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Timeline:

A. J. Foyt Timeline

1953 Wins first midget race at Playland Park in Houston, Texas
1957 Wins first USAC midget race on May 12 in Kansas City, Mo.
Competes in first Indy car race on August 17 in Springfield, Ill.
1958 Competes in first Indianapolis 500
1959 Wins first USAC sprint car race on September 13 in Salem, Ind.
1960 Wins first Indy car race on September 5 in DuQuoin, Ill.
Wins first national Indy car championship
Wins USAC sprint car championship, eastern division
1961 Wins first Indy 500
Wins four Indy car races
Wins second national Indy car title
1962 Wins first USAC stock car race on February 25 at Ascot Park in Gardena, Calif.                             
1963 Wins third national Indy car title
Wins first sports car race at Nassau in Bahamas
Competes in first NASCAR Grand National race at Riverside, Calif.
1964 Wins second Indy 500
Wins fourth national Indy car title
Wins record 10 Indy car races (in 13 starts)
Wins first NASCAR race on July 4 at Daytona Beach, Fla.
1965 Sustains broken back and foot in NASCAR race on January 17 at Riverside, Calif.
Wins record 10 pole positions in Indy cars
1966 Sustains severe burns in Indy car practice in June at Milwaukee, Wis.
1967 Wins third Indy 500
Wins fifth national Indy car title
Wins 24 Hours of LeMans with co-driver Dan Gurney driving the Ford GT-40
1968 Wins first USAC stock car championship
1972 Wins Daytona  500 in February at Daytona Beach, Fla.
Wins USAC dirt car championship
Sustains burns and broken leg in dirt car race at DuQuoin, Ill.
1976 Wins sixth national Indy car title 
1977 Wins record fourth Indy 500
1978 Wins second USAC stock car championship
1979 Wins record seventh national  Indy car title
Wins third USAC stock car championship
1981 Sustains serious arm injury in Indy car race in July at Michigan
1983 Wins 24 Hours of Daytona sports car race in February at Daytona Beach, FLA.
1985 Wins second 24 Hours of Daytona
Wins 12 Hours of Sebring sports car race in March at Sebring, Fla
1987 Qualifies for record 30 consecutive Indianapolis 500 races
1990 Sustains serious leg injuries in Indy car race in September at Elkhart Lake, Wis.
1991 Qualifies in middle of front row for Indianapolis 500 for eighth front row start
1992 Qualifies for record 35 consecutive Indianapolis 500 races
1993 Retires from driving Indy cars on May 15, pole day at Indianapolis Motor Speedway
1994 Competes in final NASCAR Winston Cup race: the inaugural Brickyard 400 on August 6 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway
1995 Competes in first NASCAR Truck Series race at Phoenix International Raceway
1996 Wins first Indy Racing League title with driver Scott Sharp
1998 Wins second Indy Racing League title with driver Kenny Brack
1999 Wins Indianapolis 500 with driver Kenny Brack
2002 Wins Indy car race (with Airton Dare) and Infiniti Pro Series race (with A.J. Foyt IV) on same day at Kansas Speedway
2004 Fields son Larry Foyt and grandson A.J. Foyt IV in Indy 500
2007 Celebrates 50th Anniversary in Indy Car racing; competes in 50th straight Indianapolis 500
 
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