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AJ Foyt in Lotus-Ford, Indianapolis 500, Indiana, USA, 1965. AJ Foyt competed a remarkable 35 times in the Indianapolis 500 between 1958 and 1992. He won 4 times, in 1961, 1964, 1967 and 1977, and finished in the top 10 on 17 occasions. He was Indycar Champion 7 times and also won the 1967 Le Mans 24 Hours with Dan Gurney. In this particular race having qualified fastest, he was placed 15th, retiring after 115 laps with gearbox problems.