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A. J. Foyt


National Champion: 1960, 1961, 1963, 1964. 1967, 1975, 1979

Indianapolis 500 Winner: 1961, 1964, 1967, 1977

Daytona 500 Winner: 1972

Le Mans 24-Hour Endurance Winner: 1967
Photo by Bob Sheridan
A. J. Foyt at Trenton, April 1978



Photo by John Mahoney
1971



Armin Krueger
Newcomer: Milwaukee, 1958.


C.V. Haschel photo from "That Magic Mile"
Celebrating his first championship victory, Sept. 5, 1960, at DuQuoin, Ill. With him was J. C. Agajanian.



Hugh Baird Photo
Trenton, Sept. 24, 1961. Foyt and others await the payoff at Trenton. Leaning against the post was Don Davis; next to him Bud Tingelstad, then Foyt, then A. J. Watson. In back, left to right, were Herb Porter, Bill Cheesebourg, uncertain driver, Danny Jones, and Parnelli Jones in the Agajanian driving suit.


Sacramento, Oct. 28, 1962. Foyt led Jim Hurtubise on the way to winning the 100-miler. Hurtubise finished fourth.


Foyt wins the 1964 Indianapolis 500.


Winning at Langhorne, June 21, 1964. Below, ready for a pre-race television interview.


Milwaukee, Aug. 22, 1965. Last gasp. Foyt won the pole with his dirt track car, outqualifying Dan Gurney, Mario Andretti, Lloyd Ruby and everybody else. Gordon Johncock won, with A. J. second.


MotorSport
Foyt leads Mario Andretti, the eventual winner, at the Indiana fairgrounds, Sept. 10, 1966.



Armin Krueger
Battling with Mario Andretti (2), Indianapolis, 1969


DuQuoin, Ill., Sept. 1, 1969. Foyt finishes 3d.



A. J. Foyt in Gasoline Alley, 1971.






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