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‘Salute To Champion AJ Foyt’ Opens At NSCHoF Museum
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The “Salute to Champion AJ Foyt” exhibit opened Wednesday at the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame (NSCHoF) & Museum in Knoxville, Iowa. The Texas legend will be represented with a collection of nine cars never showcased before in the same exhibit.
The exhibit runs from May 1 to October 1, 2019.
AJ Foyt, Jr. is a four-time winner of the Indianapolis 500, a Daytona 500 winner and winner of the 24-Hours of Le Mans (co-driving with Dan Gurney). He is the only driver to accomplish all three feats.
An inductee in the NSCHoF’s inaugural year in 1990, Foyt is also the only seven-time USAC National Championship titlist.
Away from Indy and Champ cars, Foyt amassed 42 stock car wins, 28 sprint car wins and 20 midget wins under the USAC banner alone. He was also the 1972 USAC Dirt Champ (now Silver Crown) titlist. He was also named Co-Driver of the 20th Century by the Associated Press.
In addition to the artifacts, three videos devoted to Foyt will play in the museum, a touchscreen will provide additional information, and the second-floor theater will have a highlight film of AJ’s career along with words from many of his peers.
A total of nine cars are planned for the display, with six on hand for the debut. These include the 1957 Dean Van Lines Monza winner (driven by Jimmy Bryan, and AJ’s Indy Rookie car in 1958), the 1961 Bowes Seal Fast Trevis Roadster Indy 500 winner, the 1967 Sheraton Thompson Coyote Indy 500 winner, the 1974 Steve Stapp sprint car that AJ drove to twin 50-lap feature wins at the Indiana State Fairgrounds, the famous 1974-76 Silver Crown #14 car, and the 1977 Gilmore Coyote Indy 500 winner back-up car.
The Bob Nowicke midget that won the 1961 “Hut Hundred” at Terre Haute arrives the second weekend in May.
In July, the 24-hour of Le Mans backup Ford GT40 MKIV #J-11 will be on display along with the 1986 March Ford-Cosworth Indy car, which qualified for four different Indy 500 events with three different drivers.
For more information, visit the NSCHoF website.
(Image courtesy of NSCHoF).
The exhibit runs from May 1 to October 1, 2019.
AJ Foyt, Jr. is a four-time winner of the Indianapolis 500, a Daytona 500 winner and winner of the 24-Hours of Le Mans (co-driving with Dan Gurney). He is the only driver to accomplish all three feats.
An inductee in the NSCHoF’s inaugural year in 1990, Foyt is also the only seven-time USAC National Championship titlist.
Away from Indy and Champ cars, Foyt amassed 42 stock car wins, 28 sprint car wins and 20 midget wins under the USAC banner alone. He was also the 1972 USAC Dirt Champ (now Silver Crown) titlist. He was also named Co-Driver of the 20th Century by the Associated Press.
In addition to the artifacts, three videos devoted to Foyt will play in the museum, a touchscreen will provide additional information, and the second-floor theater will have a highlight film of AJ’s career along with words from many of his peers.
A total of nine cars are planned for the display, with six on hand for the debut. These include the 1957 Dean Van Lines Monza winner (driven by Jimmy Bryan, and AJ’s Indy Rookie car in 1958), the 1961 Bowes Seal Fast Trevis Roadster Indy 500 winner, the 1967 Sheraton Thompson Coyote Indy 500 winner, the 1974 Steve Stapp sprint car that AJ drove to twin 50-lap feature wins at the Indiana State Fairgrounds, the famous 1974-76 Silver Crown #14 car, and the 1977 Gilmore Coyote Indy 500 winner back-up car.
The Bob Nowicke midget that won the 1961 “Hut Hundred” at Terre Haute arrives the second weekend in May.
In July, the 24-hour of Le Mans backup Ford GT40 MKIV #J-11 will be on display along with the 1986 March Ford-Cosworth Indy car, which qualified for four different Indy 500 events with three different drivers.
For more information, visit the NSCHoF website.
(Image courtesy of NSCHoF).
