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- It is no surprise that
- Anthony Joseph (A.J.)
- Foyt, Junior, grew up to
- become one of the
- greatest auto racers in
- history. He began racing midget cars at 11.
- As a teenager, he worked in the family garage.
-
- A.J. was a champion in many types of racing
- cars. He was the first driver to win the
- Indianapolis 500 four times, and was Indy
- car champion for a record seven times. In
- 1972, he also won the Daytona 500, con-
- sidered the biggest event for stock-car racers.
- In Grand Prix sports cars, he teamed with
- Dan Gurney to win the tough 24 Hours of
- LeMans, in 1967. HeΓÇÖs the only driver to
- win all three of those big races.
-