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Lawrence Joseph Roberds Foyt (born February 22, 1977) is an American former NASCAR and IndyCar driver and current team principal for A.J. Foyt Enterprises.He is the biological grandson and adopted son of A. J. Foyt, and a biological cousin (and uncle by adoption) of A. J. Foyt IV.
[4] [5] Foyt is a June 2002 graduate of Waller High School. [6] [7] Foyt appeared in the 2005 film, The Dukes of Hazzard, [8] and is an avid Texas Longhorns fan. [9] He married Indianapolis Colts vice-president Casey Irsay, daughter of team owner Jim Irsay, in July 2009. They have three children. [10]
Foyt was born in Houston, Texas, to Anthony Joseph "Tony" Foyt and Emma Evelyn Monk Foyt. His father was an auto mechanic who owned and raced midget race cars as a hobby. Foyt's father built A. J. a toy racer with a lawnmower engine when he was five years old. [ 3 ]
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 ...
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 ...
A. J. Foyt (Jr.) Larry Foyt United States: Larry is a grandson by birth, but is also the adopted son of A. J. A. J. Foyt IV: Bill France Sr. Brian France United States: Lesa France Kennedy: J.C. France: Bill France Jr. Ben Kennedy United States: Joe Gibbs: Ty Gibbs United States: Butch Gilliland: Todd Gilliland United States: Huntley Gordon ...
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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 .