A. J. Foyt (born January 16, 1935) is considered by many as the greatest race car driver of all time.

Anthony Joseph Foyt was born on January 16, 1935 in Houston, Texas. He joined USAC racing in 1957 and in 1961, he became the first driver to successfully defend his points championship and win the Indianapolis 500 race.

Foyt drove in the Indianapolis 500 for 35 consecutive years, winning it four times (the first of only three to do so). Skilled and highly versatile as a driver, he is the only person to record victories in the Indianapolis 500, the Daytona 500 stock car race, the 24 hours of Daytona, and the 24 hours of Le Mans international sports car endurance race in Le Mans, France, as well as the 12 Hours of Sebring - the latter being his last major professional win, in 1985 with co-driver Bob Wollek.

After retiring as a driver, he continued his involvement in racing as a car owner in the CART series, then the Indy Racing League and NASCAR.

He was inducted into the International Motorsports Hall of Fame in 2000.