AJ Foyt Enterprises
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| Founded | 1965 |
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| Base | Waller, Texas, USA |
| Team principal(s) |
A. J. Foyt Larry Foyt Jack Starne Craig Baranouski Tom Howatt |
| Current series | IndyCar Series |
| Former series | NASCAR |
| Current drivers |
 Conor Daly (No. 4) Carlos Muñoz (No. 14) |
| Drivers' Championships |
1967 USAC (Foyt) 1975 USAC (Foyt) 1979 USAC (Foyt) 1996 IRL (Sharp) 1998 IRL (Bräck) |
| Website | http://www.foytracing.com/ |
A. J. Foyt Enterprises is an American racing team in the Verizon Indycar Series and formerly NASCAR. It is owned by four-time Indianapolis 500 winner, 1972 Daytona 500 winner, 1967 24 Hours of Le Mans winner and two-time 24 Hours of Daytona winner A. J. Foyt.
The team was founded in 1965 and won three National Championship (in 1967, 1975 and 1979) and two Indianapolis 500 (in 1967 and 1977), all with A. J. Foyt at the wheel.
A. J. Foyt Enterprises never won a CART-sanctioned event during its participation from 1979 to 1995. At the 1995 Bosch Spark Plug Grand Prix, Eddie Cheever was leading the race with just over one lap to go when the car ran out fuel. It would be the closest the team came to winning a CART race.
Foyt Enterprises won IRL titles in 1996 with Scott Sharp and 1998 with Kenny Bräck. Bräck also won the Indianapolis 500 for the team in 1999.
In 2006 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 was brought in to fill the seat for the rest of the year.
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