Foyt dominated the Daytona 500, leading all but 33 laps and finishing nearly five miles ahead of runner-up Charlie Glotzbach. Third-place Jim Vandiver finished six laps behind the leader and 10th-place Vic Elford was more than 40 miles behind Foyt when the checkered flag fell.
One writer exclaimed about Foyt, “If A.J. isn’t the best there ever was, then the line in front of him isn’t long!” To understand just how incredible Foyt’s career was, note that he is the only driver in history to win the Daytona 500, Indy 500, Rolex 24 Hours At Daytona, and the 24 Hours of LeMans – the four biggest races in the world.
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