Foyt at the opening of the Foyt Wine Vault in Speedway, Indiana, in 2015 Nationality American Born ( 1984-05-25) May 25, 1984 (age 33), U.S. Related to (grandfather) (uncle) Years active 2003–2008 Teams (47 starts) (1 start) (34 starts) Starts 82 Wins 0 Poles 0 Best finish 14th in 2007 Previous series 2005–2006 2002 Championship titles 2002 Anthony Joseph ' A. Foyt IV (born May 25, 1984) is an American race car driver and also is a for the. He competed in the and briefly in the, then called the Busch Series. He is the grandson of. He began his career racing.

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He moved up through the open wheel racing ranks, winning the 2002. When Foyt made his first race in, he became the youngest driver to start in the event. He continued in for two more years until his back was injured at the.

Later that season he made several NASCAR Busch Series starts. He was scheduled to continue in the Busch Series in 2006, but the team was bought out and his contract didn't allow him to race in a non-Dodge car. He returned to IndyCar late that season. He has not raced since 2009, although he drove for his grandfather's team in trials for the.

Contents. Personal life Foyt was born in, but lists his hometown as, the long-time residence of his grandfather, racing legend, who guided him through much of his career. Foyt appeared in the 2005 film, and is an avid fan. In March 2007, he was charged with stemming from an incident in December of the previous year. He is married to vice-president, daughter of team owner, in July 2009. On September 19, 2010, it was announced by commentators during the that Casey Foyt had given birth to a son, A.

Foyt: (Anthony Joseph Foyt, Jr.), 1935–, American auto-racing driver, b. Foyt was the first person to win the Indianapolis 500 race four times. Anthony Joseph ' A. (born January 16, 1935) ('Super Tex') is a retired American automobile auto racing driver who has raced in numerous genres of. Foyt: Ambitious test program will speed up 2018 driver decision Motorsport.com, Edition: Global - 07 Sep 2017 That delay had a knock-on effect felt throughout the.

Foyt is sometimes referred to by the nickname 'Quattro' or the stylized 'AJIV' or 'AJ4'. Early career in IndyCar Foyt began racing as a nine-year-old and won two titles.

He then moved to karts for many years before moving to formula race cars in 2001. In 2001, he won six of nine events to claim the Southwest Regional championship. He finished third in SCCA's national point championships and was the series' Rookie of the Year. That same year, he competed at the 's Dirt World Championships at and finished second in the Briggs Heavy feature event. Foyt competed in his first Silver Crown event that August. In 2002, A.J.

Moved to his grandfather's team, in the newly formed and won the championship with four wins in seven events. In 2003, he moved up to Foyt Enterprises' IndyCar Series team, finishing 21st in the final standings.

Foyt currently holds the record for the youngest driver to race in the Indy 500. His rookie race in 2003 occurred on his 19th birthday. He took the record from who was slightly over 2 months older for his first start in 1981. He continued to struggle in IndyCars, finishing 18th in the 2004 points and 20th in 2005. In the Foyt was involved in an accident with a top driver, who suffered a broken back. The season did not improve as the team switched from to power mid-season and Foyt was replaced for the late-season road course events. NASCAR In October 2005, Foyt announced that at the end of the 2005 season, he would leave Foyt Enterprises and drive in the for the #38 team and was signed as a developmental driver for.

He ran several events in the #38 late in 2005, but failed to produce results. In 2006, he was scheduled to run the entire Busch Series schedule in the #38 and be a competitor for the Rookie of the Year award. However, early in the 2006 season, Akins was purchased by Braun Racing, which switched the #38 from Dodge to Chevrolet bodies. Foyt had an exclusive contract with Dodge that prevented him from continuing with the team. After a week off, found him a ride with, but he failed to qualify for his first race with the team and has not attempted a NASCAR race since. Return to IndyCar 2006 On September 5, 2006, Foyt was tabbed by the 2005 IndyCar Championship team, to replace injured regular AGR driver. Foyt drove the #27 Klein Tools/Canadian Club Dallara Honda in the IRL season's final event at and finished 14th.

Foyt Driving at the in 2007 2007 In January 2007, Foyt signed with to return to the IRL for the as well as drive with the team in the 2007. On August 5, 2007, during the, Foyt was involved in a spectacular seven-car crash in which 's car was sent airborne and then came down on Foyt's car. While Foyt was uninjured, Franchitti's car left visible tire marks on Foyt's helmet. Foyt's crew was able to repair the car and get him back on the track where he completed enough laps to secure an 8th-place finish. The following week at the, Foyt's crew gave him great pit stops which allowed him to take to lead with 10 laps remaining. Even though Foyt was passed a few laps later by and, he managed to hold on the rest of the way and drive to a career-best 3rd-place finish, the first Top-5 finish of his career. It was also the best finish in Vision Racing's team history, tying 's 3rd-place finish at the in 2006.

Signing autographs in 2008 Foyt returned to be one of Vision Racing's drivers in the 2008 24 Hours of Daytona. He returned to the Vision team for the driving the #2 car that was formerly driven. On March 28, Foyt seemed to have earned a career best start for an race at for the with the third best qualifying time. His teammate, also earned a career best start with the 2nd best qualifying time. However, both cars failed technical inspection, meaning they had to start at the rear of the field. Foyt drove his No.

2 entry from the last position (25th) to a ninth-place finish in the race. Two races later at in Japan, Foyt had his first top-10 start of the season for the when qualifying was rained out. The starting grid was based on driver points standings. Of the drivers there, Foyt was eighth in the championship points standings. He was helped with some drivers ahead of him racing in the.

Foyt had contact with the wall, forcing him to retire from the race early, with a 15th-place finish. The following week at, Foyt and his teammate shared the third row, with Foyt qualifying 5th.

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It was his best career start and second top-10 start in a row. In the, Foyt had his chances of a high finish end as his car was caught in the pits when an accident involving occurred. Foyt would drive to an eighth-place finish. Foyt's best finish of the season came in the in June at the where he finished fifth.

Foyt finished 19th in points. 2009–2010 was unable to secure sponsorship to run a second car in 2009, leaving Foyt out of a ride. He returned to A. Foyt Enterprises for the, driving the #41 entry for his grandfather, A. Foyt finished 16th on the lead lap as his teammate was injured in a late-race crash. Was drafted as the substitute driver for Meira at the next race, but Foyt stepped into the car for his home race.

Drove the car for the rest of the season and Texas would be Foyt's last race of 2009. In 2010, he was again entered in a second Foyt Enterprises car for the Indy 500. After the morning practice session on the final day of qualifying A.

Foyt IV and his grandfather got in an argument regarding the car's setup resulting in the younger A. Quitting the team. Was drafted in on short notice to qualify the car but failed to find enough speed to make the field. Football Foyt has been employed by the since 2010 as a scouting assistant. Indianapolis Colts.

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