A. J. Foyt Racing, officially and historically known as A. J. Foyt Enterprises, is an American racing team in the

IndyCar Series The IndyCar Series, officially known as the NTT IndyCar Series for sponsorship reasons, is the highest class of American open-wheel car racing in the United States, which has been conducted under the auspices of various sanctioning bodies sinc ...

and formerly

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. It is owned by four-time

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winner, 1972 Daytona 500 winner,

1967 24 Hours of Le Mans The 1967 24 Hours of Le Mans was the 35th 24 Hours of Le Mans, Grand Prix of Endurance, and took place on 10 and 11 June 1967. It was also the seventh round of the 1967 World Sportscar Championship. Dan Gurney and A. J. Foyt, driving a Ford GT40 ...

winner, and two-time

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winner

A. J. Foyt Anthony Joseph Foyt Jr. (born January 16, 1935) is an American former racing driver who competed in numerous disciplines of motorsport. He is best known for his open wheel racing career, and for becoming the first four-time winner of the India ...

. Foyt won two of his four Indianapolis 500s driving for the team. The team also won the

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and the

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championship in

1996 1996 was designated as: * International Year for the Eradication of Poverty Events January * January 8 – A Zairean cargo plane crashes into a crowded market in the center of the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo ...

and

1998 1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The ''Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for Lunar water, frozen water, in soil i ...

USAC National Championship

The team was founded in 1965 and won three National Championship (in

1967 Events January * January 1 – Canada begins a year-long celebration of the 100th anniversary of Canadian Confederation, Confederation, featuring the Expo 67 World's Fair. * January 6 – Vietnam War: United States Marine Corps and Army of ...

1975 It was also declared the ''International Women's Year'' by the United Nations and the European Architectural Heritage Year by the Council of Europe. Events January * January 1 – Watergate scandal (United States): John N. Mitchell, H. R. ...

and

1979 Events January * January 1 ** United Nations Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim heralds the start of the ''International Year of the Child''. Many musicians donate to the ''Music for UNICEF Concert'' fund, among them ABBA, who write the song ...

) and two Indianapolis 500 (in

and

1977 Events January * January 8 – 1977 Moscow bombings, Three bombs explode in Moscow within 37 minutes, killing seven. The bombings are attributed to an Armenian separatist group. * January 10 – Mount Nyiragongo erupts in eastern Zaire (no ...

), all with A. J. Foyt at the wheel.

CART

During the

CART A cart or dray (Australia and New Zealand) is a vehicle designed for transport, using two wheels and normally pulled by draught animals such as horses, donkeys, mules and oxen, or even smaller animals such as goats or large dogs. A handcart ...

years, A. J. Foyt Enterprises seldom ran a full-season schedule. The team ran partial schedules through 1987, with

himself driving the primary car. The team usually entered all three 500-mile races (

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, and Pocono), and selected races, mostly on ovals. The team ran cars for additional drivers, particularly at Indy, including

George Snider George Lee Snider III (born December 8, 1940, in Bakersfield, California) is a retired American race car driver. A longtime driver in the United States Automobile Club Silver Crown series, Snider is also a 22-time starter of the Indianapolis 5 ...

, Davy Jones, Stan Fox,

Rocky Moran Rocky Moran Sr. (February 3, 1950 – September 21, 2024) was an American race car driver. He started three Indianapolis races (1988, 1989, and 1990 Indianapolis 500) with a best finish of 14th in 1989. Moran also teamed with P. J. Jones and M ...

and others. At the

1987 Indianapolis 500 The 71st Indianapolis 500 was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana, on Sunday May 24, 1987. After dominating practice, qualifying, and most of the race, leader Mario Andretti slowed with mechanical problems with only 23 ...

the Foyt team notably qualified four team cars, with Foyt starting 4th, and Fox finishing 7th. In 1988, the team increased its participation and went back to a full-time schedule. Foyt posted four top-five finishes between 1988-1990. A devastating crash at

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in 1990 saw Foyt suffer serious leg injuries, and he required lengthy rehabilitation. Foyt returned in 1991 and retired in May 1993. The team ran nine different drivers in 1992, then signed promising rookie

Robby Gordon Robert Wesley Gordon (born January 2, 1969) is an American semi-retired auto racing driver. He has raced in NASCAR, Championship Auto Racing Teams, CART, the IndyCar Series, the Trans-Am Series, International Motor Sports Association, IMSA, Inter ...

for the 1993 season. Gordon notched ten top-ten finishes including a 2nd place at

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. For 1994, the team initially signed Davy Jones, but parted ways with him after only three races. At

, they picked up rookie

Bryan Herta Bryan John Herta (born May 23, 1970) is an American race strategist and former race car driver. He currently runs his own team, Bryan Herta Autosport in the NTT IndyCar Series and is the strategist for the #27 Andretti Autosport in the same se ...

mid-month, and survived a Bump Day scare to hold on and make the field. Herta posted a 9th place finish on race day and ran four additional races with the team. The team then hired

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to finish out the 1994 season. Cheever stayed with the team for 1995 but saw little success. A. J. Foyt Enterprises never won a CART-sanctioned event during its participation from 1979 to 1995. At the 1995

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was leading the race with just over one lap to go when the car ran out of fuel. It would be the closest the team came to winning a CART race. The team's best CART series finish was 2nd place, on two occasions.

IndyCar Series

Jack Hawksworth - Carb Day 2015 - Stierch

Foyt Enterprises won IRL titles in

with

Scott Sharp Scott Sharp (born February 14, 1968) is an American professional racing driver in the United SportsCar Championship. He is the son of six-time SCCA champion Bob Sharp. Sharp is best known for his years as a competitor in the Indy Racing Leagu ...

and

with

Kenny Bräck Per Cenny "Kenny" Bräck (born 21 March 1966) is a Swedish former race car driver. Until his retirement from racing, he competed in the Champ Car, CART, Indy Racing League and the IROC series. He won the 1998 Indy Racing League championship and t ...

. Bräck also won the

for the team in

1999 1999 was designated as the International Year of Older Persons. Events January * January 1 – The euro currency is established and the European Central Bank assumes its full powers. * January 3 – The Mars Polar Lander is launc ...

. In

2006 2006 was designated as the International Year of Deserts and Desertification. Events January * January 1– 4 – Russia temporarily cuts shipment of natural gas to Ukraine during a price dispute. * January 12 – A stampede during t ...

the team hoped to resurrect itself with experienced driver Felipe Giaffone and a more level playing ground brought by a spec engine. However, after a strong start to the season, the team struggled after the Indianapolis 500 and parted ways with Giaffone after the eighth race.

Jeff Bucknum Jeff Bucknum (born July 12, 1966, in Glendale, California) is an American race car driver. Jeff is the son of Formula One and Championship Car racer Ronnie Bucknum. He competed in four Indy Racing League IndyCar Series races in 2005, including th ...

was brought in to fill the seat for the rest of the year. In 2007 Foyt announced that

Larry Foyt Lawrence Joseph Roberds Foyt (born February 22, 1977) is an American former NASCAR and IndyCar driver and current team principal for A.J. Foyt Enterprises. He is the biological grandson and adopted son of A. J. Foyt, and a biological cousin (and ...

would take over as team manager and

Darren Manning Darren Manning (born 30 April 1975) is a British motor racing driver who has raced in the IRL IndyCar Series for Chip Ganassi Racing and Dreyer & Reinbold Racing. Career history Early career Manning was born in Knaresborough, North Yorkshire ...

was signed as the team's driver. Manning captured three top-five finishes in his two years with the team, including a second place in 2008 at

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. However, with high-profile veteran

Vítor Meira Vítor Meira (born March 27, 1977) is a Brazilian former auto racing driver. He formerly competed in the IndyCar Series and has twice finished second in the Indianapolis 500. IndyCar Series 2002 After participating in an open test for Panthe ...

becoming available following the 2008 season, Foyt signed him to replace Manning. Foyt Enterprises began the

2009 IndyCar Series season The 2009 IndyCar Series was the 14th season of the IndyCar Series. The 17-race season began on April 5, and its premier event, the 93rd Indianapolis 500 was held May 24. All races were broadcast on ABC or Versus in high-definition. It repre ...

sponsored by ABC Supply and fielding Vítor Meira, who was injured in the Indianapolis 500.

Ryan Hunter-Reay Ryan Christopher Hunter-Reay (born December 17, 1980) is an American professional racing driver best known as a winner of both the Indianapolis 500 (2014) and the IndyCar Series championship in 2012. He currently competes part-time in the IndyC ...

and

Paul Tracy Paul Anthony Tracy (born December 17, 1968) is a Canadian professional auto racing driver who participated in Champ Car World Series, the IndyCar Series, and the Championship Auto Racing Teams (CART). He started kart racing at age five and quick ...

took over driving duties for the rest of the 2009 season. Meira returned in 2010 but split with the team after the season. Japanese driver

Takuma Sato is a Japanese racing driver, who competes part-time in the IndyCar Series for Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing. Sato competed in Formula One from to . In American open-wheel racing, Sato is a two-time winner of the Indianapolis 500 in 2017 a ...

joined Foyt's team in 2013, winning that year at Long Beach. The team announced in October that they would field a second car (No. 41) full-time in 2015 for

Jack Hawksworth Jack W. Hawksworth (born 28 February 1991) is a British professional racing driver from Bradford, West Yorkshire. , he competes in the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship for AIM Vasser Sullivan. He has also raced in the Star Mazda Championsh ...

. In 2017, A. J. Foyt Racing switched to customer

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engines after eleven seasons utilized works

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engines since 2006. For the balance of its 2021 IndyCar campaign, Foyt Enterprises fielded two full-time drivers,

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alongside

Dalton Kellett Dalton Kellett (born August 19, 1993) is a Canadian former racing driver from Stouffville, Ontario. He last competed in the IndyCar Series, driving for A. J. Foyt Racing. Racing career Early years Kellett started his racing career in snowmobile ...

, with part-timers

Charlie Kimball Charles Newton Kimball (born February 20, 1985) is an American former race car driver who most recently competed in the IndyCar Series with A. J. Foyt Enterprises. He has scored a win, six podiums, and 13 top 5s during his IndyCar career. His be ...

and

J. R. Hildebrand John Randal Hildebrand Jr. (born January 3, 1988) is an American race car driver. He last competed in the IndyCar Series driving part-time in the No. 11 Chevrolet for AJ Foyt Enterprises. Hildebrand won the 2009 Indy Lights championship and ca ...

in spare chassis designated for Indianapolis, only. After the string of ups and downs, in 2023 Foyt would enter a technical partnership with

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NASCAR Cup Series

No. 14 history

The No. 14 started as the No. 50 when

began fielding NASCAR teams in

1973 Events January * January 1 – The United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland and Denmark 1973 enlargement of the European Communities, enter the European Economic Community, which later becomes the European Union. * January 14 - The 16-0 19 ...

part-time, driving the Purolator-sponsored Chevrolet. He drove for the team on a very limited schedule throughout the seventies, picking up one pole and nine top-tens.

Ron Hutcherson Ronald Hutcherson (April 4, 1943 – August 25, 2022) was an American NASCAR Winston Cup Series and ARCA driver whose career spanned from 1972 to 1979. He was the brother of NASCAR race winner and IMCA champion Dick Hutcherson. Engine builder ...

was the first driver besides Foyt to drive the car, and later

Johnny Rutherford John Sherman Rutherford III (born March 12, 1938), also known as "Lone Star JR", is an American former automobile racing driver. During an Indy Car career that spanned more than three decades, he scored 27 wins and 23 pole positions in 314 start ...

drove for the team in

1978 Events January * January 1 – Air India Flight 855, a Boeing 747 passenger jet, crashes off the coast of Bombay, killing 213. * January 5 – Bülent Ecevit, of Republican People's Party, CHP, forms the new government of Turkey (42nd ...

. In the 1980s, Foyt was almost the sole driver of the team, and switched to the No. 14 with a

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sponsorship in

1983 1983 saw both the official beginning of the Internet and the first mobile cellular telephone call. Events January * January 1 – The migration of the ARPANET to TCP/IP is officially completed (this is considered to be the beginning of the ...

, and posted his final career Top 5 at Talladega two years later in the

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-sponsored car. In

1989 1989 was a turning point in political history with the "Revolutions of 1989" which ended communism in Eastern Bloc of Europe, starting in Poland and Hungary, with experiments in power-sharing coming to a head with the opening of the Berlin W ...

, Tracy Leslie drove for the team in a pair of races, finishing 20th at

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. Foyt did not drive in the 1991 season. Instead, he allowed

Mike Chase Mike Chase (April 17, 1952 – April 18, 2025) was an American professional stock car racing driver. Winner of the 1994 series championship in the NASCAR Winston West Series, he also competed in the Winston Cup Series, Busch Series, and Craftsm ...

to drive for him. This driver finished no better than 25th. Foyt, afterward, did not field a team until the inaugural

Brickyard 400 The Brickyard 400 is an annual NASCAR Cup Series points race held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana, United States. The inaugural race was held in 1994 and was the first race other than the Indianapolis 500 to be held at the ...

1994 The year 1994 was designated as the " International Year of the Family" and the "International Year of Sport and the Olympic Ideal" by the United Nations. In the Line Islands and Phoenix Islands of Kiribati, 1994 had only 364 days, omitti ...

, when he qualified 40th and finished 30th in the No. 50. Foyt would attempt the Brickyard in 1995 and 1996 but did not qualify for either race, forcing his permanent retirement. During the 1999 season, rumors began spreading that Foyt would revive his defunct operation to compete in the Cup Series. After several months, it was announced that Foyt would hire rookie

Mike Bliss Michael Duane Bliss (born April 5, 1965) is an American former professional stock car racing driver. A journeyman NASCAR competitor and the 2002 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series champion, he has run in all three national series. Racing career Bliss ...

as the driver of the No. 14

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-sponsored

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. Bliss qualified for the

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, but after failing to do so for the next three races, he was released and briefly replaced by

Dick Trickle Richard Leroy Trickle (October 27, 1941 – May 16, 2013) was an American race car driver. He raced for decades around the short tracks of Wisconsin, winning many championships along the way. Trickle competed in the ASA, ARTGO, ARCA, All ...

. After getting an offer from another team, Trickle would leave as well. He would be replaced by

Rick Mast Richard Kenneth Mast (born March 4, 1957) is an American former NASCAR driver. He competed in both the Winston Cup and Busch Series, retiring in 2002. He holds a business administration degree from Blue Ridge Community College. Early career M ...

after he and several crew members left the bankrupt

Larry Hedrick Motorsports Larry Hedrick Motorsports (LHM) was a NASCAR team. It was owned by businessman Larry Hedrick and always fielded the No. 41 Chevrolet in both the Winston Cup and the Busch Series. The team ran from 1990 until its closure in 2001. Beginnings ...

team. Mast stayed with the team for the rest of the season and had two Top 10s at Pocono and Bristol. In

2001 The year's most prominent event was the September 11 attacks against the United States by al-Qaeda, which Casualties of the September 11 attacks, killed 2,977 people and instigated the global war on terror. The United States led a Participan ...

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was selected as the team's driver, but he only posted only one Top 10 in Las Vegas and was dismissed at the end of the season. Following Hornaday's departure,

Stacy Compton Stacy Marshall Compton (born May 26, 1967) is an American NASCAR former team owner and former driver. He is a former co-owner of Bobby Hamilton Racing-Virginia in the Craftsman Truck Series and is a former racing analyst for ESPN full-time. Before ...

began driving for the team starting in

2002 The effects of the September 11 attacks of the previous year had a significant impact on the affairs of 2002. The war on terror was a major political focus. Without settled international law, several nations engaged in anti-terror operation ...

. After posting only three Top 20 finishes, Compton left the team, and P. J. Jones took over at the Sirius Satellite Radio at the Glen, and posted the team's best finish of fourth.

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was then designated as the driver, posting a 10th-place run at

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. It had been originally announced Foyt would field two cars in

2003 2003 was designated by the United Nations as the International Year of Fresh water, Freshwater. In 2003, a Multi-National Force – Iraq, United States-led coalition 2003 invasion of Iraq, invaded Iraq, starting the Iraq War. Demographic ...

with Wallace in the 14, and his adopted son

in a second car with sponsorship from Harrah's. Unfortunately, Conseco filed for bankruptcy, leaving only one car with Larry driving. The team also switched its Cup team to Dodge with engines provided by

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. Foyt only qualified for 20 races with a best finish of 16th and finished 41st in points. Harrah's left at the end of 2003, and Larry Foyt qualified for three races in

2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and Its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 60 ...

but did not obtain major sponsorship, leaving the team inactive. Later in the season, Foyt sold his owner's points to

ppc Racing ppc Racing is a former NASCAR team based in Mooresville, North Carolina. The team was owned by Greg Pollex. ppc Racing came about from a merger of Pollex's Busch Series team with a car owned by Steve DeSouza and Ted Campbell in 1999. The te ...

's new Cup team. A. J. Foyt Racing officially closed their Cup team in 2006, following an auction of the team's NASCAR equipment in August.

Car no. 14 results

No. 41 history

Foyt Racing also briefly expanded to a two-car team at the 2000 season finale, the NAPA 500, when they fielded the No. 41 for Foyt's son Larry but did not make the race. The team also ran a second car again in 2001 at

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, with Mark Green driving, but did not qualify. The team also ran a second car yet again in 2002 at

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, with P. J. Jones but the number changed from No. 41 to No. 50.

Car no. 41 results

NASCAR Xfinity Series

No. 14 history

In 2001, Foyt started a Busch team, the No. 14

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, driven by Larry Foyt. Despite failing to finish in the top ten, Foyt finished 22nd in points overall. In the Busch Series for 2002, Foyt had two top-tens and improved two spots in the points.

Racing results

Complete CART Indy Car World Series results

( key)

Complete IRL IndyCar Series results

( key) (Results in bold indicate pole position; results in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) * Season still in progress #

Billy Boat William Leonard Boat (born February 2, 1966) is an American former open-wheel driver who raced in the Indy Racing League. Racing career Boat began his career in USAC where he won 11 straight Western Series races on his way to the 1995 champion ...

was originally scored as the winner of the

1997 True Value 500 The 1997 True Value 500 was the sixth round of the 1996–1997 Indy Racing League season. The race was held on June 7, 1997, at the Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas, and it marked the first American open-wheel superspeedway night rac ...

until it was discovered afterward that a scoring error had mistakenly put several drivers multiple laps down during the race.

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was ultimately declared the winner. # The 1999

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at Charlotte was cancelled after 79 laps due to spectator fatalities. # Non-points-paying, exhibition race. # The final race at Las Vegas was canceled due to Dan Wheldon's death.

IndyCar wins

Complete NASCAR Winston Cup Series results

( key)

Primary Car results

Secondary Car results

Complete NASCAR Busch Series results

( key)

Primary Car results

Secondary Car results

Complete NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results

( key)

Primary Truck results

Drivers who have driven for A. J. Foyt Enterprises

USAC National Championship

(1965–1979) *

Al Unser Alfred Unser (May 29, 1939 – December 9, 2021) was an American automobile racing driver, the younger brother of fellow racing drivers Jerry and Bobby Unser, and father of Al Unser Jr. He was the second of four men ( A. J. Foyt, himself, Ri ...

(1965) *

(1966, 1969–1970, 1972–1974, 1978) *

Joe Leonard Joseph Paul Leonard (August 4, 1932 – April 27, 2017) was an American professional motorcycle racer and racecar driver. Biography Motorcycle career Leonard won the first A.M.A. Grand National Championship Series in 1954 and won it again in 19 ...

(1967) *

Jim Hurtubise James Ernest Hurtubise (December 5, 1932 – January 6, 1989) was an American racing driver who competed in American Championship Car Racing, Championship Cars, Sprint car racing, sprint cars and stock cars. Hurtubise enjoyed much success in spri ...

(1967) *

Jim McElreath Jimmie Earl McElreath (February 18, 1928 – May 18, 2017) was an American open-wheel racing driver, known for competing in the USAC Championship car series. He won the inaugural California 500 in 1970, driving a spare car owned by A. J. ...

(1968, 1970) * Carl Williams (1968) *

Roger McCluskey Roger McCluskey (August 24, 1930 – August 29, 1993) was an American IndyCar driver. He was raised in Tucson, Arizona. He won championship titles in three divisions of the United States Auto Club: Sprints, Stocks, and Champ Cars. He won the US ...

(1969) *

Donnie Allison Donnie Allison (born September 7, 1939) is an American former driver on the NASCAR Grand National/Winston Cup circuit, who won ten times during his racing career, which spanned from 1966 to 1988. He is part of the " Alabama Gang", and is the br ...

(1970–1971) * Sam Sessions (1972, 1974) *

Rick Muther Rick Muther (August 13, 1935 in Alhambra, California – March 12, 1995) was an American racing driver. Biography He was for the most part The Indy 500's first hippy race driver. Muther started in SCCA sports car racing in Southern California ...

(1975) *

Bill Vukovich II William John Vukovich Jr. (March 29, 1944 – August 20, 2023) was an American driver in the championship car division of USAC and the CART series. Career Vukovich was named the 1968 Indianapolis 500 Rookie of the Year, a result of his seven ...

(1977)

CART

(1979–1993) *

(1980, 1983–1987, 1992) *

(1984, 1988) *

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(1985) *

Sammy Swindell Samuel Alan "Slammin Sammy" Swindell (born October 26, 1955) is an American sprint car racing, sprint car driver. He is a three-time champion and four-time runner-up in the World of Outlaws series; he has also competed in NASCAR and Champ Car comp ...

(1986) * Stan Fox (1987–1988) * Davy Jones (1987, 1994) *

(1988–1989) *

Mike Groff Michael Dennis Groff (born November 16, 1961, in Van Nuys, California) is a former race car driver who competed in CART and the IRL IndyCar Series and was the 1989 Indy Lights champion. His younger brother Robbie was also a CART and IRL dr ...

(1991–1992) * Bernard Jourdain (1991) * Al Unser, Sr. (1991) *

Jeff Andretti Jeff Andretti (born April 14, 1964) is a former American professional race car driver. He competed in the Champ Car World Series and was the series' Rookie of the Year in 1991. Early life and education Andretti was born in Bethlehem, Pennsylvani ...

(1992) *

Jon Beekhuis Jon Beekhuis (; born March 31, 1960) is an United States of America, American former race car driver. Beekhuis was born in Zurich, Switzerland while his American father was studying at ETH Zurich, and grew up in California. The 1988 American Racing ...

(1992) * Brian Bonner (1992) *

Pancho Carter Duane Claude Carter Jr. (born June 11, 1950), nicknamed "Pancho," is an American former open-wheel racing driver. Best known for his participation in Championship car racing, he won the pole position for the 1985 Indianapolis 500, and won the M ...

(1992) *

Gregor Foitek Gregor Foitek (; born 27 March 1965) is a Swiss former racing driver. He won the 1986 Swiss Formula 3 Championship. Moving up to Formula 3000 he was widely blamed for causing a race-stopping crash at Brands Hatch in 1988, and at the restart nudg ...

(1992) *

Ross Cheever Ross Cheever (born April 12, 1964 in Rome, Italy) is a retired American race car driver and is the younger brother of former Formula One driver and Indianapolis 500 champion Eddie Cheever. Born in Rome, Cheever spent most of his career in Japan, ...

(1992) *

(1993) *

John Andretti John Andrew Andretti (March 12, 1963January 30, 2020) was an American professional race car driver. He won individual races in CART, IMSA GTP, Rolex Sports Car Series, and NASCAR during his career. A member of the Andretti racing family, he was ...

(1993–1994) * Davy Jones (1994) *

(1994) *

(1994–1995) *

Fredrik Ekblom Lars Fredrik Wilhelm Ekblom (born 6 October 1970) is a Sweden, Swedish race car driver from Kumla. After an early career in single-seaters he switched to touring car racing where he won multiple titles in his native Swedish Touring Car Champions ...

(1995) *

Brian Till Brian Till (born March 26, 1960, in Houston, Texas), is a racecar driver who formerly competed in the CART Championship Car series. He raced in the 1992–1995 seasons with 20 career starts. Racing career Till had success early being named Rook ...

(1995)

INDYCAR

Marco Greco Marco Greco (Born December 1, 1963 in São Paulo) is a Brazilian former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer and auto racing driver who competed in the Indy Racing League from 1996 to 1999. His best finish in the season points was third in 1996� ...

(1996) *

Davey Hamilton David Jay "Davey" Hamilton (born June 13, 1962, in Nampa, Idaho) is a race car driver who competed in the Indy Racing League IndyCar Series and Stadium Super Trucks. He has made 56 series starts and while never winning a race, finished second thr ...

(1996–1997) *

(1996–1997) * Paul Durant (1997) *

(1997–2000) *

Greg Ray Gregory Ray (born August 3, 1966) is an American former race car driver. After winning the SCCA national Formula Atlantic championship in 1993, he moved up to the CART-sanctioned Toyota Atlantic series in 1994. In 1997 he made his Indy Ra ...

(1998, 2001–2002) *

(1998–1999) *

Robbie Buhl Robbie Buhl (born September 2, 1963) is an American former race car driver who competed in the Indy Racing League. He was a color commentator for the IndyCar races on Versus. In 2016, Robbie, along with his brother Tom Buhl, starteBuhl Sport Det ...

(1999) * Jeff Ward (2000) *

Eliseo Salazar Eliseo Salazar Valenzuela (; born 14 November 1954) is a Chilean former racing driver, who competed in Formula One from to . Salazar remains the only Chilean driver to compete in Formula One. Salazar made his Formula One debut at the 1981 Uni ...

(2000–2002) *

(2001) *

Donnie Beechler Donnie Beechler (born May 18, 1961) is an American former driver in the Indy Racing League. He was born in Springfield, Illinois. Beechler raced in the 1998–2001 seasons with 36 career starts, including 4 Indianapolis 500 showings. His best c ...

(2001–2002) *

Richie Hearn Richard Edward Hearn (born January 4, 1971) is an American former racing driver. Hearn was born in Glendale, California. He ran in the Toyota Atlantic championship for two seasons, winning the title in 1995. In 1996, he began driving for John D ...

(2002) *

Airton Daré Airton Daré (born 9 February 1978 in Bauru, Brazil) is a Brazilian race car driver who has competed in the Indy Racing League. Daré began his racing career in jet ski racing in 1990. He won six Brazilian championships, one South American champ ...

(2002–2003) *

A. J. Foyt IV Anthony Joseph Foyt IV (born May 25, 1984) is an American professional 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 th ...

(2003–2005, 2009) *

Shigeaki Hattori was a Japanese professional race car driver and team owner based in the United States. As a driver, he competed in the CART and IndyCar Series, and the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series. As an owner, Hattori owned Hattori Racing Enterprises, which ...

(2003) *

(2004–2006) *

(2005–2006) * Felipe Giaffone (2005–2006) * Al Unser Jr. (2007) *

(2007–2008) *

(2009) *

(2009–2011) *

Mike Conway Michael Robert Conway (born 19 August 1983) is a British professional racing driver. He lives in Sevenoaks, Kent and is currently competing in the FIA World Endurance Championship with Toyota Motorsport GmbH, Toyota Gazoo Racing. Early caree ...

(2012) *

(2013–2016) *

Conor Daly Conor James Daly (born December 15, 1991) is an American professional auto racing, racing driver. He competes in the IndyCar Series driving the No. 76 Chevrolet for Juncos Hollinger Racing. He also competes occasionally in NASCAR and has also rac ...

(2013, 2017) *

Martin Plowman Martin James Plowman (born 3 October 1987) is a British professional racing driver from Tamworth currently competing in the British GT Championship for Paddock Motorsport, which he co-founded with Kelvin Fletcher. In 2013, he won the 24 Hours of ...

(2014) *

(2015–2016) *

Alex Tagliani Alexandre Tagliani (; born October 18, 1973), nicknamed "Tag", is a Canadian professional racing driver. He competes part-time in the NASCAR Canada Series, driving the No. 80 Chevrolet Camaro for Dumoulin Compétition. Tagliani has competed in a ...

(2015–2016) * Carlos Muñoz (2017) *

Zach Veach Zachary E. Veach (born December 9, 1994) is an American auto racing driver. Veach was named to CNN's list of "Intriguing People" in May 2010, is the national spokesperson for FocusDriven, and released his first book, ''99 Things Teens Wish They ...

(2017) *

Tony Kanaan Antoine Rizkallah "Tony" Kanaan Filho (born 31 December 1974), nicknamed "TK", is a Brazilian racing driver who is the team principal of Arrow McLaren. He is best known for racing in Championship Auto Racing Teams (CART) from 1998 to 2002, an ...

(2018–2020) *

Matheus Leist Matheus Tobias Leist (born September 8, 1998) is a Brazilian racing driver who last raced for JDC-Miller MotorSports in the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. Career Karting Leist began karting in 2009 at the age of eleven. In 2013, he finis ...

(2018–2019) *

(2020-2021) *

(2020-2022) *

(2020) * Tatiana Calderon (2022) *

Kyle Kirkwood Kyle MacLean Kirkwood (born October 19, 1998) is an American auto racing driver. He competes in the IndyCar Series, driving the No. 27 Dallara-Honda for Andretti Global. He is a two-time victor of the Grand Prix of Long Beach, winning in 2023 and ...

(2022) *

Santino Ferrucci Santino Michael Ferrucci (born May 31, 1998) is an American racing driver. He competes in the IndyCar Series, driving the No 14 Chevrolet for A. J. Foyt Enterprises. He has also previously raced in the FIA Formula 2 Championship and the NASCAR ...

(2023-Present) * Benjamin Pedersen (2023) *

Sting Ray Robb Sting Ray Robb (born September 3, 2001) is an American racing driver. He competes in the IndyCar Series, driving the No. 77 Dallara-Chevrolet for Juncos Hollinger Racing. Racing career Karting Robb received a go-kart racing, go-kart at age five, ...

(2024-Present)

NASCAR

Cup Series

(1973–1974, 1977–1990, 1994) *

(1977) *

(1978) *

Don Whittington Reginald Donald Whittington (born January 23, 1946) is an American former racing driver from Lubbock, Texas, who won the 1979 24 Hours of Le Mans together with his brother Bill Whittington and Klaus Ludwig in a Porsche 935, although Ludwig, a mult ...

(1980) * Tracy Leslie (1989) *

(1991) *

(2000) *

(2001) *

(2002) * P. J. Jones (2002) *

(2002) *

(2003–2004)

Grand National Series

(2001–2002) * Mark Green (2001) * David Starr (2001)

Truck Series

Joe Bessey Joseph W. Bessey (born June 25, 1961) is a former NASCAR owner/driver. He won one career Busch Series race before heading back to the Busch Grand National North Series in 2001, where he continues to field teams. In his driving career in that seri ...

(1997) *

Ken Schrader Kenneth William Schrader (born May 29, 1955) is an American professional racing driver. He currently races on local dirt and asphalt tracks around the country while also competing part-time in the ARCA Menards Series, driving the No. 11 Ford Motor ...

(1997)

USAC Silver Crown

Josh Wise Joshua Eric Wise (born February 7, 1983) is an American athletic trainer and former professional stock car racing and dirt track racing driver. He is currently a trainer for Chevrolet's development program for upcoming drivers and oversees driver ...

(2006) *

Tracy Hines Tracy Lee Hines (born May 1, 1972) is an American professional stunt driver. He was the 2000 United States Automobile Club, USAC Silver Crown Champion and 2002 USAC National Sprint Car Champion. He currently does not have a full-time ride in NASCA ...

(2007) * Pablo Donoso (2007)

References

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