A. J. Foyt

A. J. Foyt is an American racing driver who won the Indianapolis 500 four times and became the first driver to win the Indianapolis 500, Daytona 500, and 24 Hours of Le Mans.

1961 Indianapolis 500: The 45th running of the Indianapolis 500, won by A. J. Foyt. Foyt earned his first Indianapolis 500 victory in this race.
Open-wheel racing: A form of automobile racing in which the wheels sit outside the car's bodywork. Foyt built his reputation chiefly in open-wheel competition.
Rick Mears: An American racing driver who won the Indianapolis 500 four times. Mears matched Foyt's four victories at Indianapolis in a later era.
A. J. Foyt Enterprises: An American auto-racing team founded by A. J. Foyt in 1965. The team extended Foyt's influence from driving into ownership.
1964 Indianapolis 500: The 48th running of the Indianapolis 500, won by A. J. Foyt. This victory made Foyt the first driver to win the race twice.
Championship Auto Racing Teams: An organization that sanctioned American open-wheel championship racing from 1979 to 2008. Foyt competed in the championship circuit that this organization governed.
Al Unser: An American racing driver who won the Indianapolis 500 four times. Unser joined Foyt among the race's four-time winners.
United States Auto Club: A United States automobile-racing sanctioning body founded in 1955. USAC sanctioned much of the championship racing that defined Foyt's career.
1967 24 Hours of Le Mans: The 35th running of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, won by Dan Gurney and A. J. Foyt in a Ford GT40 Mk IV. Foyt's endurance-racing triumph completed his landmark three-race achievement.
USAC Championship Car: An American open-wheel racing series sanctioned by the United States Auto Club. Foyt dominated this series during much of his prime.

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