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A. J. Foyt
Foyt in 2015
BornAnthony Joseph Foyt Jr.
(1935-01-16) January 16, 1935 (age 89)
Houston, Texas, U.S.
Championship titles
USAC Eastern Sprint Car (1960)
USAC Championship Car
(1960, 1961, 1963, 1964, 1967, 1975, 1979)
USAC Stock Car (1968, 1978, 1979)
USAC Silver Crown (1972)
Major victories
Indianapolis 500 (1961, 1964, 1967, 1977)
24 Hours of Le Mans (1967)
Daytona 500 (1972)
Pocono 500 (1973, 1975, 1979, 1981)
California 500 (1975)
24 Hours of Daytona (1983, 1985)
12 Hours of Sebring (1985)
Champ Car career
369 races run over 36 years
Best finish1st (1960, 1961, 1963, 1964, 1967, 1975, 1979 (USAC))
First race1957 Springfield 100 (Springfield)
Last race1992 Indianapolis 500 (Indianapolis)
First win1960 Ted Horn Memorial (DuQuoin)
Last win1981 Pocono 500 (Pocono)
Wins Podiums Poles
67 120 53
NASCAR Cup Series career
128 races run over 33 years
Best finish40th (1989)
First race1963 Riverside 500 (Riverside)
Last race1994 Brickyard 400 (Indianapolis)
First win1964 Firecracker 400 (Daytona)
Last win1972 Miller High Life 500 (Ontario)
Wins Top tens Poles
7 36 9
Formula One World Championship career
Active years19581960
TeamsKuzma, Kurtis Kraft
Entries3
Championships0
Wins0
Podiums0
Career points0
Pole positions0
Fastest laps0
First entry1958 Indianapolis 500
Last entry1960 Indianapolis 500
24 Hours of Le Mans career
Years1967
TeamsShelby-Ford
Best finish1st (1967)
Class wins1 (1967)

Anthony Joseph Foyt Jr. (born January 16, 1935) is an American former racing driver who competed in numerous disciplines of motorsport. He is best known for his open wheel racing career, and for becoming the first four-time winner of the Indianapolis 500. He holds the most American National Championship titles in history, winning seven.

Foyt competed in United States Automobile Club (USAC) Championship cars, sprint cars and midget cars. He raced stock cars in NASCAR and USAC. He won several major sports car racing events. He holds the USAC career wins record with 159 victories,[1] and the Indy car racing career wins record with 67.[2]

Foyt is the only driver to have won the Indianapolis 500, the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the Daytona 500, and the 24 Hours of Daytona. In the NASCAR stock car circuit, Foyt won seven times, including the 1964 Firecracker 400 and the 1972 Daytona 500. He survived three major crashes that caused serious injuries and narrowly escaped a fourth. Foyt's success has led to induction into numerous motorsports halls of fame.

In the mid-1960s, Foyt became a team owner, fielding cars for himself and other drivers. Since retiring from active race driving, he has owned A. J. Foyt Enterprises, which has fielded teams in CART, the IndyCar Series, and NASCAR.

Early life

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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] Tony recalled that when he and his wife left an eleven-year-old A. J. home to attend a race, they returned to find the boy had done considerable damage to the home driving the family's other race car in the yard, and had caused the car's engine to catch on fire. While angry, the older Foyt did accept the likelihood of A. J. having a future as a driver.[4]

Foyt attended Pershing and Hamilton middle schools, and Lamar, San Jacinto and St. Thomas Catholic high schools,[5] but he dropped out to become a mechanic and spend more time concentrating on racing.[6] When he obtained a driver's license, Foyt purchased a used Oldsmobile and practiced the mechanical skills he had learned working on his father's cars on it. He also began street racing with the car until discovered by his father.[3]

Driving career

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1932 Ford Hardtop raced by A.J Foyt in 1955, California Automobile Museum

Midget car career

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Foyt began racing midgets in 1953 at age 18 in a car owned and maintained by his father. He started his USAC career in a midget car at the 1956 Night before the 500 in Anderson, Indiana. His first midget car win was at a 100 lap event at Kansas City in 1957, and finished seventh in the season points standings.[1] He left midget cars after the 1957 season to drive in sprint cars and Championship Car. He did occasionally compete in midget car events. He won the 1960 and 1961 Turkey Night Grand Prix, the first two years that it was held at Ascot Park. He won the 1961 Hut Hundred after starting last, and finished seventh in National Midget points that year. He won the 1970 Astro Grand Prix, an event that he promoted in his hometown of Houston. He ended his career with 20 midget car feature wins. Even after he had reached the pinnacle of his sport, Foyt was known to make occasional appearances in small, local events as a way of thanking promoters who had supported him in his struggle up the ladder.

In 1975 and 1976, Foyt won the Australian Speedcar Grand Prix at the Liverpool International Speedway in Sydney when the speedway had an asphalt surface. (In Australia Midgets are called Speedcars.)

Sprint car career

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Foyt began his sprint car career in 1956, at age 21, driving the Les Vaughn Offy with the International Motor Contest Association. On August 24, 1956, Foyt outqualified a field of 42 drivers at the Minnesota State Fair and, the following day, he won his first sprint car race, running away with the IMCA feature at the Red River Fair in Fargo, N.D. On June 16, 1957, on the high banked asphalt track at Salem, Indiana, Foyt came out on top in a race-long battle with Bob Cleberg. That victory put Foyt on the radar for USAC car owners and he switched from the IMCA to USAC later that season. Foyt eventually won 28 USAC National sprint car feature races and the USAC Eastern Championship in 1960. Foyt continued to race sprint cars long after he was firmly established as one of the top drivers at the Indy 500.

Championship car career

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The car Foyt drove to Indy victory in 1977
Foyt racing at Pocono Raceway in 1984
The Lola-Chevrolet that Foyt crashed in 1990

In 1958, he made his debut at Indy, but he spun out of the race on lap 148. In 1961, he became the first driver to successfully defend his points championship and win the Indianapolis 500 race. Late in the 500, Foyt made a pit stop for fuel, but a refueling malfunction meant that he returned to the race without enough fuel to finish. Eddie Sachs, unaware that Foyt's now-quicker car was light on fuel, pushed hard to keep up—and Sachs had to pit from the lead with just three laps remaining to replace a shredded right rear tire. Foyt pitted again also but only for enough fuel to finish. He took over the lead and beat Sachs by just 8.28 seconds—the second-closest finish in history at the time. He raced in each season from 1957 to 1992, starting in 374 races and finishing in the top ten 201 times, with 67 victories. In 1958, Foyt raced in Italy in the Trophy of the Two Worlds on the banking at Monza.

Ford-powered entries were widely expected to dominate the 1964 Indianapolis 500. Discussions between Ford officials and Foyt (who had a stock car contract with Ford at the time) took place early in the month of May about the possibility of Foyt taking over the third Team Lotus-Ford, a team reserve vehicle. Foyt wanted the use of the car for the entire month, but Lotus team owner Colin Chapman was reluctant to promise him the reserve car, in case something happened to cars driven by team drivers Jim Clark and Dan Gurney.

So discussions ended and Foyt stayed with his reliable, well-sorted Offenhauser-engined roadster. In the 1964 season, Foyt won a record 10 of 14 races en route to his championship, including the Indy 500. When the two fastest Lotus-Fords, driven by Jim Clark and Bobby Marshman, fell out of the race with mechanical problems, and Parnelli Jones was knocked out when his fuel tank exploded during a pit stop, Foyt was left alone at the front of the field, and cruised home to win his second Indianapolis 500. The race is remembered for the fiery second-lap crash that claimed the lives of Dave MacDonald and Eddie Sachs. Foyt did not learn of the fate of his two friends until he reached victory lane, and was handed a newspaper with a headline announcing the tragedy.

In August 1965, at the Milwaukee 200-mile (320 km) Championship Car race, Foyt's rear-engined Lotus pavement car was not at the track. So Foyt unloaded the Offenhauser-engined dirt track car he had won the 100-mile (160 km) race with at Springfield the previous day. He sprayed the mud off the car, installed pavement tires and a set-up for the one mile (1.6 km) oval. Foyt received permission to take two extra warm up laps during qualifying, as he had no time for practice. He then qualified the car on the pole, led the race for 18 out of 200 laps but then had to stop for a new rear tire, and finished second to Gordon Johncock, driving a rear-engined Gerhardt-Offy Indy car.

In the 1967 Indianapolis 500, Parnelli Jones' STP-Paxton Turbocar was expected to easily defeat the field of piston engines. Jones lapped the field, but his car expired with three laps remaining, and Foyt inherited the lead. As Foyt moved through turn four on the 200th lap, he had a premonition of trouble and slowed down. A few hundred yards ahead of him, Carl Williams spun out as he exited turn four, triggering a five-car front-stretch accident right in front of Foyt. Traveling at no more than 100 mph, Foyt threaded his way through the wreckage and safely took the checkered flag. The race took two days to complete when rain stopped the race on the 18th lap on the first day.

In the 1977 Indianapolis 500, Foyt ran out of fuel, and had to make a pit stop. He had to make up around 32 seconds on Gordon Johncock. Foyt made up 1.5 to 2 seconds per lap by turning up his turbo boost, which risked destroying the engine. Johncock's own engine expired just as Foyt had closed to within eight seconds after both drivers' final pit stops, and Foyt passed for the win.

In 1981, Foyt was involved in an accident at the Michigan 500 and nearly lost an arm. It took him a while to get back to full fitness; and at the Indianapolis 500 the following year he qualified third.

Foyt won the Indianapolis 500 four times, in 1961, 1964, 1967 and 1977. He is the first driver to have done so. The feat has since been matched by Al Unser (1970, 1971, 1978, 1987); Rick Mears (1979, 1984, 1988, 1991); and, Helio Castroneves (2001, 2002, 2009, and 2021). Of his 67 career Championship Car race victories, twelve were won at Trenton Speedway. Foyt also won the Indycar Series seven times, a record that still stands. Foyt qualified for the Indianapolis 500 an amazing 35 times consecutively. Foyt has recorded a top ten finish at Indianapolis in 5 consecutive decades from 1959 to the 1990s.

In the 1982 Indianapolis 500, Foyt started on the front row but on the pace laps he was victimized by a controversial wreck when second-year driver Kevin Cogan suddenly spun out for no apparent reason. Seven cars were involved in the incident including Foyt and Mario Andretti, who was unable to continue. Foyt was livid with Cogan and famously said "That damn Coogan," on live radio, and when asked by Chris Economaki in a TV interview what had happened, Foyt shouted, "I don't know, he just ran right square into my Goddamn left front! (Economaki: "Who are you talking about?") Cogan!" Foyt repaired his car during the red flag and led the first quarter of the race but dropped out due to lingering damage from the crash.

In a 1990 CART race at Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin Foyt's car left the track and plowed straight through a dirt embankment, severely injuring his legs and feet. After multiple surgeries and months of physiotherapy he returned for the 1991 Indianapolis 500 and qualified second. He had announced his retirement before the race but changed his mind after being caught up in an early incident. He returned for a 35th consecutive start at the 1992 Indianapolis 500 and avoided all of the day's numerous crashes to finish ninth.

Sports car racing

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Foyt won the prestigious 24 Hours of Le Mans race in his first and only attempt, in 1967; Foyt drove a Ford GT40 Mk IV, partnered with Dan Gurney and entered by Carroll Shelby's team. Prior to the race, he had angered the French fans and press by remarking that the notoriously fast and dangerous tree-lined course was "nothin' but a little old country road."[7] Also, he reportedly only got 10 laps of pre-race practice. But when Gurney overslept and missed a driver change in the middle of the night, Foyt was forced to double-stint and wound up driving nearly 18 hours of the 24-hour race. Foyt also later won the 12 Hours of Sebring and 24 Hours of Daytona in 1985 driving Porsches, making him the fourth of only 9 drivers to complete the informal "triple crown" of endurance racing.

Foyt in a midget car in 1961

Stock car career

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USAC Stock Car

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He was the champion in USAC's stock car in 1968, 1978, and 1979. He finished second in 1963 and 1969, and third in 1970.[8] Among his wins in USAC stock car racing was his 1964 win at the Billy Vukovich Memorial 200 at Hanford Speedway in California. He also was a multiple winner in USAC stockers at Milwaukee, Texas World Speedway, and Michigan International Speedway, and the Yankee 300 thrice.

NASCAR

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Foyt, a veteran who had been racing professionally for eight seasons before trying his hand at NASCAR racing, only needed ten races to get his first victory. Richard Petty dominated the 1964 Firecracker 400 until he dropped out with engine problems. Foyt swapped the lead with Bobby Isaac for the final 50 laps of the summer event at the Daytona International Speedway. Foyt passed Isaac on the final lap to win the race.

In January 1965, Foyt qualified and ran in the front of the pack most of the day with Dan Gurney and Parnelli Jones in the Motor Trend 500 at Riverside. Parnelli retired with mechanical issues, leaving Gurney and Foyt to contest the lead. Late in the race, dueling with Gurney, Foyt spun. His car refired, and he charged through the field in an attempt to regain lost positions. After running hard to catch leader Gurney, Foyt's brakes failed entering turn nine at the end of Riverside's mile-long, downhill back straight. Foyt turned the car into the infield at more than 100 mph, was launched off an embankment, dropped into a lower area and slammed into a sandy embankment, violently tumbling end-over-end several times. The track doctor at Riverside International Raceway pronounced Foyt dead at the scene of the severe crash, but fellow driver Parnelli Jones revived him after seeing movement. Foyt suffered severe chest injuries, a broken back, and a fractured ankle. Footage of his flipping No. 00 Ford, owned by Holman Moody, is featured in the final scene of the movie Red Line 7000.

Foyt ran out of gas near the end of the 1971 Daytona 500, and Petty passed him for the win. Foyt again had the car to beat in the 1972 Daytona 500, but this time succeeded in a dominant performance. Only three drivers led during the race. In 1979 at the Daytona 500, Foyt was running in fifth place, but when Cale Yarborough and Donnie Allison had their famous tangle on the final lap, Foyt finished in the third spot behind Darrell Waltrip and Richard Petty who again won the race. When Foyt pulled up next to Petty after the checkers to congratulate him, he was called "a true gentleman" during the broadcast.

Foyt won the 1971 and 1972 races at the Ontario Motor Speedway for Wood Brothers Racing. The track was shaped like the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The 1972 race was his last NASCAR points win; his final win in a NASCAR race was in the first of Daytona's 125-mile qualifying heats in 1978, driving a self-fielded superspeedway Buick.

In 1988 Foyt was banned from NASCAR for six months and fined $5,000 following a series of incidents during the Winston 500 at Talladega Superspeedway. NASCAR’s vice president of competition Les Richter reviewed the incident and lifted the suspension. However, his fine was raised to $7,500.

Foyt at the 1996 Indianapolis 500

Foyt's final NASCAR Winston Cup Series race was the 1994 Brickyard 400, the inaugural running of that race. Foyt finished 30th, four laps behind winner Jeff Gordon. Foyt entered the race again in 1995 and 1996, but failed to qualify both times. In 1995, his attempt was stymied when rain washed out second round time trials.

Foyt ended up racing three times in the early days of the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, with a best finish of 18th coming in the 1995 GM Goodwrench / Delco Battery 200, a race for which he qualified ninth.

Smokey Yunick wrote in his autobiography that, "A.J. Foyt, I think, was the greatest race driver there ever has been in U.S. racing history so far...A.J. Foyt could beat your ass in anything that had a motor and wheels."[9]

Career summary

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  • Foyt drove in the Indianapolis 500 for 35 consecutive years, winning it four times (the first of only four to have done so).
  • Foyt is the only driver to have won the Indy 500 in both front and rear-engined cars, having won twice with both configurations.
  • Foyt is the only driver to have won the 24 Hours of Le Mans (with Dan Gurney), and the Indianapolis 500 the same year (1967).
  • He is the only person to have recorded victories in the Indianapolis 500, the Daytona 500 stock car race, the 24 Hours of Daytona (1983 and 1985 with co-driver Bob Wollek), the 24 Hours of Le Mans international sports car endurance race in Le Mans, France, as well as the 12 Hours of Sebring (his last major professional win, in 1985, with co-driver Bob Wollek).
  • He is one of only 12 drivers to have completed the Triple Crown of endurance racing (victories in the 12 Hours of Sebring, 24 Hours of Daytona and 24 Hours of Le Mans).
  • He also has 41 USAC Stock Car wins and 50 Sprint Car, Midget, and Dirt Champ Car wins.
  • He won the 1975 and 1976 Australian Speedcar Grand Prix at the Liverpool International Speedway in Sydney (in Australia midgets are called Speedcars).
  • He has won 12 total major driving championships in various categories.
  • His USAC wins tally is a record 138 (The late Rich Vogler is second with 132.)
  • Foyt won the 1976 and 1977 IROC championships.
  • Foyt won seven NASCAR races.
  • Foyt and Mario Andretti are the only drivers to have won both the Indianapolis and Daytona 500s.
  • Foyt is the last living driver, who started in the Races of Two Worlds. In 1958 Event at Autodromo Nazionale Monza, he, then virtually unknown rookie of USAC, replaced Maurice Trintignant in Sclavi & Amos car #55 after heat 1.
  • Foyt holds the closed course speed record driving the Oldsmobile Aerotech at an average speed of 257.123 miles per hour (413.799 km/h). He set the record on 27 August 1987 at a 7.712-mile (12.411 km) test track near Fort Stockton, Texas.
  • Despite having won more USAC sanctioned events than any other driver Foyt never won a CART sanctioned event.

Indianapolis 500 records

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Foyt has numerous career records at the Indianapolis 500: the first of four drivers to have won the Indianapolis 500 four times, the most consecutive and career starts (35), most races led (13), most times led during the career (39), and most competitive laps and miles during a career (4,909 laps, 12,272.5 miles). In the 1961 Indianapolis 500 Foyt won over Eddie Sachs with a lead of 8.28 seconds, the second closest finish in Indianapolis history at the time. Shortly thereafter, Foyt and Ray Harroun (who won the first Indianapolis 500 in 1911) appeared together on a segment of the TV program I've Got a Secret—their secret being their respective wins 50 years apart.

As of June 2024, Foyt stands as not only the oldest living winner of the Indianapolis 500, but also the oldest with the earliest win (1961).

Car owner

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A. J. Foyt (right) and former driver Darren Manning (left) at the 2007 Indianapolis 500.

While an active driver, Foyt entered into a longtime partnership with Kalamazoo, Michigan businessman Jim Gilmore and raced under the Gilmore-Foyt Racing name for many years. The team built its own Coyote chassis from 1966 to 1983.

After retiring as a driver, he continued his involvement in racing as a car owner of A. J. Foyt Enterprises in the CART series, where he frequently expressed frustration with the expense of the escalating cost of chassis and engine development.

His loyalty to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway would see him become one of the few CART team owners to embrace the Indy Racing League (IRL) on its arrival in 1996, prompting him to field his team in that series. Scott Sharp took a share of the 1996 Indy Racing League (IRL) title driving for Foyt while Kenny Bräck won the 1998 IRL title, also in a Foyt car. Bräck won the 1999 Indianapolis 500 in Foyt's car, putting him in the winner's circle at Indy for the fifth time. The current drivers for his Indycar team, A. J. Foyt Enterprises, are Santino Ferrucci and Sting Ray Robb.

On June 7, 1997, Foyt (as an owner) was involved in an incident that added to his reputation as a man of little patience. One of his drivers, Billy Boat, had been declared the winner of the inaugural IRL race at Texas Motor Speedway that had been held that night, and his other driver, Davey Hamilton, had come in second. However, Dutch driver Arie Luyendyk disputed Boat's win, claiming that he was in the lead when a scoring error by USAC (who had scored all IRL races up until that time) gave Boat the checkered flag. When Luyendyk entered victory lane after the race to confront TMS general manager Eddie Gossage about the finish uttering obscenities, an irate Foyt approached Luyendyk from behind slapping and shoving him into a tulip bed (coincidentally given Luyendyk's Dutch nationality). Luyendyk then requested a review of the race and a few days later, USAC reversed its position and declared Luyendyk the winner but Foyt kept the victory lane-awarded trophy. Following the controversy, the IRL relieved USAC of the scoring duties for its events.

Foyt also fielded cars in NASCAR.

Personal life

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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. 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.

The Foyts are also, via marriage, part of the ownership group of the Indianapolis Colts. A. J. Foyt IV is married to the daughter of Colts owner Jim Irsay.

Awards and honors

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Foyt has been inducted into the following halls of fame:

Racing record

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USAC results

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(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)

Year Team 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 Rank Points
1957 Hoover Motor Express INDY LAN MIL DET ATL SPR
9
MIL
23
DUQ
DNQ
SYR
DNQ
ISF
DNQ
TRE
11
SAC
9
PHX
7
26th 160
1958 Al Dean Racing TRE INDY
16
MIL
21
LAN
2
ATL
11
SPR
11
MIL
7
DUQ
8
SYR
14
ISF
8
TRE
11
SAC
3
PHX
4
10th 700
1959 Al Dean Racing DAY
8
TRE
DNQ
INDY
10
MIL
3
LAN
13
SPR
15
MIL
25
DUQ
DNQ
SYR
9
ISF
3
PHX
2
SAC
DNS
5th 910,2
Racing Associates TRE
19
1960 Bowes Racing TRE
4
INDY
25
MIL
2
LAN
16
SPR
17
MIL
2
DUQ
1
SYR
3
ISF
1
TRE
3
SAC
1
PHX
1
1st 1680
1961 Bowes Racing TRE
5
INDY
1
MIL
22
LAN
1
MIL
3
SPR
2
DUQ
1
SYR
18
ISF
1
TRE
14
SAC
12
PHX
15
1st 2150
1962 Bowes Racing TRE
1
INDY
23
MIL
1
LAN
1
TRE
7
2nd 1950
Lindsey Hopkins SPR
7
MIL
2
LAN
4
SYR
2
ISF
16
TRE
4
Ansted-Thompson Racing SAC
1
PHX
2
1963 Ansted-Thompson Racing TRE
1
INDY
3
MIL
4
LAN
1
TRE
1
SPR
2
MIL
2
DUQ
1
ISF
3
TRE
1
SAC
2
PHX
8
1st 2950
1964 Ansted-Thompson Racing PHX
1
TRE
1
INDY
1
MIL
1
LAN
1
TRE
1
SPR
1
MIL
26
DUQ
1
ISF
1
TRE
20
SAC
1
PHX
19
1st 2900
1965 Ansted-Thompson Racing PHX
19
TRE
17
INDY
15
MIL
16
LAN
17
PIP TRE
1
IRP
4
ATL
19
LAN
2
MIL
19
SPR
1
MIL
2
DUQ
3
ISF
1
TRE
1
SAC
2
PHX
1
2nd 2500
1966 Ansted-Thompson Racing PHX
11
TRE
15
INDY
26
MIL
Wth
LAN ATL
29
PIP IRP
24
LAN
Wth
SPR
3
MIL
24
DUQ
7
ISF
2
TRE
3
SAC
17
PHX
17
13th 755
1967 Ansted-Thompson Racing PHX
5
TRE
15
INDY
1
MIL
21
LAN
5
PIP MOS
7
MOS
7
IRP
7
LAN
17
MTR
2
MTR
2
SPR
1
MIL
8
DUQ
1
ISF
2
TRE
1
SAC
1
HAN
4
PHX
17
RIV
17
1st 3440
1968 Sheraton-Thompson Racing HAN
4
LVG
13
PHX
23
TRE
21
INDY
20
MIL
14
MOS MOS LAN PIP CDR
1
NAZ IRP
4
IRP
3
LAN LAN MTR
18
MTR SPR
17
MIL
24
DUQ
2
ISF
1
TRE
24
SAC
1
MCH
14
HAN
1
PHX
23
RIV
20
6th 1860
1969 Sheraton-Thompson Racing PHX
21
HAN
25
INDY
8
MIL
3
LAN PIP CDR
3
NAZ TRE
10
IRP
5
IRP
4
MIL
9
SPR
5
DOV
19
DUQ
3
ISF
1
BRN
8
BRN
8
TRE
13
SAC KEN KEN PHX
25
RIV
DNS
7th 1570
1970 Sheraton-Thompson Racing PHX
4
SON
Wth
TRE
6
INDY
10
MIL
24
LAN CDR
3
MCH
8
IRP
12
SPR
15
MIL
7
ONT
15
DUQ
10
ISF
3
SED
DNQ
TRE
SAC
PHX
23
9th 1105
1971 Thompson Racing RAF RAF PHX
17
TRE INDY
3
MIL
20
POC
3
MCH
17
MIL
2
ONT
16
TRE
5
PHX
1
2nd 2320
1972 Thompson Racing PHX
8
TRE INDY
25
MIL MCH POC MIL ONT
30
TRE
22
PHX
21
36th 75
1973 Gilmore Racing TWS
11
TRE
1
TRE
11
INDY
25
MIL POC
1
MCH
13
MIL
25
ONT ONT ONT
10
MCH
13
MCH
14
TRE
20
TWS
10
PHX 10th 1580
1974 Gilmore Racing ONT
1
ONT ONT
30
PHX
3
TRE
Wth
INDY
15
MIL
6
POC
27
MCH
13
MIL
2
MCH
24
TRE
1
TRE
4
PHX
4
8th 1510
1975 Gilmore Racing ONT
1
ONT ONT
1
PHX
3
TRE
1
INDY
3
MIL
1
POC
1
MCH
1
MIL
20
MCH
7
TRE
2
PHX
1
1st 4920
1976 Gilmore Racing PHX
21
TRE
18
INDY
2
MIL
17
POC
31
MCH
3
TWS
1
TRE
19
MIL ONT
23
MCH
1
TWS
11
PHX 7th 1720
1977 Gilmore Racing ONT
1
PHX
2
TWS
14
TRE INDY
1
MIL POC
15
MOS
1
MCH
Wth
TWS
19
MIL ONT
2
MCH TRE
C
PHX 4th 2840
1978 Gilmore Racing PHX
3
ONT
4
TWS
17
TRE
2
INDY
7
MOS
16
MIL
19
POC
8
MCH
16
ATL
4
TWS
1
MIL
4
ONT
28
MCH
5
TRE
19
SIL
1
BRH
4
PHX
2
5th 3024
1979 Gilmore Racing ONT
1
TWS
1
INDY
2
MIL
1
POC
1
TWS
1
MIL
12
1st 3320
1980 Gilmore Racing ONT
DNS
INDY
14
MIL POC
19
MDO 35th 45
1981-82 Gilmore Racing INDY
13
POC
1
ILL DUQ ISF INDY
19
4th 1045
1982-83 Gilmore Racing SPR DUQ NAZ INDY
31
38th 5
1983-84 Gilmore Racing DUQ INDY
6
7th 400

CART

[edit]

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Rank Points Ref
1979 Gilmore Racing PHX
ATL
ATL
INDY
2
TRE
TRE
MCH
MCH
WGL
TRE
ONT
MCH
ATL
PHX
NC - [21]
1980 Gilmore Racing ONT
DNS
INDY
14
MIL
POC
19
MDO
MCH
WGL
MIL
ONT
MCH
MEX
PHX
44th 45 [22]
1981 Gilmore Racing PHX
MIL
ATL
ATL
MCH
26
RIV
MIL
MCH
WGL
MEX
PHX
NC 0 [23]
1982 Gilmore Racing PHX
ATL
MIL
2
CLE
22
MCH
20
MIL
POC
20
RIV
ROA
MCH
23
PHX
28th 22 [24]
1983 Gilmore Racing ATL
INDY
31
MIL
CLE
MCH
ROA
POC
RIV
MDO
MCH
CPL
LAG
PHX
NC 0 [25]
1984 Gilmore Racing LBH PHX INDY
6
MIL POR MEA
DNQ
CLE MCH
22
ROA POC
27
MDO SAN MCH
Wth
PHX
14
LAG LVS
22
21st 22 [26]
1985 A. J. Foyt Enterprises LBH
INDY
28
MIL
POR
MEA
23
CLE
MCH
Wth
ROA POC
24
MDO SAN
24
MCH
LAG PHX
23
MIA
20
49th 0 [27]
1986 A. J. Foyt Enterprises PHX
17
LBH INDY
24
MIL
19
POR MEA CLE TOR MCH
9
POC
4
MDO SAN MCH
16
ROA LAG PHX
22
MIA
23
21st 16 [28]
1987 A. J. Foyt Enterprises LBH PHX INDY
19
MIL
6
POR MEA CLE TOR MCH
26
POC
7
ROA
MDO
NAZ
7
LAG
MIA
25
23rd 14 [29]
1988 A. J. Foyt Enterprises PHX
4
LBH
11
INDY
26
MIL
5
POR
15
CLE
11
TOR
15
MEA
17
MCH POC
16
MDO
22
ROA
10
NAZ
17
LAG
24
MIA
25
16th 29 [30]
1989 A. J. Foyt Enterprises PHX
22
LBH
25
INDY
5
MIL
20
DET
26
POR
DNS
CLE MEA
23
TOR
17
MCH
18
POC
21
MDO
21
ROA
22
NAZ
14
LAG 18th 10 [31]
1990 A. J. Foyt Enterprises PHX
22
LBH
24
INDY
6
MIL
9
DET
17
POR
10
CLE
7
MEA
5
TOR
16
MCH
6
DEN
10
VAN
13
MDO
15
ROA
20
NAZ LAG 11th 42 [32]
1991 Copenhagen Racing SRF LBH PHX INDY
28
MIL
16
DET
23
POR
16
CLE
20
MEA
13
TOR MCH
17
DEN VAN MDO ROA NAZ
16
LAG 33rd 0 [33]
1992 Walker Motorsport SRF
23
26th 4 [34]
Copenhagen Racing PHX
Wth
LBH INDY
9
DET POR MIL NHA TOR MCH CLE ROA VAN MDO NAZ LAG
1993 Copenhagen Racing SRF
PHX
LBH
INDY
Wth
MIL
DET
POR
CLE
TOR
MCH
NHA
ROA
VAN
MDO
NAZ
LAG
NC - [35]

Indianapolis 500 results

[edit]
Year Chassis Engine Start Finish
1958 Kuzma/Brawner Offy 12th 16th
1959 Kuzma Offy 17th 10th
1960 Kurtis/Epperly Offy 16th 25th
1961 Trevis Offy 7th 1st
1962 Trevis Offy 5th 23rd
1963 Trevis Offy 8th 3rd
1964 Watson Offy 5th 1st
1965 Lotus 34 Ford 1st 15th
1966 Lotus 38 Ford 18th 26th
1967 Coyote 67 Ford 4th 1st
1968 Coyote 68 Ford 8th 20th
1969 Coyote/Kuzma Ford 1st 8th
1970 Coyote 70 Ford 3rd 10th
1971 Coyote 71 Ford 6th 3rd
1972 Coyote 72 Foyt 17th 25th
1973 Coyote 73 Foyt 23rd 25th
1974 Coyote 73 Foyt 1st 15th
1975 Coyote 75 Foyt 1st 3rd
1976 Coyote 75 Foyt 5th 2nd
1977 Coyote 75 Foyt 4th 1st
1978 Coyote 75 Foyt 20th 7th
1979 Parnelli VPJ6C Cosworth DFX 6th 2nd
1980 Parnelli VPJ6C Cosworth DFX 12th 14th
1981 Coyote 81 Cosworth DFX 3rd 13th
1982 March 82C Cosworth DFX 3rd 19th
1983 March 83C Cosworth DFX 24th 31st
1984 March 84C Cosworth DFX 12th 6th
1985 March 85C Cosworth DFX 21st 28th
1986 March 86C Cosworth DFX 21st 24th
1987 Lola T87/00 Cosworth DFX 4th 19th
1988 Lola T87/00 Cosworth DFX 22nd 26th
1989 Lola T89/00 Cosworth DFX 10th 5th
1990 Lola T90/00 Chevrolet 265A 8th 6th
1991 Lola T91/00 Chevrolet 265A 2nd 28th
1992 Lola T92/00 Chevrolet 265A 23rd 9th
1993 Lola T93/00 Ford Cosworth XB Ret DNS

Indianapolis 500 qualifying results

[edit]
Year Att # Date Time Qual
Day
Car # Laps Qual
Time
Qual
Speed
Rank Start Comment
1967 22 05-13 22 1 14 2 PULLED OFF
1967 28 05-13 28 1 14 4 166.289 4 4  
1968 8 05-18 8 1 1 4 166.821 8 8  
1969 4 05-24 4 2 6 4 3:31.0600 170.568 1 1  
1970 5 05-16 5 1 7 4 170.004 3 3  
1971 2 05-15 2 1 9 4 3:26.5200 174.317 6 6  
1972 3 05-13 17:57 1 2 0 BLOWN ENGINE
1972 30 05-20 11:30 2 2 4 3:10.4800 188.996 5 16  
1973 25 05-12 14:27 1 14 3 WAVED OFF
1973 27 05-12 15:20 1 14 4 3:10.5500 188.927 32 23  
1974 8 05-11 11:05 1 14 4 3:07.8600 191.632 1 1  
1975 4 05-10 11:38 1 14 1 PULLED OFF
1975 19 05-10 16:10 1 14 4 3:05.5900 193.976 1 1  
1976 12 05-15 16:55 1 14 4 3:14.3200 185.261 10 5  
1977 1 05-14 11:02 1 14 4 3:06.0800 193.465 ATTEMPT WITHDRAWN BY USAC
1977 12 05-14 12:39 1 14 4 3:05.0300 194.563 5 4  
1978 14 05-20 12:47 1 14 0 PULLED OFF
1978 39 05-21 13:24 3 14 4 2:59.8900 200.122 3 21  
1979 33 05-13 16:32 1 14 4 3:09.8600 189.613 6 6  
1980 24 05-10 14:24 1 14 0  
1980 32 05-10 16:14 1 14 1 FLAGGED OFF; RAIN
1980 33 05-10 17:59 1 14 4 3:14.0700 185.500 16 12  
1981 2 05-09 15:49 1 14 4 3:03.6000 196.078 6 3  
1982 25 05-15 16:23 1 14 4 2:57.0500 203.332 3 3  
1983 30 05-21 14:59 2 14 4 3:00.4000 199.557 14 24  
1984 25 05-12 15:23 1 14 1 PULLED OFF
1984 39 05-12 17:39 1 4 4 2:56.5920 203.860 12 12  
1985 10 05-11 11:55 1 14 4 2:54.9420 205.782 27 21  
1986 36 05-11 12:09 2 14 4 2:48.8460 213.212 5 22  
1987 21 05-09 17:07 1 14 4 2:50.6690 210.935 4 4  
1988 4 05-14 1 14 0 PULLED OFF
1988 31 05-14 17:23 1 14 3 PULLED OFF
1988 47 05-21 14:35 3 41 4 2:51.6770 209.696 15 22  
1989 15 05-14 13:24 1 14 4 2:45.7950 217.136 12 10  
1990 24 05-19 11:32 1 14 4 2:43.3210 220.425 8 8  
1991 1 05-11 11:00 1 14 4 2:41.8390 222.443 6 2  
1992 23 05-09 17:57 1 14 3 PULLED OFF
1992 28 05-10 12:20 2 14 4 2:41.5810 222.798 16 23  

24 Hours of Le Mans results

[edit]
Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps Pos. Class
Pos.
1967 United States Ford Motor Company
United States Shelby-American Inc.
United States Dan Gurney Ford Mk IV P
+5.0
388 1st 1st
Source:[36]

NASCAR

[edit]

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Grand National Series

[edit]
NASCAR Grand National Series results
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 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 NGNC Pts Ref
1963 Nichels Engineering 02 Pontiac BIR GGS THS RSD
2
DAY
3
DAY DAY
27
PIF AWS HBO NA - [37]
Smokey Yunick 13 Chevy ATL
37
HCY BRI AUG RCH GPS SBO BGS MAR NWS CLB THS DAR ODS RCH CLT BIR ATL DAY
11
MBS SVH DTS BGS ASH OBS BRR BRI GPS NSV CLB AWS PIF BGS ONA DAR HCY RCH MAR DTS NWS THS CLT SBO HBO RSD
1964 Matthews Racing 00 Ford CON AUG JSP SVH RSD
21
DAY DAY
4
DAY
24
RCH BRI GPS BGS ATL
11
AWS HBO PIF CLB NWS MAR SVH DAR LGY HCY SBO CLT GPS ASH ATL CON NSV CHT BIR VAL PIF NA - [38]
Nichels Engineering 47 Dodge DAY
1
ODS OBS BRR ISP GLN LIN BRI NSV MBS AWS DTS ONA CLB BGS STR DAR HCY RCH ODS HBO MAR SVH NWS CLT
24
HAR AUG JAC
1965 Holman-Moody 00 Ford RSD
10
DAY DAY DAY PIF ASW RCH HBO NA - [39]
Wood Brothers 41 Ford ATL
30
GPS NWS MAR CLB BRI DAR LGY BGS HCY CLT CCF ASH HAR NSV BIR ATL GPS MBS VAL DAY
1
ODS OBS ISP GLN BRI NSV CCF AWS SMR PIF AUG CLB DTS BLV BGS DAR HCY LIN ODS RCH MAR NWS CLT
6*
HBO CAR DTS
1966 Junior Johnson 47 Ford AUG RSD
31
DAY DAY
11
DAY
33
CAR BRI ATL HCY CLB GPS BGS NWS MAR DAR LGY MGR MON RCH CLT DTS ASH PIF SMR AWS BLV GPS DAY ODS BRR OXF FON ISP BRI SMR NSV ATL CLB AWS BLV BGS DAR HCY RCH HBO MAR NWS NA - [40]
Matthews Racing 27 Ford CLT
43
CAR
1967 AUG RSD
26
DAY
2*
DAY DAY
37
AWS BRI GPS BGS ATL
27
CLB HCY NWS MAR SVH RCH DAR BLV LGY CLT ASH MGR SMR BIR CAR GPS MGY DAY
32
TRN OXF FDA ISP BRI SMR NSV ATL BGS CLB SVH DAR HCY RCH BLV HBO MAR NWS CLT
22
CAR
4
AWS NA - [41]
1968 MGR MGY RSD
43
DAY
12
BRI RCH ATL HCY GPS CLB NWS MAR AUG AWS DAR BLV LGY CLT ASH MGR SMR BIR CAR GPS NA - [42]
Bondy Long 29 Ford DAY
30
ISP OXF FDA TRN BRI SMR NSV ATL CLB BGS AWS SBO LGY DAR HCY RCH BLV HBO MAR NWS AUG
Holman-Moody 11 Ford CLT
10
CAR JFC
1969 Jack Bowsher & Associates 1 Ford MGR MGY RSD
2
CLT
40
SVH AUG CAR JFC MGR TWS NA - [43]
11 DAY
4
DAY DAY
4
CAR AUG BRI ATL CLB HCY GPS RCH NWS MAR AWS DAR BLV LGY CLT MGR SMR MCH KPT GPS NCF DAY DOV TPN TRN BLV BRI NSV SMR ATL MCH SBO BGS AWS DAR HCY RCH TAL CLB MAR NWS
1970 RSD
1
DAY DAY
14
DAY
32
RCH CAR SVH ATL BRI TAL NWS CLB DAR BLV LGY CLT SMR MAR MCH RSD HCY KPT GPS DAY AST TPN TRN BRI SMR NSV ATL CLB ONA MCH TAL BGS SBO DAR HCY RCH DOV NCF NWS CLT MAR MGR CAR LGY NA - [44]
1971 Wood Brothers 21 Mercury RSD DAY
2*
DAY DAY
3
ONT
1*
RCH CAR HCY BRI ATL
1*
CLB GPS SMR NWS MAR DAR SBO TAL ASH KPT CLT DOV MCH RSD HOU GPS NA - [45]
Holman-Moody 52 Mercury DAY
38
BRI AST ISP TRN NSV ATL BGS ONA MCH TAL CLB HCY DAR MAR
Matthews Racing 27 Chevy CLT
30
DOV CAR
34
MGR RCH NWS TWS

Winston Cup Series

[edit]
NASCAR Winston Cup Series results
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 NWCC Pts Ref
1972 Wood Brothers Racing 21 Mercury RSD
28
DAY
1*
RCH ONT
1*
CAR ATL
2
BRI DAR NWS MAR TAL CLT DOV MCH RSD TWS DAY BRI TRN ATL TAL MCH NSV DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS TWS
2
NA 0 [46]
41 CLT
4
CAR
1973 A. J. Foyt Enterprises 50 Chevy RSD DAY
4
RCH CAR BRI ATL
27
NWS DAR MAR TAL NSV CLT DOV TWS RSD MCH DAY
37
BRI ATL TAL NSV DAR RCH DOV NWS MAR CLT CAR NA 0 [47]
1974 RSD DAY
5
RCH CAR BRI ATL DAR NWS MAR TAL NSV DOV CLT RSD MCH DAY
29
BRI NSV ATL POC TAL MCH DAR RCH DOV NWS MAR 44th 41.22 [48]
Ellington Racing 28 Chevy CLT
26
CAR ONT
4
1975 RSD DAY
11
RCH CAR BRI ATL
35
NWS DAR MAR TAL NSV DOV CLT RSD MCH DAY
24
NSV POC TAL MCH
30*
DAR DOV NWS MAR CLT
21
RCH CAR
5
BRI ATL ONT
14
NA 0 [49]
1976 RSD DAY
22*
CAR
32
RCH BRI ATL NWS DAR MAR TAL NSV DOV CLT RSD MCH DAY
4
NSV POC TAL
22
MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT
38
CAR ATL ONT NA 0 [50]
1977 A. J. Foyt Enterprises 51 Chevy RSD DAY
6
RCH CAR ATL
34
NWS DAR BRI MAR TAL
38
NSV DOV CLT RSD MCH DAY
5
NSV POC TAL MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT
7
CAR ATL ONT
11
NA 0 [51]
1978 Buick RSD DAY
32
RCH CAR ATL BRI DAR NWS MAR TAL
3
DOV CLT NSV RSD MCH DAY NSV POC TAL MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR ATL ONT NA 0 [52]
1979 Olds RSD DAY
3
CAR RCH ATL NWS BRI DAR MAR TAL NSV DOV CLT TWS RSD MCH DAY
10
NSV POC TAL MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR CLT NWS CAR ATL ONT NA 0 [53]
1980 RSD DAY
31
RCH CAR ATL BRI DAR NWS MAR TAL NSV DOV CLT TWS RSD MCH DAY NSV POC TAL MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV NWS MAR CLT CAR ATL ONT 101st 70 [54]
1981 RSD DAY
35
RCH CAR ATL
7
BRI NWS DAR MAR TAL NSV DOV CLT TWS RSD MCH DAY
32
NSV POC TAL MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR ATL RSD 59th 271 [55]
1982 DAY
21
RCH BRI ATL
39
CAR DAR NWS MAR TAL NSV DOV CLT POC RSD MCH DAY NSV POC TAL MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV NWS CLT MAR CAR ATL RSD 70th 146 [56]
1983 14 Chevy DAY
11
RCH CAR ATL
38
DAR NWS MAR TAL
34
NSV DOV BRI CLT RSD POC MCH DAY
Wth
NSV POC TAL MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR ATL RSD 76th - [57]
1984 Olds DAY
39
RCH CAR ATL
35
BRI NWS DAR MAR TAL NSV DOV CLT RSD POC MCH DAY NSV POC TAL
36
MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR CLT NWS CAR ATL
41
RSD 76th - [58]
1985 DAY
30
RCH CAR ATL
36
BRI DAR NWS MAR TAL DOV CLT RSD POC MCH DAY
30
POC TAL
5
MCH BRI DAR
25
RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT
32
CAR ATL
38
RSD 45th 410 [59]
1986 DAY
29
RCH CAR ATL
17
BRI DAR NWS MAR TAL DOV CLT RSD POC MCH DAY
42
POC TAL
30
GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT
37
CAR ATL RSD 50th 355 [60]
1987 Morgan-McClure Motorsports DAY
42
CAR RCH 50th 409 [61]
A. J. Foyt Enterprises ATL
20
DAR NWS BRI MAR TAL CLT DOV POC RSD MCH DAY
38
POC TAL
35
GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT
21
CAR RSD ATL
37
1988 DAY
33
RCH CAR ATL
34
DAR BRI NWS MAR TAL
28
CLT DOV RSD POC MCH DAY
37
POC TAL
12
GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR CLT
36
NWS CAR PHO ATL
31
42nd 523 [62]
1989 DAY
38
CAR ATL
28
RCH DAR BRI NWS MAR TAL
16
CLT DOV SON POC MCH DAY
35
POC TAL
18
GLN
37
MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR CLT
Wth
NWS CAR PHO ATL
36
40th 527 [63]
1990 DAY
36
RCH CAR ATL
DNQ
DAR BRI NWS MAR TAL CLT DOV SON POC MCH DAY
38
POC TAL
27
GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR PHO ATL 62nd 191 [64]
1992 B & B Racing 14 Olds DAY
21
CAR RCH ATL DAR BRI NWS MAR TAL CLT DOV SON POC MCH DAY POC TAL GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR PHO ATL 70th 100 [65]
1993 Team Jones Racing 50 Ford DAY
DNQ
CAR RCH ATL DAR BRI NWS MAR TAL SON CLT DOV POC MCH DAY NHA POC TAL GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR PHO ATL NA - [66]
1994 A. J. Foyt Enterprises DAY CAR RCH ATL DAR BRI NWS MAR TAL SON CLT DOV POC MCH DAY NHA POC TAL IND
30
GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR PHO ATL 70th 73 [67]
1995 DAY CAR RCH ATL DAR BRI NWS MAR TAL SON CLT DOV POC MCH DAY NHA POC TAL IND
DNQ
GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR PHO
DNQ
ATL NA - [68]
1996 Barry Owen Racing DAY CAR RCH ATL DAR BRI NWS MAR TAL SON CLT DOV POC MCH DAY NHA POC TAL IND
DNQ
GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR PHO ATL NA - [69]
- Withdrew after getting injured in practice

Daytona 500

[edit]
Year Team Manufacturer Start Finish
1963 Nichels Engineering Pontiac 7 27
1964 Matthews Racing Ford 8 24
1966 Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 22 33
1967 Matthews Racing Ford 5 37
1968 19 12
1969 Jack Bowsher & Associates Ford 9 4
1970 28 32
1971 Wood Brothers Racing Mercury 1 3
1972 2 1
1973 A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet 8 4
1974 35 5
1975 Ellington Racing Chevrolet 9 11
1976 31 22
1977 A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet 2 6
1978 Buick 3 32
1979 Olds 6 3
1980 11 31
1981 10 35
1982 9 21
1983 Chevrolet 9 11
1984 Olds 32 39
1985 16 30
1986 20 29
1987 Morgan-McClure Motorsports Olds 41 42
1988 A. J. Foyt Enterprises Olds 17 33
1989 24 38
1990 13 36
1992 B & B Racing Olds 39 21
1993 Team Jones Racing Ford DNQ

Craftsman Truck Series

[edit]
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
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 NCTS Pts Ref
1995 A. J. Foyt Enterprises 41 Ford PHO TUS SGS MMR POR EVG I70 LVL BRI MLW CNS HPT IRP FLM RCH MAR NWS SON MMR PHO
18
81st 109 [70]
1996 51 HOM PHO POR EVG TUS CNS HPT BRI NZH MLW LVL I70 IRP FLM GLN NSV RCH NHA MAR NWS SON MMR PHO
33
89th 143 [71]
56 LVS
28

Complete FIA World Drivers' Championship results

[edit]

(key)

Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 WDC Points
1958 Dean Van Lines Kuzma Offenhauser ARG
MON
NED
500
16
BEL
FRA
GBR
GER
POR
ITA
MOR
NC 0
1959 Dean Van Lines Kuzma Offenhauser MON
500
10
NED
FRA
GBR
GER
POR
ITA
USA
NC 0
1960 Bowes Seal Fast Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser ARG
MON
500
25
NED
BEL
FRA
GBR
POR
ITA
USA
NC 0
Sources:[72][73]

International Race of Champions

[edit]

(key) (Bold – Pole position. * – Most laps led.)

International Race of Champions results
Year Make Q1 Q2 Q3 1 2 3 4 Pos. Pts Ref
1973–74 Porsche RSD
6
RSD
5
RSD
6
DAY
6
6th NA [74]
1974–75 Chevy MCH
9
RSD
3
RSD
4
DAY
2
2nd NA [75]
1975–76 MCH
3
RSD
2
RSD
3
DAY
2
1st NA [76]
1976–77 MCH
3
RSD
8
RSD
2
DAY
2
1st NA [77]
1978–79 Chevy MCH MCH
1
RSD RSD
12
ATL 12th NA [78]
1985 Chevy DAY
3*
MOH
10
TAL
C
MCH
11
9th 28 [79]
1989 Chevy DAY
7
NZH
5*
MCH
7
GLN
10
7th 36 [80]

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Sporting positions
Preceded by USAC Stock Car Champion
1968
Succeeded by
Preceded by IROC Champion
IROC III (1976), IROC IV (1977)
Succeeded by
Preceded by USAC Stock Car Champion
1978–1979
Succeeded by
Achievements
Preceded by Winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans
1967 with:
Dan Gurney
Succeeded by
Preceded by Indianapolis 500 Winner
1961
1964
1967
1977
Succeeded by
Preceded by Daytona 500 Winner
1972
Succeeded by
Richard Petty