A. J. Foyt

**Anthony Joseph Foyt, Jr.** (born January 16, 1935) is an American racecar driver. He was a four-time Indianapolis 500 winner.  He also won at the Daytona 500.

## Early life

Foyt was born in Houston, Texas.  He attended Pershing and Hamilton middle schools and Lamar, San Jacinto and St. Thomas Catholic high schools, but he dropped out to become a mechanic.

## Other websites

- Official team owner website

## Infobox (nascar driver)

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- **best cup pos**: 40th (1989 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, 1989)
- **cup wins**: 7
- **cup top tens**: 36
- **cup poles**: 9
- **first cup race**: 1963 NASCAR Grand National Series, 1963 Motor Trend 500 (Riverside International Raceway, Riverside)
- **first cup win**: 1964 NASCAR Grand National Series, 1964 1964 Firecracker 400, Firecracker 400 (Daytona International Speedway, Daytona)
- **last cup win**: 1972 NASCAR Grand National Series, 1972 1972 Miller High Life 500, Miller High Life 500 (Ontario Motor Speedway, Ontario)
- **last cup race**: 1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, 1994 1994 Brickyard 400, Brickyard 400 (Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indianapolis)
- **years in cup**: 30
- **total cup races**: 128
- **total truck races**: 3
- **years in truck**: 2
- **best truck pos**: 81st (1995 NASCAR SuperTruck Series, 1995)
- **first truck race**: 1995 NASCAR SuperTruck Series, 1995 GM Goodwrench/Delco Battery 200 (Phoenix International Raceway, Phoenix)
- **last truck race**: 1996 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, 1996 Carquest 420K (Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Las Vegas)
- **truck wins**: 0
- **truck top tens**: 0
- **truck poles**: 0


## Infobox (racing driver)

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- **last series**: United States Auto Club, USAC & Champ Car, CART Championship Car series
- **years active**: 1957–1993
- **teams**: Dean Van Lines Special
Anstead-Thompson Racing
Gilmore Racing
A. J. Foyt Enterprises
- **starts**: 369
- **wins**: 67
- **poles**: 53
- **podiums**: 117
- **best finish**: **1st**
- **year**: 1960, 1961, 1963, 1964, 1967, 1975, & 1979 (USAC)


## Infobox (f1 driver)

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- **years**: –
- **team(s)**: Kuzma (constructor), Kuzma, Kurtis Kraft
- **races**: 3
- **championships**: 0
- **wins**: 0
- **podiums**: 0
- **points**: 0
- **poles**: 0
- **fastest laps**: 0
- **first race**: 1958 Indianapolis 500
- **last race**: 1960 Indianapolis 500


## Infobox (racing driver)

- **name**: A. J. Foyt
- **image**: AJ Foyt at Foyt Wine Vault - 2015 - Sarah Stierch 2.jpg
- **caption**: Foyt in 2015
- **nationality**: American
- **birth name**: Anthony Joseph Foyt, Jr.
- **birth place**: Houston, Texas, U.S.
- **related to**: A. J. Foyt IV (grandson)
Larry Foyt (adopted son)
- **title years**: 1960

1960
1961
1963
1964
1967
1968
1972

1975
1975–76
1976–77
1978
1979
1979
- **titles**: United States Automobile Club#USAC Sprint Car Series, USAC Sprint Car Series Champion
USAC National Champion
USAC National Champion
USAC National Champion
USAC National Champion
USAC National Champion
USAC Stock Car Champion
United States Automobile Club#USAC Silver Crown Series, USAC Silver Crown Series Champion
USAC National Champion
IROC III, IROC Champion
IROC IV, IROC Champion
USAC Stock Car Champion
USAC Gold Crown Champion
USAC Stock Car Champion