A.J. Foyt
Photography by Mike Smith
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THIS WAS A.J.'S THIRD APPEARANCE IN IROC, REPRESENTING USAC.
AT THE OPENER IN MICHIGAN, A.J. STARTED FOURTH AND FINISHED THIRD, PASSING BENNY PARSONS ON THE LAST LAP AT THE CHECKERS. IN THE FIRST RACE AT RIVERSIDE, A.J. STARTED TENTH AND MOVED THROUGH THE FIELD TO GET SECOND. AT THE SECOND RIVERSIDE RACE, A.J. STARTED ELEVENTH AND FINISHED THIRD, BATTLING WITH MARIO AND BOBBY UNSER MOST OF THE RACE. AT THE FINALE AT DAYTONA, A.J. STARTED SEVENTH AND BATTLED BENNY PARSONS FOR THE WIN BUT CAME UP SHORT BY ONE CAR LENGTH AND GOT SECOND.
A.J. WON THE IROC III CHAMPIONSHIP PASSING A LOT OF CARS ALONG THE WAY.
