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Article: Inheriting the family business. (Rising star: A.J. Foyt IV).(Brief Article)(Interview)
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- Auto Racing Digest
- Article date:
- December 1, 2002
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A NEW FACE, WITH A very familiar name, is making noise in open-wheel racing. A.J. Foyt IV helped break in the new Infiniti Pro Series, a developmental series sanctioned by the IRL to foster homegrown open-wheel talent, by winning three of its first four races.
Racing legend and four-time Indianapolis 500 winner A.J. Foyt Jr., didn't go out of his way to encourage his family to follow in his footsteps, but once he saw the talent of his young namesake, the senior Foyt stepped up to encourage the driver. Young A.J. IV received a surprise 18th birthday present from his grandfather on the eve of the 2002 Indianapolis 500. It was an Infiniti-Dallara, decorated with the ...