{"id":35985,"date":"2014-06-04T13:31:23","date_gmt":"2014-06-04T12:31:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.influx.co.uk\/wordpress\/?p=35985"},"modified":"2020-01-06T15:55:11","modified_gmt":"2020-01-06T15:55:11","slug":"aj-foyt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.adrianflux.co.uk\/influx\/people\/aj-foyt\/","title":{"rendered":"AJ Foyt – American Racer"},"content":{"rendered":"

Having just popped off the plane from Los Angeles, our minds are full of Americana.<\/strong><\/p>\n

And while we were in the good ole USA hanging out with many different breeds of petrolhead, it was amazing how many times AJ Foyt <\/strong>came up in conversation.<\/p>\n

Euro motor racing fans and acolyte may not have heard too much of the name – but the Texan is one of the most successful competitive drivers not only in the US history – but that of the motor racing world in general.<\/p>\n

He is, for example, the only racer to ever have bagged the five-card-trick of the 12 Hours of Sebring, the Indy 500 (which he won 4 times), the Daytona 500, the 24 hours of Daytona AND the 24 Hours of Le Mans. He has a stack of race wins across the disciplines and including the gruellingly specific Nascar jewel-in-the-crown at Daytona.<\/p>\n

Looking at his profile you can see that this all American, true blue Texan must have caught the imagination of the American public – and despite the fact that he never competed in F1.<\/p>\n

it doesn’t mean he’s any less of a driver. And I’m embarrassed I didn’t know how successful he had been.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"A.J.-Foyt-cover-of-Sports-Illustrated-June-1964\"<\/a><\/figure>\n

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