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


