the first volume of A.J. Foyt's biography is 656 pages, and there’s a second volume on the way, Octane Press is taking pre-orders for the book

Foyt is the only driver to win the Indy 500, the Daytona 500, and the 24 Hours of Le Mans. 

https://www.thedrive.com/news/new-aj-foyt-biography-will-have-some-of-the-greatest-racing-stories-ever

Renaults getting driven at Mosport John Sprague/Parnelli Jones in one, another is Jack Armstrong/AJ Foyt per door panel signs ( I'm certain no race car drivers today have as much variety - Indy, sprint cars, midgets, Nascar, Pike's Peak, GP, etc)

https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10225224316475244&set=gm.2934437563416141&idorvanity=527146584145263

built by Smokey Yunick, for A.J. Foyt, in Big Daddy's museum

https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=9996507013705636&set=gm.1919596498775798&idorvanity=218971585504973

After AJ Foyt won the 1964 Indy 500, Ford gave him one of the three Mustang pace cars created for the Indy 500 as a gift, he later wrecked that Mustang

Ford assembled approximately 225 Pace Car Mustangs (35 Convertibles and about 190 Hardtops) that found their way to the consuming public. 

The convertibles were sold to dealers after the race and the hardtops were distributed to winners of the “Checkered Flag” and “Green Flag” contest. This was a special competition between dealerships in order to distribute the planned pace car replicas to be released for sale to the public.

The competition consisted of “Checkered Flag” and “Green Flag” contests that were based on the sales performance of the dealerships prior to the April 17, 1964 introduction of the Mustang. 

The top five performers in each district would receive a pace car replica for free, or at a significant discount, based on their final standings in the sales contest. With 36 districts this added up to 180 replicas, however, because of dealership ties and strong performances, approximately 10 extra replicas were made, bringing the total to an estimated 190. 

Representatives from the 105 winning dealerships were invited to Dearborn for a special celebration, where the keys to their replicas were handed over by Mr. Lee Iacocca himself.

Interesting fact with regards to the replica cars was the lack of outside mirrors. Standard procedure at the time was for cars to be delivered to the dealerships with the outside mirrors placed loose inside the car. When the car was prepped by the dealership the mirrors were then installed. However, the pace car replicas were not delivered the same way as regular Mustangs… the Checkered Flag cars were retrieved by the winning dealers from Dearborn, and the Green Flag cars were retrieved from the District Sales Office by the dealer. This meant that these cars did not end up with an outside mirror.

One, was given to A.J. Foyt, the winner of the race, and shortly there after destroyed in a accident. The second one was given to Sebring Florida race track for official use, and remained there until 1992.

https://fordauthority.com/2024/09/bill-ford-shows-jay-leno-very-special-1964-1-2-ford-mustang/#google_vignette
https://mustangmaniac.org/indy-500-pace-car/

Dan Gurney pushing AJ Foyt to win the Grand Prix of Volkswagens during Nassau Speed Week, 1964.

The rumor surrounding that race was that the two conspired to get the win. 

AJ's car was legal, Dan's was not. Dan would push AJ so they could finish 1 & 2. 

If the inspectors missed the illegalities in Dan's car he would take the win. As it turned out, pushing AJ was an insurance policy...

Gurney catapulted into the lead from the start but faded back into the pack to make it sporting, particularly for AJ, whose car was struggling and unable to take advantage of the draft Dan was providing.

So Gurney dropped behind Foyt and pushed him through the pack and into the lead. Before they reached the finish line Gurney swooped around to grab the victory. 

A strictly-by-the-book tech inspection disqualified Dan, giving AJ the win.

https://www.facebook.com/Petersen.Photo.Archive/photos/a.477001505664467/817203184977629/

https://www.barcboys.com/nassau-19621964

http://luftkyld.blogspot.com/2015/07/nice-guys-finish-first.html

https://beetleinjection.wordpress.com/2018/01/18/dan-gurney-1931-2018-y-el-volkswagen-inch-pincher/

This sort of fun and easy going approach to racing reminds me of the Corvair in 1962 https://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2016/04/the-scuderia-caribe-corvair-in-1962-has.html 

AJ Foyt rolls out of the old Gasoline Alley to practice for the 1963 500. That's Smokey Yunick is behind Bud. And that looks like Fireball Roberts

https://www.facebook.com/indianaracingmemorialassociation/photos/a.290372607754768/4046266375498687/

driven by Foyt, painted by Betz!

https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/vintage-shots-from-days-gone-by.428585/page-6695

A young A.J. Foyt, in a bellytanker...

http://georgeklass.net/dragsters.html

AJ Foyt, remarkable career as a driver

He's the only driver to have won the Daytona 500, 24 hours of Daytona, Indy 500, and 24 hours of LeMans.

And this may seem trivial, but he won with both Firestone and Goodyears on the same car. That is pretty cool, and can't be replicated now I bet. Too many sponsorship rules

A. J. Foyt at the wheel of the Mecom Hussein I at the LA Times GP, 1964

Built on a Cooper Monaco space frame chassis, the original Traco Chevy in the Hussein was replaced with a NASCAR 500+ hp Chrysler (Dodge) 426 ci motor. It is currently in the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Hall of Fame Museum

https://www.facebook.com/groups/505973489414476/?fref=nf

Considered to be the most powerful sports car in the United States at the time, "Hussein," as this special British-built Cooper-Monaco was called, was commissioned by Texas oil millionaire John Mecom, Jr. The bare chassis was shipped from the Cooper Car Company in Surbiton, England to Mecom's Headquarters in Houston, Texas, where it was outfitted with a special aluminum body crafted by renowned West Coast fabricator Jack Lane. Although the car had little success, and competed only a handful of times, normally driven by A.J. Foyt, it drew quite a lot of attention. The original 427-cubic-inch Holman & Moody V8 Ford engine was soon replaced by a 500-horsepower 426-cubic inch Dodge V-8 Chrysler "hemi" from Nichels Engineering, the engine currently in the car. With this combination, Foyt placed second to the Chaparral of Roger Penske in the 112-mile Governor's Cup race at Nassau in the Bahamas on December 4, 1964. The car's name came about due to the Mecom family's business relationship and friendship with King Hussein of Jordan, who was a great sports car enthusiast. Some historians have referred to the "hemi" version as Hussein II, inferring that there was a second car. There was only the one.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/janellemartin/3432941702

https://revslib.stanford.edu

A J Foyt signature riding lawnmower by Bolens

In 1987, ten years after A.J. Foyt won his 4th Indy 500, and 20 years after winning his 3rd race, Bolens unveiled a Limited edition Signature Series Lawn Tractor.

 Randy’s Lawn Mower Repair in Greenfield Indiana, in 2010 tried selling one that had never been used, mint condition.

Who knew people held onto riding lawnmowers for 23 years to try to make a profit on them?

Photo and info due to the incredible lawn mower knowledge of Jay! Photo from http://ajfoyt.wordpress.com/2010/05/15/a-j-foyt-limited-edition-signature-bolens-tractor/