A. J. Foyt IV
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Anthony Joseph Foyt IV (born May 25, 1984) is an
He began his career racing
Personal life
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. His cousin, Larry Foyt, also raced cars.[3] He spent much of his early years working with some horses trained by his father at the horse stables of Churchill Downs before his family relocated to Texas when he was six years old.[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]
Early career in IndyCar
Foyt began racing
After passing his rookie test at Texas Motor Speedway on October 31, 2002, allowing him to obtain an Indy Racing League (IRL) racing license,[1][13] he progressed to Foyt Enterprises' IRL IndyCar Series team for the 2003 season, finishing 21st in the final standings.[2] Foyt currently holds the record for the youngest driver to race in the Indy 500. His rookie race in 2003 occurred on his 19th birthday. He took the record from Josele Garza who was slightly over 2 months older for his first start in 1981.[14]
He continued to struggle in the IndyCar Series, finishing 18th overall in the 2004 season points and falling to 20th in the 2005 series. In the 2005 Indianapolis 500 Foyt was involved in an accident with Champ Car World Series driver Bruno Junqueira, who sustained a fractured back. The season did not improve as the team switched from Toyota to Chevrolet power mid-season[15] and Foyt was replaced for the late-season road course events by Jeff Bucknum.[16]
NASCAR
In October 2005, Foyt announced that at the end of the 2005 season, he would leave Foyt Enterprises and drive in the
Return to IndyCar
2006
On September 5, 2006, Foyt was tapped by the 2005 IndyCar Championship team,
2007
In January 2007, Foyt signed with
On August 5, 2007, during the
2008
Foyt returned to be one of Vision Racing's drivers in the 2008 24 Hours of Daytona.[28] He returned to the Vision team for the 2008 IndyCar Series driving the No. 2 car that was formerly driven by Tomas Scheckter.[29]
On March 28, Foyt seemed to have earned a career best start for an
Two races later at Twin Ring Motegi in Japan, Foyt had his first top-10 start of the season for the Indy Japan 300 when qualifying was rained out. The starting grid was based on driver points standings. Of the drivers there, Foyt was eighth in the championship points standings.[31] He was helped with some drivers ahead of him racing in the Grand Prix of Long Beach. Foyt had contact with the wall, forcing him to retire from the race early, with a 15th-place finish.[32]
The following week at
2009–2010
Vision Racing was unable to secure sponsorship to run a second car in 2009, leaving Foyt out of a ride.[34] He returned to the Foyt-Greer Racing team for the 2009 Indianapolis 500, driving the No. 41 vehicle.[35] Foyt finished 16th on the lead lap as his teammate Vítor Meira was injured in a late-race crash.[36] Paul Tracy was drafted as the substitute driver for Meira at the next race, but Foyt stepped into the car for his home race at Texas Motor Speedway.[37] Ryan Hunter-Reay drove the car for the rest of the season and Texas would be Foyt's last race of 2009.[15]
In 2010, he was again entered in a second Foyt Enterprises car for the Indy 500. After the morning practice session on the final day of qualifying A. J. Foyt IV and his grandfather got in an argument regarding the car's setup resulting in the younger A. J. quitting the team.[38] Jaques Lazier was drafted in on short notice to qualify the car but was not fast enough to make the field.[39]
Post-racing career
Foyt has been employed by the Indianapolis Colts since 2010 as a scouting assistant.[40][41] He also went into partnership with his cousin Larry Foyt in the wine business following the conclusion of his racing career,[42][43] opening the Foyt Wine Vault in Speedway, Indiana, in May 2015 with the support of A. J. Foyt.[43]
Motorsports career results
American Open-Wheel racing results
(key)
Indy Lights
Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Rank | Points | Ref |
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2002
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A. J. Foyt Enterprises
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KAN 1 |
NSH 4 |
MIS 1 |
KTY 1 |
STL 9 |
CHI 6 |
TXS 1 |
1st | 290 | [44] |
IRL IndyCar Series
Source:[45]
Year | Team | Chassis | No. | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | Rank | Points | Ref |
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2003
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A. J. Foyt Enterprises
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Dallara IR-03 | 14 | Toyota Indy V8 | HMS 17 |
PHX 18 |
INDY 18 |
PPIR 22 |
NSH 17 |
STL 17 |
NZR 11 |
CHI 17 |
21st | 198 | [46] | |||||||||||
G-Force GF09 | MOT 18 |
TXS 21 |
RIR 21 |
KAN 15 |
MIS 14 |
KTY 17 |
FON 17 |
TX2 22 |
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2004
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Dallara IR-04 | TXS 15 |
PHX 14 |
MOT 15 |
INDY 33 |
TXS 22 |
RIR 11 |
KAN 13 |
NSH 16 |
MIL 16 |
MIS 15 |
KTY 18 |
PPIR 21 |
NZR 15 |
CHI 16 |
FON 19 |
TX2 10 |
18th | 232 | [47] | ||||||
2005
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Dallara IR-05 | HMS 9 |
PHX 14 |
STP 21 |
MOT 14 |
INDY 28 |
TXS 18 |
RIR 14 |
KAN 16 |
NSH 12 |
MIL 21 |
MIS 12 |
20th | 231 | [48] | |||||||||||
Chevrolet Indy V8 | KTY 9 |
PPIR 21 |
SNM | CHI 11 |
WGL | FON 21 |
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2006
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Andretti Green Racing
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27 | HI6R V8
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HMS | STP | MOT | INDY | WGL | TXS | RIR | KAN | NSH | MIL | MIS | KTY | SNM | CHI 14 |
26th | 16 | [49] | ||||||
2007
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Vision Racing | 22 | HI7R V8
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HMS 18 |
STP 13 |
MOT 13 |
KAN 9 |
INDY 14 |
MIL 13 |
TXS 17 |
IOW 12 |
RIR 13 |
WGL 15 |
NSH 12 |
MDO 13 |
MIS 8 |
KTY 3 |
SNM 15 |
DET 9 |
CHI 10 |
14th | 315 | [50] | |||
2008
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2 | HMS 9 |
STP 11 |
MOT1 15 |
LBH1 DNP |
KAN 8 |
INDY 21 |
MIL 17 |
TXS 12 |
IOW 5 |
RIR 24 |
WGL 19 |
NSH 22 |
MDO 18 |
EDM 12 |
KTY 20 |
SNM 20 |
DET 10 |
CHI 13 |
SRF2 17 |
19th | 280 | [51] | |||
2009
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A. J. Foyt Enterprises
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41 | STP | LBH | KAN | INDY 16 |
MIL | 33rd | 26 | [52] | ||||||||||||||||
14 | TXS 20 |
IOW | RIR | WGL | TOR | EDM | KTY | MDO | SNM | CHI | MOT | HMS | ||||||||||||||
2010
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41 | SAO | STP | ALA | LBH | KAN | INDY Wth3 |
TXS
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IOW | WGL
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TOR | EDM | MDO
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SNM | CHI | KTY | MOT | HMS | NC | – | [53] |
- 1 Run on same day.
- 2 Non-points paying, exhibition race.
- 3 Foyt was entered, practiced, and made a qualifying attempt on Pole Day, but failed to make the top 24. On Bump Day, he quit the team and was replaced by Jaques Lazier.
Years | Teams | Races | Poles | Wins | Podiums (Non-win) |
Top 10s (Non-podium) |
Indianapolis 500 Wins |
Championships |
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7 | 3 | 84 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
Indy 500 results
Year | Chassis | Engine | Start | Finish | Team |
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2003 | Dallara | Toyota | 23 | 18 | Foyt
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2004 | Dallara | Toyota | 21 | 33 | Foyt
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2005 | Dallara | Toyota | 28 | 28 | Foyt
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2007 | Dallara | Honda | 18 | 14 | Vision |
2008 | Dallara | Honda | 31 | 21 | Vision |
2009 | Dallara | Honda | 25 | 16 | Foyt
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2010 | Dallara | Honda | DNQ | Foyt
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Source:[54]
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NASCAR
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led; small number denotes finishing position.)
Busch Series
Busch Series results
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Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | NBSC | Pts | Ref |
2005 | Akins Motorsports | 38 | Dodge | DAY
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CAL
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MXC
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LVS
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ATL
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NSH
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BRI
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TEX
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PHO
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TAL
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DAR
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RCH
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CLT
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DOV
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NSH | KEN
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MLW
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DAY
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CHI
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NHA
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PPR | GTY
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IRP | GLN
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MCH
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BRI
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CAL
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RCH
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DOV
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KAN
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CLT
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MEM 32 |
TEX 39 |
PHO 42 |
HOM 24 |
87th | 241 | [17] |
2006 | Braun-Akins Racing
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DAY 42 |
CAL 38 |
MXC 21 |
LVS 37 |
ATL 33 |
BRI 35 |
TEX 41 |
NSH
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PHO
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TAL
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74th | 400 | [23] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
FitzBradshaw Racing
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14 | Dodge | RCH DNQ |
DAR
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CLT
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DOV
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NSH | KEN
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MLW
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DAY
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CHI
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NHA
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MAR
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GTY
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IRP | GLN
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MCH
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BRI
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CAL
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RCH
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DOV
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KAN
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CLT
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MEM
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TEX
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PHO
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HOM
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External links
- A. J. Foyt IV driver statistics at Racing-Reference