S1 Ep171: AJ Foyt: This Racer's "Career-Ending" Injuries Couldn’t Keep Him from the Track
Past Gas
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4.9 • 7.2K Ratings
🗓️ 13 February 2023
⏱️ 66 minutes
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Summary
If you’re a fan of American racing, chances are you know the name AJ Foyt. But how did this fiery Texan write himself into the history books? How did he manage to come back after career-ending injuries? And what made AJ Foyt so dominant for so long? Today, on Past Gas, the life and times of one of America’s most well-known drivers, AJ Foyt.
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| 1:33.5 | It's the 1967 Indianapolis 500. Harnelie Jones is expected to slay the |
| 1:40.3 | competition in his revolutionary STP turbine. But with only four laps to go, a |
| 1:46.8 | six dollar bearing shattered and ruined Parnelli's massively. |
| 1:50.6 | Parnelli's day was over, but AJ Foyts was taking on a new shine. The second |
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