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Larry Foyt Released from Hospital

Larry Foyt was released from Methodist Hospital Monday afternoon and is expected to fly home to Charlotte Tuesday. Foyt was taken to the hospital Sunday following his crash in the Indianapolis 500 on lap 15. Foyt's No. 41 ABC Supply/Dallara/Toyota spun entering turn one spinning backwards into the SAFER Barrier. Foyt sustained a compressed vertebra and a chipped disk in his lower spine. He was fitted with a back brace on Monday and released. He is expected to make a full recovery which could take up to six weeks.

The Foyt Boys Qualify for Indy 500

INDIANAPOLIS May 20--A.J. Foyt IV and Larry Foyt both qualified their ABC Supply Co.-sponsored cars for the 89th Running of the Indianapolis 500 Saturday afternoon. They will start from the tenth row in 28th and 30th respectively.

While Larry Foyt qualified early in the No. 41 ABC Supply/Dallara with a four-lap average of 219.396 mph, A.J. IV's attempts to get in the 33-car field were more dramatic.

Foyt IV was about to take the green flag to start his qualifying run early Saturday afternoon when his engine blew on the backstretch of the 2.5-mile historic Speedway. He coasted into the pits. The crew took the No.14 car back to the garage where they began dismantling the engine.

With no more qualifying motors available from TRD, the team borrowed a used Toyota engine from the Ganassi team which was then installed in the 14 car. Foyt IV returned to the track later in the day to run the engine and check on their set-up.

Foyt IV took to the track at 5:30 p.m for his qualifying run and proceeded to click off four laps which varied by only three-hundredths of a second or less than two-tenths of a mile an hour.

"We ran a little bit faster earlier, but those are the four most consistent laps we've had all month," said A.J. IV in his post-qualifying interview. "I'm just glad to get the ABC (Supply Co.) car in there. We tried to qualify earlier and had an engine go. That was disappointing because it was our qualifying engine. We had to get another engine from another team, so it may not have been up to where our other one was. But we got the car into the field and now can look forward to the race, that's what matters."

Larry Foyt posted four solid laps in the 219 range; he too varied by only a half mile an hour during his four-lap run.

"It's a little frustrating," said Larry afterwards. "I thought we had a 220 mph in it, but for some reason, we just didn't have it today. We trimmed the car out this morning, and it should have gone faster. But it just didn't pick up. Our run was pretty consistent, though. We started to pick up a little bit of a push the last couple of laps in Turn 2 probably because of the wind. (Turn) 2 seems to be the toughest corner out there. Now we're done with qualifying, we can focus on getting prepared for the race."

It will mark the 28-year-old's second Indy car start and second Indy 500.

"I love racing these cars," said Foyt's youngest son. "The competition is great. Dad was able to get sponsorship in ABC Supply Company for A.J. (Foyt) IV. Hopefully some doors (sponsorship) open up for me, and we can continue to race these cars."

The Indianapolis 500 will be televised live by ABC-TV on Sunday, May 29th at 1 p.m. eastern time. The one-hour pre-race show begins at noon eastern on ABC-TV.