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Larry Foyt
Foyt in 2015
Born	(1977-02-22)February 22, 1977 (age 48) Houston,Texas, U.S.
NASCARCup Series career
23 races run over 2 years
Best finish	41st (2003)
First race	2003Subway 400 (Rockingham)
Last race	2004Samsung/Radio Shack 500 (Texas)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 0 0
NASCARO'Reilly Auto Parts Series career
67 races run over 3 years
Best finish	20th (2002)
First race	2001NAPA Auto Parts 300 (Daytona)
Last race	2007Winn-Dixie 250 (Daytona)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 2 0
NASCARCraftsman Truck Series career
3 races run over 3 years
Best finish	80th (2008 )
First race	2007Chevy Silverado HD 250 (Daytona)
Last race	2009Nextera Energy Resources 250 (Daytona)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 0 0

Lawrence Joseph Roberds Foyt (born February 22, 1977) is an American formerNASCAR andIndyCar driver and current team principal forA.J. Foyt Enterprises. He is the biological grandson and adopted son ofA. J. Foyt, and a biological cousin (and uncle by adoption) ofA. J. Foyt IV. His biological mother (and sister by adoption) is Terry Lynn Foyt, daughter ofA. J. Foyt, who divorced his biological father Larry Gene Roberds when he was an infant.^[1] He also drove in the2004,2005, and the2006 Indianapolis 500 forA. J. Foyt Enterprises.

Foyt began racing in 1993 in thego-kart ranks, and won his first race two years later. He would win the state championship in his first year in 125cc competition one year later. In 1997, he began runningUSAC'sFormula 2000 series. He won two races in theSCCA series in 1999. The next year, he made his stock car racing debut in theAmerican Speed Association, where he won a pole atWinchester Speedway and had four top-tens. In addition, he made his first attempt at aWinston Cup race atAtlanta Motor Speedway in his father's backup car, but missed the field. The same year, he graduated fromTexas Christian University with a degree incommunications.

In 2001, Foyt moved to theBusch Series, driving the No. 14Harrah'sChevrolet Monte Carlo. He had five top-twenties and finished 22nd in points, third in theRookie of the Year championship. The next year, he had two top-tens and finished twentieth in points. He moved to Cup full-time in 2003, and had a best finish of sixteenth atHomestead-Miami Speedway, finishing 41st in points. After the team lost its Harrah's sponsorship, Foyt ran just three races before the team closed its doors.

In 2005, Foyt ran one race inARCA and finished twelfth in the race. He ended up missing most of the season after suffering back injuries in a crash in the Indy 500. He hoped to make theDaytona 500 in the No. 50 owned byArnold Motorsports, but missed the race. Early in the season, he announced the formation of his own Busch Series team, but after sponsorship failed to materialize, the team dissolved. He also ran the Indianapolis 500 again, finishing 30th after suffering handling problems.

A. J. Foyt announced in July 2006 that Larry would be assuming more management responsibilities atA. J. Foyt Enterprises and eventually assume the role of team manager by the end of the2007 season. He returned to NASCAR driving the No. 44Key Motorsports Chevy with sponsorship fromSilestone by Cosentino for one race, but wrecked early in the 2007Chevy Silverado HD 250, finishing 32nd. He attempted thePepsi 400 in NEXTEL Cup withBAM Racing, however qualifying was rained out, forcing him to miss the race. He competed that weekend in the Daytona Busch Series race forMac Hill Racing, finishing 38th after a wreck. He made his second career Craftsman Truck race in 2008 at Daytona, starting 36th and finishing eighteenth.

Foyt attempted both the Nationwide and Camping World Truck races at Daytona in 2009, for Mac Hill Motorsports andDerrike Cope, Inc., respectively. He failed to qualify for the Nationwide Series race and finished twentieth, fifteen laps down, in the Truck Series race.

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