# Arie Luyendyk

Arie Luijendijk (anglicized as Arie Luyendyk; born 21 September 1953), nicknamed "The Flying Dutchman," is a Dutch former auto racing driver, and winner of the 1990 and 1997 Indianapolis 500 races. He was inducted into the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Hall of Fame in 2009, and the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America in 2014.
Luyendyk won a total of seven Indy car races, including three in the CART series, all of them on ovals.

## Career

Luyendyk started racing in the early 1970s, winning a number of Dutch national titles. In 1977, he won the European Super Vee championship, and switched to Formula Three. Further success eluded him until he moved to the United States in 1984, where he immediately won the Super Vee championship.
With the help of sponsor Provimi Veal, Luyendyk ran his first full Champ Car season in 1985, winning the rookie of the year title both for the season and the Indianapolis 500. Gaining additional sponsorship from Domino's Pizza (and changing his racing number to 30, as at the time Domino's guaranteed customers that delivery orders would arrive in 30 minutes or less), his first win in the series came five years later in 1990, at the most important race in the series, with a record average speed of 185.981 mph (299.307 km/h). Luyendyk won the 1990 Indianapolis 500 for Doug Shierson Racing. His average speed record, which stood for 23 years, was finally broken in the 2013 97th Indianapolis 500 by Tony Kanaan with an average speed of 187.433 mph (301.644 km/h).
Luyendyk continued to perform well at Indianapolis, scoring pole positions in 1993, 1997 and 1999, and retiring from the race while leading on three occasions. In 1995, Luyendyk controlled the race early until an incident with Scott Sharp put him several laps down. For the rest of the race, Luyendyk was able to make up all his laps and barely beat eventual winner Jacques Villeneuve at the stripe to get his final lap back and finish on the lead lap.
In 1996, he set the qualifying lap record at 237.498 mph (382.216 km/h), although he did not start on the pole because he qualified on the second day of time trials. He won the 1997 Indianapolis 500 from the pole over Treadway Racing teammate Scott Goodyear. The race ended in controversy when on the final restart the white and green flag waved to end a caution but the yellow lights stayed on with Luyendyk pulling away to the win while the other competitors were confused. A similar finish involving a similar mistake almost took away a win from Luyendyk two weeks later.
At the 1997 True Value 500 at Texas, a scoring error by the USAC resulted in Billy Boat being declared the race winner. Luyendyk protested in front of victory lane, only to be slapped by Boat's team owner A. J. Foyt. Following the incident, Foyt and Luyendyk were fined US$20,000 and US$14,000 respectively, for unsportsmanlike behaviour. IndyCar officials reviewed the race tape and discovered that Luyendyk had actually finished on a lap by himself and completed more laps than the scheduled race distance, thus he was declared the official winner. Because Foyt refused to surrender the trophy, a duplicate was awarded to Luyendyk.
Luyendyk also was selected to participate in the 1992, 1993, and 1998 editions of the International Race of Champions.
After his terrific run in 1997, Luyendyk had a washout year the following season. He only won one race, and had several races where he didn't finish the full distance. After 1998, Luyendyk decided to cut down to a part-time schedule, only racing in the 1999 Indianapolis 500 where he won the pole and dropped out because of a crash. He retired from racing after the 1999 season, and for a short time, joined ABC Sports as a color commentator. He returned to the Indy 500 in 2001 and 2002. In 2003, he entered at Indianapolis for the final time. He suffered a crash during practice, and did not make an attempt to qualify.
Other Luyendyk victories include the 24 Hours of Daytona and the 12 Hours of Sebring. His son, Arie Jr., is an off-road and Indy Lights racer.
The last corner of the Zandvoort track in the Netherlands carries his name. In 1999, he was presented with the Sagamore of the Wabash award, reflecting upon his Indy 500 career. In 2016, Luyendyk was selected as a chief steward for the IndyCar Series alongside fellow racer Max Papis and Dan Davis.

## Motorsports career results
### Complete European F5000 Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap.)
| Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Pos. | Pts |
| 1973 | Tony Trimmer | McLaren M18 | Chevrolet 5.0 V8 | BRH | MAL | SIL | SNE | BRH | OUL | MAL | MIS | MAL | MON | SIL | BRH | OUL | JYL | ZAN 10 | SNE | BRH 14 | | 31st | 1 |
| 1974 | Anglo-American Racing Team | Chevron B24 | Chevrolet 5.0 V8 | BRH | MAL | SIL | OUL | BRH | ZOL | THR | ZAN 11 | MUG | MNZ | MAL | MON | THR | BRH | OUL | SNE | MAL | BRH | NC | 0 |

### Complete European Formula Two Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Pos. | Pts |
| 1979 | RAM Autoracing | Chevron B48 | BMW | SIL | HOC | THR | NÜR | VAL | MUG | PAU | HOC | ZAN 13 | PER | MIS | DON | NC | 0 |

### Complete European Formula 3 results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | DC | pts |
| 1978 | Racing Team Holland | Toyota | ZAN 6 | NÜR DNS | ÖST 6 | ZOL 5 | IMO DNQ | NÜR 5 | DIJ DNQ | MNZ DNQ | PER Ret | MAG 6 | KNU 5 | KAR 9 | DON 15 | KAS 22 | JAR Ret | VLL 12 | 12th | 9 |
| 1979 | Racing Team Holland | Toyota | VLL 16 | ÖST 19 | ZOL 13 | MAG 2 | DON Ret | ZAN 26 | PER | MNZ 16 | KNU 9 | KIN Ret | JAR 7 | KAS Ret | | | | | 6th | 13 |
| 1980 | Racing Team Holland | Toyota | NÜR | ÖST | ZOL 20 | MAG | ZAN 7 | LAC | MUG | MNZ | MIS | KNU | SIL | JAR | KAS | ZOL | | | NC | 0 |

### American open-wheel racing

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap.)

#### Formula Super Vee

| Year | Team | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Rank | Points |
| 1984 | Provimi Veal | Ralt RT5/84 | VW Brabham | LBH 2 | PHX Ret | MIL 1 | POR 3 | MEA 3 | CLE 1 | ROA 2 | WGI 1 | CTR 1 | MCH 2 | LS Ret | CPL 2 | 1st | 172 |
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#### CART PPG World Series

| Year | Team | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Pos. | Pts |
| 1984 | Bettenhausen Motorsports | March 84C | Cosworth DFX V8t | LBH | PHX | INDY | MIL | POR | MEA | CLE | MCH | ROA 8 | POC | MDO | SAN | MCH | PHX | LAG | CPL | | 32nd | 5 |
| 1985 | Provimi Veal Racing | Lola T900 | Cosworth DFX V8t | LBH 17 | INDY 7 | MIL 17 | POR 21 | MEA 10 | CLE 5 | MCH Wth | ROA 6 | POC | MDO DNS | SAN 18 | MCH 15 | LAG 22 | PHX 25 | MIA 7 | | | 18th | 33 |
| 1986 | Provimi Veal Racing | Lola T86/00 | Cosworth DFX V8t | PHX 6 | LBH 15 | INDY 15 | MIL 9 | POR | | | | | | | | MCH 13 | | | | MIA 21 | 17th | 29 |
| 1986 | Provimi Veal Racing | March 86C | Cosworth DFX V8t | | | | | | MEA 16 | CLE 24 | TOR 6 | MCH 23 | POC 17 | MDO 18 | SAN | | ROA 7 | LAG 10 | PHX 15 | | 17th | 29 |
| 1987 | Hemelgarn Racing | March 87C | Cosworth DFX V8t | LBH 14 | PHX 3 | INDY 18 | MIL 4 | POR 16 | MEA 6 | CLE 19 | TOR 7 | MCH 5 | POC 4 | ROA 4 | MDO 11 | NAZ 4 | LAG 6 | MIA 11 | | | 7th | 98 |
| 1988 | Dick Simon Racing | Lola T88/00 | Cosworth DFX V8t | PHX 9 | LBH 10 | INDY 10 | MIL 15 | POR 2 | CLE 18 | TOR 20 | MEA 20 | MCH 28 | POC 26 | MDO 25 | ROA 19 | NAZ 9 | LAG 22 | MIA 14 | | | 14th | 31 |
| 1989 | Dick Simon Racing | Lola T89/00 | Cosworth DFS V8t | PHX 17 | LBH 7 | INDY 21 | MIL 6 | DET 6 | POR 3 | CLE 9 | MEA 7 | TOR 24 | MCH 6 | POC 23 | MDO 8 | ROA 4 | NAZ 13 | LAG 9 | | | 10th | 75 |
| 1990 | Doug Shierson Racing | Lola T90/00 | Chevrolet 265A V8t | PHX 9 | LBH 7 | INDY 1 | MIL 19 | DET 5 | POR 6 | CLE 6 | MEA 4 | TOR 5 | MCH 19 | DEN 13 | VAN 26 | MDO 21 | ROA 6 | NAZ 17 | LAG 9 | | 8th | 90 |
| 1991 | Vince Granatelli Racing | Lola T91/00 | Chevrolet 265A V8t | SRF 9 | LBH 5 | PHX 1 | INDY 3 | MIL 17 | DET 3 | POR 7 | CLE 5 | MEA 18 | TOR 19 | MCH 2 | DEN 22 | VAN 19 | MDO 9 | ROA 5 | NAZ 1 | LAG 8 | 6th | 134 |
| 1992 | Chip Ganassi Racing | Lola T92/00 | Ford XB V8t | SRF | PHX | LBH | INDY 15 | DET | POR | MIL | NHA | TOR | MCH 14 | CLE | ROA | VAN | MDO | NAZ | LAG | | 41st | 0 |
| 1993 | Chip Ganassi Racing | Lola T93/00 | Ford XB V8t | SRF 5 | PHX 6 | LBH 11 | INDY 2 | MIL 22 | DET 17 | POR 10 | CLE 10 | TOR 22 | MCH 3 | NHA 25 | ROA 9 | VAN 25 | MDO 5 | NAZ 8 | LAG 3 | | 8th | 90 |
| 1994 | Indy Regency Racing | Lola T94/00 | Ilmor 265D V8t | SRF 25 | PHX 22 | LBH 11 | INDY 18 | MIL 21 | DET 19 | POR 14 | CLE 21 | TOR 31 | MCH 2 | MDO 13 | NHA 27 | VAN 6 | ROA 22 | NAZ 26 | LAG 6 | | 17th | 34 |
| 1995 | Dick Simon Racing | Lola T95/00 | Ford XB V8t | MIA | SRF | PHX 25 | LBH | NAZ | | | | | | | | | | | | | 26th | 6 |
| 1995 | Team Menard | Lola T95/00 | Menard V6t | | | | | | INDY 7 | MIL | DET | POR | ROA | TOR | CLE | MCH | MDO | NHA | VAN | LAG | 26th | 6 |
| 1997 | Target Chip Ganassi | Reynard 97i | Honda HRR V8t | MIA | SRF | LBH | NAZ | RIO | GAT | MIL | DET | POR | CLE | TOR | MCH | MDO | ROA | VAN | LAG | FON 24 | 34th | 0 |

#### IndyCar Series

| Year | Team | Chassis | No. | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Pos. | Pts |
| 1996 | Byrd-Treadway Racing | Reynard 94I/95I | 5 | Ford XB V8t | WDW 14 | PHX 1 | INDY 16 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7th | 225 |
| 1996–97 | Byrd-Treadway Racing | Reynard 94I/95I | 5 | Ford XB V8t | NHA 13 | LVS 20 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6th | 223 |
| 1996–97 | Byrd-Treadway Racing | G-Force GF01 | 5 | Oldsmobile Aurora V8 | | | WDW 12 | PHX 22 | INDY 1 | TXS 1 | PPR 15 | CLT 21 | NHA 3 | LVS 25 | | | | | | | 6th | 223 |
| 1998 | Byrd-Treadway Racing | G-Force GF01B | 5 | Oldsmobile Aurora V8 | WDW 8 | PHX 24 | INDY 20 | TXS 13 | NHA 5 | DOV 9 | CLT 4 | PPR 22 | ATL 8 | TXS 28 | LVS 1 | | | | | | 8th | 227 |
| 1999 | Treadway Racing | G-Force GF01C | 5 | Oldsmobile Aurora V8 | WDW | PHX | CLT | INDY 22 | TXS | PPR | ATL | DOV | PPR | LVS | TXS | | | | | | 41st | 11 |
| 2001 | Treadway-Hubbard Racing | G-Force GF05B | 5 | Oldsmobile Aurora V8 | PHX | HMS | ATL | INDY 13 | TXS | PPR | RIR | KAN | NSH | KTY | GAT | CHI | TXS | | | | 41st | 17 |
| 2002 | Treadway Racing | G-Force GF05B | 55 | Chevrolet Indy V8 | HMS | PHX | FON | NAZ | INDY 14 | TXS | PPR | RIR | KAN | NSH | MCH 16 | KTY | GAT | CHI | TXS | | 37th | 30 |
| 2003 | Mo Nunn Racing | G-Force GF09 | 20 | Toyota Indy V8 | HMS | PHX | MOT | INDY Wth$^1$ | TXS | PPR | RIR | KAN | NSH | MCH | GAT | KTY | NAZ | CHI | FON | TXS | NA | - |
    $^1$ Luyendyk was listed as the primary entry and participated in practice; during practice, Luyendyk crashed, and decided to sit out the race due to injuries. Alex Barron replaced him in the car.

##### Indianapolis 500

| Year | Chassis | Engine | Start | Finish | Team |
| 1985 | Lola | Cosworth | 20 | 7 | Provimi Veal Racing |
| 1986 | Lola | Cosworth | 19 | 15 | Provimi Veal Racing |
| 1987 | March | Cosworth | 7 | 18 | Hemelgarn Racing |
| 1988 | Lola | Cosworth | 6 | 10 | Dick Simon Racing |
| 1989 | Lola | Cosworth | 15 | 21 | Dick Simon Racing |
| 1990 | Lola | Chevrolet | 3 | 1 | Doug Shierson Racing |
| 1991 | Lola | Chevrolet | 14 | 3 | Vince Granatelli Racing |
| 1992 | Lola | Ford-Cosworth | 4 | 15 | Chip Ganassi Racing |
| 1993 | Lola | Ford-Cosworth | 1 | 2 | Chip Ganassi Racing |
| 1994 | Lola | Ilmor | 8 | 18 | Indy Regency Racing |
| 1995 | Lola | Menard | 2 | 7 | Team Menard |
| 1996 | Reynard | Ford-Cosworth | 20 | 16 | Byrd-Treadway Racing |
| 1997 | G-Force | Oldsmobile | 1 | 1 | Treadway Racing |
| 1998 | G-Force | Oldsmobile | 28 | 20 | Treadway Racing |
| 1999 | G-Force | Oldsmobile | 1 | 22 | Treadway Racing |
| 2001 | G-Force | Oldsmobile | 6 | 13 | Treadway-Hubbard Racing |
| 2002 | G-Force | Chevrolet | 24 | 14 | Treadway Racing |
| 2003 | G-Force | Toyota | Wth | Wth | Mo Nunn Racing |

### 24 Hours of Le Mans results

| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
| 1989 | Nissan Motorsport | Geoff Brabham Chip Robinson | Nissan R89C | C1 | 250 | DNF | DNF |
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### International Race of Champions

(key) (Bold – Pole position. * – Most laps led.)
International Race of Champions results :
| Year | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Pos. | Points |
| 1992 | Dodge | DAY 10 | TAL 11 | MCH 11 | MCH 10 | 12th | 21 |
| 1993 | Dodge | DAY 6 | DAR | TAL 10 | MCH 8 | 11th | 24.5 |
| 1998 | Pontiac | DAY 5 | CAL 11 | MCH 7 | IND 11 | 12th | 26 |