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A. J. Foyt a Legend in racing.

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This article is about the 4-time Indianapolis 500 winner. For his grandson, see A. J. Foyt IV.
A. J. Foyt
AJ Foyt at Foyt Wine Vault - 2015 - Sarah Stierch 2.jpg
Foyt in 2015
Nationality United States American
Born Anthony Joseph Foyt, Jr.
January 16, 1935 (age 81)
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, and the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
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)

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series career
128 races run over 30 years
Best finish 40th (1989)
First race 1963 Motor Trend 500 (Riverside)
Last race 1994 Brickyard 400 (Indianapolis)
First win 1964 Firecracker 400 (Daytona)
Last win 1972 Miller High Life 500 (Ontario)
Wins Top tens Poles
7 36 9
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series career
3 races run over 2 years
Best finish 81st (1995)
First race 1995 GM Goodwrench/Delco Battery 200 (Phoenix)
Last race 1996 Carquest 420K (Las Vegas)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
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)
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

Anthony Joseph "A. J." Foyt, Jr. (born January 16, 1935) ("Super Tex") is a retired American automobile auto racing driver who has raced in numerous genres of motorsports. His open wheel racing includes United States Automobile Club Champ 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 American championship racing career wins record with 67.[2]

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. In the NASCAR stock car circuit, he won the 1964 Firecracker 400 and the 1972 Daytona 500. Foyt survived three major crashes that caused serious injuries, and narrowly escaped a fourth. 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.