Coyote was a brand of racing chassis designed and built for the use of A. J. Foyt's race team in USAC Championship car racing including the

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. It was used from 1966 to 1983 with Foyt himself making 141 starts in the car, winning 25 times. George Snider had the second most starts with 24.

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has the only other win with a Coyote chassis. Foyt drove a Coyote to victory in the Indy 500 in 1967 and 1977. With Foyt's permission, fellow Indy 500 champion Eddie Cheever's Cheever Racing began using the Coyote name for his new

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chassis, derived from the Fabcar chassis design that he had purchased the rights to in 2007.Cheever Group Revives A.J. Foyt's Coyote Chassis Brand
, A.J. Foyt Racing News Releases, January 3, 2008 Today, Foyt runs his team using the old Coyote logo on his race cars.

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