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Busch Grand National driver Todd Bodine will be all smiles today at South Boston Speedway in Virginia, the site of his last victory a year ago this week. I thought that was a lot better than sleeping in my car. The reversal gave Luyendyk consecutive victories, although both have been a bit confusing.
Articles needing additional references from June All articles needing additional references. When he realized Foyt was getting into the car, he had what you might call a Foytian moment. I kind of laid my arm down and was driving with one hand.
Video: A.J. Foyt slaps Arie Luyendyk following the race at Texas Motor Speedway in 1997
And make no mistake: Foyt was burned after crashing at the Milwaukee Mile in USAC discovered a huge mess had been caused when electronic transmitters used to register laps didn't always count cars crossing the start-finish line in the pit area. The race tape was reviewed and it was determined that Luyendyk was right; he had finished on a lap by himself and had actually completed more laps than the scheduled race distance, being declared the official winner the following day. It wasn't as though he needed the help.
The more people I talk to about Foyt, the more stories I hear, and the more outlandish they become. Unlike today, dozens of drivers 50, maybe 75 would show up to gun for a spot on the car Indy grid.
As my luck would have it, he was in the mood for talking. Foyt never returned the trophy. I did aand believe it or not, I didn't hit a thing and only lost two positions.
FOR FOYT, IT'S AN OLD STORY - Hartford Courant
Five of the 26 cars were affected, including Luyendyk's. Tony gave his son a toy race car when he was three and built him a midget that he ran in exhibition races when he was five. I just wanted to slap him upside his head. Unlike other racers with their fire retardant gloves, he wore golf gloves when he competed, signature Ben Hogans.
With no power steering. Suffering compound fractures of his right arm, he required surgery at the University of Michigan Medical Center. Foyt was born in Houston inin the middle of the Great Depression. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.
He glared at me, furiously working a stick of gum. In an Indy car capable of going faster than miles per hour. At the MichiganFoyt hit the outside guardrail and had to be cut from his car. But I come out pretty good. Not just the circuit, with its Mulsanne-splitting chicanes and hybrid race cars and the opulent hospitality suites, but Foyt himself.
Foyt's punch notwithstanding, Luyendyk won
I turned on the tape recorder, and he turned on the faucet, the punchea pouring out for hours. It started in the s, the decade in which Foyt won three of his four Indianapolis s.
By the time he quit intearfully announcing his retirement after a qualification run at Indy, he was wedged foyg a winged, mid-engine, ground-effects, carbon-fiber monocoque that required not only a different driving style but also a completely different mind-set. At the time, Foyt had never so much as sat in aa twin-turbo monster prone to wicked oversteer. He laughs at death One of the most stomach-churning motor racing crashes of all time came on May 15,during qualifying runs at Indianapolis.
A new top 10 emerged based on who was where when Luyendyk finished No. Indy Racing League season.
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