Larry Foyt is a NASCAR driver and an IRL driver. Larry Foyt is the grandson and adopted son of A.J. Foyt. Larry Foyt is currently a free agent in the world of NASCAR. Larry also drove in the 2004 and 2005 Indianapolis 500 for A.J. Foyt Enterprises and will attempt to do so again in 2006. Larry Foyt attempted the 2006 Daytona 500 in the #50, but failed to qualify. The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) is the largest sanctioning body of motorsports in the United States. ... Indy Racing League Logo The Indy Racing League, better known as IRL, is the sanctioning body of a predominantly oval based open-wheel racing series in the United States and, more recently, Japan. ... A. J. Foyt (born January 16, 1935) is considered by many as the greatest race car driver of all time. ... Indianapolis 500, 1994 The Indianapolis 500-Mile Race, frequently shortened to Indianapolis 500 or Indy 500, is an American automobile race held annually over the Memorial Day weekend at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana. ... A.J. Foyt Enterprises is a racing team in the Indy Racing League that can trace its linneage to cars owned, driven, and sometimes built by A.J. Foyt himself in the 1960s. ...
LarryFoyt was released from Methodist Hospital Monday afternoon and is expected to fly home to Charlotte Tuesday.
LarryFoyt, who brought out the first caution of the day when he crashed into the Turn 1 SAFER barrier on lap 17, went to Methodist Hospital where physicians discovered he sustained a fracture of his lower spine.
Foyt was fitted with a back brace to stabilize the area and, according to the Indy Racing League and Indianapolis Motor Speedway staff is expected to be released by Tuesday.