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A.J. Foyt
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Formula One career
Nationality 25px USA American
Years 19581960

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,[1] and the all-time 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. 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.

Early life[]

Foyt was born in Houston, Texas. He attended Pershing and Hamilton middle schools and Lamar and San Jacinto high schools,[3] but he dropped out to become a mechanic.[4]

Driving career[]

Midget car career[]

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Foyt in a midget car in 1961

He started his USAC career in a midget car at the 1956 Night before the 500 in Anderson, Indiana. His first midget car win was at a 100 lap event at Kansas City in 1957, and finished seventh in the season points standings.[1] He left midget cars after the 1957 season to drive in sprint cars and Championship Cars. He did occasionally compete in midget car events. He won the 1960 and 1961 Turkey Night Grand Prix, the first two years that it was held at Ascot Park. He won the 1961 Hut Hundred after starting last, and finished seventh in National Midget points that year. He won the 1970 Astro Grand Prix, an event that he promoted in his hometown of Houston. He ended his career with 20 midget car feature wins.

Championship car career[]

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The car Foyt drove to Indy victory in 1977

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Foyt racing at Pocono in 1984

In 1961, he became the first driver to successfully defend his points championship and win the Indianapolis 500 race. Late in the 500, Foyt stopped for fuel, but a refueling malfunction meant that he returned to the race without enough fuel to finish. Eddie Sachs, unaware that Foyt's now-quicker car was light on fuel, pushed hard to keep up—and Sachs had to pit from the lead with just three laps remaining to replace a shredded right-rear tire. Foyt pitted again also but only for enough fuel to finish. He took over the lead and beat Sachs by just 8.28 seconds—the second-closest finish in history at the time. He raced in each season from 1957–1992, starting in 374 races and finishing in the top ten 201 times, with 67 victories. In 1958, Foyt raced in Italy in the Trophy of the Two Worlds on the banking at Monza.

Ford-powered entries were widely expected to dominate the 1964 Indianapolis 500. Discussions between Ford officials and Foyt (who had a stock car contract with Ford at the time) took place early in the month of May about the possibility of Foyt taking over the third (backup) Team Lotus-Ford. Foyt wanted the use of the car for the entire month, but Lotus team owner Colin Chapman was reluctant to give up the reserve car in case something happened to team drivers Jim Clark and Dan Gurney, so discussions ended and Foyt stayed with his reliable, well-sorted Offenhauser-engined roadster. When the two fastest Lotus-Fords, driven by Jim Clark and Bobby Marshman, fell out of the race with mechanical problems, and Parnelli Jones was knocked out when his fuel tank exploded during a pit stop, Foyt was left alone at the front of the field, and cruised home to win his second Indianapolis 500. The race is remembered for the fiery second-lap crash that claimed the lives of Dave MacDonald and Eddie Sachs. 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.

Also, in 1964 Foyt won a record 10 of 14 races en route to his championship.

In 1966 at the Milwaukee, WI. August 200 mi (322 km) Championship Car race his rear engined Lotus pavement car was not at the track so Foyt unloaded the Offenhauser engined dirt track car he had won the 100 mi (161 km) race with at Springfield, Il. the previous day sprayed the mud off the car, installed pavement tires and a set-up for the one mile (1.6 km) oval. He received permission to take two extra warm up laps during qualifying as he had no time for practice and then qualified the car on the pole, led the race for 18 out of 200 laps but then had to stop for a new rear tire, and finished 2nd to Gordon Johncock driving a rear engined Gerhardt-Offy indy car.

In the 1967 Indianapolis 500, Parnelli Jones' STP-Paxton Turbocar was expected to easily defeat the field of piston engines. Jones lapped the field, but his car expired with three laps remaining, and Foyt inherited the lead. But as he drove down the back straightaway on the last lap, Foyt suddenly remembered an odd premonition that had struck him the night before, when he wondered aloud what would happen in the event of a big last-lap accident. As Foyt moved through Turn 3 on the 200th lap, he slowed down. A few hundred yards ahead of him, Carl Williams spun out as he exited Turn 4, triggering a five-car front-stretch accident right in front of Foyt. Traveling at no more than 100 mph, Foyt threaded his way through the wreckage and safely took the checkered flag. The race took two days to complete when rain stopped the race on the 18th lap on the first day.

In the 1977 Indianapolis 500, Foyt ran out of fuel, and had to make up around 32 seconds on Gordon Johncock. Foyt made up 1.5 to 2 seconds per lap by turning up his turbo boost, which risks destroying the engine. Johncock's own engine expired just as Foyt had closed to within eight seconds back after both drivers' final pit stops, and Foyt passed for the win.

He won the Indianapolis 500 4 times, in 1961, 1964, 1967, 1977. He was the first driver to do so. The feat has since been matched by Al Unser (1970, 1971, 1978, 1987) and Rick Mears (1979, 1984, 1988, 1991). Of his 67 career championship car race victories, twelve (12) were won at Trenton Speedway. Foyt also won the Indycar Series 7 times; a record that still stands.

In a 1990 CART race at Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin, Foyt was involved in a serious crash that damaged his legs and feet severely. He would return the following year for the 1991 Indianapolis 500 to qualify 2nd.

Stock car career[]

USAC Stock Car[]

He was the champion in USAC's stock car in 1968, 1978, and 1979. He finished second in 1963 and 1969, and third in 1970.[5]

NASCAR[]

Foyt only needed ten races to get his first NASCAR victory. Richard Petty dominated the 1964 Firecracker 400 until he went out with engine problems. Foyt swapped the lead with Bobby Isaac for the final 50 laps of the summer event at the Daytona International Speedway. Foyt passed Isaac on the final lap to win the race.

In January 1965, Foyt qualified and ran in the front of the pack most of the day with Dan Gurney and Parnelli Jones in the Motor Trend 500 at Riverside. Parnelli retired with mechanical issues, leaving Gurney and Foyt to contest the lead. Late in the race, dueling with Gurney, Foyt spun. His car refired, and he charged through the field in an attempt to regain lost positions. After running hard to catch leader Gurney, Foyt's brakes failed entering Turn 9 at the end of Riverside's mile-long, downhill back straight. Foyt turned the car into the infield at more than 100 mph, and the car tumbled violently end-over-end several times. The track doctor at Riverside International Raceway pronounced Foyt dead at the scene of the severe crash, but fellow driver Parnelli Jones revived him after seeing movement. Foyt suffered severe chest injuries, a broken back, and a fractured ankle. Footage of his flipping #00 Ford, owned by Holman Moody, is featured in the final scene of the movie Redline 7000.

Foyt ran out of gas near the end of the 1971 Daytona 500, and Petty passed him for the win. Foyt again had the car to beat in the 1972 Daytona 500, but this time succeeded in a dominating performance. Only three drivers led during the race.

Foyt won the 1971 and 1972 races at the Ontario Motor Speedway for Wood Brothers Racing. The track was shaped like the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The 1972 race was his last NASCAR win.

Career summary[]

  • Foyt drove in the Indianapolis 500 for 35 consecutive years, winning it four times (the first of only three to do so).
  • Foyt is the only driver to win the Indy 500 in both front and rear-engined cars, winning twice with both configurations.
  • Foyt is the only driver to win the 24 Hours of Le Mans and the Indianapolis 500 the same year (1967).
  • He is the only person to record victories in the Indianapolis 500, the Daytona 500 stock car race, the 24 Hours of Daytona (twice, with co-driver Bob Wollek), the 24 Hours of Le Mans international sports car endurance race in Le Mans, France, as well as the 12 Hours of Sebring (his last major professional win, in 1985, with co-driver Bob Wollek). Foyt had never competed in European sports-car racing or driven at LeMans prior to his 1967 winning performance in a Ford Mk. IV co-driven by Dan Gurney. He reportedly only got 10 laps of pre-race practice on the fast, intimidating tree-lined course. When Gurney overslept and missed a driver change in the middle of the night, Foyt was forced to double-stint and wound up driving nearly 18 hours of the 24-hour race. While being sprayed with champagne on the victory podium, he is reported to have asked, "Do I win Rookie Of The Year?"
  • He also has 41 USAC Stock Car wins and 50 Sprint Car, Midget, and Dirt Champ Car wins.
  • He has won 12 total major driving championships in various categories.
  • His USAC wins tally is a record 138 (The late Rich Vogler is second with 132.)
  • Foyt won the 1976 and 1977 IROC championships.
  • Foyt won seven NASCAR races, including the 1972 Daytona 500.
  • Foyt holds the closed course speed record driving the Oldsmobile Aerotech at an average speed of over Template:Convert/mi/h.
  • Despite having won more USAC sanctioned events than any other driver Foyt never won a CART sanctioned event.

Awards[]

  • Foyt was inducted into the International Motorsports Hall of Fame in 2000.
  • Foyt was named to NASCAR's 50 Greatest Drivers list in 1998.
  • He was named to the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame in 1990.
  • He was inducted in the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America as the only open wheel driver in the first class of 1989.
  • He was inducted in the National Midget Auto Racing Hall of Fame in 1988.

Indianapolis 500 records[]

Foyt has numerous career records at the Indianapolis 500: the first of to date three drivers to win a record four times, the most consecutive and career starts (35), most races led (13), most times led during the career (39), and most competitive laps and miles during a career (4,909 laps, 12,272.5 miles). In the 1961 Indianapolis 500 Foyt won over Eddie Sachs with a lead of 8.28 seconds, the second closest finish in Indianapolis history at the time.

As of November 2011, Foyt stands as only the third-oldest living winner of the Indianapolis 500 (Parnelli Jones and Bobby Unser are older), but the longest-ago living winner (1961).

Car owner[]

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A. J. Foyt (right) and former driver Darren Manning (left) at the 2007 Indianapolis 500.

Main article: A. J. Foyt Enterprises

While an active driver, Foyt entered into a longtime partnership with Kalamazoo, Michigan businessman Jim Gilmore, and raced under the Gilmore-Foyt Racing name for many years.

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.

Scott Sharp took a share of the 1996 Indy Racing League (IRL) title driving for Foyt while Kenny Bräck won the 1998 IRL title, also in a Foyt car. Bräck won the 1999 Indianapolis 500 in Foyt's car, putting Foyt in the winner's circle at Indy for the fifth time. The current driver for his IRL team, A. J. Foyt Enterprises, is Mike Conway.

On June 7, 1997, Foyt (as an owner) was involved in an incident that helped shape the history of the Indy Racing League and added to his reputation as a man of little patience. 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. However, Dutch driver Arie Luyendyk disputed Boat's win, claiming that he was in the lead when a scoring error by USAC (who had scored all IRL races up until that time) gave Boat the checkered flag. 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 tulips (ironically given Luyendyk's Dutch nationality). 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. Following the controversy, the IRL relieved USAC of the scoring duties for its events.

Family[]

Foyt is the grandfather of A. J. Foyt IV. Foyt is the grandfather and adoptive father of Larry Foyt. He is also the godfather of driver John Andretti. When not busy with the racing season, A.J. Foyt likes to spend time at the family Ranch, The Foyt Ranch located in Hockley, Texas.

Racing record[]

Complete Formula One World Championship results[]

(key)

Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 WDC Points
1958 Dean Van Lines Kuzma Offenhauser ARG
MON
NED
500
Ret
BEL
FRA
GBR
GER
POR
ITA
MOR
NC 0
1959 Dean Van Lines Kuzma Offenhauser MON
500
10
NED
FRA
GBR
GER
POR
ITA
USA
NC 0
1960 Bowes Seal Fast Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser ARG
MON
500
Ret
NED
BEL
FRA
GBR
POR
ITA
USA
NC 0

USAC results[]

Template:Expand list (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Rank Points
1975 Gilmore Racing 25px USA
ONT1
1
25px USA
ONT2
25px USA
ONT3
1
25px USA
PHX
3
25px USA
TRE
1
25px USA
INDY
3
25px USA
MIL
1
25px USA
POC
1
25px USA
MIS
1
25px USA
MIL2
20
25px USA
MIS2
7
25px USA
TRE2
2
25px USA
PHX2
1
1st 4920
1976 Gilmore Racing 25px USA
PHX
21
25px USA
TRE
18
25px USA
INDY
2
25px USA
MIL
17
25px USA
POC
31
25px USA
MIS
3
25px USA
TWS
1
25px USA
TRE2
19
25px USA
MIL2
25px USA
ONT
23
25px USA
MIS2
1
25px USA
TWS2
11
25px USA
PHX2
WD
7th 1720
1977 Gilmore Racing 25px USA
ONT
1
25px USA
PHX
2
25px USA
TWS
14
25px USA
TRE
25px USA
INDY
1
25px USA
MIL
WD
25px USA
POC
15
25px Canada
MOS
1
25px USA
MIS
DNS
25px USA
TWS2
19
25px USA
MIL2
25px USA
ONT2
2
25px USA
MIS2
25px USA
PHX2
4th 2840
1978 Gilmore Racing 25px USA
PHX
3
25px USA
ONT
4
25px USA
TWS
17
25px USA
TRE
2
25px USA
INDY
7
25px Canada
MOS
16
25px USA
MIL
19
25px USA
POC
8
25px USA
MIS
16
25px USA
ATL
4
25px USA
TWS2
1
25px USA
MIL2
4
25px USA
ONT2
28
25px USA
MIS2
5
25px USA
TRE2
19
25px UK
SIL
1
25px UK
BRH
4
25px USA
PHX2
2
5th 3024
1979 Gilmore Racing 25px USA
ONT
1
25px USA
TWS
1
25px USA
INDY
2
25px USA
MIL
1
25px USA
POC
1
25px USA
TWS2
1
25px USA
MIL2
12
1st 3320
1980 Gilmore Racing 25px USA
ONT
WD
25px USA
INDY
14
25px USA
MIL
25px USA
POC
19
25px USA
MDO
35th 45
1981-82 Gilmore Racing 25px USA
INDY
13
25px USA
POC
1
25px USA
ILL
25px USA
DUQ
25px USA
ISF
25px USA
INDY
19
4th 1045

CART results[]

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Rank Points
1979 Gilmore Racing 25px USA
PHX
25px USA
ATL1
25px USA
ATL2
25px USA
INDY
2
25px USA
TRE1
25px USA
TRE2
25px USA
MIS1
25px USA
MIS2
25px USA
WGL
25px USA
TRE3
25px USA
ONT
25px USA
MIS3
25px USA
ATL3
25px USA
PHX2
NC -
1980 Gilmore Racing 25px USA
ONT
WD
25px USA
INDY
Ret
25px USA
MIL
25px USA
POC
Ret
25px USA
MDO
25px USA
MIS1
25px USA
WGL
25px USA
MIL
25px USA
ONT2
25px USA
MIS2
25px Mexico
MEX
25px USA
PHX
44th 45
1981 Gilmore Racing 25px USA
PHX1
25px USA
MIL1
25px USA
ATL1
25px USA
ATL2
25px USA
MIS
Ret
25px USA
RIV
25px USA
MIL2
25px USA
MIS2
25px USA
WGL
25px Mexico
MEX
25px USA
PHX2
NC 0
1982 Gilmore Racing 25px USA
PHX1
25px USA
ATL
25px USA
MIL1
2
25px USA
CLE
Ret
25px USA
MIS1
Ret
25px USA
MIL2
25px USA
POC
Ret
25px USA
RIV
25px USA
ROA
25px USA
MIS2
Ret
25px USA
PHX2
            28th 22
1983 Gilmore Racing 25px USA
ATL
25px USA
INDY
Ret
25px USA
MIL
25px USA
CLE
25px USA
MIS1
25px USA
ROA
25px USA
POC
25px USA
RIV
25px USA
MDO
25px USA
MIS2
25px USA
LVG
25px USA
LS
25px USA
PHX
        NC 0
1984 Gilmore Racing 25px USA
LBH
25px USA
PHX1
25px USA
INDY
6
25px USA
MIL
25px USA
POR
25px USA
MEA
25px USA
CLE
25px USA
MIS1
Ret
25px USA
ROA
25px USA
POC
Ret
25px USA
MDO
25px Canada
SAN
25px USA
MIS2
DNS
25px USA
PHX2
Ret
25px USA
LS
25px USA
LVG
Ret
21st 22
1985 Copenhagen/Gilmore Racing 25px USA
LBH
25px USA
INDY
Ret
25px USA
MIL
25px USA
POR
25px USA
MEA
Ret
25px USA
CLE
DNS
25px USA
MIS
DNS
25px USA
ROA
25px USA
POC
Ret
25px USA
MDO
25px Canada
SAN
Ret
25px USA
MIS2
25px USA
LS
25px USA
PHX
Ret
25px USA
MIA
Ret
    NC 0
1986 Copenhagen/Gilmore Racing 25px USA
PHX
Ret
25px USA
LBH
25px USA
INDY
Ret
25px USA
MIL
Ret
25px USA
POR
25px USA
MEA
25px USA
CLE
25px Canada
TOR
25px USA
MIS
9
25px USA
POC
4
25px USA
MDO
25px Canada
SAN
25px USA
MIS2
16
25px USA
ROA
25px USA
LS
25px USA
PHX
Ret
25px USA
MIA
Ret
21st 16
1987 Copenhagen/Gilmore Racing 25px USA
LBH
25px USA
PHX
25px USA
INDY
Ret
25px USA
MIL
6
25px USA
POR
25px USA
MEA
25px USA
CLE
25px Canada
TOR
25px USA
MIS
Ret
25px USA
POC
7
25px USA
ROA
25px USA
MDO
25px USA
NZR
7
25px USA
LS
25px USA
MIA
Ret
    23rd 14
1988 Copenhagen/Gilmore Racing 25px USA
PHX
4
25px USA
LBH
11
25px USA
INDY
Ret
25px USA
MIL
5
25px USA
POR
15
25px USA
CLE
11
25px Canada
TOR
15
25px USA
MEA
Ret
25px USA
MIS
WD
25px USA
POC
Ret
25px USA
MDO
Ret
25px USA
ROA
10
25px USA
NZR
Ret
25px USA
LS
Ret
25px USA
MIA
Ret
16th 29
1989 Copenhagen/Gilmore Racing 25px USA
PHX
Ret
25px USA
LBH
Ret
25px USA
INDY
5
25px USA
MIL
Ret
25px USA
DET
Ret
25px USA
POR
WD
25px USA
CLE
25px USA
MEA
Ret
25px Canada
TOR
17
25px USA
MIS
Ret
25px USA
POC
Ret
25px USA
MDO
Ret
25px USA
ROA
Ret
25px USA
NZR
Ret
25px USA
LS
18th 10
1990 Copenhagen/Gilmore Racing 25px USA
PHX
Ret
25px USA
LBH
Ret
25px USA
INDY
6
25px USA
MIL
9
25px USA
DET
Ret
25px USA
POR
10
25px USA
CLE
7
25px USA
MEA
5
25px Canada
TOR
16
25px USA
MIS
6
25px USA
DEN
10
25px Canada
VAN
13
25px USA
MDO
15
25px USA
ROA
Ret
25px USA
NZR
25px USA
LS
11th 42
1991 Copenhagen Racing 25px Australia
SRF
25px USA
LBH
25px USA
PHX
25px USA
INDY
Ret
25px USA
MIL
Ret
25px USA
DET
Ret
25px USA
POR
16
25px USA
CLE
Ret
25px USA
MEA
13
25px Canada
TOR
25px USA
MIS
Ret
25px USA
DEN
25px Canada
VAN
25px USA
MDO
25px USA
ROA
25px USA
NZR
Ret
25px USA
LS
32nd 0
1992 Walker Motorsport 25px Australia
SRF
Ret
26th 4
Copenhagen Racing 25px USA
PHX
DNQ
25px USA
LBH
25px USA
INDY
9
25px USA
DET
25px USA
POR
25px USA
MIL
25px USA
NHM
25px Canada
TOR
25px USA
MIS
25px USA
CLE
25px USA
ROA
25px Canada
VAN
25px USA
MDO
25px USA
NZR
25px USA
LS
1993 Copenhagen Racing 25px Australia
SRF
25px USA
PHX
25px USA
LBH
25px USA
INDY
DNQ
25px USA
MIL
25px USA
DET
25px USA
POR
25px USA
CLE
25px Canada
TOR
25px USA
MIS
25px USA
NHM
25px USA
ROA
25px Canada
VAN
25px USA
MDO
25px USA
NZR
25px USA
LS
NC -

Indy 500 results[]

Year Chassis Engine Start Finish
1958 Kuzma/Brawner Offy 12th 16th
1959 Kuzma Offy 17th 10th
1960 Kurtis/

Epperly

Offy 16th 25th
1961 Trevis Offy 7th 1st
1962 Trevis Offy 5th 23rd
1963 Trevis Offy 8th 3rd
1964 Watson Offy 5th 1st
1965 Lotus 34 Ford 1st 15th
1966 Lotus 38 Ford 18th 26th
1967 Coyote 67 Ford 4th 1st
1968 Coyote 68 Ford 8th 20th
1969 Coyote/Kuzma Ford 1st 8th
1970 Coyote 70 Ford 3rd 10th
1971 Coyote 71 Ford 6th 3rd
1972 Coyote 72 Foyt 17th 25th
1973 Coyote 73 Foyt 23rd 25th
1974 Coyote 73 Foyt 1st 15th
1975 Coyote 75 Foyt 1st 3rd
1976 Coyote 75 Foyt 5th 2nd
1977 Coyote 75 Foyt 4th 1st
1978 Coyote 75 Foyt 20th 7th
1979 Parnelli VPJ6C Ford Cosworth DFX 6th 2nd
1980 Parnelli VPJ6C Ford Cosworth DFX 12th 14th
1981 Coyote 81 Ford Cosworth DFX 3rd 13th
1982 March 82C Ford Cosworth DFX 3rd 19th
1983 March 83C Ford Cosworth DFX 24th 31st
1984 March 84C Ford Cosworth DFX 12th 6th
1985 March 85C Ford Cosworth DFX 21st 28th
1986 March 86C Ford Cosworth DFX 21st 24th
1987 Lola T87/00 Ford Cosworth DFX 4th 19th
1988 Lola T87/00 Ford Cosworth DFX 22nd 26th
1989 Lola T89/00 Ford Cosworth DFX 10th 5th
1990 Lola T90/00 Chevrolet 265A 8th 6th
1991 Lola T91/00 Chevrolet 265A 2nd 28th
1992 Lola T92/00 Chevrolet 265A 23rd 9th
1993 Lola T93/00 Ford XB Retired

Indy 500 qualifying results[]

Year Att # Date Time Qual
Day
Car # Laps Qual
Time
Qual
Speed
Rank Start Comment
1967 22 05-13 22 1 14 2 PULLED OFF
1967 28 05-13 28 1 14 4 166.289 4 4  
1968 8 05-18 8 1 1 4 166.821 8 8  
1969 4 05-24 4 2 6 4 3:31.0600 170.568 1 1  
1970 5 05-16 5 1 7 4 170.004 3 3  
1971 2 05-15 2 1 9 4 3:26.5200 174.317 6 6  
1972 3 05-13 17:57 1 2 0 BLOWN ENGINE
1972 30 05-20 11:30 2 2 4 3:10.4800 188.996 5 16  
1973 25 05-12 14:27 1 14 3 WAVED OFF
1973 27 05-12 15:20 1 14 4 3:10.5500 188.927 32 23  
1974 8 05-11 11:05 1 14 4 3:07.8600 191.632 1 1  
1975 4 05-10 11:38 1 14 1 PULLED OFF
1975 19 05-10 16:10 1 14 4 3:05.5900 193.976 1 1  
1976 12 05-15 16:55 1 14 4 3:14.3200 185.261 10 5  
1977 1 05-14 11:02 1 14 4 3:06.0800 193.465 ATTEMPT WITHDRAWN BY USAC
1977 12 05-14 12:39 1 14 4 3:05.0300 194.563 5 4  
1978 14 05-20 12:47 1 14 0 PULLED OFF
1978 39 05-21 13:24 3 14 4 2:59.8900 200.122 3 21  
1979 33 05-13 16:32 1 14 4 3:09.8600 189.613 6 6  
1980 24 05-10 14:24 1 14 0  
1980 32 05-10 16:14 1 14 1 FLAGGED OFF; RAIN
1980 33 05-10 17:59 1 14 4 3:14.0700 185.500 16 12  
1981 2 05-09 15:49 1 14 4 3:03.6000 196.078 6 3  
1982 25 05-15 16:23 1 14 4 2:57.0500 203.332 3 3  
1983 30 05-21 14:59 2 14 4 3:00.4000 199.557 14 24  
1984 25 05-12 15:23 1 14 1 PULLED OFF
1984 39 05-12 17:39 1 4 4 2:56.5920 203.860 12 12  
1985 10 05-11 11:55 1 14 4 2:54.9420 205.782 27 21  
1986 36 05-11 12:09 2 14 4 2:48.8460 213.212 5 22  
1987 21 05-09 17:07 1 14 4 2:50.6690 210.935 4 4  
1988 4 05-14 1 14 0 PULLED OFF
1988 31 05-14 17:23 1 14 3 PULLED OFF
1988 47 05-21 14:35 3 41 4 2:51.6770 209.696 15 22  
1989 15 05-14 13:24 1 14 4 2:45.7950 217.136 12 10  
1990 24 05-19 11:32 1 14 4 2:43.3210 220.425 8 8  
1991 1 05-11 11:00 1 14 4 2:41.8390 222.443 6 2  
1992 23 05-09 17:57 1 14 3 PULLED OFF
1992 28 05-10 12:20 2 14 4 2:41.5810 222.798 16 23  

See also[]

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References[]

  1. 1.0 1.1 Biography at the National Midget Auto Racing Hall of Fame
  2. ChampCarStats All-Time Records
  3. HISD Connect - Alumni Houston Independent School District
  4. Foyt, A. J. Microsoft Encarta. Archived 2009-10-31.
  5. "USAC Stock Car Championship History", ultimateracinghistory.com, Retrieved September 7, 2007

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Preceded by:
Bobby Unser
IROC Champion
IROC III (1976), IROC IV (1977)
Succeeded by:
Al Unser
Preceded by:
Don White
USAC Stock Car Champion
1968
Succeeded by:
Roger McCluskey
Preceded by:
Paul Feldner
USAC Stock Car Champion
1978, 1979
Succeeded by:
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
Indianapolis 500 Winner
1961
Succeeded by:
Rodger Ward
Preceded by:
Parnelli Jones
Indianapolis 500 Winner
1964
Succeeded by:
Jim Clark
Preceded by:
Graham Hill
Indianapolis 500 Winner
1967
Succeeded by:
Bobby Unser
Preceded by:
Johnny Rutherford
Indianapolis 500 Winner
1977
Succeeded by:
Al Unser
Preceded by:
Richard Petty
Daytona 500 Winner
1972
Succeeded by:
Richard Petty



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