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Jerry Foyt is the son of A.J. Foyt. Foyt is the grandfather of A. J. Foyt IV. Foyt is the grandfather and adoptive father of Larry Foyt. He is also the godfather of driver John Andretti. When not busy with the racing season, A. J. Foyt likes to spend time at the family Ranch, The Foyt Ranches located in Hockley, Texas and Del Rio, Texas.
A. J. Foyt Racing, officially and historically known as A. J. Foyt Enterprises, is an American racing team in the IndyCar Series and formerly NASCAR. It is owned by four-time Indianapolis 500 winner, 1972 Daytona 500 winner, 1967 24 Hours of Le Mans winner, and two-time 24 Hours of Daytona winner A. J. Foyt .
Foyt was born on May 25, 1984, in Louisville, Kentucky, [1] but lists his hometown as Hockley, Texas, [2] the long-time residence of his grandfather and four-time Indianapolis 500 winner A. J. Foyt, who guided him through much of his career. He is the son of Nancy and thoroughbred trainer Anthony Joseph Foyt III.
A. J. Foyt's 1977 winning car. With 20 laps to go, Gordon Johncock led A. J. Foyt by 10 seconds. Tom Sneva was lurking in third place. With Johncock physically ailing, Foyt began to narrow the margin. Johncock made his final pit stop on lap 181. He took on fuel only, and the crew again doused him with water. He pulled away after a 14.7-second stop.
On lap 99, A. J. Foyt headed to the pits with a split manifold. He spent over twenty minutes in the pits as the team made repairs. However, he did return to the race. With the Foyt team scrambling to diagnose A.J.'s troubles, the team neglected to signal George Snider to the pits, and Snider ran out of fuel on the track. Snider was eventually ...
Four time Indianapolis 500 winner A.J. Foyt, left, shakes hands with a fan during a book-signing, Thursday night, Oct. 10, 2024, at the Foyt Wine Vault in Speedway, Ind. Foyt and author Art Garner ...
The winning Ford GT40 Mk IV of Gurney/Foyt. Defending champions Ford, along with Porsche, had the biggest representation with ten cars. The new Ford GT40 Mark IV was an updated version of the Ford J-Car, which was shelved following the fatal accident of Ken Miles in August 1966 [6] (The Mk III being a small-production road-car [7]). The Mark IV ...
The 1979 Pocono 500, the 9th running of the event, was held at the Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, Pennsylvania, on Sunday June 24, 1979. A. J. Foyt won the race, his third Pocono 500 win.