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In 1955, Foyt married Lucy Zarr, of River Oaks, remaining together for more than 68 years, until Lucy's death on April 5, 2023. [ 10 ] Jerry Foyt is the son of A.J. Foyt. Foyt is the grandfather of A. J. Foyt IV .
The race was won by A. J. Foyt, but is primarily remembered for a fiery seven-car accident which resulted in the deaths of racers Eddie Sachs and Dave MacDonald. It is also the last race won by a front-engined "roadster", as all subsequent races have been won by rear-engined, formula-style cars. It was Foyt's second of four Indy 500 victories.
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 .
Months into his tenure as AJ Foyt Racing's technical director, Michael Cannon had the program back at the front of the Indy 500.
A.J. Foyt was 15 when a boat that he and two friends were riding in capsized in a storm. The young Foyt clung tightly to a buoy until a fishing vessel found him, too late for one of the other boys ...
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 ...
Foyt (188.927 mph [304.049 km/h]) ... claimed in his book Rapid Response that the real cause of death was complications related to contaminated plasma. ...
He was the second of four men (A. J. Foyt, himself, Rick Mears and Hélio Castroneves) to have won the Indianapolis 500 four times (1970, 1971, 1978, 1987), the fourth of six to have won the race in consecutive years, and the winner of the National Championship in 1970, 1983, and 1985. The Unser family has won the Indy 500 a record nine times.