A. J. Foyt IV | |||||||
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![]() Foyt at the opening of the Foyt Wine Vault in Speedway, Indiana, in 2015 | |||||||
Nationality | American | ||||||
Born | Anthony Joseph Foyt IV May 25, 1984 Louisville, Kentucky | ||||||
Achievements | 2002 Firestone Indy Lights Series champion | ||||||
IndyCar Series career | |||||||
84 races run over 7 years | |||||||
Best finish | 14th (2007) | ||||||
First race | 2003 Toyota Indy 300 (Homestead) | ||||||
Last race | 2009 Bombardier Learjet 550 (Texas) | ||||||
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NASCAR Xfinity Series career | |||||||
11 races run over 2 years | |||||||
Best finish | 74th (2006) | ||||||
First race | 2005 Sam's Town 250 (Memphis) | ||||||
Last race | 2006 O'Reilly 300 (Texas) | ||||||
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American football career |
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Indianapolis Colts | |||||||
Position: | Scouting assistant | ||||||
Career history | |||||||
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Anthony Joseph Foyt IV (born May 25, 1984) is an American football scout and former racing driver. He is a scouting assistant for the Indianapolis Colts, and drove in the IndyCar Series and briefly the NASCAR Busch Series. He is the third generation of the famous Foyt family.
He began his career racing karts. He moved up through the open wheel racing ranks, winning the 2002 Infiniti Pro Series. When Foyt made his first Indianapolis 500 race in 2003, he became the youngest driver to start in the event. He continued in IndyCar for two more years until his back was injured at the 2005 Indianapolis 500. 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 prevented him from driving a non-Dodge car. He returned to IndyCar late that season. He has not raced since 2009, although he drove for his grandfather's A. J. Foyt Enterprises team in trials for the 2010 Indianapolis 500.