FOYT, A J, JR.


Meaning of FOYT, A J, JR. in English

born Jan. 16, 1935, Houston, Texas, U.S.

U.S. automobile racing driver.

He became the first four-time winner of the Indianapolis 500 (1961, 1964, 1967, 1977) and is the only driver to have won the Indy 500, the Daytona 500, and the Le Mans Grand Prix. He was national champion stock-car driver in 1968, 1978, and 1979, and he also amassed numerous wins in sports-and midget-car racing.

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