A.J. Foyt Racing: Feature

As A.J. Foyt celebrates his 50^th anniversary of racing Indy cars this season, over 50 different drivers (now counting Al Unser Jr. who is not in the chart below) have driven his Indy cars since he began owning them in 1965. He has mentored, riled, criticized and praised his drivers but what has remained constant is his passionate approach to the sport. We thought it would be interesting to list the drivers who came through the A.J. Foyt School of Hard Knocks. To find out what these drivers are doing now, visit www.oldracingcars.com, click on Indy and then click on Drivers.

Last Name	First Name	Date	Car No.	Best or First Race	Start	Finish	Foyt Team Years	Comments
ALLISON	Donnie	5/30/1970	83	Indy	23	4	1970-71	finished 6th in 1971
ANDRETTI	Jeff	5/24/1992	48	Indy	20	18	1992
ANDRETTI	John	5/30/1993	84	Indy	24	10	1993 - 1994	finished 10th both years
BEECHLER	Donnie	7/8/2001	1	Kansas	11	3	2001 - 2002
BEEKHUIS	Jon	7/19/1992	14	Toronto	21	18	1992
BOAT	Billy	6/6/1998	11	Texas	2	1	1997 - 1999	won 1 race, 7 poles
BONNER	Brian	6/7/1992	14	Detroit	20	10	1992
BRACK	Kenny	7/25/1998	14	Charlotte	3	1	1998 - 1999	won 3 races and '98 IRL title, won 1999 Indy 500
BUCKNUM	Jeff	8/28/2005	14	Infineon	17	10	2005 - 2006
BUHL	Robbie	5/30/1999	84	Indy	32	6	1999
CARTER	Pancho	7/5/1992	14	New Hampshire	14	11	1992
CHEEVER	Eddie	4/9/1995	14	Long Beach	18	4	1994 - 1995
CHEEVER	Ross	6/21/1992	14	Portland	15	11	1992
DARE	Airton	7/7/2002	14	Kansas	10	1	2002 - 2003
DURANT	Paul	5/27/1997	1	Indy	33	21	1997
EKBLOM	Fredrik	9/9/1995	14	Laguna Seca	21	19	1995
FOITEK	Gregor	3/22/1992	14	Australia	13	21	1992
FOX	Stan	5/24/1987	41	Indy	26	7	1987 - 1988
FOYT	Larry	5/28/2006	41	Indy	23	30	2004 - 2006
FOYT IV	Anthony	8/14/2005	14	Kentucky	12	9	2003 - 2005
GANASSI	Chip	5/26/1985	84	Indy	25	22	1985
GIAFFONE	Felipe	6/4/2006	14	Wakins Glen	9	5	2005 - 2006	won 2002 Pro Series Championship
GORDON	Robby	5/27/2001	41	Indy	3	21	2001	led Indy in rookie year - 1993
GRECO	Marco	5/26/1996	41	Indy	22	26	1996
GROFF	Mike	3/24/1996	41	Phoenix	7	3	1996
HAMILTON	Davey	6/29/1997	14	Pikes Peak	4	3	1996 - 1997
HATTORI	Shigeaki	3/23/2003	5	Phoenix	18	10	2003
HEARN	Richie	4/21/2002	11	Nazareth	22	14	2002	replaced injured Eliseo Salazar
HERTA	Bryan	5/29/1994	14	Indy	22	9	1994
JONES	Davy	8/2/1987	41	Michigan	23	10	1987, 1994	fastest rookie qualifier in 1987 Indy 500
JOURDAIN	Bernard	5/26/1991	48	Indy	21	18	1991
LAZIER	Jaques	7/6/2003	5	Kansas	15	10	2003
LEONARD	Joe	5/30/1967	4	Indy	5	3	1967
MANNING	Darren	4/1/2007	14	St. Petersburg	5	12	2007
MCELREATH	Jim	5/30/1970	14	Indy	33	5	1970	won inaugural Indy car race at Ontario, Calif.
MORAN	Rocky	5/28/1989	33	Indy	28	14	1988 -1989
RAY	Greg	10/6/2001	11	Texas	13	8	2001 - 2002
RICHMOND	Tim	5/24/1981	84	Indy	33	15	1981
RUTHERFORD	Johnny	5/24/1987	84	Indy	30	22	1984, 1988
SALAZAR	Eliseo	3/18/2001	14	Phoenix	13	2	2000 - 2002
SHARP	Scott	8/18/1996	1	New Hampshire	12	1	1995, 1996 -1997	won 1 race, '96 IRL Co-champion
SNIDER	George	5/30/1966	82	Indy	3	19	1966 -1987	13 of 22 Indy 500s for A.J.; best finish 8th ('75,'78)
SWINDELL	Sammy	8/17/1986	84	Pocono	26	9	1986
THEYS	Didier	10/21/1990	14	Laguna Seca	15	12	1990
TILL	Brian	9/3/1995	14	Vancouver	26	25	1995
UNSER	Al	5/31/1965	45	Indy	32	9	1965, 1991
VUKOVICH II	Bill	5/29/1977	84	Indy	23	17	1977
WARD	Jeff	5/28/2000	14	Indy	6	4	2000
WILLIAMS	Carl	5/30/1968	84	Indy	28	15	1968

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