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The following section is an excerpt from Wikipedia's A. J. Foyt page on 16 August 2017, text available via the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.
Anthony Joseph "A. J." Foyt, Jr. (born January 16, 1935) ("Super Tex") is a retired American 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, and the American championship racing career wins record with 67.
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.
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A.J.The Life of America's Greatest Race Car Driver | Year & Type: 1983 Nonfiction Author: A.J. Foyt with William Neely Foreword: William Neely Publisher: Times Books Dimensions: 5.75" x 8.5" hardcover w/jacket Content: 234 pages with black & white photo section ISBN: 0-8129-1077-X Subject: Open Wheel Racing Topic: A.J. Foyt Availability: Reference Desk |
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1966 Trans Am Ford Mustang Replica of car A.J. Foyt drove at the first Trans Am race at Sebring in 1966 AMT Resto Rod kit Fred Cady Decals Exhaust, wheels & tires, seat, shifter, fire extinguisher from Lindberg 1964 Plymouth NASCAR kit Photo ©2008 Bill Crittenden  2008 Summer NNL August 3, 2008 View photo of AJ Foyt Ford Mustang First Trans Am Race Model - 3,862KB |
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1966 Trans Am Ford Mustang Replica of car A.J. Foyt drove at the first Trans Am race at Sebring in 1966 AMT Resto Rod kit Fred Cady Decals Exhaust, wheels & tires, seat, shifter, fire extinguisher from Lindberg 1964 Plymouth NASCAR kit Photo ©2008 Bill Crittenden 2008 Summer NNL August 3, 2008 View photo of AJ Foyt Ford Mustang First Trans Am Race Model - 3,186KB |
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1966 Trans Am Ford Mustang Replica of car A.J. Foyt drove at the first Trans Am race at Sebring in 1966 AMT Resto Rod kit Fred Cady Decals Exhaust, wheels & tires, seat, shifter, fire extinguisher from Lindberg 1964 Plymouth NASCAR kit Photo ©2008 Bill Crittenden 2008 Summer NNL August 3, 2008 View photo of AJ Foyt Ford Mustang First Trans Am Race Model - 3,366KB |
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1986 Miller American 200
Photo courtesy  Photo ©John Walczak. All Rights Reserved. Used with permission.June 8, 1986 View photo of AJ Foyt Car at the 1986 Miller American 200 - 1,320KB |
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1986 Miller American 200
Photo courtesy Photo ©John Walczak. All Rights Reserved. Used with permission.June 8, 1986 View photo of AJ Foyt Car at the 1986 Miller American 200 - 1,292KB |
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1986 Miller American 200
Photo courtesy Photo ©John Walczak. All Rights Reserved. Used with permission.June 8, 1986 View photo of AJ Foyt Car at the 1986 Miller American 200 - 1,055KB |
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1986 Miller American 200
Photo courtesy Photo ©John Walczak. All Rights Reserved. Used with permission.June 8, 1986 View photo of AJ Foyt Car at the 1986 Miller American 200 - 1,318KB |
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1986 Miller American 200
Photo courtesy Photo ©John Walczak. All Rights Reserved. Used with permission.June 8, 1986 View photo of AJ Foyt Car at the 1986 Miller American 200 - 1,188KB |
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1986 Miller American 200
Photo courtesy Photo ©John Walczak. All Rights Reserved. Used with permission.June 8, 1986 View photo of AJ Foyt Car at the 1986 Miller American 200 - 1,163KB |
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1986 Miller American 200
Photo courtesy Photo ©John Walczak. All Rights Reserved. Used with permission.June 8, 1986 View photo of AJ Foyt Car at the 1986 Miller American 200 - 1,319KB |
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1986 Miller American 200
Photo courtesy Photo ©John Walczak. All Rights Reserved. Used with permission.June 8, 1986 View photo of AJ Foyt Car at the 1986 Miller American 200 - 1,244KB |
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1986 Miller American 200
Photo courtesy Photo ©John Walczak. All Rights Reserved. Used with permission.June 8, 1986 View photo of AJ Foyt Car at the 1986 Miller American 200 - 1,052KB |
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1986 Miller American 200
Photo courtesy Photo ©John Walczak. All Rights Reserved. Used with permission.June 8, 1986 View photo of AJ Foyt Car at the 1986 Miller American 200 - 1,118KB |
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Oldsmobile Photo ©2006 Bill Crittenden As shown at the October 2006 Meeting of C.A.R.S. in Miniature View photo of AJ Foyt Oldsmobile - 253KB |
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Photo ©1992 John Walczak All Rights Reserved. Used with permission. Indianapolis Motor Speedway NASCAR Tire Test June 23, 1992 View photo of AJ Foyt in Dale Earnhardt's Car at Indianapolis in 1992 - 1,791KB |
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Photo ©1992 John Walczak All Rights Reserved. Used with permission. Indianapolis Motor Speedway NASCAR Tire Test June 23, 1992 View photo of AJ Foyt in Dale Earnhardt's Car at Indianapolis in 1992 - 1,870KB |
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| Collector Card - 1992 Maxx 141 | A.J. Foyt | #14 |
