A.J. The race was red-flagged, stopped while the charred wreckage was cleared away. "I guess it's an honor," Foyt says, trying to figure it out, "but I swear people won't let me alone. Encouraged by his father, he became a racer at the age of 17 and competed in races in nearby places, but success eluded him initially. I hope that you enjoy them as much as I have while owning them. He began his racing career in a midget car. For years Foyt has driven at a scary, talented point somewhere beyond luck; mere luck would have run out years ago. Post-retirement, he continues to work as a team owner. [8] Among his wins in USAC stock car racing was his 1964 win at the Billy Vukovich Memorial 200 at Hanford Speedway in California. They listen, slack-jawed, and then, when he stalks off, their heads swing to watch him. Foyt's chief character witness is Roger McCluskey, a fellow-driver (who has since become the USAC official in charge of screening new drivers). One of his drivers, Billy Boat, had been declared the winner of the inaugural IRL race at Texas Motor Speedway that had been held that night, and his other driver, Davey Hamilton, had come in second. So I've been known to say 'kiss my ass' and go out racing. And over. Since retiring from active race driving, he has owned A. J. Foyt Enterprises, which has fielded teams in the CART, IRL, and NASCAR. A few hundred yards ahead of him, Carl Williams spun out as he exited turn four, triggering a five-car front-stretch accident right in front of Foyt. He won the 1977 Indianapolis 500, despite running out of fuel. That's Mister Foyt, the horse-owner, you know.". Foyt carries his racing senior citizenship well. His first USAC midget car win was at a 100 lap event at Kansas City in 1957, and he stood seventh in the season points table. After all, look at the Foyt silks as described in the official Churchill Downs racing program: Orange and white, with the letters A.J. When Foyt pulled up next to Petty after the checkers to congratulate him, he was called "a true gentleman" during the broadcast. That happened on Jan. 17, 1965 at the Riverside (Calif.) 500. Ford-powered entries were widely expected to dominate the 1964 Indianapolis 500. It's strictly intuitive and hard for him to explain. Father of 4-time Indianapolis 500 winner A.J. ", It remains for Foyt to wind down one activity while cranking up the other. championships as a driver Voted "Driver of the Century" Foyt was born in Houston, Texas, to Anthony (Tony) Foyt Sr. (1918-1985) and Emma Evelyn Monk Foyt (1920-1988). He indicated to me that he wanted to say something, so I rolled down the window and he kind of leaned in and." Foyt pauses to sniff the air, indicating that it was thick with the smell of bourbon and crushed mint leaves. He is the third generation of the famous Foyt family. "I was hurt so bad," he quipped to the AP, "that I couldn't enjoy the nurses.". https://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/a-j-foyt-4416.php. His company, A. J. Foyt Enterprises teams participated in the CART, IRL, and NASCAR. Anthony Joseph Foyt Jr. grew up in his father's auto repair shop, surrounded by automobiles, while listening to the Indianapolis 500 on the radio and dreamed of one day winning a spot on the starting grid. I'm drawn back to racing by the competition and because I enjoy it.". During his racing days, he used to be dogged by the fear that his car would go up in flames. Showing barely - if any signs of age, toning, wear or handling. "Well," he says, "I mean, you ain't never seen a Brinks truck following a funeral procession to dump the money into the grave, have you? Though he switched to sprint and championship cars after 1957, he was able to win two consecutive Turkey Night Grand Prix titles, an Astro Grand Prix, a Hut Hundred subsequently. He's 46 years old now and several pounds heavier than he was in the glory days of the '60s. J. Foyt was born on the 16th January 1935, in Houston, Texas USA, and is a retired automobile auto racing driver who participated in numerous genres of motorsports, but best known for being the most successful driver in the American Championship Racing with 67 wins, and USAC with 159 victories. The Indianapolis Colts' Anthony Joseph Foyt IV is a scouting assistant. You got to carry on in racing. FOYT, A(nthony) J(oseph), Jr. (b. That victory put Foyt on the radar for USAC car owners and he switched from the IMCA to USAC later that season. I hit that sucker. will not. Foyt eventually won 28 USAC National sprint car feature races and the USAC Eastern Championship in 1960. Then he climbed into his car and rolled out and won the race. All of it is surrounded by the obligatory white fences. But first, these anecdotes to set the proper mood: The car comes smoking into the pits at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and slams to a stop. Now, then. He has won 12 total major driving championships in various categories. A.J. the car roars away. Foyt Jr., grandfather of NASCAR driver Larry Foyt and great grandfather of Indy Racing League Driver A.J. You're out there, racing door handle to door handle, and some guys, they'll put a sudden move on you. Foyt 1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Results", "A.J. About Anthony Joseph Foyt, Sr. Patriarch of the Foyt racing family. Foyt is the grandfather and adoptive father of Larry Foyt. 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 Use of this site constitutes acceptance of our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. That'll be it. And right from the start he had hammered out impressive speeds in his sleek new Coyote, once howling to an unofficial 214 mph in a practice run down the main straightaway. In addition to being a famous auto driver, Foyt was also a racing car owner which further improved his wealth. This retired legendary racing driver dreads African killer bees. He pointed down to his right foot, the one he stomps on the throttle of a race car. Foyt, in full Anthony Joseph Foyt, Jr., (born January 16, 1935, Houston, Texas, U.S.), versatile and successful American automobile racing driver who won the Indianapolis 500 in 1961, 1964, 1967, and 1977, the first four-time winner. In 1998, he was included to the list of NASCAR's 50 Greatest Drivers. (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position), (key) (Bold Pole position awarded by qualifying time. is going to do it. Foyt started his racing career in 1953 in his father- owned midget car, and had his first race at night before the 500 in Anderson, Indiana. A crash story. But the NASCAR official, holding his hand up, palm pointed toward Foyt, remains in front of the car, just at the left front fender. A.J. Patriarch of the Foyt racing family. Trusted by millions of genealogists since 2003. . Foyt also later won the 12 Hours of Sebring and 24 Hours of Daytona in 1985 driving Porsches, making him one of only 12 drivers to complete the "triple crown" of endurance racing. Foyt won the 1971 and 1972 races at the Ontario Motor Speedway for Wood Brothers Racing. An accident at the Michigan 500 in 1981 nearly cost him an arm. In his three IRL races this season, he has finished 17th and 18th and crashed out of one. has earned all of this. Listen here," and he flashes that marvelous grin, "it ain't nothin' but a little old country road. His career started in 1957 and ended in 1993. As most folks know by now, Foyt began striding across the American landscape in the mid-1950s, a midget and sprint-car racer who just sort of materialized out of the half-mile ovals and dirt tracks of Texas and the Midwest. on the back. In 1970, Foyt won the Astro Grand Prix in Houston, and in 1975 and 1976, he was victorious at the Australian Speedcar Grand Prix at the Liverpool International Speedway in Sydney. Black blocks on white? In 1981, Foyt was involved in an accident at the Michigan 500 and nearly lost an arm. Well, along came 1960 and I won my first national title in championship cars, and I said to myself, 'Well, hell, this here is it; I'll never ever again make this much money in one year in my life.' Same country, a few days later. "No, that's not it entirely. Slowly, Foyt is getting the hang of how these horsey chaps operate. Foyt 1968 NASCAR Grand National Results", "A.J. He was known to be tough and touchy. Foyt did not learn of the fate of his two friends until he reached victory lane, and was handed a newspaper with a headline announcing the tragedy. is the bench markand he understands one more important thing. In 1958, he made his debut at Indy, but he spun out of the race on lap 148. Luyendyk then requested a review of the race; a few days later, USAC reversed its position and declared Luyendyk the winner; Foyt kept the victory lane-awarded trophy. It's tugging and pulling. IMDB Wikipedia $35 Million 1935 1935-01-16 1966 Indianapolis 500 (1966) 30 for 30 (2010) A.J. "I didn't hit him," Foyt says. They keep about 20 2-year-olds in training at their Hockley, Texas ranch, a 1,000-acre spread 35 miles from Houston that Foyt built himself. Edges are clean and sharp. You could be running 200-and-something miles an hour and they [the officials] will make us back off to where the slow guys can keep up. Foyt's mood is still mellow; he talks calmly, if forcefully, to the crew. He returned for a 35th consecutive start at the 1992 Indianapolis 500 and avoided all of the day's numerous crashes to finish ninth. He ended his career with 20 midget car feature wins. Foyt 1972 NASCAR Winston Cup Results", "A.J. [6] When he obtained a driver's license, Foyt purchased a used Oldsmobile and practiced the mechanical skills he had learned working on his father's cars on it. First 4-time winner of the Indianapolis 500: . I'm not driven by no obsession; any driving to be done around here, ol' A.J. Well then. The house is more than big enoughit was built on four lotsand the kids are pretty much raised. In July 2009, Casey Irsay, the Indianapolis Colts vice president and daughter of club owner Jim Irsay, married Anthony Joseph Foyt IV. Anthony Joseph Foyt Jr. (born January 16, 1935) is an American retired auto racing driver who has raced in numerous genres of motorsports. He earned numerous awards and recognitions, including being the only driver to win the 24 Hours of Le Mans and the Indianapolis 500 the same year (1967), and the only racer ever to win the Indy 500 with both rear and front-engined vehicles. Sometimes we're scaring ourselves to death doing it, like they say in car racing, but we're doing it. He has been bestowed with many awards and honors in racing, and was declared the "Best Driver of the Century" (with Mario Andretti) by the Associated Press. Luck favored him as Johncocks engine shut down. Summary. Later in the week A.J. But Foyt's smile is more disarming than dangerous: It is June 1967, and on the sun-dappled terrace of the Hotel Ricordeau, a Michelin two-star restaurant just outside Le Mans, Foyt is staring in shock at trout meunire, served in the traditional French manner. In that sense, Foyt was a standout right from the start. Foyt drove in the Indianapolis 500 for 35 consecutive years, winning it four times (the first of only four to have done so). Edges are clean and sharp. It's one of the gestures he has learned to use to great effectlike ol' Frank Merriwell in Tip Top Weekly: "Frank continued to laugh, and it had been said at Yale that he was most dangerous in an encounter when he laughed." Foyt 1975 NASCAR Winston Cup Results", "A.J. It seemed to be a modest enough affectation, Lord knows, until someone made the mistake of calling him Fancy Pants. The ranch may be one of the tonier spots in Texas: Three houses, eight barns, paddocks, a bunkhouse and a lovely five-eighths-of-a-mile training track with ponds in the infield. Just jump in the car and run? 1953 marked the beginning of a 40-year driving career marked by success and adaptability. He has absolutely no nerves at all. After running hard to catch leader Gurney, Foyt's brakes failed entering turn nine at the end of Riverside's mile-long, downhill back straight. But three years later, at 26, he won the first of his four Indy 500 titles. Of course. Well, you can't do that anymore; they got too many rules now. run his last race,' and I'll walk away. But," he holds up his right index finger, "but you know what really scares me? Sixteen are now dead13 of them killed while racing. He was a mechanic who established his reputation building racecars in Texas. In fact, until three years ago, he confesses, he lived solely on his income from stock-car and midget racing and invested all the rest. Most assuredly, an accident won't occur because of any wild moves by Foytand here's the part where it gets tricky: If A.J. 2023 ABG-SI LLC. In 1988 Foyt was banned from NASCAR for six months and fined $5,000 following a series of incidents during the Winston 500 at Talladega Superspeedway. It's at this juncture that you get to snap and growl and bite off a head now and then. His father was an auto mechanic who owned and raced midget race cars as a hobby. 2 turn, where he listened to Johnny Rutherford's car go through the corners. In the 1964 season, he progressed to a fourth national Indy car title. Well, here's what has gradually happened: I've always been outspoken, but I've got a commitment to racing, by God, and I'm going to keep that commitment. Maybe you haven't noticed it about me, but I haven't got any close friends in racing. Full name: Anthony Joseph Foyt, Jr. Birthdate: January 16, 1935 Hometown: Houston, Texas Wife: Lucy Children: Tony (A.J. Attended Hamilton Junior High School in Houston, Texas. He throws off his safety harness and climbs out, shouting at the men in his pit crew, chewing them out, with gestures. If he'd hit him, he would've torn his head off. when things is going bad is about like trying to dance with a chain saw. Lucy, who once sat nervously in the stands virtually every time A.J. Foyt and nobody saysoff to me, no matter where it is.". " But then came the really good years, adorned with more national titles and the four Indy victories, and as Bill Ansted, one of Foyt's early sponsors, noted dryly, "A.J. He won a number of essential sports car racing events. The team built its own Coyote chassis from 1966 to 1983. But it's when he's with horses that Foyt looks happiest. After retiring as a driver, he continued his involvement in racing as a car owner of A. J. Foyt Enterprises in the CART series, then the Indy Racing League (IRL) and NASCAR. said, cut him off. Foyt 1970 NASCAR Grand National Results", "A.J. First man to become a 4-time winner of the Indianapolis 500, doing so in 1961, 1964, 1967, and 1977. In August 1965, at the Milwaukee 200-mile (320km) Championship Car race, Foyt's rear-engined Lotus pavement car was not at the track. ", "Aw, bullbleep," growled Foyt. Foyt later competed in Championship car, Sports car, Stock car and NASCAR championships, collecting numerous wins and awards. He raced stock cars in NASCAR and USAC. He was sweet and sour, fiercely competitive and sometimes ornery then, and he's sweet and sour, fiercely competitive and sometimes ornery now. Jones lapped the field, but his car expired with three laps remaining, and Foyt inherited the lead. Here's how he has done it: No man has ever driven race cars better or more consistently; no one now driving has ever risked more in as impressive a variety of cars and perilous situations, taking himself to the far edge time after time. Winner of: 50 Sprint Car, Midget, Dirt Champ Car wins, Winner of total of 7 NASCAR races, including the 1972 Daytona 500,NASCAR's 50 Greatest Drivers (1998), National Sprint Car Hall of Fame (U.S.) (1990), Motorsports Hall of Fame of America (1989), National Midget Auto Racing Hall of Fame (1988), , Indianapolis 500: The 70s, 1979 Daytona 500, Indianapolis 500: The 70s, 1979 Daytona 500, 30 for 30 (2010), ESPN 25: Who's #1? The poses are pretty much the same as they've always beenman standing beside horse/car. His open wheel racing includes United States Automobile Club Champ cars, sprint cars, and midget cars. finished 16th at the Indy 500 in 1965 is now a dusty relic in his garage. In the mid-1960s, Foyt became a team owner, fielding cars for himself and other drivers. Lee-Mans? It's dangerous as hell for both of us. The roar rises to a painful scream of metal. Anthony Joseph began his career racing Midget cars in 1953, at only 18 years of age, with his racing car being owned and operated by his father.Foyt's USAC career then kicked off in 1956 during the Night before the 500 events in Anderson Indiana.Soon, Foyt won his first USAC midget car race at 100 lap event in Kansas City.During the same year, Foyt won a Sprint car race at Salem . But a horse." He blinks at the wonder of it. He also has 41 USAC Stock Car wins and 50 Sprint Car, Midget, and Dirt Champ Car wins. The feat has since been matched by Al Unser (1970, 1971, 1978, 1987); Rick Mears (1979, 1984, 1988, 1991); and, Helio Castroneves (2001, 2002, 2009, and 2021). If that critter's got wheels, as they say in racing, ol' A.J. is 66 years old and was born on 03/07/1956. He won the 24 Hours of Le Mans race in 1967, and later the 12 Hours of Sebring and 24 Hours of Daytona. Inducted into the Automotive Hall of Fame in 2007. I hope that you enjoy them as much as I have while owning them. On June 7, 1997, Foyt (as an owner) was involved in an incident that added to his reputation as a man of little patience. But there's one more statistic that perhaps tells a lot more about motor sports and Foyt: Of the 33 drivers who started with him in his first Indy 500 in 1958, he's the only one still active. He is a scouting assistant for the Indianapolis Colts, and drove in the IndyCar Series and briefly the NASCAR Busch Series. One of the doctors later points out that such shattering crack-ups quite often do more damage to a driver's psyche than to his body; yet, the doc says, "We checked Foyt's blood pressure, and so help me, it was lower than normal. A.J. He raced stock cars in NASCAR and USAC. The sleevesah, the sleeves. Anthony Joseph A. Anthony Joseph Foyt Jr., the man called "Super Tex" - Driver of the Century, master of front-engine cars, rear-engine cars, midget cars, sprint cars, oval racing, road racing, dirt racing . Foyt couldnt have children, so he and wife Lucy (m. 1956) adopted a boy they named Larry Foyt and has a grandson A. J. Foyt IV who is married to the Indianapolis Colts owners daughter, so the Foyts are also part owners of the NFL franchise. Of his 67 career Championship Car race victories, twelve were won at Trenton Speedway. Foyt 1990 NASCAR Winston Cup Results", "A.J. His body has thickened, as it seemed it wouldnot to fat, but to a broadening through the rib cage, shoulders and neck. One important thing about survival: If his machine isn't exactly right, well, he won't soldier on through with it. Some of them were a four-time winner of the Indianapolis 500, Daytona 500, 24 Hours of Daytona, and 24 Hours of Le Mans, a unique combination for racing car drivers. Foyt started his racing career in 1953 in his father- owned midget car, and had his first race at night before the 500 in Anderson, Indiana. over 40 years. He is a great friend with iconic driver Mario Andretti, and is a godfather to Andrettis son John. And now, back in Houston on this bright, historic morningthe Day A.J. In 1971 Foyt bought a Chevrolet agency in Houston and has since built it into one of the largest in the region5,000 new car sales a year. "It was at last year's Kentucky Derby," Foyt says. Most publicity handouts list Foyt at 5'11" and 200 pounds, but he's obviously carrying more weight than that, and if you want to know exactly how much, you go ask him. Scott Sharp and Kenny Brack were the drivers in the last two winning years. He remains reflective for the moment. When Luyendyk entered victory lane after the race to confront TMS general manager Eddie Gossage about the finish uttering obscenities, an irate Foyt approached Luyendyk from behind and slapped and shoved him into a tulip bed (coincidentally given Luyendyk's Dutch nationality). We know that Anthony's political affiliation is unknown . was running full bore, barreling along, belly to the ground, when the brakes went blooey. "Foyt is tenacious," Rudy says. Encouraged by his father, he became a racer at the age of 17 and competed in races in nearby places, but success eluded him initially. We shall proceed with the story of the World's Greatest Race Driver in a moment. Son: A. J. Foyt III Son: Jerry Daughter: Terry Lynn Indianapolis 500 Winner 1961 Indianapolis 500 Winner 1964 Indianapolis 500 Winner 1967 Indianapolis 500 Winner 1977 Texas Sports Hall of Fame 1967 Foyt passed Isaac on the final lap to win the race. Foyt bulldozes to the fore. 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