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Foyt bumps way into Indy field before crash  - Racing - SI.com
Foyt bumps way into Indy field before crash - Racing - SI.com
A.J. Foyt IV, the grandson of four-time Indy winner A.J. Foyt, bumped Marty Roth to make the 33-car field.
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AJ Foyt's IV's Fiery Indy Practice Crash
FanIQ Blog — ... The fire left Foyt with a small burn on the back of his neck and singed hair. Someone's also going to be paying for the mistake according to Foyt: ...

A.J. Foyt IV's car goes up in flames at Indy
Guyism » celebs — ... going to be looking for a new job and it's too bad because he's a good guy. He just made a mistake." Foyt was asked if the elder Foyt, his former boss who has two cars of his own in the field, was upset by his scary crash. "He was worried," the youngster said. "You know, he's a grandfather first of all. And then he gets mad at the guy who did it. There's really no excuse for that." Uh oh. On the list of people I DO NOT want mad at me, A.J. Foyt (the original) is way up high on it. SI/AP

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With Leather - Sports news and gossip, panda sex, and the occasional Toonces the driving cat Photoshop — ... There were a bunch of crashes during Indy 500 practice over the weekend, increasing exponentially the chances that I would write about Indy 500 practice. Too bad Danica Patrick couldn't find the time to run over anyone else. The worst of the five over the weekend featured A.J. Foyt IV's car bursting into a massive fireball as a result of a crew member not tightening the fuel cap. Who knew fuel was flammable anyway?  ...

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