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February 20th, 1972, AJ Foyt won the Daytona 500 in the Wood Brothers #21 Mercury! He led 167 of the 200 laps and won the race by nearly 2 laps over runner up Charlie Glotzbach.

"AJ Foyt is without a doubt one of the greatest drivers of all time. NASCAR, Indy, LeMans, Can Am, etc. If you put AJ in a car, he was either going to win or come darn close to it! A rough and tumble driver from a rough and tumble era, Foyt’s exploits on and off the track are legendary, and definitely worth turning into a movie or mini-series!" - Stacey

*story from 365 Days of Motoring and Wikipedia; pic from Pinterest

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AJ Foyt racing at Milwaukee Mile. USAC National, 1964. 📷 Mark Koppen - Pinterest #indytuesday #tuesday #thundermotorsports . . . DM for credits or support. Welcome! . . . #indycar #usac #oval #ajfoyt #milwaukeemile #indy #racing #racingcar #car #classicracing #racingblog #racinghistory #vintage #vintageracing #classiccar #motorsport #motorsports #motor #tumblr #pinterest #photooftheday #photo #oldtimes #openwheel #gearhead #petrolhead #petrolicious (em Milwaukee Mile) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cl1hwyWp_qQ/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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1974 Chevrolet Camaro IROC Racecar AJ Foyt

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A.J. Foyt wins Daytona 500. Stock Car Racing May 1972

[wheelsgoroundincircles]

Richard Petty and Buddy Baker lead the pack early in the 1971 Atlanta 500! Petty led 59 laps, but it would be pole sitter A.J. Foyt who would win that day. Foyt led 205 of the 328 laps driving the number 21 for Wood Brothers Racing. There were 23 lead changes in the race and the average speed was 131.375 mph.

Picture Credit: Billy Wakefield

[wheelsgoroundincircles]

David Pearson and Richard Petty finished one-two 63 times. They finished in this particular order 33 times.

How’s this for a crazy stat…93 of Richard Petty’s 200 Cup wins came in races where David Pearson wasn’t in the field.

Pearson only scored eight of his 105 Cup wins in races were Petty wasn’t entered. The “what if” list is long in the history of NASCAR, but it’s almost inconceivable to think what the record books may look like if Pearson desired to run full time in the seventies.

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We’d like to wish our client and great friend AJ Foyt on his 88th birthday! #happybirthday #ajfoyt! #ajfoytracing #Motorsports #Indycar #Openwheelracing #Cltshooters #Stockphotography #Stockimages #Stockphotos #Sonyprofessional #Sonya9Ii #Openwheelphotographer #Motorsportsphotographer #SonyA1 #INDYCARphotographer #ASPStock #ASPTravel #ASPInc #WGAPIX #ActionSports #GrindstoneMG #ASPDrones #ASPVideos (at Indianapolis Motor Speedway) https://www.instagram.com/p/CnfMMZNOIkn/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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