Donnie Allison (source : www.bobbyallison.com)
Dunkiny Allison, better known as Donnie, was born on the 7th of September 1939 in Miami, Florida. He is the younger brother of Bobby Allison, the 1983 NASCAR Champion. It was Bobby who persuaded Donnie and their friend, Red Farmer to leave Florida to look for richer pickings at the race tracks in Alabama where they later became known as the “Alabama Gang”.
In 1959 the three hopefuls moved to Hueytown, Alabama in search of fame and fortune...Read Full Story
Practice for the Indy 500 began this week and traditional Pole Day qualifying takes place on Saturday, May 9. This is the second year after the Champ Car series was absorbed into the Indy Racing League, so the sharp end of the field is surprisingly strong considering the economic climate.
After persistent rain this week, Marco Andretti has been quick in the Andretti Green Racing version of the IRL standard-issue Dallara- Honda , perhaps because he is as wild and aggressive as both his...Read Full Story
AJ Foyt will be replacing Donald Trump as the Indy 500 pace car driver for the race's 100th anniversary. Don't be too disappointed though because AJ Foyt probably should have been asked before Donald Trump anyway. AJ was the first Indianapolis 500 four-time winner during the 1961, 1964, 1967 and 1977 races so who better to choose than him? The Indy 500 race is set to take place at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on May 29. AJ Foyt will not only be driving the Chevrolet Camaro Convertible Pace...Read Full Story
JLM-Racing-1961-A J Foyt_midget car race (Wiki Commons)
A.J . was, like so many other drivers, hard nosed both on and of the track. He was considered primarily to be an open wheel superstar but A.J. was a respected figure on every circuit that he competed on. Anthony Joseph Foyt was born on the 16th January, 1935 in Houston, Texas where his father had a shop specialising in racing cars so, having been brought up in a racing environment, it was clear that A. J. would be influenced by the...Read Full Story
A.J. Foyt has accepted an invitation to step in for Donald Trump as the celebrity pace-car driver after the modest Trump stood down from the position in the light of widespread criticism that he was picked in the first place.
As a four-time Indy 500 winner, Foyt is among the most decorated drivers ...Read Full Story
A.J. Foyt has been hospitalized in Houston for complications from knee surgery and will skip the 50th anniversary of the Rolex 24 at Daytona. DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- A.J. Foyt has been hospitalized in Houston for complications from knee surgery and will ...
Kenseth's mother dies: The mother of NASCAR driver Matt Kenseth has died. An obituary from a Cambridge funeral home and Kenseth's fan website say Nicola "Nicki" Sue Ken-seth, who battled Alz-heimer's disease, died Tuesday at age 63 at Oak Park ...
Patrick's shift to stock cars is long under way and her ties to IndyCar were cut even further Monday - she said she won't run in this year's Indy 500. Her focus is entirely on NASCAR, and May 27 she'll race in the Coca-Cola 600. She said ...
HOUSTON January 27, 2012—Don Halliday, one of the most respected engineers in open wheel
racing, has signed with AJ Foyt Racing as chief engineer of the No. 14 ABC Supply Dallara
powered by Honda and driven by Mike Conway.
Don Halliday and Max PapisPhoto by: Fernandez Racing
Halliday’s connection with Foyt can be traced to one of Foyt’s former drivers, Kenny Brack,
who won the IndyCar championship in 1998 and followed that up by winning the...
An interview with: A.J. Foyt and Mario Andretti
A.J. FoytPhoto by: Action Sports Photography
J.J. O'MALLEY: Good afternoon, everyone. Sorry for the brief delay, and welcome to this Grand-Am teleconference as we get ready for the most anticipated road race in North American sports car history, the 50th anniversary Rolex 24 at Daytona. Today we visit with two of the greatest drivers in the history of the sport. A.J. Foyt is a four-time Indy 500...
An A.J. Foyt IV guide, with links, news, and comments. Foyt is an American race car driver in the NASCAR Busch Series. He is the grandson of racing legend A.J. Foyt.