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Anthony Joseph Foyt Jr. (born January 16, 1935) is an American formerracing driver who competed in numerous disciplines of motorsport. He is best known for hisopen wheel racing career, and for becoming the first four-time winner of theIndianapolis 500. He holds the mostAmerican National Championship titles in history, winning seven.
Foyt competed inUnited States Automobile Club (USAC)Championship cars,sprint cars andmidget cars. He racedstock cars inNASCAR andUSAC. He won several majorsports car racing events. He holds theUSAC career wins record with 159 victories,[1] and theIndy car racing career wins record with 67.[2]
Foyt is the only driver to have won theIndianapolis 500, the24 Hours of Le Mans, theDaytona 500, and the24 Hours of Daytona. In the NASCAR stock car circuit, Foyt won seven times, including the1964 Firecracker 400 and the1972 Daytona 500. He survived three major crashes that caused serious injuries and narrowly escaped a fourth. Foyt's success has led to induction into numerous motorsports halls of fame.
In the mid-1960s, Foyt became a team owner, fielding cars for himself and other drivers. Since retiring from active race driving, he has ownedA. J. Foyt Enterprises, which has fielded teams inCART, theIndyCar Series, andNASCAR.
Foyt was born inHouston, Texas, to Anthony Joseph "Tony" Foyt and Emma Evelyn (née Monk).[3] His father was a mechanic who owned and racedmidget race cars as a hobby. Foyt's father gave A. J. a toy racer with a lawnmower engine when he was three years old.[4] His first victory took place at age five after he challenged local midget champion Doc Cossey to a match race at Houston'sBuffalo Stadium. Foyt won the event, and later recalled for a biographer that "if ever a kid knew that he had chosen the right profession for himself, I knew it at that moment."[5] Tony recalled that when he and his wife left an eleven-year-old A. J. home to attend a race, they returned to find the boy had done considerable damage to the home driving the family's other race car in the yard, and had caused the car's engine to catch on fire. While angry, the older Foyt did accept the likelihood of A. J. having a future as a driver.[6]
Foyt did not enjoy school. He was involved in frequent fights with bullies, and often ran home shortly after being dropped off in the morning. On one occasion a teacher called his mother to complain that his homework was covered with racing cars.[7] Foyt attended Hamilton andPershing middle schools, as well asLamar andSan Jacinto high schools.[8] He continued to get involved in fights and after obtaining a driver's license, purchased a usedFord and practiced mechanical skills he had learned working on his father's cars. He participated instreet races until police turned him in to his parents, who were compelled to enroll him inSt. Thomas High School. Foyt eventually dropped out to work as amechanic and spend more time concentrating on racing.[9]
Foyt began racingmidget cars at the age of seventeen, driving for a low-budget owner after his father refused to let A. J. in his car.[10] The first major event he participated in was the 1956Night Before the 500 at West 16th Street Speedway, located across the street from theIndianapolis Motor Speedway.[11] His first major midget car win came in a one-hundred lap event atKansas City in 1957,[12] and he finished seventh in the season points standings. He no longer raced midget cars full-time after the 1957 season, as he shifted focus tosprint andChampionship car events.[1]
Foyt continued to participate in midget events as his schedule allowed, focusing on major events. He won the 1960 and 1961Turkey Night Grand Prix - the first two years that event shifted toAscot Park inGardena, California.[1] He won the 1961Hut Hundred after starting last, and finished seventh in National Midget point standings that year.[1] He won the Astro Grand Prix in 1970, held inside theHouston Astrodome.[1]
In 1975 and 1976, Foyt won theAustralian Speedcar Grand Prix, a midget race held at theLiverpool International Speedway inSydney, Australia. He ended his career with twenty midget car feature wins.[1] Even during the height of his success, Foyt habitually made occasional appearances in small, local events in order to support promoters who had assisted him during his struggle up the racing ladder.
Foyt began his sprint car career in 1956, at the age of 21, driving the Les Vaughn Offy with the International Motor Contest Association. On August 24, 1956, Foyt outqualified a field of 42 drivers at the Minnesota State Fair and, the following day, he won his first sprint car race, running away with the IMCA feature at the Red River Fair inFargo, North Dakota. On June 16, 1957, on the high banked asphalt track at Salem, Indiana, Foyt came out on top in a race-long battle with Bob Cleberg. That victory put Foyt on the radar for USAC car owners and he switched from the IMCA to USAC later that season. Foyt eventually won 28 USAC National sprint car feature races and the USAC Eastern Championship in 1960. Foyt continued to race sprint cars long after he was firmly established as one of the top drivers at the Indy 500.
In 1958, he made his debut at Indy, but he spun out of the race on lap 148. In 1961, he became the first driver to successfully defend his points championship and win theIndianapolis 500 race. Late in the 500, Foyt made apit stop for fuel, but a refueling malfunction meant that he returned to the race without enough fuel to finish.Eddie Sachs, unaware that Foyt's now-quicker car was light on fuel, pushed hard to keep up—and Sachs had to pit from the lead with just three laps remaining to replace a shredded right rear tire. Foyt pitted again also but only for enough fuel to finish. He took over the lead and beat Sachs by just 8.28 seconds—the second-closest finish in history at the time. He raced in each season from 1957 to 1992, starting in 374 races and finishing in the top ten 201 times, with 67 victories. In 1958, Foyt raced in Italy in the Trophy of the Two Worlds on the banking at Monza.
Ford-powered entries were widely expected to dominate the1964 Indianapolis 500. Discussions between Ford officials and Foyt (who had a stock car contract with Ford at the time) took place early in the month of May about the possibility of Foyt taking over the third Team Lotus-Ford, a team reserve vehicle. Foyt wanted the use of the car for the entire month, but Lotus team owner Colin Chapman was reluctant to promise him the reserve car, in case something happened to cars driven by team drivers Jim Clark and Dan Gurney.
So discussions ended and Foyt stayed with his reliable, well-sortedOffenhauser-engined roadster. In the 1964 season, Foyt won a record 10 of 14 races en route to his championship, including the Indy 500. When the two fastest Lotus-Fords, driven by Jim Clark and Bobby Marshman, fell out of the race with mechanical problems, and Parnelli Jones was knocked out when his fuel tank exploded during a pit stop, Foyt was left alone at the front of the field, and cruised home to win his second Indianapolis 500. The race is remembered for the fiery second-lap crash that claimed the lives ofDave MacDonald and Eddie Sachs. Foyt did not learn of the fate of his two friends until he reached victory lane, and was handed a newspaper with a headline announcing the tragedy.
In August 1965, at theMilwaukee 200-mile (320 km) Championship Car race, Foyt's rear-engined Lotus pavement car was not at the track. So Foyt unloaded the Offenhauser-engined dirt track car he had won the 100-mile (160 km) race with at Springfield the previous day. He sprayed the mud off the car, installed pavement tires and a set-up for the one mile (1.6 km) oval. Foyt received permission to take two extra warm up laps during qualifying, as he had no time for practice. He then qualified the car on the pole, led the race for 18 out of 200 laps but then had to stop for a new rear tire, and finished second toGordon Johncock, driving a rear-engined Gerhardt-Offy Indy car.
In the1967 Indianapolis 500,Parnelli Jones'STP-Paxton Turbocar was expected to easily defeat the field ofpiston engines. Jones lapped the field, but his car expired with three laps remaining, and Foyt inherited the lead. As Foyt moved through turn four on the 200th lap, he had a premonition of trouble (and might have noticed the grandstand crowd was looking away from him and toward the start/finish line) and slowed down. A few hundred yards ahead of him, Carl Williams spun out as he exited turn four, triggering a five-car front-stretch accident right in front of Foyt. Traveling at no more than 100 mph, Foyt threaded his way through the wreckage and safely took the checkered flag. The race took two days to complete when rain stopped the race on the eighteenth lap on the first day.
In the1977 Indianapolis 500, Foyt ran out of fuel, and had to make a pit stop. He had to make up around 32 seconds on Gordon Johncock. Foyt made up 1.5 to 2 seconds per lap by turning up histurbo boost, which risked destroying the engine. Johncock's own engine expired just as Foyt had closed to within eight seconds after both drivers' final pit stops, and Foyt passed for the win.
In 1981, Foyt was involved in an accident at theMichigan 500 and nearly lost an arm. It took him a while to get back to full fitness; and at the Indianapolis 500 the following year he qualified third.
Foyt won the Indianapolis 500 four times, in 1961, 1964, 1967 and 1977. He is the first driver to have done so. The feat has since been matched byAl Unser (1970, 1971, 1978, 1987);Rick Mears (1979, 1984, 1988, 1991); and, Helio Castroneves (2001, 2002, 2009, and 2021). Of his 67 career Championship Car race victories, twelve were won at Trenton Speedway. Foyt also won the Indycar Series seven times, a record that still stands. Foyt qualified for the Indianapolis 500 an amazing 35 times consecutively. Foyt has recorded a top ten finish at Indianapolis in 5 consecutive decades from 1959 to the 1990s.
In the 1982 Indianapolis 500, Foyt started on the front row but on the pace laps he was victimized by a controversial wreck when second-year driverKevin Cogan suddenly spun out for no apparent reason. Seven cars were involved in the incident including Foyt andMario Andretti, who was unable to continue. Foyt was livid with Cogan and famously said "That damn “Coogin”," on live radio, and when asked byChris Economaki in a TV interview what had happened, Foyt shouted, "I don't know, he just ran right square into my Goddamn left front! (Economaki: "Who are you talking about?") Cogan!" Foyt repaired his car during the red flag and led the first quarter of the race but dropped out due to lingering damage from the crash.
In a 1990 CART race atRoad America inElkhart Lake, Wisconsin Foyt's car left the track and plowed straight through a dirt embankment, severely injuring his legs and feet. After multiple surgeries and months of physiotherapy he returned for the1991 Indianapolis 500 and qualified second. He had announced his retirement before the race but changed his mind after being caught up in an early incident. He returned for a 35th consecutive start at the1992 Indianapolis 500 and avoided all of the day's numerous crashes to finish ninth.
Foyt won the prestigious24 Hours of Le Mans race in his first and only attempt, in1967; Foyt drove aFord GT40 Mk IV, partnered withDan Gurney and entered byCarroll Shelby's team. Prior to the race, he had angered the French fans and press by remarking that the notoriously fast and dangerous tree-lined course was "nothin' but a little old country road."[13] Also, he reportedly only got 10 laps of pre-race practice. But when Gurney overslept and missed a driver change in the middle of the night, Foyt was forced to double-stint and wound up driving nearly 18 hours of the 24-hour race. Foyt also later won the12 Hours of Sebring and24 Hours of Daytona in 1985 drivingPorsches, making him the fourth of only 9 drivers to complete the informal "triple crown" ofendurance racing.
He was the champion in USAC's stock car in 1968, 1978, and 1979. He finished second in 1963 and 1969, and third in 1970.[14] Among his wins in USAC stock car racing was his 1964 win at theBilly Vukovich Memorial 200 at Hanford Speedway inCalifornia. He also was a multiple winner in USAC stockers at Milwaukee,Texas World Speedway, andMichigan International Speedway, and theYankee 300 thrice.
Foyt, a veteran who had been racing professionally for eight seasons before trying his hand atNASCAR racing, only needed ten races to get his first victory.Richard Petty dominated the1964 Firecracker 400 until he dropped out with engine problems. Foyt swapped the lead withBobby Isaac for the final fifty laps of the summer event at theDaytona International Speedway. Foyt passed Isaac on the final lap to win the race.
In January 1965, Foyt qualified and ran in the front of the pack most of the day withDan Gurney andParnelli Jones in theMotor Trend 500 at Riverside. Jones retired with mechanical issues, leaving Gurney and Foyt to contest the lead. Late in the race, dueling with Gurney, Foyt spun. His car refired, and he charged through the field in an attempt to regain lost positions. After running hard to catch leader Gurney, Foyt's brakes failed entering turn nine at the end of Riverside's mile-long, downhill back straight. Foyt turned the car into the infield at more than 100 mph, was launched off an embankment, dropped into a lower area and slammed into a sandy embankment, violently tumbling end-over-end several times. The track doctor atRiverside International Raceway pronounced Foyt dead at the scene of the severe crash, but fellow driverParnelli Jones revived him after seeing movement. Foyt suffered severe chest injuries, a broken back, and a fractured ankle. Footage of his flipping No. 00 Ford, owned byHolman Moody, is featured in the final scene of the movieRed Line 7000.
Foyt ran out of gas near the end of the1971 Daytona 500, and Petty passed him for the win. Foyt again had the car to beat in the1972 Daytona 500, but this time succeeded in a dominant performance. Only three drivers led during the race. In 1979 at the Daytona 500, Foyt was running in fifth place, but whenCale Yarborough andDonnie Allison had their famous tangle on the final lap, Foyt finished in the third spot behindDarrell Waltrip and Richard Petty who again won the race. When Foyt pulled up next to Petty after the checkers to congratulate him, he was called "a true gentleman" during the broadcast.
Foyt won the 1971 and 1972 races at theOntario Motor Speedway forWood Brothers Racing. The track was shaped like theIndianapolis Motor Speedway. The 1972 race was his last NASCAR points win; his final win in a NASCAR race was in the first ofDaytona's 125-mile qualifying heats in 1978, driving a self-fielded superspeedway Buick.
In 1988 Foyt was banned from NASCAR for six months and fined $5,000 following a series of incidents during theWinston 500 atTalladega Superspeedway. NASCAR’s vice president of competition Les Richter reviewed the incident and lifted the suspension. However, his fine was raised to $7,500.
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Foyt's final NASCAR Winston Cup Series race was the 1994 Brickyard 400, the inaugural running of that race. Foyt finished thirtieth, four laps behind winnerJeff Gordon. Foyt entered the race again in 1995 and 1996, but failed to qualify both times. In 1995, his attempt was stymied when rain washed out second round time trials.
Foyt ended up racing three times in the early days of the NASCARCraftsman Truck Series, with a best finish of eighteenth coming in the 1995 GM Goodwrench / Delco Battery 200, a race for which he qualified ninth.
Smokey Yunick wrote in his autobiography that, "A.J. Foyt, I think, was the greatest race driver there ever has been in U.S. racing history so far...A.J. Foyt could beat your ass in anything that had a motor and wheels."[15]
Foyt has numerous career records at the Indianapolis 500: the first of four drivers to have won the Indianapolis 500 four times, the most consecutive and career starts (35), most races led (13), most times led during the career (39), and most competitive laps and miles during a career (4,909 laps, 12,272.5 miles).In the 1961 Indianapolis 500 Foyt won over Eddie Sachs with a lead of 8.28 seconds, the second closest finish in Indianapolis history at the time. Shortly thereafter, Foyt andRay Harroun (who won the first Indianapolis 500 in 1911) appeared together on a segment of the TV programI've Got a Secret—their secret being their respective wins 50 years apart.
As of June 2025, Foyt stands as not only the oldest living winner of the Indianapolis 500, but also the oldest with the earliest win (1961).
While an active driver, Foyt entered into a longtime partnership with Kalamazoo, Michigan businessman Jim Gilmore and raced under the Gilmore-Foyt Racing name for many years. The team built its ownCoyote chassis from 1966 to 1983.
After retiring as a driver, he continued his involvement in racing as a car owner ofA. J. Foyt Enterprises in theCART series, where he frequently expressed frustration with the expense of the escalating cost of chassis and engine development.
His loyalty to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway would see him become one of the few CART team owners to embrace theIndy Racing League (IRL) on its arrival in 1996, prompting him to field his team in that series.Scott Sharp took a share of the 1996Indy Racing League (IRL) title driving for Foyt whileKenny Bräck won the 1998 IRL title, also in a Foyt car. Bräck won the1999 Indianapolis 500 in Foyt's car, putting him in the winner's circle at Indy for the fifth time. The current drivers for hisIndycar team,A. J. Foyt Enterprises, areSantino Ferrucci andSting Ray Robb.
On June 7, 1997, Foyt (as an owner) was involved in an incident that added to his reputation as a man of little patience. One of his drivers,Billy Boat, had been declared the winner of the inaugural IRL race atTexas Motor Speedway that had been held that night, and his other driver,Davey Hamilton, had come in second. However, Dutch driverArie Luyendyk disputed Boat's win, claiming that he was in the lead when a scoring error byUSAC (who had scored all IRL races up until that time) gave Boat the checkered flag. When Luyendyk entered victory lane after the race to confront TMS general managerEddie Gossage about the finish uttering obscenities, an irate Foyt approached Luyendyk from behind slapping and shoving him into a tulip bed (coincidentally given Luyendyk's Dutch nationality). Luyendyk then requested a review of the race and a few days later, USAC reversed its position and declared Luyendyk the winner but Foyt kept the victory lane-awarded trophy. Following the controversy, the IRL relieved USAC of the scoring duties for its events.
Foyt also fielded cars inNASCAR.
In 1955, Foyt married Lucy Zarr, ofRiver Oaks, remaining together for more than 68 years, until Lucy's death on April 5, 2023.[16]
Jerry Foyt is the son of A.J. Foyt. Foyt is the grandfather ofA. J. Foyt IV. Foyt is the grandfather andadoptive father ofLarry Foyt. He was also the godfather of late driverJohn Andretti. When not busy with the racing season, A. J. Foyt likes to spend time at the family Ranch, The Foyt Ranches located inHockley, Texas and Del Rio, Texas.
The Foyts are also, via marriage, part of the ownership group of theIndianapolis Colts. A. J. Foyt IV is married to the daughter of former Colts ownerJim Irsay.
Foyt has been inducted into the following halls of fame:
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Hoover Motor Express | INDY | LAN | MIL | DET | ATL | SPR 9 | MIL 23 | DUQ DNQ | SYR DNQ | ISF DNQ | TRE 11 | SAC 9 | PHX 7 | 26th | 160 | |||||||||||||||
| 1958 | Al Dean Racing | TRE | INDY 16 | MIL 21 | LAN 2 | ATL 11 | SPR 11 | MIL 7 | DUQ 8 | SYR 14 | ISF 8 | TRE 11 | SAC 3 | PHX 4 | 10th | 700 | |||||||||||||||
| 1959 | Al Dean Racing | DAY 8 | TRE DNQ | INDY 10 | MIL 3 | LAN 13 | SPR 15 | MIL 25 | DUQ DNQ | SYR 9 | ISF 3 | PHX 2 | SAC DNS | 5th | 910,2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Racing Associates | TRE 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1960 | Bowes Racing | TRE 4 | INDY 25 | MIL 2 | LAN 16 | SPR 17 | MIL 2 | DUQ 1 | SYR 3 | ISF 1 | TRE 3 | SAC 1 | PHX 1 | 1st | 1680 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1961 | Bowes Racing | TRE 5 | INDY 1 | MIL 22 | LAN 1 | MIL 3 | SPR 2 | DUQ 1 | SYR 18 | ISF 1 | TRE 14 | SAC 12 | PHX 15 | 1st | 2150 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1962 | Bowes Racing | TRE 1 | INDY 23 | MIL 1 | LAN 1 | TRE 7 | 2nd | 1950 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lindsey Hopkins | SPR 7 | MIL 2 | LAN 4 | SYR 2 | ISF 16 | TRE 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ansted-Thompson Racing | SAC 1 | PHX 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1963 | Ansted-Thompson Racing | TRE 1 | INDY 3 | MIL 4 | LAN 1 | TRE 1 | SPR 2 | MIL 2 | DUQ 1 | ISF 3 | TRE 1 | SAC 2 | PHX 8 | 1st | 2950 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1964 | Ansted-Thompson Racing | PHX 1 | TRE 1 | INDY 1 | MIL 1 | LAN 1 | TRE 1 | SPR 1 | MIL 26 | DUQ 1 | ISF 1 | TRE 20 | SAC 1 | PHX 19 | 1st | 2900 | |||||||||||||||
| 1965 | Ansted-Thompson Racing | PHX 19 | TRE 17 | INDY 15 | MIL 16 | LAN 17 | PIP | TRE 1 | IRP 4 | ATL 19 | LAN 2 | MIL 19 | SPR 1 | MIL 2 | DUQ 3 | ISF 1 | TRE 1 | SAC 2 | PHX 1 | 2nd | 2500 | ||||||||||
| 1966 | Ansted-Thompson Racing | PHX 11 | TRE 15 | INDY 26 | MIL Wth | LAN | ATL 29 | PIP | IRP 24 | LAN Wth | SPR 3 | MIL 24 | DUQ 7 | ISF 2 | TRE 3 | SAC 17 | PHX 17 | 13th | 755 | ||||||||||||
| 1967 | Ansted-Thompson Racing | PHX 5 | TRE 15 | INDY 1 | MIL 21 | LAN 5 | PIP | MOS 7 | MOS 7 | IRP 7 | LAN 17 | MTR 2 | MTR 2 | SPR 1 | MIL 8 | DUQ 1 | ISF 2 | TRE 1 | SAC 1 | HAN 4 | PHX 17 | RIV 17 | 1st | 3440 | |||||||
| 1968 | Sheraton-Thompson Racing | HAN 4 | LVG 13 | PHX 23 | TRE 21 | INDY 20 | MIL 14 | MOS | MOS | LAN | PIP | CDR 1 | NAZ | IRP 4 | IRP 3 | LAN | LAN | MTR 18 | MTR | SPR 17 | MIL 24 | DUQ 2 | ISF 1 | TRE 24 | SAC 1 | MCH 14 | HAN 1 | PHX 23 | RIV 20 | 6th | 1860 |
| 1969 | Sheraton-Thompson Racing | PHX 21 | HAN 25 | INDY 8 | MIL 3 | LAN | PIP | CDR 3 | NAZ | TRE 10 | IRP 5 | IRP 4 | MIL 9 | SPR 5 | DOV 19 | DUQ 3 | ISF 1 | BRN 8 | BRN 8 | TRE 13 | SAC | KEN | KEN | PHX 25 | RIV DNS | 7th | 1570 | ||||
| 1970 | Sheraton-Thompson Racing | PHX 4 | SON Wth | TRE 6 | INDY 10 | MIL 24 | LAN | CDR 3 | MCH 8 | IRP 12 | SPR 15 | MIL 7 | ONT 15 | DUQ 10 | ISF 3 | SED DNQ | TRE | SAC | PHX 23 | 9th | 1105 | ||||||||||
| 1971 | Thompson Racing | RAF | RAF | PHX 17 | TRE | INDY 3 | MIL 20 | POC 3 | MCH 17 | MIL 2 | ONT 16 | TRE 5 | PHX 1 | 2nd | 2320 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1972 | Thompson Racing | PHX 8 | TRE | INDY 25 | MIL | MCH | POC | MIL | ONT 30 | TRE 22 | PHX 21 | 36th | 75 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1973 | Gilmore Racing | TWS 11 | TRE 1 | TRE 11 | INDY 25 | MIL | POC 1 | MCH 13 | MIL 25 | ONT | ONT | ONT 10 | MCH 13 | MCH 14 | TRE 20 | TWS 10 | PHX | 10th | 1580 | ||||||||||||
| 1974 | Gilmore Racing | ONT 1 | ONT | ONT 30 | PHX 3 | TRE Wth | INDY 15 | MIL 6 | POC 27 | MCH 13 | MIL 2 | MCH 24 | TRE 1 | TRE 4 | PHX 4 | 8th | 1510 | ||||||||||||||
| 1975 | Gilmore Racing | ONT 1 | ONT | ONT 1 | PHX 3 | TRE 1 | INDY 3 | MIL 1 | POC 1 | MCH 1 | MIL 20 | MCH 7 | TRE 2 | PHX 1 | 1st | 4920 | |||||||||||||||
| 1976 | Gilmore Racing | PHX 21 | TRE 18 | INDY 2 | MIL 17 | POC 31 | MCH 3 | TWS 1 | TRE 19 | MIL | ONT 23 | MCH 1 | TWS 11 | PHX | 7th | 1720 | |||||||||||||||
| 1977 | Gilmore Racing | ONT 1 | PHX 2 | TWS 14 | TRE | INDY 1 | MIL | POC 15 | MOS 1 | MCH Wth | TWS 19 | MIL | ONT 2 | MCH | TRE C | PHX | 4th | 2840 | |||||||||||||
| 1978 | Gilmore Racing | PHX 3 | ONT 4 | TWS 17 | TRE 2 | INDY 7 | MOS 16 | MIL 19 | POC 8 | MCH 16 | ATL 4 | TWS 1 | MIL 4 | ONT 28 | MCH 5 | TRE 19 | SIL 1 | BRH 4 | PHX 2 | 5th | 3024 | ||||||||||
| 1979 | Gilmore Racing | ONT 1 | TWS 1 | INDY 2 | MIL 1 | POC 1 | TWS 1 | MIL 12 | 1st | 3320 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1980 | Gilmore Racing | ONT DNS | INDY 14 | MIL | POC 19 | MOH | 35th | 45 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1981-82 | Gilmore Racing | INDY 13 | POC 1 | ILL | DUQ | ISF | INDY 19 | 4th | 1045 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1982-83 | Gilmore Racing | SPR | DUQ | NAZ | INDY 31 | 38th | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1983-84 | Gilmore Racing | DUQ | INDY 6 | 7th | 400 |
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| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Rank | Points | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Gilmore Racing | PHX | ATL | ATL | INDY 2 | TRE | TRE | MCH | MCH | WGL | TRE | ONT | MCH | ATL | PHX | NC | - | [27] | |||
| 1980 | Gilmore Racing | ONT DNS | INDY 14 | MIL | POC 19 | MOH | MCH | WGL | MIL | ONT | MCH | MEX | PHX | 44th | 45 | [28] | |||||
| 1981 | Gilmore Racing | PHX | MIL | ATL | ATL | MCH 26 | RIV | MIL | MCH | WGL | MEX | PHX | NC | 0 | [29] | ||||||
| 1982 | Gilmore Racing | PHX | ATL | MIL 2 | CLE 22 | MCH 20 | MIL | POC 20 | RIV | ROA | MCH 23 | PHX | 28th | 22 | [30] | ||||||
| 1983 | Gilmore Racing | ATL | INDY 31 | MIL | CLE | MCH | ROA | POC | RIV | MOH | MCH | CPL | LAG | PHX | NC | 0 | [31] | ||||
| 1984 | Gilmore Racing | LBH | PHX | INDY 6 | MIL | POR | MEA DNQ | CLE | MCH 22 | ROA | POC 27 | MOH | SAN | MCH Wth | PHX 14 | LAG | LVS 22 | 21st | 22 | [32] | |
| 1985 | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | LBH | INDY 28 | MIL | POR | MEA 23 | CLE | MCH Wth | ROA | POC 24 | MOH | SAN 24 | MCH | LAG | PHX 23 | MIA 20 | 49th | 0 | [33] | ||
| 1986 | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | PHX 17 | LBH | INDY 24 | MIL 19 | POR | MEA | CLE | TOR | MCH 9 | POC 4 | MOH | SAN | MCH 16 | ROA | LAG | PHX 22 | MIA 23 | 21st | 16 | [34] |
| 1987 | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | LBH | PHX | INDY 19 | MIL 6 | POR | MEA | CLE | TOR | MCH 26 | POC 7 | ROA | MOH | NAZ 7 | LAG | MIA 25 | 23rd | 14 | [35] | ||
| 1988 | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | PHX 4 | LBH 11 | INDY 26 | MIL 5 | POR 15 | CLE 11 | TOR 15 | MEA 17 | MCH | POC 16 | MOH 22 | ROA 10 | NAZ 17 | LAG 24 | MIA 25 | 16th | 29 | [36] | ||
| 1989 | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | PHX 22 | LBH 25 | INDY 5 | MIL 20 | DET 26 | POR DNS | CLE | MEA 23 | TOR 17 | MCH 18 | POC 21 | MOH 21 | ROA 22 | NAZ 14 | LAG | 18th | 10 | [37] | ||
| 1990 | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | PHX 22 | LBH 24 | INDY 6 | MIL 9 | DET 17 | POR 10 | CLE 7 | MEA 5 | TOR 16 | MCH 6 | DEN 10 | VAN 13 | MOH 15 | ROA 20 | NAZ | LAG | 11th | 42 | [38] | |
| 1991 | Copenhagen Racing | SRF | LBH | PHX | INDY 28 | MIL 16 | DET 23 | POR 16 | CLE 20 | MEA 13 | TOR | MCH 17 | DEN | VAN | MOH | ROA | NAZ 16 | LAG | 33rd | 0 | [39] |
| 1992 | Walker Motorsport | SRF 23 | 26th | 4 | [40] | ||||||||||||||||
| Copenhagen Racing | PHX Wth | LBH | INDY 9 | DET | POR | MIL | NHA | TOR | MCH | CLE | ROA | VAN | MOH | NAZ | LAG | ||||||
| 1993 | Copenhagen Racing | SRF | PHX | LBH | INDY Wth | MIL | DET | POR | CLE | TOR | MCH | NHA | ROA | VAN | MOH | NAZ | LAG | NC | - | [41] |
| Year | Chassis | Engine | Start | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | Kuzma/Brawner | Offy | 12th | 16th |
| 1959 | Kuzma | Offy | 17th | 10th |
| 1960 | Kurtis/Epperly | Offy | 16th | 25th |
| 1961 | Trevis | Offy | 7th | 1st |
| 1962 | Trevis | Offy | 5th | 23rd |
| 1963 | Trevis | Offy | 8th | 3rd |
| 1964 | Watson | Offy | 5th | 1st |
| 1965 | Lotus 34 | Ford | 1st | 15th |
| 1966 | Lotus 38 | Ford | 18th | 26th |
| 1967 | Coyote 67 | Ford | 4th | 1st |
| 1968 | Coyote 68 | Ford | 8th | 20th |
| 1969 | Coyote/Kuzma | Ford | 1st | 8th |
| 1970 | Coyote 70 | Ford | 3rd | 10th |
| 1971 | Coyote 71 | Ford | 6th | 3rd |
| 1972 | Coyote 72 | Foyt | 17th | 25th |
| 1973 | Coyote 73 | Foyt | 23rd | 25th |
| 1974 | Coyote 73 | Foyt | 1st | 15th |
| 1975 | Coyote 75 | Foyt | 1st | 3rd |
| 1976 | Coyote 75 | Foyt | 5th | 2nd |
| 1977 | Coyote 75 | Foyt | 4th | 1st |
| 1978 | Coyote 75 | Foyt | 20th | 7th |
| 1979 | Parnelli VPJ6C | Cosworth DFX | 6th | 2nd |
| 1980 | Parnelli VPJ6C | Cosworth DFX | 12th | 14th |
| 1981 | Coyote 81 | Cosworth DFX | 3rd | 13th |
| 1982 | March 82C | Cosworth DFX | 3rd | 19th |
| 1983 | March 83C | Cosworth DFX | 24th | 31st |
| 1984 | March 84C | Cosworth DFX | 12th | 6th |
| 1985 | March 85C | Cosworth DFX | 21st | 28th |
| 1986 | March 86C | Cosworth DFX | 21st | 24th |
| 1987 | Lola T87/00 | Cosworth DFX | 4th | 19th |
| 1988 | Lola T87/00 | Cosworth DFX | 22nd | 26th |
| 1989 | Lola T89/00 | Cosworth DFX | 10th | 5th |
| 1990 | Lola T90/00 | Chevrolet265A | 8th | 6th |
| 1991 | Lola T91/00 | Chevrolet265A | 2nd | 28th |
| 1992 | Lola T92/00 | Chevrolet265A | 23rd | 9th |
| 1993 | Lola T93/00 | FordCosworth XB | Withdrew | |
| Year | Att # | Date | Time | Qual Day | Car # | Laps | Qual Time | Qual Speed | Rank | Start | Comment |
| 1967 | 22 | 05-13 | 22 | 1 | 14 | 2 | — | — | — | — | PULLED OFF |
| 1967 | 28 | 05-13 | 28 | 1 | 14 | 4 | — | 166.289 | 4 | 4 | |
| 1968 | 8 | 05-18 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | 166.821 | 8 | 8 | |
| 1969 | 4 | 05-24 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 3:31.0600 | 170.568 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1970 | 5 | 05-16 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 4 | — | 170.004 | 3 | 3 | |
| 1971 | 2 | 05-15 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 3:26.5200 | 174.317 | 6 | 6 | |
| 1972 | 3 | 05-13 | 17:57 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | BLOWN ENGINE |
| 1972 | 30 | 05-20 | 11:30 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3:10.4800 | 188.996 | 5 | 16 | |
| 1973 | 25 | 05-12 | 14:27 | 1 | 14 | 3 | — | — | — | — | WAVED OFF |
| 1973 | 27 | 05-12 | 15:20 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 3:10.5500 | 188.927 | 32 | 23 | |
| 1974 | 8 | 05-11 | 11:05 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 3:07.8600 | 191.632 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1975 | 4 | 05-10 | 11:38 | 1 | 14 | 1 | — | — | — | — | PULLED OFF |
| 1975 | 19 | 05-10 | 16:10 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 3:05.5900 | 193.976 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1976 | 12 | 05-15 | 16:55 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 3:14.3200 | 185.261 | 10 | 5 | |
| 1977 | 1 | 05-14 | 11:02 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 3:06.0800 | 193.465 | — | — | ATTEMPT WITHDRAWN BY USAC |
| 1977 | 12 | 05-14 | 12:39 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 3:05.0300 | 194.563 | 5 | 4 | |
| 1978 | 14 | 05-20 | 12:47 | 1 | 14 | 0 | — | — | — | — | PULLED OFF |
| 1978 | 39 | 05-21 | 13:24 | 3 | 14 | 4 | 2:59.8900 | 200.122 | 3 | 21 | |
| 1979 | 33 | 05-13 | 16:32 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 3:09.8600 | 189.613 | 6 | 6 | |
| 1980 | 24 | 05-10 | 14:24 | 1 | 14 | 0 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1980 | 32 | 05-10 | 16:14 | 1 | 14 | 1 | — | — | — | — | FLAGGED OFF; RAIN |
| 1980 | 33 | 05-10 | 17:59 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 3:14.0700 | 185.500 | 16 | 12 | |
| 1981 | 2 | 05-09 | 15:49 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 3:03.6000 | 196.078 | 6 | 3 | |
| 1982 | 25 | 05-15 | 16:23 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 2:57.0500 | 203.332 | 3 | 3 | |
| 1983 | 30 | 05-21 | 14:59 | 2 | 14 | 4 | 3:00.4000 | 199.557 | 14 | 24 | |
| 1984 | 25 | 05-12 | 15:23 | 1 | 14 | 1 | — | — | — | — | PULLED OFF |
| 1984 | 39 | 05-12 | 17:39 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2:56.5920 | 203.860 | 12 | 12 | |
| 1985 | 10 | 05-11 | 11:55 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 2:54.9420 | 205.782 | 27 | 21 | |
| 1986 | 36 | 05-11 | 12:09 | 2 | 14 | 4 | 2:48.8460 | 213.212 | 5 | 22 | |
| 1987 | 21 | 05-09 | 17:07 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 2:50.6690 | 210.935 | 4 | 4 | |
| 1988 | 4 | 05-14 | — | 1 | 14 | 0 | — | — | — | — | PULLED OFF |
| 1988 | 31 | 05-14 | 17:23 | 1 | 14 | 3 | — | — | — | — | PULLED OFF |
| 1988 | 47 | 05-21 | 14:35 | 3 | 41 | 4 | 2:51.6770 | 209.696 | 15 | 22 | |
| 1989 | 15 | 05-14 | 13:24 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 2:45.7950 | 217.136 | 12 | 10 | |
| 1990 | 24 | 05-19 | 11:32 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 2:43.3210 | 220.425 | 8 | 8 | |
| 1991 | 1 | 05-11 | 11:00 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 2:41.8390 | 222.443 | 6 | 2 | |
| 1992 | 23 | 05-09 | 17:57 | 1 | 14 | 3 | — | — | — | — | PULLED OFF |
| 1992 | 28 | 05-10 | 12:20 | 2 | 14 | 4 | 2:41.5810 | 222.798 | 16 | 23 |
| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 |  Ford Motor CompanyShelby-American Inc. | Dan Gurney | Ford Mk IV | P +5.0 | 388 | 1st | 1st |
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(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time.Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
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| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 | 47 | 48 | 49 | 50 | 51 | 52 | 53 | 54 | 55 | 56 | 57 | 58 | 59 | 60 | 61 | 62 | NGNC | Pts | Ref |
| 1963 | Nichels Engineering | 02 | Pontiac | BIR | GGS | THS | RSD 2 | DAY 3 | DAY | DAY 27 | PIF | AWS | HBO | NA | - | [43] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Smokey Yunick | 13 | Chevy | ATL 37 | HCY | BRI | AUG | RCH | GPS | SBO | BGS | MAR | NWS | CLB | THS | DAR | ODS | RCH | CLT | BIR | ATL | DAY 11 | MBS | SVH | DTS | BGS | ASH | OBS | BRR | BRI | GPS | NSV | CLB | AWS | PIF | BGS | ONA | DAR | HCY | RCH | MAR | DTS | NWS | THS | CLT | SBO | HBO | RSD | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1964 | Matthews Racing | 00 | Ford | CON | AUG | JSP | SVH | RSD 21 | DAY | DAY 4 | DAY 24 | RCH | BRI | GPS | BGS | ATL 11 | AWS | HBO | PIF | CLB | NWS | MAR | SVH | DAR | LGY | HCY | SBO | CLT | GPS | ASH | ATL | CON | NSV | CHT | BIR | VAL | PIF | NA | - | [44] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nichels Engineering | 47 | Dodge | DAY 1 | ODS | OBS | BRR | ISP | GLN | LIN | BRI | NSV | MBS | AWS | DTS | ONA | CLB | BGS | STR | DAR | HCY | RCH | ODS | HBO | MAR | SVH | NWS | CLT 24 | HAR | AUG | JAC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1965 | Holman-Moody | 00 | Ford | RSD 10 | DAY | DAY | DAY | PIF | ASW | RCH | HBO | NA | - | [45] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wood Brothers | 41 | Ford | ATL 30 | GPS | NWS | MAR | CLB | BRI | DAR | LGY | BGS | HCY | CLT | CCF | ASH | HAR | NSV | BIR | ATL | GPS | MBS | VAL | DAY 1 | ODS | OBS | ISP | GLN | BRI | NSV | CCF | AWS | SMR | PIF | AUG | CLB | DTS | BLV | BGS | DAR | HCY | LIN | ODS | RCH | MAR | NWS | CLT 6* | HBO | CAR | DTS | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1966 | Junior Johnson | 47 | Ford | AUG | RSD 31 | DAY | DAY 11 | DAY 33 | CAR | BRI | ATL | HCY | CLB | GPS | BGS | NWS | MAR | DAR | LGY | MGR | MON | RCH | CLT | DTS | ASH | PIF | SMR | AWS | BLV | GPS | DAY | ODS | BRR | OXF | FON | ISP | BRI | SMR | NSV | ATL | CLB | AWS | BLV | BGS | DAR | HCY | RCH | HBO | MAR | NWS | NA | - | [46] | |||||||||||||||
| Matthews Racing | 27 | Ford | CLT 43 | CAR | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1967 | AUG | RSD 26 | DAY 2* | DAY | DAY 37 | AWS | BRI | GPS | BGS | ATL 27 | CLB | HCY | NWS | MAR | SVH | RCH | DAR | BLV | LGY | CLT | ASH | MGR | SMR | BIR | CAR | GPS | MGY | DAY 32 | TRN | OXF | FDA | ISP | BRI | SMR | NSV | ATL | BGS | CLB | SVH | DAR | HCY | RCH | BLV | HBO | MAR | NWS | CLT 22 | CAR 4 | AWS | NA | - | [47] | ||||||||||||||||
| 1968 | MGR | MGY | RSD 43 | DAY 12 | BRI | RCH | ATL | HCY | GPS | CLB | NWS | MAR | AUG | AWS | DAR | BLV | LGY | CLT | ASH | MGR | SMR | BIR | CAR | GPS | NA | - | [48] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bondy Long | 29 | Ford | DAY 30 | ISP | OXF | FDA | TRN | BRI | SMR | NSV | ATL | CLB | BGS | AWS | SBO | LGY | DAR | HCY | RCH | BLV | HBO | MAR | NWS | AUG | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Holman-Moody | 11 | Ford | CLT 10 | CAR | JFC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1969 | Jack Bowsher & Associates | 1 | Ford | MGR | MGY | RSD 2 | CLT 40 | SVH | AUG | CAR | JFC | MGR | TWS | NA | - | [49] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | DAY 4 | DAY | DAY 4 | CAR | AUG | BRI | ATL | CLB | HCY | GPS | RCH | NWS | MAR | AWS | DAR | BLV | LGY | CLT | MGR | SMR | MCH | KPT | GPS | NCF | DAY | DOV | TPN | TRN | BLV | BRI | NSV | SMR | ATL | MCH | SBO | BGS | AWS | DAR | HCY | RCH | TAL | CLB | MAR | NWS | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1970 | RSD 1 | DAY | DAY 14 | DAY 32 | RCH | CAR | SVH | ATL | BRI | TAL | NWS | CLB | DAR | BLV | LGY | CLT | SMR | MAR | MCH | RSD | HCY | KPT | GPS | DAY | AST | TPN | TRN | BRI | SMR | NSV | ATL | CLB | ONA | MCH | TAL | BGS | SBO | DAR | HCY | RCH | DOV | NCF | NWS | CLT | MAR | MGR | CAR | LGY | NA | - | [50] | |||||||||||||||||
| 1971 | Wood Brothers | 21 | Mercury | RSD | DAY 2* | DAY | DAY 3 | ONT 1* | RCH | CAR | HCY | BRI | ATL 1* | CLB | GPS | SMR | NWS | MAR | DAR | SBO | TAL | ASH | KPT | CLT | DOV | MCH | RSD | HOU | GPS | NA | - | [51] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Holman-Moody | 52 | Mercury | DAY 38 | BRI | AST | ISP | TRN | NSV | ATL | BGS | ONA | MCH | TAL | CLB | HCY | DAR | MAR | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Matthews Racing | 27 | Chevy | CLT 30 | DOV | CAR 34 | MGR | RCH | NWS | TWS | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NASCAR Winston Cup Series results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | NWCC | Pts | Ref |
| 1972 | Wood Brothers Racing | 21 | Mercury | RSD 28 | DAY 1* | RCH | ONT 1* | CAR | ATL 2 | BRI | DAR | NWS | MAR | TAL | CLT | DOV | MCH | RSD | TWS | DAY | BRI | TRN | ATL | TAL | MCH | NSV | DAR | RCH | DOV | MAR | NWS | TWS 2 | NA | 0 | [52] | ||
| 41 | CLT 4 | CAR | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1973 | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | 50 | Chevy | RSD | DAY 4 | RCH | CAR | BRI | ATL 27 | NWS | DAR | MAR | TAL | NSV | CLT | DOV | TWS | RSD | MCH | DAY 37 | BRI | ATL | TAL | NSV | DAR | RCH | DOV | NWS | MAR | CLT | CAR | NA | 0 | [53] | |||
| 1974 | RSD | DAY 5 | RCH | CAR | BRI | ATL | DAR | NWS | MAR | TAL | NSV | DOV | CLT | RSD | MCH | DAY 29 | BRI | NSV | ATL | POC | TAL | MCH | DAR | RCH | DOV | NWS | MAR | 44th | 41.22 | [54] | |||||||
| Ellington Racing | 28 | Chevy | CLT 26 | CAR | ONT 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1975 | RSD | DAY 11 | RCH | CAR | BRI | ATL 35 | NWS | DAR | MAR | TAL | NSV | DOV | CLT | RSD | MCH | DAY 24 | NSV | POC | TAL | MCH 30* | DAR | DOV | NWS | MAR | CLT 21 | RCH | CAR 5 | BRI | ATL | ONT 14 | NA | 0 | [55] | ||||
| 1976 | RSD | DAY 22* | CAR 32 | RCH | BRI | ATL | NWS | DAR | MAR | TAL | NSV | DOV | CLT | RSD | MCH | DAY 4 | NSV | POC | TAL 22 | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | MAR | NWS | CLT 38 | CAR | ATL | ONT | NA | 0 | [56] | ||||
| 1977 | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | 51 | Chevy | RSD | DAY 6 | RCH | CAR | ATL 34 | NWS | DAR | BRI | MAR | TAL 38 | NSV | DOV | CLT | RSD | MCH | DAY 5 | NSV | POC | TAL | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | MAR | NWS | CLT 7 | CAR | ATL | ONT 11 | NA | 0 | [57] | |
| 1978 | Buick | RSD | DAY 32 | RCH | CAR | ATL | BRI | DAR | NWS | MAR | TAL 3 | DOV | CLT | NSV | RSD | MCH | DAY | NSV | POC | TAL | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | MAR | NWS | CLT | CAR | ATL | ONT | NA | 0 | [58] | |||
| 1979 | Olds | RSD | DAY 3 | CAR | RCH | ATL | NWS | BRI | DAR | MAR | TAL | NSV | DOV | CLT | TWS | RSD | MCH | DAY 10 | NSV | POC | TAL | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | MAR | CLT | NWS | CAR | ATL | ONT | NA | 0 | [59] | ||
| 1980 | RSD | DAY 31 | RCH | CAR | ATL | BRI | DAR | NWS | MAR | TAL | NSV | DOV | CLT | TWS | RSD | MCH | DAY | NSV | POC | TAL | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | NWS | MAR | CLT | CAR | ATL | ONT | 101st | 70 | [60] | |||
| 1981 | RSD | DAY 35 | RCH | CAR | ATL 7 | BRI | NWS | DAR | MAR | TAL | NSV | DOV | CLT | TWS | RSD | MCH | DAY 32 | NSV | POC | TAL | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | MAR | NWS | CLT | CAR | ATL | RSD | 59th | 271 | [61] | |||
| 1982 | DAY 21 | RCH | BRI | ATL 39 | CAR | DAR | NWS | MAR | TAL | NSV | DOV | CLT | POC | RSD | MCH | DAY | NSV | POC | TAL | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | NWS | CLT | MAR | CAR | ATL | RSD | 70th | 146 | [62] | ||||
| 1983 | 14 | Chevy | DAY 11 | RCH | CAR | ATL 38 | DAR | NWS | MAR | TAL 34 | NSV | DOV | BRI | CLT | RSD | POC | MCH | DAY Wth | NSV | POC | TAL | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | MAR | NWS | CLT | CAR | ATL | RSD | 76th | - | [63] | ||
| 1984 | Olds | DAY 39 | RCH | CAR | ATL 35 | BRI | NWS | DAR | MAR | TAL | NSV | DOV | CLT | RSD | POC | MCH | DAY | NSV | POC | TAL 36 | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | MAR | CLT | NWS | CAR | ATL 41 | RSD | 76th | - | [64] | |||
| 1985 | DAY 30 | RCH | CAR | ATL 36 | BRI | DAR | NWS | MAR | TAL | DOV | CLT | RSD | POC | MCH | DAY 30 | POC | TAL 5 | MCH | BRI | DAR 25 | RCH | DOV | MAR | NWS | CLT 32 | CAR | ATL 38 | RSD | 45th | 410 | [65] | ||||||
| 1986 | DAY 29 | RCH | CAR | ATL 17 | BRI | DAR | NWS | MAR | TAL | DOV | CLT | RSD | POC | MCH | DAY 42 | POC | TAL 30 | GLN | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | MAR | NWS | CLT 37 | CAR | ATL | RSD | 50th | 355 | [66] | |||||
| 1987 | Morgan-McClure Motorsports | DAY 42 | CAR | RCH | 50th | 409 | [67] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| A. J. Foyt Enterprises | ATL 20 | DAR | NWS | BRI | MAR | TAL | CLT | DOV | POC | RSD | MCH | DAY 38 | POC | TAL 35 | GLN | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | MAR | NWS | CLT 21 | CAR | RSD | ATL 37 | |||||||||||
| 1988 | DAY 33 | RCH | CAR | ATL 34 | DAR | BRI | NWS | MAR | TAL 28 | CLT | DOV | RSD | POC | MCH | DAY 37 | POC | TAL 12 | GLN | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | MAR | CLT 36 | NWS | CAR | PHO | ATL 31 | 42nd | 523 | [68] | |||||
| 1989 | DAY 38 | CAR | ATL 28 | RCH | DAR | BRI | NWS | MAR | TAL 16 | CLT | DOV | SON | POC | MCH | DAY 35 | POC | TAL 18 | GLN 37 | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | MAR | CLT Wth† | NWS | CAR | PHO | ATL 36 | 40th | 527 | [69] | |||||
| 1990 | DAY 36 | RCH | CAR | ATL DNQ | DAR | BRI | NWS | MAR | TAL | CLT | DOV | SON | POC | MCH | DAY 38 | POC | TAL 27 | GLN | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | MAR | NWS | CLT | CAR | PHO | ATL | 62nd | 191 | [70] | |||||
| 1992 | B & B Racing | 14 | Olds | DAY 21 | CAR | RCH | ATL | DAR | BRI | NWS | MAR | TAL | CLT | DOV | SON | POC | MCH | DAY | POC | TAL | GLN | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | MAR | NWS | CLT | CAR | PHO | ATL | 70th | 100 | [71] | ||
| 1993 | Team Jones Racing | 50 | Ford | DAY DNQ | CAR | RCH | ATL | DAR | BRI | NWS | MAR | TAL | SON | CLT | DOV | POC | MCH | DAY | NHA | POC | TAL | GLN | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | MAR | NWS | CLT | CAR | PHO | ATL | NA | - | [72] | |
| 1994 | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | DAY | CAR | RCH | ATL | DAR | BRI | NWS | MAR | TAL | SON | CLT | DOV | POC | MCH | DAY | NHA | POC | TAL | IND 30 | GLN | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | MAR | NWS | CLT | CAR | PHO | ATL | 70th | 73 | [73] | ||
| 1995 | DAY | CAR | RCH | ATL | DAR | BRI | NWS | MAR | TAL | SON | CLT | DOV | POC | MCH | DAY | NHA | POC | TAL | IND DNQ | GLN | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | MAR | NWS | CLT | CAR | PHO DNQ | ATL | NA | - | [74] | |||
| 1996 | Barry Owen Racing | DAY | CAR | RCH | ATL | DAR | BRI | NWS | MAR | TAL | SON | CLT | DOV | POC | MCH | DAY | NHA | POC | TAL | IND DNQ | GLN | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | MAR | NWS | CLT | CAR | PHO | ATL | NA | - | [75] | ||
| † - Withdrew after getting injured in practice | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Year | Team | Manufacturer | Start | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Nichels Engineering | Pontiac | 7 | 27 |
| 1964 | Matthews Racing | Ford | 8 | 24 |
| 1966 | Junior Johnson & Associates | Ford | 22 | 33 |
| 1967 | Matthews Racing | Ford | 5 | 37 |
| 1968 | 19 | 12 | ||
| 1969 | Jack Bowsher & Associates | Ford | 9 | 4 |
| 1970 | 28 | 32 | ||
| 1971 | Wood Brothers Racing | Mercury | 1 | 3 |
| 1972 | 2 | 1 | ||
| 1973 | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | Chevrolet | 8 | 4 |
| 1974 | 35 | 5 | ||
| 1975 | Ellington Racing | Chevrolet | 9 | 11 |
| 1976 | 31 | 22 | ||
| 1977 | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | Chevrolet | 2 | 6 |
| 1978 | Buick | 3 | 32 | |
| 1979 | Olds | 6 | 3 | |
| 1980 | 11 | 31 | ||
| 1981 | 10 | 35 | ||
| 1982 | 9 | 21 | ||
| 1983 | Chevrolet | 9 | 11 | |
| 1984 | Olds | 32 | 39 | |
| 1985 | 16 | 30 | ||
| 1986 | 20 | 29 | ||
| 1987 | Morgan-McClure Motorsports | Olds | 41 | 42 |
| 1988 | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | Olds | 17 | 33 |
| 1989 | 24 | 38 | ||
| 1990 | 13 | 36 | ||
| 1992 | B & B Racing | Olds | 39 | 21 |
| 1993 | Team Jones Racing | Ford | DNQ | |
| NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | NCTS | Pts | Ref |
| 1995 | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | 41 | Ford | PHO | TUS | SGS | MMR | POR | EVG | I70 | LVL | BRI | MLW | CNS | HPT | IRP | FLM | RCH | MAR | NWS | SON | MMR | PHO 18 | 81st | 109 | [76] | ||||
| 1996 | 51 | HOM | PHO | POR | EVG | TUS | CNS | HPT | BRI | NZH | MLW | LVL | I70 | IRP | FLM | GLN | NSV | RCH | NHA | MAR | NWS | SON | MMR | PHO 33 | 89th | 143 | [77] | |||
| 56 | LVS 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(key)
| Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | WDC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | Dean Van Lines | Kuzma | Offenhauser | ARG | MON | NED | 500 16 | BEL | FRA | GBR | GER | POR | ITA | MOR | NC | 0 |
| 1959 | Dean Van Lines | Kuzma | Offenhauser | MON | 500 10 | NED | FRA | GBR | GER | POR | ITA | USA | NC | 0 | ||
| 1960 | Bowes Seal Fast | Kurtis Kraft | Offenhauser | ARG | MON | 500 25 | NED | BEL | FRA | GBR | POR | ITA | USA | NC | 0 | |
(key) (Bold – Pole position. * – Most laps led.)
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| Year | Make | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Pos. | Pts | Ref |
| 1973–74 | Porsche | RSD 6 | RSD 5 | RSD 6 | DAY 6 | 6th | NA | [80] | |||
| 1974–75 | Chevy | MCH 9 | RSD 3 | RSD 4 | DAY 2 | 2nd | NA | [81] | |||
| 1975–76 | MCH 3 | RSD 2 | RSD 3 | DAY 2 | 1st | NA | [82] | ||||
| 1976–77 | MCH 3 | RSD 8 | RSD 2 | DAY 2 | 1st | NA | [83] | ||||
| 1978–79 | Chevy | MCH | MCH 1 | RSD | RSD 12 | ATL | 12th | NA | [84] | ||
| 1985 | Chevy | DAY 3* | MOH 10 | TAL C | MCH 11 | 9th | 28 | [85] | |||
| 1989 | Chevy | DAY 7 | NZH 5* | MCH 7 | GLN 10 | 7th | 36 | [86] | |||
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| Preceded by | USAC Stock Car Champion 1968 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | IROC Champion IROC III (1976),IROC IV (1977) | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | USAC Stock Car Champion 1978–1979 | Succeeded by |
| Achievements | ||
| Preceded by | Winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans 1967 with: Dan Gurney | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Indianapolis 500Winner 1961 1964 1967 1977 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Daytona 500Winner 1972 | Succeeded by Richard Petty |
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