Foyt Keeps Firm Eye On Future As Golden Year In Racing Begins


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#1  01-17-2003 12:00 AM
 Foyt Keeps Firm Eye On Future As Golden Year In Racing Begins
Where else but at a racetrack would you expect to find A.J. Foyt on his 68th birthday and celebrating the start of his Golden Anniversary in big-time auto racing?

That's where he was Thursday, Jan. 16. He was working with son Larry, who was participating in his first NASCAR Winston Cup Series test session for next month's Daytona 500. And in three weeks, he'll be at the Test in the West at California Speedway and Phoenix International Raceway introducing his 18-year-old grandson, A. J. Foyt IV, to the high-speed intricacies of the IRL IndyCar Series.

A.J. Foyt Jr. is one sports legend who never has basked in the glow of his past. He has too much future to worry about.

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