame (U.S.) (1990); Inducted in the first class into the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America (1989); Inducted in the National Midget Auto Racing Hall of Fame (1988);

Anthony Joseph Foyt, Jr. (born January 16, 1935) is an American racecar driver. He was a four-time Indianapolis 500 winner. He also won at the Daytona 500.

Early life

Foyt was born in Houston, Texas. He attended Pershing and Hamilton middle schools and Lamar, San Jacinto and St. Thomas Catholic high schools,^[1] but he dropped out to become a mechanic.^[2]

1932 Ford Hardtop raced by A.J Foyt in 1955, California Automobile Museum
The car Foyt drove to Indy victory in 1977
Foyt racing at Pocono in 1984
A. J. Foyt (right) and former driver Darren Manning (left) at the 2007 Indianapolis 500.

↑ "Distinguished HISD Alumni". Houston Independent School District. Archived from the original on April 6, 2012. Retrieved February 8, 2016.
↑ "A. J. Foyt". Microsoft Encarta. Archived from the original on February 16, 2008. Retrieved February 8, 2016.

Sporting positions
Preceded by Bobby Unser	IROC Champion IROC III (1976), IROC IV (1977)	Succeeded by Al Unser
Preceded by Don White Paul Feldner	USAC Stock Car Champion 1968 1978, 1979	Succeeded by Roger McCluskey Joe Ruttman
Achievements
Preceded by Bruce McLaren Chris Amon	Winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans 1967 with: Dan Gurney	Succeeded by Pedro Rodriguez Lucien Bianchi
Preceded by Jim Rathmann Parnelli Jones Graham Hill Johnny Rutherford	Indianapolis 500 Winner 1961 1964 1967 1977	Succeeded by Rodger Ward Jim Clark Bobby Unser Al Unser
Preceded by Richard Petty	Daytona 500 Winner 1972	Succeeded by Richard Petty

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