A. J. Foyt
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Oct 17, 2026
Bill FlemingSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Fair catch called for, and Bruce Elliott makes a difficult catch, and Michigan will have the ball at the 23-yard line, 24-yard punt.
Bill FlemingSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Well, coming up next on ABC's Wide World of Sports at 4.30 Eastern Time, 3.30 Pacific Time for those of you on the West Coast, the Phoenix 150 Indianapolis Type Car Race from Phoenix, featuring the Unser brothers, A.J. Foyt, Mario Andretti, and the Phoenix and Tucson areas will be blacked out for that race.
Bill FlemingSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Now, first and 10 for Michigan, trailing the Ohio State Buckeyes, and the Wolverines go to work with a three to nothing count against them, two minutes and 58 seconds to go in the first quarter.
Bill FlemingSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Gain of a yard at most, Billy Taylor swarmed on in the defensive charge led by Stillwagon, who obviously was not hurt seriously, and Stan White.
Bubba the Love Sponge ClemHOST
... is they got all these veterans, and then...
Bubba the Love Sponge ClemHOST
And, and at, in Tony's case, it was, like, Al Unser, Rick Mears, A.J. Foyt.
Bubba the Love Sponge ClemHOST
You know, they had these, some of these...
Bubba the Love Sponge ClemHOST
Roger Penske.
Christy LeeHOST
Somebody had broken the 200 mile an hour mark
Tom GriswoldHOST
... yeah, it was A- AJ Foyt had-
Christy LeeHOST
Yeah
Tom GriswoldHOST
... had done so.
Curt CavinHOST
Winning the IndyNext championship, the prize package that comes along with that, and the budget that he can bring along to go along with his talent and even younger age, 18 years old.
Curt CavinHOST
I have thought all along that he's going to be at Dale Coyne Racing, but Would they consider AJ Foyt Racing a better option? And they may be waiting to see if a seat was going to be open.
Curt CavinHOST
So this needed to get done, I think.
Curt CavinHOST
You know, people have joked about Dale saying two and a half, three weeks ago, "I'll, I'll have an announcement in two weeks," and we've come and passed that.
8 MINS LATER
Curt CavinHOST
And their other drivers are Alexander Kriba, who was with Juncos Hollinger last year.
Curt CavinHOST
Alessandro de Tulio, who's someone I've talked about.
Curt CavinHOST
He's really good and won races with HMD and AJ Foyt last year.
Curt CavinHOST
He's running with Ganassi.
Kenny WallaceHOST
Um, Michael Andretti, one of the greatest open wheel racers of our time, with 42 race victories.
Kenny WallaceHOST
Only A.J. Foyt and your dad have more than you.
Kenny WallaceHOST
When I simply say that, and looking at those trophies behind you, what's that make you feel like?
Michael AndrettiGUEST
Well, it makes me proud, for sure.
38 MINS LATER
Michael AndrettiGUEST
Mm-hmm.
Michael AndrettiGUEST
Mm-hmm.
Kenny WallaceHOST
And, um, I, um, I tell you, I gotta admit, when I grew up as a kid, it was Mario Andretti and AJ Foyt.
Kenny WallaceHOST
That's my whole childhood.
Dave WeichertHOST
The track's design, which included an infield road course, was modeled after Indianapolis Motor Speedway, the rectangular layout.
Dave WeichertHOST
AJ Foyt won his first NASCAR race there on February 28th, '71.
Dave WeichertHOST
The day before, Evel Knievel completed a record motorcycle jump over 19 cars at the track.
Dave WeichertHOST
The venue was unfortunately torn down in 1981 with development gradually taking place on the property.
Steve PostHOST
He was a California-based mechanic, engine builder, and a lot of...
Steve PostHOST
His Tennessee, he went through Hoover Motor Express race team, A.J. Foyt, Mario Andretti, Johnny Rutherford, Jim Hurtubise, Johnny Parsons, Bill Vukovic, Jackie Howerton.
Steve PostHOST
That's a pretty good list of drivers.
Erin EvernhamHOST
Yeah, that's freestyled.
Steve PostHOST
Yeah, and he was very black and white.
Steve PostHOST
You didn't like his race car, you could go drive someone else's.
Steve PostHOST
He had a race somewhere along the way where A.J. Foyt didn't like his race car, and he said, get me a helmet.
Steve PostHOST
He tried to find a push truck to push him out, and he was going to go show A.J. how good that race car was.
George WendtSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Well, at least the outcome of that is in question.
George WendtSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Who do you gentlemen like in a race? Now, the favorites are Rick Mears, AJ Foyt, and Gary Bettenhausen.
Chris FarleySOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
I like Mears.
Chris FarleySOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Mears.
Jim RollerHOST
And probably his most bitter defeat was in 1977.
Jim RollerHOST
He was leading his arch rival, A.J. Foyt, when his crankshaft broke and Foyt cruised to his historic fourth Indy victory.
Jim RollerHOST
Gordon was recognized for his impact on the sport as a member of the Michigan Motorsports Hall of Fame, the Indianapolis Motorsports Hall of Fame, the International Motorsports Hall of Fame.
Jim RollerHOST
and the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America.
J.J. O'MalleyGUEST
So when the Indy cars came to Pocono in June of 73 for the Schaefer 500, I was along as the support writer-photographer, which was very good experience.
J.J. O'MalleyGUEST
But that August, there was another big race at Pocono, a USAC stock car event that included the top two finishers in the Schaefer 500, A.J. Foyt and Roger McCluskey.
J.J. O'MalleyGUEST
The sports editor and the main writers weren't interested.
J.J. O'MalleyGUEST
I got to cover it all by myself.
27 MINS LATER
J.J. O'MalleyGUEST
Also having problems were both of Bob Tullius' Group 44 Jaguars, which drivers included Pocono winner Doc Bundy, David Hobbs, and Brian Redmond.
J.J. O'MalleyGUEST
At midnight, a group of unknown South Africans driving the creepy crawly Porsche March prototype were battling for the lead when I left for a short nap.
J.J. O'MalleyGUEST
Back that the track was still dark at 5 a.m., Creepy Crawley had a multi-lap lead over the A.J. Foyt-Bob Wolek Porsche.
J.J. O'MalleyGUEST
At dawn, Creepy Crawley was still way ahead.
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