A.J. Foyt's Four Indy 500 Wins
First four-time Indy 500 winner and Le Mans champion.
Anthony Joseph Foyt Jr. (born January 16, 1935) is an American retired racing driver who won the Indianapolis 500 four times (1961, 1964, 1967, 1977), the first driver to have done so.
- Driver
- A.J. Foyt
- Achievement
- Four Indianapolis 500 Wins
- Years Won
- 1961, 1964, 1967, 1977
- Team Affiliations
- Lesovsky Racing, A.J. Foyt Enterprises
- Historic Status
- One of four drivers to win the Indy 500 four times
Lore & Background
Foyt is the only driver to have won the Indianapolis 500, the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the Daytona 500, and the 24 Hours of Daytona. He won Le Mans in his only attempt, in 1967, in a Ford GT40 Mk IV with Dan Gurney.
In Their Own Story
The air inside the garage was thick with the smell of high-octane fuel and hot metal as Foyt climbed into his cockpit. The roar of the crowd at Indianapolis Motor Speedway was a physical force, vibrating through the chassis. He didn't need to look back; he knew the competition was fierce, but his hands moved with practiced ease on the wheel. As the green flag dropped, the world narrowed to the white line and the rhythm of the engine. In those moments, history wasn't just being made; it was being driven.
Reader's Guide
Foyt won the Indianapolis 500 in 1961, 1964, 1967, and 1977. He qualified for the race 35 times and recorded a top ten finish in five consecutive decades (1950s–1990s).
Did You Know?
- Foyt won the 24 Hours of Le Mans in his only attempt, in 1967.
- He is the only driver to have won the Indianapolis 500, Le Mans, the Daytona 500, and the 24 Hours of Daytona.
- Foyt drove nearly 18 hours of the 24 at Le Mans after his co-driver overslept.
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